First Lady Writes Open Letter to Parents About "Talking to Our Kids About Newtown"
"We can tell them that it’s our job now to stand with the people of Newtown."
A week after the horrific attacks in Newtown, CT that killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary, First Lady Michelle Obama published "an open letter to parents following the tragedy in Newtown." The letter is printed below in its entirety. Dear parents, Like every American, Barack and I are absolutely heartbroken about the unspeakable tragedy that occurred last week in Newtown, Connecticut. And like so many of you, our first reactions were not as a President and First Lady, but as a Mom and Dad. We were asking ourselves, what if this had been our town, or our school, or our girls? And we know that all across the country, it’s not just adults who are asking questions right now – our children are looking for …
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