At its core, HuffPost Relationships is about how we relate to one another — how we relate to our partners and significant others, our families, our friends and children. This week, I’d be remiss if I didn’t focus on how we relate to one another when it comes to race.
This personal story spoke to me: I’m Due To Give Birth Today And All I Can Think About Is George Floyd. Guest writer Latona Giwa says so poignantly, “I try to sigh away the painful knowledge that this society is constructed around the assertion that my baby’s life — like Arbery, Taylor and Floyd’s — already matters less than its white counterparts before it has even left the womb.” She continues: “Black mothers in America have always known what it is like to carry a life that the world has already decided will not matter. I think of George Floyd’s pregnant mother and I wonder, when he slid from her warm body, how acutely could she feel his mortality? Or did she choose to believe that things would be better for her son, that they must be?”
Reading her words — and thinking about my son’s birth just over a year ago — I’m struck by how different our experiences are. I have so much to learn — and so much to teach my son. This primer on how white people can talk to their kids about race is a good start (here are some recs for multiracial families). For parents of older kids, this story on how to talk to your kids about George Floyd and the anti-racism protests is good too.
There is so much work to be done. Keep checking Huffpost for protest coverage and helpful advice and journalism to navigate these difficult times.
Xo, Ashley Rockman | 
