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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"We are not ok" means that the news and events are impacting someone deeply. We see a lot of terrible things on the news and most people have become numb to it. However, there are some events that feel very close to home -- it can be a school shooting where the victims are of similar age to our own children, a terrorist attack that feels so random and vile that it puts you on edge (we live in DC after all), or a simple criminal act that has parallels to your own experiences and trauma.

We are not ok means that we can't think or act like we normally do. It doesn't mean you give them a free pass to coast or ignore responsibilities, but it signals that more empathy may be needed. [/quote]

right but.... really?
I feel like it's the privilege of those who have never had anything really terrible happen to them that they get to say 'I am not ok' during a news event that actually does not really impact them personally at ALL. [/quote]

Many parents I know find reports of school shootings deeply upsetting.  I don't think that's "privilege."  My kid is same age as many of the Uvalde victims.  I found that story really hard to read and process, because I had so much empathy for the parents and horror at what those kids went through.  It did impact me: it made me sad, and angry, and scared.  It made sending my own kid off to school so much harder.  It impacted a lot of parents and kids.  If someone had asked me, I would have said "I'm not okay."  [/quote]

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