Raising an Activist: How “Watch Us Rise” Inspired Important Conversations with My Daughter

When my 9-year-old daughter, who is currently completing 5th Grade, decided to read “<a href="https://amzn.to/48DXtC6" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Watch Us Rise</a>” by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan for a school project, I was thrilled to see her gravitating toward a book that dealt with important real-world issues. At the same time, I was a little apprehensive because this was the first time that my “baby girl” would be reading about or even contemplating some of those issues. I had intentionally kept her in a child-like bubble, hoping to shield her from some of the harshness of our society. But I now had to face the harsh truth that my “baby girl” was growing up, and I could no longer maintain the “child-like” bubble I had placed around her. So, I suggested that we read the book together, knowing that reading it together would lead to some difficult but necessary conversations that were long overdue. <a href="https://medium.com/story-lamp-reviews/raising-an-activist-how-watch-us-rise-inspired-important-conversations-with-my-daughter-a8f103dd73c5">Click Here</a>