How AustinFC helped a father talk to his daughter about Uvalde.
On June 25, moments before kickoff for Austin FC vs. FC Dallas, the supporters' group at Q2 Stadium staged a poignant protest in the south end of our stadium. The green and black flags and festive banners were replaced by 21 sobering, white poster boards with the name of each of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting.
Two weeks later, in the midst of a blissful family vacation in Boston, my 10-year-old daughter Alicia interrupted whatever we were distracted with and asked me about the protest. What I didn't tell Alicia was that despite the fact that there were 21 names displayed, I could only focus on one:The name of one of those fourth-grade victims was just like the name of mine. Perhaps she was a soccer fan, just like mine. Perhaps she had that very uncanny ability to shine a light on what's important, just like mine.I'm sure my Alicia saw it too. God knows what went through her little 10-year-old brain as she saw her name in the supporters' section.
Only Alicia could bring me back to that powerful moment and remind me of the importance of that tragic event.
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