This photo provided by Alex Richer shows his wife, AP writer Alanna Durkin Richer, holding one of their children at Massachusetts’ Cape Cod on July 4, 2021. In the aftermath of the May 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, she writes, “I know rationally that I can’t keep my almost 3-year-old son and his 7-month-old sister in a bubble all their lives. No matter how hard I try, I won’t always be able to protect them from harm and pain. But why should I have to fear simply sending them to school?” (Alex Richer via AP)
Alanna Durkin Richer BOSTON (AP) — “My No. 1 job is to keep you and your sister safe.” That’s what I tell my toddler almost…