Children need their parents' support in recognizing that bad things can happen, that we can feel afraid and saddened.

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"People tell me they need this music, not just because they can identify with what we are saying, but because they feel that maybe we can say things they might be afraid to say publicly, " he told CNN.

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"I think a lot of women feel what you feel but are afraid to say it out loud because as women we are raised in this society to be selfless and to be givers, " she says.

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