and I'm a mother of five children.

I have three boys and two girls.

When I saw the video of George Floyd's death

it saddened me.

It made me lose hope in humanity a bit.

My name is Jason Quammie

and I have three kids.

Two girls and one boy.

The past couple of days have been

an emotional roller coaster.

Just trying to make sense of what's happening.

I'm at a loss for words.

I just feel so much weight on my heart.

And it's just painful to see another black life lost

and not think to myself

wow, that could have been me.

My name is Melanie Carrington.

I have one 12-year-old son and his name is Aiden.

I was heartbroken and fearful.

This is not new.

This is just newsworthy.

And it's exhausting.

I'm scared, I'm upset.

[Candis] To see my children crying

for somebody that they didn't even know

and the injustice that's going on.

It breaks my heart.

[Jason] It's hard.

I don't want to take their innocence away

and kind of grow them up too fast.

But at the same time I think they need to be aware

of what's happening in the world.

My son has seen a lot about what happened

and for the first time as a preteen

he's starting to ask me, "What if?"

"What if that's me?"

And I don't have answers for that

except to say that he's always loved.

If anybody would ever call the police on them

that would be my biggest fear.

Them being shot.

Being targeted by police.

[Jason] When I was growing up

whenever I'd be leaving to go out with friends

my dad would always say to me

"If you get pulled over by the police

make sure to keep your hands on the wheel.

Respond, "Yes, officer"

"Thank you, officer."

"OK, officer."

Be super polite."

And I didn't realize then

that it was because my parents wanted me to come home alive.

And now becoming a parent

I feel the same fears for my kids.

Can they just come home alive.

My sphere for my son

has lived through each opportunity

speaking with teachers, principals, parents.

Each need to remind him

about what he needs to say to police.

When, not if, he's stopped.

Because I'm raising black children

I don't let them roam around freely.

If they have to go to school, I drop them to school.

I wait for them after school and bring them back.

The school is only three blocks away.

I'll teach them to be aware of their surroundings.

To be aware of the dangers

that they'll face because of the colour of their skin.

And the real-life consequences that come with it.

When my son started walking home from school by himself

we created a script.

Something that he could commit to memory

to be able to talk to police.

"My name is Aiden."

He tells them his age.

"I am 12-years-old."

He tells them where he goes to school.

He tells them what he is doing.

I just want my kid to grow up to be old.