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How Did You Talk to Your Kids About Kobe Bryant?

Plus, Super Bowl ethics and more. | Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SUBSCRIBE to TIME Magazine My husband and our daughters are huge sports fans. For the sake of family fun, I try to be interested. But I'm not fooling anyone. I've been preparing for Super Bowl Sunday, when traditionally I fake an understanding of first downs and Roman numerals and try to show excitement about something besides the snacks. But I wasn't prepared for Kobe Bryant's death. No one was. This TIME headline said it well: "Kobe's Basketball Greatness Made Him a Hero to So Many Kids. What Happens When a Child's Hero Dies?" When the news hit my household, I struggled through conversations about unexpected loss, the risks of air tra