tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post2140804988376868591..comments2023-11-16T03:37:52.470-06:00Comments on So about what I said...: On remembering September 11thMelissa Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975477573895818097noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post-23033122563959829532013-09-11T14:14:14.535-05:002013-09-11T14:14:14.535-05:00I was 14. School administration made teachers be t...I was 14. School administration made teachers be tight lipped, but students knew. I found out early afternoon. I didn't really grasp the horror of the situation until I got home. The images are still hard to look at. I was overwhelmed with fear, desperation, confusion, and utter sadness.<br /><br />Everything changed. Everything. We still talk about post 9/11 implications. My child lives in post 9/11 America. The event still has an impact. <br /><br />But do you remember what happened to us? We became a nation of one people--Americans. All of a sudden race, religion, gender, etc. didn't matter. We embraced each other. This didn't happen some place far off. This happened to us. This didn't happen to just NYC, D.C., or Pennsylvania. It happened to all of us. We mourned the loss of our people. We rallied around all of or armed forces, police, firefighters, and emergency responders. <br /><br />So it may be the "catchphrase" of it all, but we will never forget--we CANNOT forget. Little Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125556441505274283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post-120127013731954002013-09-11T12:45:09.083-05:002013-09-11T12:45:09.083-05:00It doesn't seem like it could possible be 12 y...It doesn't seem like it could possible be 12 years ago. It's been on my mind all week.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967036443580250272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post-1393661422615661702013-09-11T12:24:21.241-05:002013-09-11T12:24:21.241-05:00This seems like just yesterday, not 12 years ago, ...This seems like just yesterday, not 12 years ago, still tragic.Thanks for your visit dear!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925023568867910705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post-82826644439175704592013-09-11T11:43:55.645-05:002013-09-11T11:43:55.645-05:00Here is something that will make you feel old, Mel...Here is something that will make you feel old, Melissa.<br /><br />I was in fourth grade. I don't know how my teachers did it, but they didn't tell anyone until it was time to go home for the day. I remember being shocked, but I didn't even know what the world trade center was. I can't remember if my teacher said that the pentagon had been hit, I would have known what that was. Maybe that is why I was shocked. <br /><br />My mom picked us up from school just like always, but she was in a rush. She was desperate to get back to the television. She had been recording the news since the first tower had been hit that morning. We used to have a stack of blank VHS tapes by the VCR, and she had immediately popped one in when Charile and Diane said, "breaking news," on Good Morning America. By the time my sister and I got home they had stopped showing people jumping from the buildings, and the NYPD had established a media perimeter to keep people safe in case of any more collapsed buildings. My mom showed us the footage from that morning though. <br /><br />I don't even like remembering. It was just horrific.Grace Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654602708013312472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773709208108297978.post-7033937185777707062013-09-11T11:31:37.820-05:002013-09-11T11:31:37.820-05:00Beautifully said...been thinking about it a lot to...Beautifully said...been thinking about it a lot today...remembering, praying. xxxChrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287836955254385970noreply@blogger.com