How are the ripples of 9/11 touching your life?

croberts22

I know I'm a couple days ahead, but I was reading this article (https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-02/How-911-changed-us-Person-by-person/50246434/1) this morning and by person 3 I was trying not to cry. 

I've read several things that talked about the ripple effects of 9/11, and for me its the ripples that are hitting home.  While I was sad and stunned as a 15yo sophmore in high school when it happened, I never knew just how much it would effect my life.  I never knew it would spawn two wars.  I never knew I'd marry a soldier.  And I never knew he'd be called to leave as we remember the tragedy of 10 years ago. 

So how are those ripples touching you? 

disneyfan0511

I had a friend who's Dad passed away on 9/11. So tragic. I always think of him around this time. I have another friend who's birthday is 9/11 - also somewhat of a bummer for him.

I read this week's People magazine - about the babies born to Fathers who passed in 9/11 and never got to meet their Dad's. I was bawling on my train ride home from work on Weds. It's a great issue of the magazine but very, very emotional.

everam01

Wow...that article was powerful.

It's crazy to think that our children will only learn about 9/11 through the history books and footage. 

CanuckFan03

everam01:

Wow...that article was powerful.

It's crazy to think that our children will only learn about 9/11 through the history books and footage. 

This.  When I think of the grade 7's that I taught last year, and how they have no idea what that time was like (and I'm Canadian, I can't even imagine how it felt for American's, and people closer to NYC) it makes me sad.  We need to pass on the lessons, and the story.

I can't believe it was such a long time ago.  It feels like a couple years ago. Certainly not ten. 

croberts22

everam01:

Wow...that article was powerful.

It's crazy to think that our children will only learn about 9/11 through the history books and footage. 

This.  I work at a HIGH SCHOOL and the kids were bearly old enough to know what was happening.  They don't remember a thing.  It doesn't seem like I'm old enough to have something happen in my life that others are now learning about in textbooks. 

sparkymcgeee

I've been watching the specials on TV all week and I realize that at that point in my life I was selfish and completely uninformed. I was sad and stunned about it but I didn't "get it" at the time. Now, I watch these specials with real video and audio and I just bawl.

I remember I was a part time office clerk at the time and I was out with my friends the night before so I was actually still asleep when it happened. My dad woke me up and we watched the coverage together until I had to go to work. Then people had TV's in the office and I honestly don't remember getting any work done. I think America just stood still that day.

kacelle

I'm turning 21 this year on 9/11.  It feels a little wrong to celebrate on the 10th anniversary of such a tragedy.

I was told by a lady before 9/11/01 that that would be my lucky day, because I was turning 11 on the 11th.  Turned out to be quite an unlucky day for thousands of people.  I didn't celebrate that year either.  Such a small ripple in the grand scheme of things though.

nycdueinmay

On 9/11/01, I was just a high school senior in Ohio. We were terrified because we live near one of the country's largest Air Force bases and always knew our area was a "target" if there were issues of national security.

Now, I live in NYC. I never thought I would know people who lost someone at the WTC, or ran for their lives that day, or that I would see Ground Zero on a regular basis. I never thought I would worry about my safety or think about it the way I do now. Or worry about my husband (who works off Times Square). Or I would think about firefighters and firetrucks differently, all of which have memorials on them. Obviously, it is a very different 9/11 feeling here than how I felt 10 years ago in my safe home in Ohio.

pinkflipflops44

was i the only one who read that as nipples????