peace……in remembering 9/11

15 years later…..

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I was debating if I should tackle this subject today, but then thought I’d be remiss if I did not.

It isn’t a milestone anniversary this year, yet it hit me harder than years past.

9/11.

I watched coverage in National Geographic over the weekend with my son, who is now 15.  He was 3 years old when it happened, and has no recollection of the events of the day or days after.

Questions he asked: “Mom, where were you and where was I when this happened? Did you pick me up?  Did you know it was a terrorist attack?”

  • We had dropped him off for his first day of preschool.  On that day a milestone for him and our family, the tragic and senseless end for so many others.
  • I didn’t pick him up right away.  I sat with a few former co-workers watching the TV, staring in disbelief…

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