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Posted by MadameX • 9/10/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: 9/11, september 11

It's been seven years, and my daughter's middle-school social studies teacher told me this evening that he has students in his classes who don't know what he's talking about when he refers to September 11. They were only five when it happened, but it seems that there's been enough coverage over the years that it should be familiar. Even stranger, for me, was the fact that until he mentioned it, I'd forgotten that tomorrow was September 11. I wrote about it here:

tiffanytalks.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-tomorrow-is-september-11.html

Anyone else remembering tonight?

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9/10/08

ChicaX

Unless new history books have been written, there is possibly even more children that don't know about it. By the time they hit middle school if they don't hear it on the "streets" they'll learn it in their history books. If not sooner. Loved your post, very eye opening, especially that part about your daughter. So precious.

Fortunately I didn't have kiddos at the time, I was a sophomore in high school, and remembered sitting in my gymnasium eating breakfast, and seeing it on the news.

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9/10/08

CrystalRaven

I am remembering, did a poem for it

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1. 9/11/08
  
  timethief
  
  Here's the link to the poem witchwoman.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-am-remembering.html
9/10/08

drjay1966

Gotta admit, I wasn't thinking about it until you mentioned it. I described a very personal experience on that day in a blog post last week, though.

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9/10/08

kdawg68

I knew it was coming up, but man...tonight was the last night thousands of people had 7-years-ago. Hadn't thought of it. Appreciate the reminder though.

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9/10/08

sumpterc

Yes, i remembered a few hours ago and posted my memories of the day on my blog. It is hard to believe that it has been 7 years. I can remember exactly where I was at and what I was doing.

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9/10/08

clioandme

I did last year, and it's a category on Clio and Me, but no.

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9/10/08

Xight

I was filling out some paperwork today, and remembered about it. Even though I may come off as callous for saying it, but I think I've had enough of it. Yes, it was sad, tragic, etc, but so was WW2, Tibet, Waco. Its time to file it away as another history lesson, and move on.

Just my opinion.

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1. 9/11/08
  
  MadameX
  
  What lesson do you think we've gained, Xight?
  
  That was actually a big part of my post--the fact that I think in seven short years we've forgotten everything important we could have learned from 9/11.
9/11/08

fated82

I am watching World Trade Center now. Before i read this post, i did not remember about the event. Now I know why they are showing this show now. Its 9/11 now.

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9/11/08

creativebug

In Mumbai (previously Bombay), India; another financial capital like NY, saw this horrific carnage repeated on 7/11 - 2006. 7 bomb blasts in the trains during peak hours. 209 people killed, 700 wounded - all within a span of 11 minutes.

The media makes sure that your remember all this. Perhaps only those who lost someone will be the ones who can understand the loss and the true meaning of remembering because they can never forget.

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9/11/08

clioandme

As I said above, I wasn't planning to, but it happened anyway on Stoneman's Corner:
"My 9/11" markstoneman.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/my-911/

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9/11/08

kellybax

I wrote one www.whatdoesthissongmeantome.com/2008/09/in-memory-of-people-we-lost-on-911...

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9/11/08

ThriftShopRomantic

That year I'd had what was basically my first blog, and had written about the incident and what I'd seen life being like right after 9/11.

I see the world has changed much from the tone I described in the piece-- it's a bit naive, frankly-- but folks might find it interesting because it was so of-the-time:

ww3.telerama.com/~jthorson/DPost11.html

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1. 9/11/08
  
  MadameX
  
  Jenn, you made me cry.
2. 9/11/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I made me cry, too-- if it's any consolation. I hadn't read it in a while.
3. 9/11/08
  
  clioandme
  
  That's one reason I blog current events. I want to be able to go back and see what I was thinking and feeling at the time. Thanks for sharing.
4. 9/11/08
  
  AngieSS
  
  That was a very powerful post, Jenn. Thanks for sharing.
5. 9/11/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  Wow, Jen - very real and very moving. I remember breaking down and sobbing uncontrollably the next morning. I remember feeling peculiar for doing so - but there was just so much emotion. It needed a release.
6. 9/11/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Thanks much for taking the time to read it. I'm glad it still has relevance.
  
  I don't write those sort of things normally because they tend to get me so upset.
9/11/08

jafabrit

yes, thought about it, but I decided not to blog about it.

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9/11/08

taradickherber

I blogged about it today.

mylifecoachtara.blogspot.com/2008/09/remember.html

it seems so far away now.

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9/11/08

melindaville

That was a great post. I left you a comment. I remember 9/11 first thing when I woke up--I lost two friends on that day.

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9/11/08

SamGrace

onlybaggageyoucanbring.blogspot.com/2008/09/september-11-2008-seven-years-l...

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9/11/08

Shiley

mythoughts-ssb.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-thoughts-remembering-911.html here's mine.

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9/11/08

ooozzzie

You might like to know that we have some tribute programmes on prime time here in UK. And there is also a documentary about the Marriott hotel.

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9/11/08

ThomasCSlater

here is my post showing respect to the victims of 9/11
www.thomas-slater.net/

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9/11/08

opinionstreams

I am remembering it. I was in D.C. on 9/11, near the Capital. I changed the header of my blog today as a sign of respect. It now says "Opinion Streams ...remembers 9/11..."

opinionstreams.com

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9/11/08

lordsomber

Thoughts here:

pungeon.blogspot.com/2008/09/reactions-and-responses-on-blue-sky.html

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9/11/08

satijournal

Here's mine:

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  Theresa111
  
  It really did change. It was a sad day indeed.
9/11/08

Theresa111

WE WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, THEIR LOVED ONES. THE HEROS THAT DIED AND THE HEROS THAT SURVIVED. ALL OF THE SOULS / SPIRITS / BEINGS CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENTS OF THAT TRAVESTY. WE MUST NEVER FORGET.

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9/11/08

Theresa111

Tiffany, Your post today was quite touching and in the days which followed September 11th, more and more people were touched deeply by that same grief.

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9/11/08

JunkDrawer

This is the first anniversary where there doesn't seem to be wall-to-wall coverage. But I'm remembering for two reasons. The obvious, but also because our family lost a brother-in-law to a freak accident that happened in between the first and second towers coming down. The drive to my sister's house after I got the news, while listening to events on the radio, was the most surreal experience of my life. I'm always remembering.

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1. 9/11/08
  
  jaffermaniar
  
  I had no idea. I am very sorry to hear this.
9/11/08

Bayho

Every day before cross country practice we strectch for a half hour in a a circle and our coach but a flag in the middle of our circle. Every one was curious as to why? I couldn't believe how many have already forgotten. Although i don't know any one personally who was killed it still feels as if it just happened for me.

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9/11/08

annaswan

The night of September 11th, about this time actually, I called the kids in for a late supper. We'd been glued to the television for most of the evening. When they sat down - they all 3 focused on Daddy's chair, it was supposed to be empty because Daddy was away working - but I'd sat a plate there anyway, and inside that plate I'd sat a little tea light candle and lit it. They looked at me and I explained... "That's for all the Mommies and Daddies that won't be coming home for supper tonight. The son's and the daughters, Aunts and Uncles, friends and neighbors." That was one of the saddest meals we ever had, but it made the reality of the situation REAL to my children... which I felt was imperative.

They saw the scene on television, they comprehended something very bad had happened. But until they had to sit there and focus on that empty chair - the impact had seemed distant, second hand, on television - real, but not THAT real. Everything changed as they stared at that empty chair.

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9/11/08

Jeunelle

MadameX...I am definately remembering 9/11 because I remember a dream I had one night before where I was flying over head and landed on a double building
where I met some men wearing construction hats and they looked at me and waved goodbye
just before the building collapsed into a huge pile of black soat.

The next day was September 11th. Boston was completely dead with tumble weeds blowing.
All the major high rise building like the John Hancock Tower was closed off to the public.

I didn't even know what was going on at the time because I was on my way into work.
It wasn't until I called my Mother that she told me to go look on Television
and see for myself what just happened. I think someone was trying to tell me something.

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9/11/08

CreativeJunkie

I blogged about it yesterday.

I just feel overwhelmed with sadness every year this anniversary rolls around. The same emotions come over me in waves, just like they did that day.

I still have trouble wrapping my head around the entire thing.

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9/11/08

lulubelleb

I did an "in memoriam" post today, but still cannot find words that don't sound trite.
lulu-haiku.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-memoriam.html

I also used this photo centered on my desktop with a black background today and set it up as my screensaver.

I think about that day often. Just as our parents remember Dec 7, we should never forget 9/11.

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