9/11 stories, where were you on 9/11? |
9/11 stories, where were you on 9/11? |
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The five-year anniversary of 9/11 has arrived. Care to share your stories? I'll start with mine.
I was in fifth grade, and we already had a half day scheduled. They didn't tell us what had happened. There didn't even seem to be tension in the school, or maybe I just didn't notice it. I remember walking around the perimeter of my schoolyard during recess, and randomly, I began to sing the "Mishaberach" to myself, which is a song we sing in Temple praying for the healing of mind and spirit. When I got home, my mom was still in her exercise wear, squatting right in front of the TV, licking peanut butter off a spoon. I laughed and joked, "Oh, now you like watching TV, huh?" (She always picked on me for watching too much TV at that time.) She calmly told me no and explained what had happened. That afternoon, as I went around the neighborhood for our school fundraiser, I predicted that everyone would be watching it on TV. And, of course, they were. I just find it creepy that I had a sudden urge to sing the "Mishaberach" even though I didn't know what had happened. What's your story? |
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I was just walking into class in 6th grade when we found out. A lot of people were freaking out because I live so close to the city and many people had parents working there/in fdny.
I just remember crying because my uncle and aunt lived in battery park. They got out ok, but it was one of the scariest days in my life. Later on that day we found out my best friend's(at the time) Dad died (he is a cheif for FDNY) when the second tower collapsed. I spent the whole day at her house, just comforting her. It was horrible ![]() |
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