11 Sep 2001

[SixSquared]

I lost my cousin and a close family friend... I think about them every day. I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard about it, and I remember coming home from school and my mom sitting in the living room crying. I'm thankful that the rest of my family in NY was safe (90% of my family is in or near NYC), but I'll never forget my losses, or the losses of others.

RIP to those lost, and godspeed to the soldiers still overseas fighting for us. I don't agree with the politics behind it all, and I don't like the president, but I fully support the soldiers and hope they come home quickly and safely!

[Leisa]

I just dont see how any true American young or old, can not be affected by what happened on this day. Do you people not feel as if your Freedom was compromised by all of these actions? It still makes me sick to my stomach to watch what happened on tv...

[tony]

I just dont see how any true American young or old, can not be affected by what happened on this day. Do you people not feel as if your Freedom was compromised by all of these actions? It still makes me sick to my stomach to watch what happened on tv...

They're young, its just like us not grasping the emotion of seeing JFK assassinated, or Pearl Harbor. I was 21 when this happened, someone who is 20 was just 13 at that time.. its hard to expect all of them to be mature enough to understand.

[Leisa]

They're young, its just like us not grasping the emotion of seeing JFK assassinated, or Pearl Harbor. I was 21 when this happened, someone who is 20 was just 13 at that time.. its hard to expect all of them to be mature enough to understand.

Thats no excuse... My kids were 9 and 11 ( go figure huh?) they sat and watched it for hours, Brett and I explained it all to them and they understood.

[Maniacc]

They're young, its just like us not grasping the emotion of seeing JFK assassinated, or Pearl Harbor. I was 21 when this happened, someone who is 20 was just 13 at that time.. its hard to expect all of them to be mature enough to understand.

I honestly don't think age is a huge factor in this situation. Some people just react to certain situations in a different way - you could get super emotional over it, yet have someone right next to you be like 'damn' and go on with their life. I didn't read the whole thread. Just saw this young people comment and decided to post. But yes, in reality someone's reaction to an event is reflected by his character. Not his age.

ETA: To all the people who lost their lives on that day, RIP.

[tony]

I honestly don't think age is a huge factor in this situation. Some people just react to certain situations in a different way - you could get super emotional over it, yet have someone right next to you be like 'damn' and go on with their life. I didn't read the whole thread. Just saw this young people comment and decided to post. But yes, in reality someone's reaction to an event is reflected by his character. Not his age.

ETA: To all the people who lost their lives on that day, RIP.

True, its more of a maturity thing.

Question to everyone, when the first plane hit did you honestly think it was an accident or did you know immediately that this was an attack? A lot of people say they knew immediately but I don't see how.

[Init2winit]

True, its more of a maturity thing.

Question to everyone, when the first plane hit did you honestly think it was an accident or did you know immediately that this was an attack? A lot of people say they knew immediately but I don't see how.

At that point, I didn't have a conclusion.....I was in shock at the situation, almost as if it wasn't real.

[Maniacc]

True, its more of a maturity thing.

Question to everyone, when the first plane hit did you honestly think it was an accident or did you know immediately that this was an attack? A lot of people say they knew immediately but I don't see how.

I remember I was 14 and getting my braces tighten and heard it over the radio in the office. Anyone with common sense knew it was an attack. Who in their right mind would think, "oh, some idiot pilot noob crashed the plane in one of the WTC buildings." Even though it sucks, I personally think it was an inside job. But that's just me.

[Nitro]

I remember I was 14 and getting my braces tighten and heard it over the radio in the office. Anyone with common sense knew it was an attack. Who in their right mind would think, "oh, some idiot pilot noob crashed the plane in one of the WTC buildings." Even though it sucks, I personally think it was an inside job. But that's just me.

Yo hit me on my cell asap....

[alpine_aw11]

I remember I was 14 and getting my braces tighten and heard it over the radio in the office. Anyone with common sense knew it was an attack. Who in their right mind would think, "oh, some idiot pilot noob crashed the plane in one of the WTC buildings." Even though it sucks, I personally think it was an inside job. But that's just me.

As far as it being an inside job, I can't say I believe it but I also can't say I don't. It's a pretty interesting argument, but the arguments for it being an inside job are much stronger. It's just hard to swallow the fact that it might be true.

[Sammich]

They're young, its just like us not grasping the emotion of seeing JFK assassinated, or Pearl Harbor. I was 21 when this happened, someone who is 20 was just 13 at that time.. its hard to expect all of them to be mature enough to understand.

I WAS 16, I KNOW WHAT WAS UP..I WASNT SCARED, JUST SHOCKED, I MEAN I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, YEA...BUT MAIN EFFECT WAS SEEING IT ON TV EVERYDAY FOR LIKE 6MONTHS