Where were you when you heard the news on September 11th, 2001?

Question

I remember the morning of September 11th very vividly. I wasn't working because I was still on maternity leave from having just had a baby 1 month prior. My husband was driving, we only had 1 car at the time and I wanted to keep the car for the day. We were waiting to make a left on the street that his job was on. When the light turned red before our car could make it across the intersection. My husband got very upset because he didn't make it. Then on the radio they cut the music off and said the were going to make an important announcment. Thats when they mentioned that an airplane had crashed into the WTC. I figured it was an accident, but I felt an uncontrolable feeling of sadness for the people who were impacted. Little did I know, it wasn't going to be just 50 or 60 people.

When I got home, I turned on the TV to watch the talk shows I had been keeping up with while I was home. Not one channel was showing regular programming. It was all news about what had happened. The

The news that the crash was a terrorist attack came at me too suddenly. It was too much to take in at once. My mind had trouble processing exactly what had happened. A few minutes later, my husband called. He said :

"Babe, it was terrorists. We're probably going to war."

The only thing on my mind was protecting my innocent children. I started feeling this unbearable feeling of guilt for having brought my children into this cruel world for my own selfish reasons. I called my mom crying hysterically. She was at work, but after seeing that I was inconsolable, she explained to her boss that she needed to talk to me, and she did. After talking for about 35 minutes, I had calmed down quite a bit. Thanks to my mom and her wisdom, I got through it.

After about a week of crying and mourning for the people who had lost a loved one, or lost their life, I wasn't over it, but I had come to a realization that it takes a lot for our country to come together and love one another. We did that for about a year or so, but went back to our old hateful ways. Why is this? can someone explain?

Well...that's my story about 9/11. It's nothing big to most, but to me it is. My personal experience that is. Whats your experience?

My baby started Kindergarten today...how ironic huh?

Answer 1

I was at work when someone told me that a plane has crashed into the wtc. I was stunned but have continued to work.

Not too long after, I was told that a second plane has hit the 2nd building. At that point, I knew it wasn't an accident and my entire office stopped working. We went into my bosses' office and turned the TV on. We watched almost until it was time to go home.
I was devistated, very sad and angry. I consider my self to be a pretty together person, but I cried, watching some people throw them selves from the building, knowing they will die. All the people that are forever lost. I will never forget that day and where I was.

I don't understand why someone above said you have issues. They probably don't have childer of their own and do not understand it. Even if you don't have children, people deal with pain and loss differently. They are nobody to judge that.

I think that that day, the entire world has changed. And not for the better. The veil was removed and the devil had shown it's face.

A week after 9/11, I had to fly to a country that was not a big fan of the U.S. While I was still devistated with what had happened, I was being surrounded with people cheering and being happy.

I just couldn't grasp the concept that someone can be happy that so many innocent lives were gone and people are happy!!! Their reply to me was that: "now they know how we felt when U.S. bombed us for no reason and our innocent lives were lost".

Still, nothing justified it. The world view of Islam changed, basically looking at all Muslims with a big suspicious eyes. That too is wrong. The people who did this were muslim extremist and are brain washing the young. Not all Muslims are the same, just like not all christians are the same.

All day today, I've had this feeling of sadness. May all those souls rest in peace.

Answer 2

I was at work and a friend called and told me to turn on Fox News. I did and then called my Dad. We were all in shock and felt the pain of loss of life and the threat of other attacks. I too wish for the unity our Country had in the days following the attacks. People are just not patient. We live in the fastlane and everyone wants everything now. The war against terror will last for many more years. We just have to be brave and stay the course to keep an attack on our soil from happening again.

Answer 3

I was on the west coast driving to work. I was listening to Howard Stern. They were watching the TV and telling the listeners what they saw. They first said there was a fire high up in the WTC. Then they said a plane had hit it. You think it would be a small (single engine) plane and an accidental crash. They said "How are they going to fight a fire up that high." Then "Look a plane just hit the other tower. That was no accident. We are being attacked.."

Answer 4

it was a horrible thing, but I think you overracted...

I was in the 2nd grade at the time, and my mom had known. My uncle had called her early in the morning and told her. She didn't want to upset me with the news, so she didn't mention it to me. I went to school and I found it out there. Everyone was talking, and I said, "What happened?" and a boy named Nick told me. I was very surprised and horrified. When I got home, the TV was on and I could see the images of the destroyed buildings. By the way I live in California.

Answer 5

I went about my normal morning ritual- got up @ 6am, put the coffee on, let the dog out, got the paper, had coffee, got kids up for school,got everyone off to school and work then turned on Good Morning America. At 8:30am I was my friend from Ohio called (I had just moved back to NY a few months prior) and we started catching up on things....when out of the corner of my eye I saw the TV screen...a plane going into Tower One of the World Trade Center. My friend must have been watching the same thing because she just started screaming ...I couldn't say a thing. We stayed on the phone as they were reporting what they thought was happening...then shortly after 9am- another plane into Tower Two -I dropped the receiver of the phone and started crying. After what seemed like forever- I told my friend I had to go, I had to check on my daughter(she lived/worked in NYC). I was unable to get through to her- until later that evening to find out she was ok.She did not go to work that day.(She did loose some friends)I had someone who was "lost" that day. I use the word "lost" as their were never any remains, nothing to find. Needless to say I was a basketcase that day, felt total helpless - until I heard from my daughter.
This is a day I do not watch the memorials anymore, focus on the future.I tend to the tree we have in our yard in honor of those "lost" and work in the yard- planting bulbs for new life to bloom.

Answer 6

my story is similar to yours. i got up that morning and turned on the tv, my mom called from work and said to. i thought it was odd but went ahead and turned it onright as the second plane hit. i stood there in shock. i ran and got my brother up. we both stood there staring at the screen.then the plane hit the pentagon. i called my boyfriend and he was in a panic.he wanted to know what he should do should he give blood should he go annd enlist. he finally came over to my house and we talked he cried. i left for work at 11:30 i went in early. i was due in at 3pm but was called and askeed to come on in. i sat with two close friends and talked about what had just happened and in disbelief too, that year was the only ear i forgot to remember my little girls birthday. she would have turned three that year. 5 years later this atack affects me differently. my husband is a sailor in the navy and i fear for his safety. he was in boot camp at he time of the attack and he said but noon word was down that as soon as they left boot capm they could be deployed and then later go to school. he didnt and i met him exactly 2 months later. i think about this day every year and i cry because the pain is still real. we cannot forget what happened/ where is the unity this country had five years ago. we need to always be that way . God bless you all

Answer 7

at a fn school i told them bush planned it because an inner voice said bush planned 9/11. while you americans worshiped bush i was busy going to anti war rallies. how can an impovershed country that is the poorest country in world do that. it was the cia.
the cia was running a stimulation of planes which means cia execute the attack plus the cia ordered the f16 fighter jets to stay down. plus why werent the jews there. this information is based on cospiracy theories and movies. it could be fact or fiction.

Answer 8

I was finishing getting my Grandchildren off to school, when my oldest Grand daughter who was in High School called me crying asking what to do, they were so scared. As I cried I told her she would be ok, as were her friends who were with her who were so scared. I told her not to worry as our President and military would protect us. Then told her to PRAY for those there and their families. It is an experience of pain, sadness and being scared I won't forget. And I don't want my Grandchildren to forget we live in a country that will fight for our rights and protect us in every way, but nothing is 100% safe. 5 Years later and it is still like yesterday, I only pray those who had to deal with it, survivors, firefighters, police and citizens who were there to help, know they were appreciated and thought about every time we think of that horror. I saw the movie with Nicolas Cage last week, and i as almost everyone in the show CRIED all threw the movie, it is a healing process and I thank all who helped those poor people. I thank our soliders and President for fighting for the rest of us to keep us safe and trying so hard to protect us....

Answer 9

I was in the second grade 5 years ago. We were doing a chart for a book and thats when my teacher got a phone call. She told us all that the wtc was under attack. I was very confused at first. Then I got angry, sad and sick. Since I live in Newyork City, The air was pitch black. (and they said the air was safe!!)

Answer 10

On my lunch break. I was in a local tavern eating some good-ol American fried food! To say the least, I didn't go back to work. In Atlanta, we look for any reason to leave work early and this was one of the days we called it an early day at the office. I'm still in awhhhhh everytime I see the replays on TV.


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