9/11 do u remember what you were doing when it happened?

[Cinderelli16]

I will never forget that day.
I was sitting in my 4th grade class, and we were taking our 50 states test, when the whole thing went down. I remember a 6th grade teacher came and got my teacher, and they went out into the hallway. We didn't think anything of it, we just figured they had to have an " adult conversation". Then during lunch time, a whole bunch of kids parents came to pick them up. And throughout the whole entire day actually. Some kid who went home for lunch, came back and told me that there was an attack. I didn't know what he meant, so I asked my teacher, and she told me that nothing happened. So when my mom came to pick me up after school, I asked her, and she told me when we got home. When I got home she and my dad told me to sit down, and watch the tv. I was in complete shock of what was going on, and I was literally glued to the tv for the rest of the night. So many questions were going through my head, and didn't understand why someone would do something so horrible. 2 months after the attacks happened, we went to NYC to see it for ourselves, and I think that changed my whole perspective on everything. It was a horrific sight, and I'll never forget it.

Now everytime I see footage or documentaries I seriously feel sick, and cry.

 

[nickjonas1221]

I Was In Preschool When It Happened. Thats All I remember.

 

[Minnie Squeaks]

i was sitting in my 3rd grade class with Mrs. Hopkins

 

[Tranceptor2K9]

I was in High School at the time....Our headmaster called an 'emergency assembly' and informed the entire school about the incident. Then we were all watching BBC News 24 in complete shock horror

 

[Cinderelli16]

I remember that I couldn't even sleep for the longest time, because everytime I heard a plane go over my house I would freak out. I live really close to Metro Airport so ended up having to sleep with my parents for like 2 weeks. I would literally start to cry everytime I heard a plane, I was so paranoid.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Not sure why this thread was bumped back up, but I'll respond anyway.

I was in 3rd grade, I think. My speech therapist told me what had happened but I didn't really understand it, I had no idea what the Twin Towers were. When I got home me and my mom watched it on the TV. It was super sad but I didn't grasp what had happened.

My cousin had actually flew out that morning to go to Marine basic training, they delayed him for like 5 days. I teased him that he picked a wonderful time to sign up for the military.

After it happened one thing I really picked up on was the patriotism across the country. For a few years after it's like every.single.person had an american flag on their car/house/t-shirts. It really made the country come together as one, and I was fascinated by that.

 

[Tranceptor2K9]

I remember that I couldn't even sleep for the longest time, because everytime I heard a plane go over my house I would freak out. I live really close to Metro Airport so ended up having to sleep with my parents for like 2 weeks. I would literally start to cry everytime I heard a plane, I was so paranoid.

awwwwww!!

 

[Cinderelli16]

Not sure why this thread was bumped back up, but I'll respond anyway.

I was in 3rd grade, I think. My speech therapist told me what had happened but I didn't really understand it, I had no idea what the Twin Towers were. When I got home me and my mom watched it on the TV. It was super sad but I didn't grasp what had happened.

My cousin had actually flew out that morning to go to Marine basic training, they delayed him for like 5 days. I teased him that he picked a wonderful time to sign up for the military.

After it happened one thing I really picked up on was the patriotism across the country. For a few years after it's like every.single.person had an american flag on their car/house/t-shirts. It really made the country come together as one, and I was fascinated by that.

Same! And then a whole bunch of patriotic songs came out soon after that too.

awwwwww!!

Yeahh, but I've gotten better now. lol
Planes don't scare me anymore.

 

[jemberly_ann]

i remember that i was at lunch when the teachers first got wind of it, and that was the first day i saw a teacher cry.

later, i thought that the world was going to end, because all these adults were crying and panicking, and they werent supposed to, so i didnt go outside when my friend asked me to.

i still have memories of the plane hitting the buildings, and fire, and i still get nightmares.

 

[Tranceptor2K9]

Tears are brought back to my eyes when i watched many of the documentaries and movies that were made....followed by me usually ranting about the people that did it..

 

[Huit]

I was running around a high school track with my mother and brother. We were about to go on a Disney trip. It was going to be my first time in a plane.
When we got back to the house, my aunt told my mom what had happened. It was the first time I had ever seen my mother cry, other than in movies. She just broke down and sobbed.
Neither my brother nor I really understood what was going on. We were in third and fifth grades. I was terrified that I was going to have to give blood.
The whole event didn't scar me too much, but the aftermath did. When the terrorists were threatening to kidnap children and feed them into shredders. The anthrax scare. Around the same time, in the area, there was a sniper that killed many people. Those are the things that still haunt me.

 

[bouncytigger22]

I was in second grade at the time, and we were outside for gym. They made us come inside, and our guidnance counselor explained what happened. My mom went outside and found all the neighbors in a panic attack about how they were going to bomb a school or something, so she came to pick us up. That day, my dad was supposed to bring me up lunch. Also, I was wearing my field day t-shirt. Weird, right? I remember that. It was such a sad day. I watched the planes crash on the news. It was horrible. My uncle was one of the people who went to help clean up the mess later on.

9/11/01
We will never forget <3

 

[DramaGirl]

I was in second grade. Back then I guess my parents watched the news every morning while everyone got ready for school. I remember seeing it on there and us just sitting watching. I didn't understand why my parents were so upset. It was just some other news story. It's terrible how desensitized we are now. I just didn't understand how it was different than any other violence that you see on tv. Then I remember at school, my teacher told us that John (I still remember who it was... weird) wanted to talk about what had happened and I thought he was weird. I just didn't understand.

 

[ohdisco]

I was just waking up for school and my mom came in and told me. She said I could stay home and watch the news with her if I'd like, and I agreed. I just remember my papa yelling about how it could've been prevented and my mom just standing there in silence.

The reason I remember 9/11 though is because later that night my grandmother died in my house, so, whenever these people are like, "REMEMBER 9/11" I remember me saying to my mother, "GOD, why won't she just DIE?" (I was 13 and horrible and she'd been sick for a long time and she would just moan all day and all night), and then 5 hours later she did.

Thanks news people.

 

[LoveGoofy91]

I was in 4th grade in the classroom, the school secretary came in and gave the phone to our teacher and it was her daughter on the phone. She gets up and turns on the tv and just stares in shock. She says, oh no and just continues to stare in shock. We all ask what's wrong and she tells us what's happened. Everything was really quiet. People from the school kept coming in and out of the room to watch the tv and see what was going on. We watched it for the rest of the day.

 

[imabrat]

Why bring this back?
Some of us lost loved ones to this tragedy and we'd like to forget it as much as possible.

 

[chisnpeke]

I was in the 7th grade. It was three days before my 13th birthday. I remember that day very clearly, but didn't understand just how bad it was.

It was a horrible day and I don't really like to talk about it unless it's around the anniversary, which then I think it helps.

 

[Cinderelli16]

I was in the 7th grade. It was three days before my 13th birthday. I remember that day very clearly, but didn't understand just how bad it was.

It was a horrible day and I don't really like to talk about it unless it's around the anniversary, which then I think it helps.

ITA.

 

[DisneyRockstar]

i was in second grade when it happened.

at the time i was completely oblivious to this event.

so when i came in school with my big stupid smile.

everyone was upset and the day just went by.

 

[imabrat]

PLEASE!!! don't bring this thread back from the dead. Some of us would like to forget this day.