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2002-09-14

I am a college student and I work at night because I have 3 young children. I was 4 months pregnant on Sept 11, my oldest child was almost 2 and my middle child was 8 months old. I had worked the night before so my husband left for work early that morning and the kids and I slept in, as we were accustom to doing. We did not get out of bed until right at noon. I turned on the news as I did everyday and headed to the bathroom to do the usual morning things. I could here the TV and thought I was crazy when I heard something about several planes crashing into buildings. I went into the living room and started to watch. I could not understand what they were talking about, it just did not make any sense. I called my husband, who was the computer tech at a local elementary school. I just asked him to explain it to me. He did, but I still did not want to beleive. I then asked him how they were doing at the school, because I was worried about all of the children who might know what had happened. He said that the school was not alloeing any TVs to be on.

I was compelled to stare at the TV for the next several days, but I did not want my young children to sit and watch it. I tried to keep them busy which also helped me because I just wanted to sit down and cry. I have never seen the twin towers and did not know anyone even close to any of the areas, but I was still devastated. I kept thinking of all the wives, and children, and parents, and husbands, and so on. I do not think I could live if something happened to any one in my family and it just horrified me to think of the number of people who would never see there loved ones again. And for such ignorant reasons. I still have a hard time when I think of it, whick is at least once almost every day. I do not know why it just comes into my mind. But it still makes me cry. I have saved several news papers for my children to see and I will take them to the memorial sites when they are old enough to understand. I just pray that nothing like this ever happens again, although I think it will.

A few days after the 11th I learned that one of my mothers close friends had been in New York just 2 days before the terrible tragedy. She had taken pictures of most of the sites, but chose not to take pictures of the twin towers. She had been there before and figured that everyone had seen them, so it was 'no big deal.' It is amazing how fast things change and how much we take things for granted.

My deepest apologizes go to every person in our country. To those who lost loved ones, to those who lived to tell their story and to all of those who were like me sitting at home terrifed. We all have suffered in some way, and we will always carry a scar. My prayers go out for those that lost their loved ones, may you some how find peace.

I will never forget! May God be with us all!