Defending the Truth

knot_e_lady · 02-21-2007, 02:53 PM

My son had just been born 4 days previously, and we were on our way back to the hospital for him to take a blood test because he had jaundice. We were just about to walk out the door, and my sister called and said 'turn on the TV. A plane just hit the WTC'. I turned it on just in time to see the live feed of the plane hitting the South Tower. We (my mom and I) couldn't believe it, but we had to get to the hospital.

When we got there, the whole waiting room was watching on the TV. Then the hospital was locked down, no one allowed in or out.

It was a doubly bad day, because my son's bilirubin count had jumped to 21, so they ended up admitting him to the hospital, so I watched the rest of the drama from his hospital room.

Jefferson · 02-21-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady

My son had just been born 4 days previously, and we were on our way back to the hospital for him to take a blood test because he had jaundice. We were just about to walk out the door, and my sister called and said 'turn on the TV. A plane just hit the WTC'. I turned it on just in time to see the live feed of the plane hitting the South Tower. We (my mom and I) couldn't believe it, but we had to get to the hospital.

When we got there, the whole waiting room was watching on the TV. Then the hospital was locked down, no one allowed in or out.

It was a doubly bad day, because my son's bilirubin count had jumped to 21, so they ended up admitting him to the hospital, so I watched the rest of the drama from his hospital room.

So then, ummmm.... how old is your son now?

policy chick · 02-21-2007, 03:28 PM

I was in Mr. Darrah's 5th grade math class. We'd just switched from English, and all the teachers were running around like crazy. Of course, that meant we didn't have to start work yet, so we just sat there, speculating as to what all the commotion was about. Then he turned on the tv. I knew what the towers were and I understood the idea of terrorism, ( I've always loved politics

) but it was still really confusing. Everybody walked around for the rest of the day saying "Terrorists crashed planes into the Twin Towers!" But very few knew what that meant, let alone understood the implications of it. My parents explained to me how serious it was. I'll never forget watching the news that night, and being so scared. I wish I had understood fully that act that invaded my 5th-grade world.

On a lighter note, I recently talked to some debaters who were in high school at the time. They said the first thing that crossed their minds was "Damn, there goes the 'terrorism does not exist in the real world' disad."

knot_e_lady · 02-21-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by policy chick

I was in Mr. Darrah's 5th grade math class. We'd just switched from English, and all the teachers were running around like crazy. Of course, that meant we didn't have to start work yet, so we just sat there, speculating as to what all the commotion was about. Then he turned on the tv. I knew what the towers were and I understood the idea of terrorism, ( I've always loved politics

) but it was still really confusing. Everybody walked around for the rest of the day saying "Terrorists crashed planes into the Twin Towers!" But very few knew what that meant, let alone understood the implications of it. My parents explained to me how serious it was. I'll never forget watching the news that night, and being so scared. I wish I had understood fully that act that invaded my 5th-grade world.

On a lighter note, I recently talked to some debaters who were in high school at the time. They said the first thing that crossed their minds was "Damn, there goes the 'terrorism does not exist in the real world' disad."

If you were in 5th grade, that puts you to what? A junior now?