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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady  You know what sucks more?
Being the parent of a teenager (I've got 3).  | Ha, but don't children bring such joy?
The fighting, the sneaking out, the stubbornness..
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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady You know what sucks more?
Being the parent of a teenager (I've got 3). | The terrible 2's and 3's are just preperation for the teen years. I'm so happy mine are grown now. ROTFLMAOL!!! Can't wait for the grandkids though. Spoil em rotten and send them home to the parents. Payback...priceless. | |
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Originally Posted by AlicornsPrayer The terrible 2's and 3's are just preperation for the teen years. I'm so happy mine are grown now. ROTFLMAOL!!! Can't wait for the grandkids though. Spoil em rotten and send them home to the parents. Payback...priceless. | Now that thought scares me.
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02-21-2007, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by policy chick Sophomore. I'm 16. | Hmmmm... Our baby (the youngest of 3) is your age. | |
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Originally Posted by Jefferson Hmmmm... Our baby (the youngest of 3) is your age. | Aw
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I remember I was in my Pascal programming class with my friend Will and Dave. We usually had the t.v.'s on in the classroom and we saw what had just happened. A lot of us thought it was a hoax or a movie coming out, it just didn't seem like something that could happen.
When the principal came on the loud speaker, I had chills going up through my back. The principal told us that planes had been hijacked and flown into the trade centers. He then informed the teachers that it was o.k. to turn on the television for the class to watch. Then informed that if anyone needs to go home, that is fine. The rest of the day was very very quiet for all of us. Lunch which is normally very loud, was very quiet.
It was just a horrible day. I will never forget where I was. | ===================
Working at a large facility, just north of DC in the USAF. The base was on lockdown for while. it was an interesting few days. We were locked in with only the TV and CNN "reporting what they knew". | |
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Points: 31,645, Level: 100 | Level up: 2%, 0 Points needed | | I was in Jim Thorpe, PA where we used to summer. I was drinking coffee and watching The Today Show when the first report happened - then we sat and watched the second tower get hit live. We freaked out and went to a local cafe/hang out where we sat with about 20 other people and watched the news and saw the Pentagon attack.
Honestly, I thought it was the beginning of THE WAR. I was scared sh*tless.
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I remember I was in my Pascal programming class with my friend Will and Dave. We usually had the t.v.'s on in the classroom and we saw what had just happened. A lot of us thought it was a hoax or a movie coming out, it just didn't seem like something that could happen.
When the principal came on the loud speaker, I had chills going up through my back. The principal told us that planes had been hijacked and flown into the trade centers. He then informed the teachers that it was o.k. to turn on the television for the class to watch. Then informed that if anyone needs to go home, that is fine. The rest of the day was very very quiet for all of us. Lunch which is normally very loud, was very quiet.
It was just a horrible day. I will never forget where I was. |
That is a day that is seared into my memory...
I was working in Queens that day in an office with a big picture window that overlooked the Manhattan skyline. I was busy processing some paperwork when one of the other officers said "Hey, a plane just hit the World Trade Center!" Of course we all stopped and went to look out the window. We all thought that it was just a stupid pilot that had flown a plane into the tower. After watching and discussing for (I guess) about 15 minutes I turned to go back to my desk. That's when one of the guys said "A plane just hit the other tower." We all looked at each other for a minute and then turned on the radio.
I think that the most disturbing part of the day was watching the second tower come down. We were all standing outside at that point and we had a clear veiw. I had never felt as helpless in my entire life as I did when I watched that building collapse on top of itself. I felt history happening before my eyes but I mostly remember regretting that we had never taken the children up to the Observation Deck. It may seem an odd thought, but I was completely numb at that point.
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Level up: 39%, 84 Points needed | | Well I recall that day and the next three days after. I was arrested and toss in the mental ward because i snapped and beat the hell out of a tree with a bat...... but i am much better now..i hope.
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Originally Posted by America first Well I recall that day and the next three days after. I was arrested and toss in the mental ward because i snapped and beat the hell out of a tree with a bat...... but i am much better now..i hope. | Good God.
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