It’s wrong to equate 9/11 to those things the writer listed. But under it all, there is a valid point. The idea that we shouldn’t celebrate an otherwise happy occasion because it is also the anniversary of something like 9/11 seems like a lot of navel-gazing to me.
I think that God decided when her friend would be born. Yes, it is self-righteous.
It was a horrible day for everyone. Not just her. Try asking the family members, lady.
(Obviously not directed at you, Bob)
Julie
have a drink/toast in their Honor, and get on with it
It is.
Get over yourself and go to the party and be glad that someone can still find joy in life.
Otherwise, the muslims will have won yet again.
Rise above it.
Ted Olsen’s birthday is September 11th: also the date his previous wife, Barbara, (a Freeper) died.
“ .I’m shocked that anyone would celebrate anything on this day”
Yeah, that inconsiderate guy should have picked a different day to be born…
How do people like this survive?
Life must go on, AND we can never forget.
Another take,
Should not mourning the wound be acknowledged, because it is easily forgotten if people cannot mourn?
is 9/11 an event that should be forgotten? I understand how overcoming an event is important, but you can’t say it was a serious attack and not take it seriously.
Look up “this day in history”. There will be some tragedy listed for every day.
Please, my daughter was born on 9/11, are you suggesting her birthday not be celebrated because of decades of political incompetence that lead to a horrific attack?
I highly doubt people were not having birthday party’s on 12/7 1961.
If you don’t want to go to a party, don’t go, but to think other folks have to behave the way you want them to, that’s the same mindset that drives these murderers.
If the world stopped doing things on the anniversary of every horrific event that has transpired in human history, we would have no day to do anything.
There isn’t a date that exists, where you won’t find some horrific event occurred on that date in human history, not a one. Do you refuse to do something on 12/7? 8/6? 8/9? 4/24? 6/1? etc etc etc.
My Uncle died of a massive Heart Attack while dancing at his Daughter’s Wedding Reception.
I have no idea how his Daughter and her Husband have celebrated that day all these years.
Sounds like this person loves to wallow in misery.
It’s best she avoid that party on Saturday so that she doesn’t “Debbie Downer” the other guests.
I understand respecting a sad anniversary, especially one such as 9/11, but it shouldn’t be used as a tool for virtue signaling or criticizing those who might treat it a little differently.
I understand is is a solemn day, but...life happens too.
I don’t think there is anything at all disrespectful about celebrating on a day like that, unless you have a direct connection to it, and...even then. If your child was born on that day, are you going to never celebrate their birthday?
This person needs help. And I am not saying this to whack what appears to be a liberal snowflake. I mean it. This person needs to talk to another person and step away from the news, the media, the television, and the Internet.
They are overwhelmed. They have to learn how to deal with it.
Sure, the Covid death toll may be 200x the 9/11 death toll, but...what the Hell? Annual car deaths are 10x as many.
Cardiovascular deaths were 230x as many.
At some point...you just have to live.
This national victimhood mentality where the flag goes to half mast when anyone dies is just stupid. We got over Pearl Harbor. We should get over 9/11. it doesn’t mean in any way we forget it (and we NEVER should) but we can’t rend our clothes and cover ourselves in ashes each year on the anniversary of it. We have to get over it.
This person might be better served by helping to elect people who might make a 9/11 LESS likely to happen, rather than MORE likely, which is what I suspect the person voted for and what we have now.
Nope, they'll think you are an idiot and they will be glad you didn't come.
I would blame the terrorists for planning their attack on the day of my birthday........How dare they!
So do we stop celebrating on Dec.7th as well, or is that so yesterday?
My lifelong buddys birthday falls on 911. Its easy to mourn that day and still enjoy life for gods sake. We will party, drink and raise a glass to the folks who died that day like we always do.