Posted on 09/11/2020 8:47:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
This September 11 will be the nineteenth year since that horrible day in 2001. Shortly after 9/11, Americans had a sense of togetherness, with unity and patriotism, but much has changed since then. American Thinker interviewed someone who was just a child when he lost someone that day. Many think of the wives, mothers, fathers, and friends but rarely consider what a child had to go through.
Matthew John Bocci wrote the book Sway as a way to sort out his feelings. He was nine years old when his father died during the collapse of the World Trade Center. It took one week for the family to find out his father was dead. "Even though I knew he was dead, I still needed to find out the how. I became obsessed. I wondered if he had jumped, since he worked on the 105th floor and I saw all the smoke. My thoughts were that if he had jumped, maybe I could see him looking out a window beforehand. Even though I found out my dad did not jump, when I see the footage, it brings a lot of sadness. I look at it and think my father was in that building and he never had a chance to get out. In the book, I wrote, 'What could you say, especially to a nine-year-old whose father was obliterated?'"
He went on to say, "My dad was selfless. He actually called my mom two minutes after the plane hit the building to tell her he loved her and us. He said goodbye. I now try to look at the positives he left behind. He was honorable, put family first, and was very humble. I think how brave he was, smart, resourceful, funny, determined, hardworking, and caring."
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I talked about this very topic this morning on my radio show. My girls were 9 and 5. My 5 year old asked me, “Dad, why did they do this?” My older daughter was very frightened and asked me, “Do you have to go to war?”
Much like President Trump’s response for the China Virus, I stayed calm so as not to panic them.
By memorializing 9/11, muzzies will shout islamophobia.
Deus Vult, if you catch my drift.
And that faggot globalist traitor Dubya wouldn't even use the word "Crusade" for fear of offending them.
Iirc, there is a moratorium by the liberal networks on showing the video replays of the 9/11 events. They are concerned that it might be offensive to their darling muzzies.
“Some people did something”
If anyone says anything against muzzies then you’re labeled islamophobic; pork BBQ’s unto the prophet who’s lying dead in the desert somewhere while our Savior lives!.
And Dubya was such a wimp - the terrorists came out of Afghanistan/Saudi Arabia and what’s the fist thing that Limp Willy does? Sends OBL’s family home to SA and goes and after that Afghanistan thing goes and invades Iraq.
I hope there will be some schools that will allow Matthew Bocci to come speak. They should. Maybe only private schools will allow that. We know it will never be allowed in public schools.
My kids were 10, 12, and 14 when the attacks happened. The youngest one didnt understand at all. He has told us how at indoor recess that day, the kids would knock over blocks that they used to make buildings, because thats what all the adults were talking about. They didnt see the footage at school.
A few years ago, when we visited NYC as a family (minus the oldest as he couldnt be there with us), we went to the 9/11 Memorial museum. We asked our kids not to meet up with friends until that evening. They were so glad we did that together.
The 10 year old was 26 on the visit to the Memorial. He and his older sister were shaken and emotional going through the different exhibits. We all were.
It was hard for them to wrap their minds around it all, having seen things as children, and the difference from when you are an adult. You try to protect your kids as best as you can, but theres barely any way to understand the horror of that day.
I heard Matthew on the radio this morning. He mentioned he had turned to drugs and recovered. He didn’t mention the abuse by a family member. Thats horrible.
I've heard than as many of them die; EACH DAY; as adults were killed on 9/11."
Well you are fortunate your kids were protected from this. Mine have lived with this for 19 years. My daughter was 1st grade on 9 -11. A number of her schoolmates lost their parents including her future boyfriend. Neighbors, members of our church. Poor kids have dealt with death.
I am so sorry. Its a terrible thing for a kid especially to go through. Indeed, we are very blessed.
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