tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10830703.post92439822531386477..comments2023-05-15T07:22:15.600-07:00Comments on The life of Emily: Call Me Unpatriotic...but...Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02771344953209506860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10830703.post-7268262687884755052007-09-11T19:07:00.000-07:002007-09-11T19:07:00.000-07:00I agree with you, for the most part. However I do...I agree with you, for the most part. However I don't necessarily think that we shouldn't do something every year to commemorate and remember. I think the suffering those family members and friends endured when they lost their loved ones should not be thought of in a negative way. I believe the man who cries every day may have been talking about the fact that every day he sheds a tear for a loved one lost in the terror attacks. My Papa didn't die in a terrorist attack, but it's only been 5 years since he died and not a day goes by that I don't think of him.<BR/><BR/>When people lose their children, their parents, their siblings in such a senseless way...at least this is true for me : there is a tendency to mourn the loss not only the tangible loss of life, but the loss of their future as well. You think about all they lost, and all that those in their lives lost as well. Because it was on such a national level, such a ginormous level, if you will, because it dug at the very heart of Patriotism, that is why it's remembered.<BR/><BR/>We celebrate "Pearl Harbor Day." I'm sure if the mass media had been so prevalent back then it would have been the same thing for years. Eventually I am sure 9/11 will be relegated to the History Channel, with mentions on the news.<BR/><BR/>As for moving your childrens' birthday...I agree completely with you here : why take away something happy??? Celebrate and rejoice in life, and live.Daniel & Zoe's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129778497183047809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10830703.post-58706873401217856782007-09-11T18:06:00.000-07:002007-09-11T18:06:00.000-07:00If I hadn't gone to NYTimes.com I wouldn't have he...If I hadn't gone to NYTimes.com I wouldn't have heard a single thing today about 9/11, and that's living in nyc. Now granted, I don't know anyone personally who lost anyone, but it seems like the people furthest away/least affected are often the ones who gravitate toward the drama and the national reporting feeds that...I'm talking people who live in Iowa and fear dying by terrorism, or the genius who evacuated the TCBY building in Little Rock on 9/11 & 12/01. Interesting post, great food for thought...hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196846085992029086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10830703.post-33864654378124642822007-09-11T14:00:00.000-07:002007-09-11T14:00:00.000-07:00First comment will be my own...sorry guys! I didn...First comment will be my own...sorry guys! I didn't realize how long that post was when I wrote it!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771344953209506860noreply@blogger.com