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It seems like many of us get caught up in whatever new DVD has the most horror to it, yet sadly enough we have become desensitized to real life horror in our every day lives.
I remember exactly what was going on that day. My alarm went off because I had to pick up my kids from school that morning and since I always woke up to the Howard Stern Show, I thought it was some kind of gag at first. It was dragging on and never an indication of being "funny" that I figured I had set the wrong station when I was going to sleep because none of it was settling in when I was waking. On a side note, Chicago was the only market that went to local news rather than broadcasting the Stern show that day. I've downloaded it since and as an avid listener, it is truly scary to listen to in retrospect.
I watched the second tower collapse on tv as I was getting dressed to pick up the kids. There was almost a stunned silence in the schoolyard because all the parents knew what had happened, but kept their thoughts to themselves. I told my oldest at the time (who was 6) about what had happened. She asked "why did they do that ?". It was one of the few times I was at a loss for words. The best I could tell her was "there are some people in the world that really hate us that much". That's when I finally felt mad and hurt because it was suddenly real to me.
CK
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