[ferretchucker]

I remember coming back from school and seeing on the TV. My mum said this was one of the worst things I'd ever hear about in my life. I didn't understand how bad it was when it happened.

I've never forgotten it and I don't think anybody has. They just don't like to dwell on the bad past, but instead look forward to a better future. I was thinking about it often today and did my minute of silence. It's a terrible event that may seem to have died down, but certain things, a good example being you making this thread, show people still think about it. But as I said, if we spoke about it too much it would lose it's effect on us, and though I'm not saying it's a good thing to be sad, I think some things need to provoke emotion.

I too hate refering to it as 9/11. I find it makes it just a date instead of an event.