tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post7044437826644580432..comments2024-02-15T13:56:20.783-05:00Comments on Mamma Loves...: I Wasn't Going ToAmie Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-44957210474088793262007-09-18T09:36:00.000-04:002007-09-18T09:36:00.000-04:00I drove past the impact point (about 50 yards away...I drove past the impact point (about 50 yards away) at the Pentagon about 3 hours before the attack.Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-5742902972756034772007-09-13T22:46:00.000-04:002007-09-13T22:46:00.000-04:00It's such a shared experience. Everyone remembers ...It's such a shared experience. Everyone remembers just what they were doing, how beautiful the day was, the sense of surreal horror. <BR/><BR/>We were in NYC on Labor Day 2001 and have this dorky touristy picture of us with the Twin Towers in the background. There we are smiling, the husband, me with a pregnant belly just starting to pop and our two grinning older sons. What a difference a week made.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801409209041280805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-2596715759482800492007-09-13T10:38:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:38:00.000-04:00I found out I was pregnant just a week or so befor...I found out I was pregnant just a week or so before the attacks too and I had the very same thought. What am I bringing a baby in to?<BR/><BR/>My mom lived in Jersey and worked in New York most of my life. Thankfully, she was living in London in 2001. But in 2003 she was back, living in Jersey City with a fantastic view of Manhattan. Only the view was so different without the Twin Towers. The events of that day and the lives that were lost...it's just so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-77518062668934383002007-09-13T00:46:00.000-04:002007-09-13T00:46:00.000-04:00Thank you for the reminder. I wasn't so brave but...Thank you for the reminder. I wasn't so brave but I'm so glad some are. You're right, we must remember.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384565915139312020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-29372448788628814552007-09-12T22:13:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:13:00.000-04:00I too thought it was weird that not a single perso...I too thought it was weird that not a single person at work mentioned the date yesterday. I'm on the yellow/blue line so I ride past the Pentagon every day and it's impossible not to think about it...jessabeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891661157643478813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-72307827469426776782007-09-12T21:22:00.000-04:002007-09-12T21:22:00.000-04:00You brought tears to my eyes. Having lost someone...You brought tears to my eyes. Having lost someone in the towers, I think I stuggle with the memories more (or at least differently) then the others around me. I was so mad yesterday when there wasn't a single person in my office who even acknowledged the anniversary. I feel if so many are starting to forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-30977028144745453272007-09-12T18:52:00.000-04:002007-09-12T18:52:00.000-04:00Agreed, moving post. Left me wordless.Agreed, moving post. Left me wordless.gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831743139790832998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-3075299746334644712007-09-12T17:13:00.000-04:002007-09-12T17:13:00.000-04:00Wonderful and moving post. We lived in NYC pre and...Wonderful and moving post. We lived in NYC pre and post, it still makes me physically emotional to go downtown. Thanks for sharing this.<BR/>- AudreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-90103282158462557082007-09-12T14:16:00.000-04:002007-09-12T14:16:00.000-04:00I can't drive by it without thinking of it too. I...I can't drive by it without thinking of it too. I will always see a crater with smoke rising from it, no matter how long it's been.Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-82284669631629136772007-09-12T13:15:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:15:00.000-04:00Writing about is good. It gets out what's inside ...Writing about is good. It gets out what's inside and with regard to this day, will resonate with probably every American. Nicely put, Mamma.Paige Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291247610038922542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-17820641422760046972007-09-12T13:03:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for writing this. It is still fresh in my m...Thanks for writing this. It is still fresh in my mind, I still remember the feeling as the reports came swirling in that it wasn't, couldn't be, real.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-23108862007197773612007-09-12T12:33:00.001-04:002007-09-12T12:33:00.001-04:00I had just called my mom to tell her about the tow...I had just called my mom to tell her about the towers when the Pentagon was hit. That moment and many others remain vivid, even years later.Cathy, Amy and Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472486650115997239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-67697921818179295422007-09-12T12:33:00.000-04:002007-09-12T12:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your story.I think being pregna...Thanks for sharing your story.<BR/><BR/>I think being pregnant then would have added to how scary the day was.Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/08191366421121919596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-17369510644292143482007-09-12T12:13:00.000-04:002007-09-12T12:13:00.000-04:00I can't imagine what it would have been like to ha...I can't imagine what it would have been like to have been in the city on that day... thank you for sharing your experience.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-7468567987418992392007-09-12T09:05:00.000-04:002007-09-12T09:05:00.000-04:00Mamma, we all lost something precious that day, so...Mamma, we all lost something precious that day, something very much akin to innocence.<BR/><BR/>I put my flag out yesterday morning, and then The Poo and I sat on the porch for awhile. A plane split the clear blue sky with its white tail, and I told her how one day not very long ago, that had become a strange sight.<BR/><BR/>And how I hope for her, it will always be commonplace. Because for me, it will always hold a small piece of death.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-87390117006058670812007-09-12T08:52:00.000-04:002007-09-12T08:52:00.000-04:00I still look for the towers in the skyline when I ...I still look for the towers in the skyline when I drive over the bridges here...It's different and it always will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-29409162564128241002007-09-12T08:41:00.000-04:002007-09-12T08:41:00.000-04:00I think we have a hard time describing the loss we...I think we have a hard time describing the loss we all felt that day when that loss wasn't a particular person. <BR/><BR/>We lost something far less tangible. Confidence. Innocence. Faith. There are dozens more. It's probably a different intangible for everyone.Marty, a.k.a. canapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061361665908074413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-58735909864729199802007-09-12T07:35:00.000-04:002007-09-12T07:35:00.000-04:00I can't imagine driving by that spot every day...T...I can't imagine driving by that spot every day...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this, Mamma.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282315751565186831noreply@blogger.com