September 11, 2001 - All Over Again

As I sat here today watching some of the footage from September 11, 2001, on the various news channels, I thought I was over the pain and anger I had on that very day. I was wrong

The longer I sat and watched, the more emotional I became once again. I was actually brought to tears again over the attacks on the World Trade Center towers. One of the most disturbing images for me still are the people who threw themselves out windows to their deaths. How bad did it have to be where their best option was to lunge out of a window 100 floors down to the ground? I can't even begin to imagine that thought process. To the media outlets that are still choosing to run this footage of people falling to their deaths - How dare you! You useless scumbags. The other thing that really disturbs me are the kids who lost parents.

The thought of the children who were left to deal with the pain of losing one or both of their parents is horrifying. The thought of them still disturbs me. Even now, as I type this entry, I have to fight the tears back thinking of the families who had to deal with their loss - and are still doing so today - especially children. I watched these children and family members today reading the names of their loved ones who were lost. Most of the children had comments like, "Daddy (or Mommy), I love you and still miss you very much." That is the hardest thing to see and hear and not be brought to tears. It's a battle that I'm unable to win today.

Please keep these families - especially the children - in your prayers, not just on the anniversary of 9/11, but always.