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<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 345990" data-attributes="member: 529"><p>I was working at home, doing pre-sales network engineering and writing in the evening. Business was just beginning to pick up for me, as I was new to the day job. Customers were beginning to call me back, and things were looking up.</p><p></p><p>I had the radio on and heard that a plane had crashed into the WTC. Like many, I thought it was a Cessna, maybe someone showing off who got too close. A few minutes later, the reports of the second plane came in. I knew immediately that it was a terrorist attack and ran downstairs, telling my wife to turn on the TV. We watched the reports of the other two planes, and saw the towers collapse over and over. And we walked outside that week amazed at the empty skies that normally have 4 or 5 planes visible, heading to the nearby airport. </p><p></p><p>I didn't get much done that whole week. My 3 year old was afraid. He wondered why we were so sad, and the hardest thing I've <em>ever</em> done was to explain to him while keeping my composure that "some airplanes hit some big buildings and a lot of people died". My wife had to leave the room. I should have seen the next question coming. "Will the airplanes fly into our house?". Inside I was suffering, but I kept a straight face. I assured him that they would not. He relaxed visibly after that. He didn't know where NYC was or even understand what dying was, other than it was a bad thing. He ran off to play, and later when I was alone I cried like a baby; the first time I had cried since I felt him kick in his mother's womb for the first time. God I love my kids.</p><p></p><p>I feel great sympathy for those who had to explain to their children that a parent wasn't coming home. I know I couldn't have kept my composure in such a horrible scenario, and I wonder if I could even hold on to my sanity. </p><p></p><p>Now, I'm working a different contract; my customers simply stopped buying after 9/11. But things are slowly getting better, both emotionally and financially. I used to think that NYC was a far off place that didn't affect me on any level. Now I know better, and for the first time I hope to visit it someday; not to see ground zero, but to enjoy the rest of the city. My wife and I, and our two boys, aren't living in fear. </p><p></p><p>We're still shocked, sad, and angry. But we are not afraid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 345990, member: 529"] I was working at home, doing pre-sales network engineering and writing in the evening. Business was just beginning to pick up for me, as I was new to the day job. Customers were beginning to call me back, and things were looking up. I had the radio on and heard that a plane had crashed into the WTC. Like many, I thought it was a Cessna, maybe someone showing off who got too close. A few minutes later, the reports of the second plane came in. I knew immediately that it was a terrorist attack and ran downstairs, telling my wife to turn on the TV. We watched the reports of the other two planes, and saw the towers collapse over and over. And we walked outside that week amazed at the empty skies that normally have 4 or 5 planes visible, heading to the nearby airport. I didn't get much done that whole week. My 3 year old was afraid. He wondered why we were so sad, and the hardest thing I've [i]ever[/i] done was to explain to him while keeping my composure that "some airplanes hit some big buildings and a lot of people died". My wife had to leave the room. I should have seen the next question coming. "Will the airplanes fly into our house?". Inside I was suffering, but I kept a straight face. I assured him that they would not. He relaxed visibly after that. He didn't know where NYC was or even understand what dying was, other than it was a bad thing. He ran off to play, and later when I was alone I cried like a baby; the first time I had cried since I felt him kick in his mother's womb for the first time. God I love my kids. I feel great sympathy for those who had to explain to their children that a parent wasn't coming home. I know I couldn't have kept my composure in such a horrible scenario, and I wonder if I could even hold on to my sanity. Now, I'm working a different contract; my customers simply stopped buying after 9/11. But things are slowly getting better, both emotionally and financially. I used to think that NYC was a far off place that didn't affect me on any level. Now I know better, and for the first time I hope to visit it someday; not to see ground zero, but to enjoy the rest of the city. My wife and I, and our two boys, aren't living in fear. We're still shocked, sad, and angry. But we are not afraid. [/QUOTE]
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