It was scary, especially since I was 17 at the time and my parents left literally hours after the attacks to go to Tennessee (they were supposed to fly out that afternoon, but obviously couldn't), and I was by myself entirely during all the days and uncertainty that followed.
I think it was less real to me because so many people around me were so directly and personally affected -- I never really had room to develop the idea of "our country is being attacked / our way of life has been betrayed" etc because it seemed so heartless to be patriotic and take it personally when so many people lost things so much more important than just their national security, and there I was so much better off than they were. So... I guess I was just in the middle ground, too far away to be directly affected, and too close to be indirectly affected, if that makes sense.
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Date: 2005-09-14 12:33 am (UTC)I think it was less real to me because so many people around me were so directly and personally affected -- I never really had room to develop the idea of "our country is being attacked / our way of life has been betrayed" etc because it seemed so heartless to be patriotic and take it personally when so many people lost things so much more important than just their national security, and there I was so much better off than they were. So... I guess I was just in the middle ground, too far away to be directly affected, and too close to be indirectly affected, if that makes sense.