I suppose I'm a bad person, but I'm tired of it. Yes, I remember 9/11. I remember thinking the world would be forever changed as I knew it. Honestly, I don't think I've watched the Today Show since, just because at some level I associate it with the tragedy.
I remember watching the planes hit the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon. I remember grieving. And I still grieve for all those who died in such horrible circumstances.
But the world did not forever change as I knew it. Bad things happened. Good things happened. Life happened. For me, for my kid (now two), for the country, for the world.
It was a horrible thing, but I don't want to dwell there. Whole neighborhood blew up yesterday because we don't take care of our own infrastructure, and we're still more concerned about what amounts to a handful of radicals from foreign scary places? We need to focus on what we can do to make life better for all of our citizens.
We do ourselves more harm by neglect and hatred of one another than any radical Muslim will ever do.
I'm tired of focusing on an event nine years ago that was terrible, but also is now done and gone. Help those who suffered in rescue attempts. Recognize the great sacrifices many made in trying to help their fellows.
But I'm tired of being scared every 9/11. It happened. It was awful. We've seen a lot of awful before and since. Yes, for several years, the date would tie my stomach in a knot, but I want to get beyond that. It's a day. We remember, but we also move on.