September 11th. - Comments

I was 11 years old and in sixth grade.
I was sitting in class when the teacher turned on the TV.
We watched the second plane hit the towers.
I didn't really understand what was going on at all...
The principal came on the intercom, and told everyone to turn the TVs off because they didn't want us watching it.

I remember not understanding it. I mean, for me it was something that I wasn't going to be able to comprehend for a few years, not to mention it was in an entirely different country.

I can remember watching the footage, understanding that it was bad, but not understanding how big of a deal it was that America had been attacked in such a way.

I also got annoyed that normal TV wasn't on. But for me it was because I just saw it as 'everyone knows what happened, can I watch my favourite show now?' and I mean who would expect an 11 year old Aussie to be able to understand.

I still vividly remember that morning at school. It was all anyone spoke about. And one idiot guy in my year decided it would be funny to tell all the younger kids that they were going to bomb our school next. So the teachers had to call an assembly to explain that that wasn't going to happen, and we were all safe.

But still, even as a kid I could sense the uncertainty everyone was having. If it was going to happen again, and if so where and when?

It feels like so long ago, but at the same time, not very long ago at all.

I remember where I was when I found out about what had happened too, I was also nine and it wasn't until I got to my Gran's house that I found out because like your story I didn't get to watch my TV programmes [I'm pretty sure it was Mona the Vampire too] and I was annoyed as well. Same thing when Diana died. It seems silly now 'cause I know how bad a thing it was to happen.