Today is a day that will always warrant social media posts, blogs, and talk about remembrance. Always a day to reflect. To appreciate. To remember.
Each year, I talk about how my life was changed or how I feel about that day.
Each year I also talk about how Phillip changed my life on September 11, 2009. How he placed a good memory in my heart so the day wouldn't always be filled with doom-and-gloom.
But this year is different.
This year, I have a daughter to think about.
So this post is about her.
She will never know a world without terrorism. Airports will always be a place of heavy searches, baggage restrictions, and vigilance toward suspicious people and packages. "World Trade Center" will forever be three words that mean evil and love all at once - and she will never be able to refer to other world trade centers without thinking of that September day. First responders will never be just for rescuing cats from trees or putting out fires. The middle east will always be in civil unrest and hate the western world. The military will always be on standby, even if we are not currently at war (which as of yet seems like an idea from the past). Terrorist attacks killing less than 3,000 people might seem "insignificant" to her. Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden will forever join the ranks of Hitler, and the like, as terrible people she will never have to worry about, except on history exams.
Dear Baby Girl,
I am sorry you will have to worry about so much more than your dad and I ever had to. But know that you will be stronger for it and more aware of the world. You are blessed to not have had to see the news coverage and experience the uncertainty of that day first-hand. So much good has happened since that day 12 years ago, but there is so much more to come that you and your generation will have to burden. I pray for you every day and know you will have the strength to make sense of it all - like generations past have had to do with other horrific events.
Love Always,
Your Heavy-Hearted Mama
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