So, it is September 11, 2011, the 10 year anniversary of the horrible attacks on the United States in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. It is also my day to blog on the Cloth Diaper Retailer Cooperative blog. I have been trying to come up with something appropriate to share with you all. However, despite my best efforts, writing about diaper rash salve or the best cloth training pant seems so trite and inconsequential.
I read an interesting article on how to talk to your kids about 9/11 and was all prepared when my young sons asked about it this morning (they wanted to know why there was a commemorative ceremony at the baseball game they were watching on tv). When I started to answer them using the words and tone the article suggested they replied "Oh, the Twin Towers? We learned about that at school." "Really?" I responded, "When?" "In Art class" they replied. Huh? In Art class? Has 9/11 and the wars that followed so desensitized us as a nation to the horrors of that day that 2nd graders are learning of it in Art? This was the defining moment of my adulthood. Like Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy Assassination that proceeded it, it is one of those days where everyone can tell you exactly where they were, what they were doing and how they felt when they first heard of it. It ended any innocence that remained and caused fear to be a unwelcome companion. Should something this consequential and life changing really be a topic in 2nd grade Art? Upon hearing of our sons' history lesson, my husband and I sat down with them and provided a bit more detail than I am assuming they received over finger paints and glitter.
So, on this 10th Anniversary day, I will not blog about diapers but I will do a giveaway as we all need something fun and happy to which we can look forward. One of our favorite Made in the USA diapers, Thirsties, has recently added new prints to its diaper cover line. They are sweet and delightful and make me smile whenever I see them. We will give away one of these new covers (you pick the size and print) via a random drawing from the entrants.
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My daughter is too young to understand what 9/11 is and I am thankful for that today. I know that I will eventually have to tell her how terrible this world can be, and I am not looking forward to that.
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ReplyDeleteMy son is too young as well, and I expect to explain to him when 9/11 rolls around and he asks what people are talking about. Or if he's old enough, but hasn't caught on, I'll explain to him briefly what happened and its impact on America.
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ReplyDeleteFan of Cottontail and CDCR on FB (Valerie H) My daughter is too young to understand 9/11, but I know one day I will sit down and talk to her about the tragedy and how it has impacted our history and lives. It was the first attack on American soil by foreign hands since Pearl Harbor. God Bless the USA!
ReplyDeleteI just told her (6 1/2) that something bad happened a while ago and that a lot of people died. We don't go into details just yet so as to not incite fear.
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My boys are still waiting to show up, but I did discuss it in 8th grade science today. It's strange to realize these kids have little understanding of that day. They were counting planes and we had a mini social studies lesson about what the buildings were and what happened with the planes. Eighth graders want to and should know.
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My son is too young to know what happened, but when he is old enough I will tell him (vaguely) what happened. I don't want to scare him.
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My boys aren't old enough yet. But I will just tell them in a simple way what happened.
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I told my oldest son, who is now 11, about that day when he was just a year old and how I was glued to the tv in disbelief.
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My children are to young to understand what 9/11 is or means. I plan to teach my children tolerance for everyone and that though everyone has different beliefs, you should never harm someone for being different.
ReplyDeleteMy girls are too young to begin to understand 9/11 (7 weeks and 20 months) but when they are older I plan to tell them about how scary it was and how lucky we are to live in a country where acts of terror like 9/11 don't happen every day.
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ReplyDeleteMy son is too young, but I told him that it was a day where some really bad things happened, but also a day where lots of people did really good things and helped each other. When he's older, I plan on telling him about finding the good in such a tragic situation, about how remarkable the human spirit can be.
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ReplyDeletei will explain it to my son/children when they are old enough to understand. i think the history of this country is too easily forgotten in schools today.
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My kids are still too young to understand 911 ans I'm honestly not looking forward to explaining it to them :(
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my son is too young right now (17 mos) to discuss 9/11... i'm not sure what i will say when he is old enough. it's a tough thing.
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my babies are too little to understand what happened that day, but when they are old enough I will tell them all about it
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ReplyDeletemy girls are too small to understand, so we will have time to think it over before making any grand statement. I think honesty is best, and although it's hard, sometimes the truth is better than anything else we can cushion it with.
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ReplyDeleteMy 2 boys are too small to discuss 9/11 with. But when they are old enough, I will make some sort of a scrapbook that is appropriate for them to see and tell them what happened that tragic day!
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