Re: [ncte-talk] World Trade Center

[Eric Crump <ecrump@interversity.org>]

My first thought this morning, watching the horror unfold on TV while my
older girls were in their room chatting merrily and drawing pictures in
their notebooks, was Do they have to know?

But I went upstairs and told them that tragic and historic events were
happening and that they could, if they wanted, join me in watching. I hate
to see our happy, secure children exposed to such horror and fear, hate
it hate it hate it, but any attempt to shield them would be futile and
unfair. This is their world, too. They need to know it.

So we watched together and talked about what was happening. Later, the
girls built a fort in the living room, a small haven of pillows and couch
cushions and blankets. They have flashlights and a radio and a fine
complement of stuffed animals and books. A safe place. 

They came out for lunch.

--Eric Crump