It's startling to me to realize that this weekend will be the 10th anniversary of 9/11. What's even more amazing to me is that my children weren't around then. They have no concept of what happened. In fact, when Osama Bin Laden was killed, Alex had no idea who he was. I'm reluctant to destroy a piece of his childhood innocence with the knowledge of terrorists.
But I'm going to have to.
I haven't heard yet for sure, but I'm fairly certain that the school will be discussing something about it, since it's all over the news already. And it's not that I don't want him to understand such an important piece of history. It's just that, well, I'm not sure how to go about it. This is such an emotionally-charged topic. People on airplanes dying, buildings full of people collapsing, the shock, the anger, the hatred... I feel overwhelmed thinking back on what happened. I'm not even sure if I'm going to tell both kids yet, or just A. B just started Kindergarten, and I don't know how to explain it so that she will understand.
Are any of you parents struggling with the same issue? If so, how did you resolve it?
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