It's not stupid and I think it's perfectly normal to think about it sometimes (though it does seem like you should talk to someone if you think about it a lot).

9/11 is not just a tragedy that affects people that you think are "directly involved". It is a horrific event that shakes everyone to the core of their lives, their safety, the future. And it was played out so visually, worldwide; the images stark and surreal. And it was so close to home, too close to put it in that "it's far away, I can't do anything about it, it's not me" mindset.

Sometimes when I walk outside and the weather is like it was that day, the sky blue and clear, I remember any my heart stops for a minute. I remember waiting for my kids to get off of the school bus, and never wanting to let them out of my sight. I remember , for the first time ever, wondering if tomorrow would come, if this was the beginning of the end. So so scary. And that was even before we knew the details, the heartbreaking stories.

How can something like that not affect people?? I am sobbing as I write this.