Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

stillfallow says,

exactly. thank you!

Believe says,

As I said on marymc's post.... Grieving for over 3000 lost Americans. But I won't grieve his death. Can't say that I'm feeling celebratory either.

Knoxena says,

I agree, not celebrating his death, or his life.

TaNkGirrrl says,

Wow! This memoir has me thinking...a lot.
Thank you for this one.
Thank you for your service.

stillfallow says,

@TaNkGirrl - oh! i was only a resident of the city - saw the whole thing happen and knew a few that died. watching so much death and pain happen in front of my eyes - i'll never know a reason to celebrate death.

RedStickWriter says,

I don't understand people who are not glad that our air is no longer wasted on Bin Laden's lungs. He purveyed his evil. He was armed when confronted. He refused to surrender. He got what he deserved... just many years late. I also don't understand people who say that war is not a solution. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

marymc says,

I don't either, Red.

Root says,

oh my gosh, what a great memoir!! i go to OSU and i'm getting so tired of people shooting off fireworks and getting drunk over this event. they need to grow up. thank you for your post :)

Sagacious says,

What's that old saying - "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter." Personally, I'm glad he's dead, but then- I viewed him as someone who was trying to destroy my relatively comfortable western existence.It seems like everyone has an opinion on this subject. Let's just be grateful that we live in countries where we can reasonably safely STATE that opinion.

jebcrg says,

I feel somewhere in between. It's certainly not a celebratory feeling, but an abiding understanding of the achievement of our military and what it means in terms of relief for the loved ones (of 9/11 victims) whose lives have been so profoundly affected, as well as the potential lives saved. The people of this country, with all of the tragedy from natural disasters, our economy, etc. are looking for something positive and uniting to hold on to.

Hiloboy says,

My sixth-grade students, who were one-year olds at the time 9/11 happened, were happy for this man's demise. Don't know whether to acknowledge or ignore these behaviors.

jl2 says,

knoxena said it the best

Bevvie says,

Kudos on being featured for your thought provoking memoir.

sisterpoet says,

Hiloboy....look for some direction from your administration. Parents have called REQUESTING that we not play news ect, ect. They are ok with an academic context but not ok with overload or stepping on the toes of personal, family morality issues. A good teacher teaches and supports critical thinking skills in a student and does not steer ind. thought in his or her direction. You are right to be concerned with the emotional state of your students and that is good teaching and caring. My useless advice......leave the moral call to someone else:)