9/11 movies

Tonight Justin decided that he wanted to watch United 93. A movie about a plane on 9/11 that was headed for the White House. I HATE movies about 9/11. I was very young in 2001. But I remember that my mom woke me up in the morning and told me I couldn't go to school because she was scared because of the news. Now, as a 6-7 year old, that will scare the living crap out of you. Parents are parents. They don't get scared. If my mom was scared, I was terrified. Therefore, anything about terrorist attacks, planes crashing, or terrorists in general, scared me more than probably anything. And to this day, that stuff is still so frightening to me. 

Anyway, my whole life I have avoided 9/11 movies. Until tonight when Justin wanted to watch one. Which isn't at all surprising because he works for the TSA so he is very interested in this stuff and hes proud of what he does to keep Americans flying safe. So we watched the movie, and I cried uncontrollably. It was just so sad because the people on the plane were calling their families and telling them that they loved them. I couldn't control myself. Justin says he didn't cry but I'm pretty sure he did at least a little bit! 

The terrorists that did this to the people of America are just so terrible. They took away our sense of safety. It was an awful tragedy and it hurt us as Americans, but at the same time, it strengthened us. We have higher security now than ever because of it. And I love that Justin contributes to that and takes it seriously. I'm proud of him and I love him so much. 

The movie was good but... I think I am going to still try to avoid 9/11 movies. They make me sad and I don't like thinking about that stuff.