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A letter to my son who turns five this September 11

09 Sep 05:55am

Filed under: Anniversaries, Birthdays, Children, Open Letters, September 11

OK, little guy. There’s no point sugar coating this so I’ll say it straight. You’re born on kind of an awkward day in history, a day which has come to symbolise a whole bunch of bad stuff. I wish it were otherwise, but that’s how it is.

Excuse the corny analogy. Pic: Rob Palmer, taste.com.au.

You were due long before September 11, but like the stubborn little thing you are, you took your time. Your poor mother was so big she looked like she’d swallowed a wombat. Then finally, out you popped. A whopping, healthy, 4.9 kilo boy, born on the fifth anniversary of the world’s worst act of terrorism.

Son, there are some scary images I’m finding it tough to shield you from this week. Believe me, it’s the hardest thing in the world to explain why a bunch of guys flew those planes into those office towers and killed all those people.

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LC says:

03:12pm | 24/10/12

A very good article, but I think this news would be better suited to be broken to him in his teenage years Ant. I’m the eldest of three siblings, and on 9/11 I was seventeen, my younger sister 11 and my little brother 4. I first heard about it from… Read more »
Fairsnotfair says:

09:49am | 19/09/11

A drop of common sense. At last! I really do hope your child enjoyed her birthday as all children should. Without the lectures. Well done to you. Read more »

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