My thoughts on 9/11
Sep. 11th, 2011 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xiphiasI believe that anyone who lost someone on 9/11, or who feels personally affected by it, should spend today doing whatever they feel is appropriate for themselves, including doing nothing particular about it, if that's what they feel is right for them.
And the rest of us should just shut up and not try to horn into their mourning, because that's just tacky.
And the rest of us should just shut up and not try to horn into their mourning, because that's just tacky.
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Date: 2011-09-12 12:17 pm (UTC)Sometimes whatever mourning they want to do requires help and / or resources from other people... if you want to mourn by hearing the president speak, then the president has to be willing to speak.
That can be a more personal thing too... if I as a poly person lost one of the people I loved, and want to mark the event by spending time with the people I love now and can still spend time with - well, my current lovers shouldn't be required to 'just shut up and try not to horn in on my mourning' if they, themselves, have nothing to mourn.
So I would say for the rest of us: offer support if it's requested, and if not, then 'just shut up and try not to horn into their mourning, because that's just tacky.'
...although I'm not sure I exactly fall into the category of 'the rest of us.' This year has been... surprisingly hard.
Kiralee
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Date: 2011-09-13 12:07 am (UTC)