Last night's news about Osama bin Laden brings up some interesting things for us.
The most important, of course, is that a really, really bad guy has left the planet. Future crimes and violence and senseless deaths have hopefully been prevented. Families of terrorist victims can get feel some closure. Maybe now, for a short time anyway, the world will be a bit safer.
It's also a little coincidental because just days ago, an IML'er wrote to us to say that our section on 9/11 was totally outdated, because most of the tweens on our site are too young to remember it -- or may not have even been born yet! If that's you, then all this emotion surrounding Osama bin Laden may feel kind of weird. Obviously, it's not often that someone gets killed and millions rejoice (we hope it's once in a lifetime for all of us that there's a person who deserves that). But the events that changed the U.S. back in 2001 may just be something you read about in school or hear about from family members; maybe you feel like they don't affect you.
When we first started working on our "September 11th" section years ago -- it was around the 1st anniversary -- we really wanted the information to be "evergreen," meaning it would still be useful in the future. Looking at it now, we feel like we did that. We focused on the positive side of things and some of the advice, like the pages on tolerance and facing your fears, is important even unconnected to the terrorist attacks.
So today, we invite you to check out this section and maybe it will give you some better perspective on today's buzz:
Feeling Freaked Out
Maybe you're not afraid of new attacks, but this info applies to anything...especially natural disasters.
Media Madness
It seems like every week there's something upsetting that's all over our TV's, phones, and computers. Here's how to manage the blitz.
Celebrate Diversity
Oh, how we wish this would be beside the point 10 years after the attacks, but we're not sure it ever will be.
Sam and Harry's Story
If you want to know what it felt like to have your world really rocked by these events, meet Sam and Harry.
We DID update the You Said It page associated with this section; come on by and share your thoughts on how the world has changed since 9/11/01.
The most important, of course, is that a really, really bad guy has left the planet. Future crimes and violence and senseless deaths have hopefully been prevented. Families of terrorist victims can get feel some closure. Maybe now, for a short time anyway, the world will be a bit safer.
It's also a little coincidental because just days ago, an IML'er wrote to us to say that our section on 9/11 was totally outdated, because most of the tweens on our site are too young to remember it -- or may not have even been born yet! If that's you, then all this emotion surrounding Osama bin Laden may feel kind of weird. Obviously, it's not often that someone gets killed and millions rejoice (we hope it's once in a lifetime for all of us that there's a person who deserves that). But the events that changed the U.S. back in 2001 may just be something you read about in school or hear about from family members; maybe you feel like they don't affect you.
When we first started working on our "September 11th" section years ago -- it was around the 1st anniversary -- we really wanted the information to be "evergreen," meaning it would still be useful in the future. Looking at it now, we feel like we did that. We focused on the positive side of things and some of the advice, like the pages on tolerance and facing your fears, is important even unconnected to the terrorist attacks.
So today, we invite you to check out this section and maybe it will give you some better perspective on today's buzz:
Feeling Freaked Out
Maybe you're not afraid of new attacks, but this info applies to anything...especially natural disasters.
Media Madness
It seems like every week there's something upsetting that's all over our TV's, phones, and computers. Here's how to manage the blitz.
Celebrate Diversity
Oh, how we wish this would be beside the point 10 years after the attacks, but we're not sure it ever will be.
Sam and Harry's Story
If you want to know what it felt like to have your world really rocked by these events, meet Sam and Harry.
We DID update the You Said It page associated with this section; come on by and share your thoughts on how the world has changed since 9/11/01.
