New Yorkers/Washington DCers

[yael_pou at hotmail.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:
> We don't know what to tell our kids.  How do you explain the 
> unexplainable?

I'm quite sure that in years to come, this will have been the first memory my five-year-old 
girl will have. I cancelled my afternoon meetings, came home, sat her in my lap (chased away 
the impish two-year-old) and allowed her to watch CNN with me. I don't think she can grasp 
the magnitude of this catastrophy, but before she went to sleep, she said, "Mommy, I'm very 
sad, too. I hope your friend is all right. Don't worry, we'll celebrate [Jewish] new-year on 
Monday, and it'll make you happy."

No. She doesn't really understand what has happened. But she will. Bit by bit.

In the mean time, we're all praying for my cousin (and close friend) who worked in the WTC. 
(God, I'm using past tense). Our only hope is that he hasn't made contact because he stayed 
there to help the wounded. He is the kind of guy to do that.

> Everyone in New York and Washington, please take care and know that 
> people around the world are praying for and thinking about you.

I'll join that pray and add a plea to let us know you're all right. I re-subbed to this 
list just for that.

Thanks, yael