grew up in 9/11 town so very aware of it being a thing, but born many a year after 9/11 so people would just talk about it and i didn't want to be left out/seen as stupid for not knowing so for two whole years i just pretended like one day i saw them go down until i told one of my babysitters and she was like "weren't you born in 2006" and then i cried home on the train because i realized that everyone around me knew i was a lying bastard of a child
