Remember where you were on September 11? I had just started a meeting, it was cloudy and a couple people were running late. A few minutes into the meeting almost everyone’s cell phones started going off. You know the rest. It’s one of those moments that gets imprinted permanently in our brain.
Fast forward to a sunny summer Saturday morning a few years later. I can remember looking at buttercups out in the field because they seem to be rather plentiful that day. My wife had just taken our daughter to Saturday morning activities and suddenly showed back up in the driveway at warp speed. The next few minutes were my debriefing of the conversation that just took place in the car. I can assure you that September 11 will be about the closest comparison in trying to process the discovery that your child is being sexually abused.
The new reality
After September 11 a lot of things changed. Air travelers got to experience the joys of the TSA. The Empire State building once again returned to it’s place at the top of the skyline. Flags returned to porches and flag poles, and American’s gathered together. Your own personal 911 will have a fair amount of drama as well, but not as much flag waving. And much like NYC, you can find your strength, rebuild and move forward.
