Comments | tobyfan: November 22nd

tobyfan

November 22nd

Nov 22, 2003 11:13

I was just two and a half years old the day John F. Kennedy was shot, so I have no recollection of the event itself. But I do remember my parents talking about it for years to come. And because I share a birthday with this president, I feel a kind of connection with him. And, like him, I was raised in an Irish, Catholic family ( Read more... )

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ruedifference November 22 2003, 08:15:35 UTC

Heh. Only on LJ do I still feel young.

*hugs you*

Have fun today!

tobyfan November 22 2003, 08:45:26 UTC

Thanks. *G*

Do you feel that JFK birthday connection, too? I think you're the only other person I know with the same bd.

ruedifference November 22 2003, 08:54:14 UTC

I do, but I have a stronger corrolation with my grandmother, as she died just a few days after my birthday.

tobyfan November 22 2003, 08:58:35 UTC

*nods* I can certainly understand that. I hope it doesn't make your day too sad.

rememberance nebt_het November 22 2003, 08:50:47 UTC

I was born the year after Robert Kennedy was killed. However when I was old enough to learn about their lives I realized by birthday fell in between Robert Kennedy's and the day of the assasination. Maybe a little strange but I felt connected to that. I am also from an Irish Catholic family but a friend's family really gave me my sense of the importance of that time for our country. I also have the prayer card you refer to as well as many pictures. I know there was no idealized life however I look at the place our country was in before Nov. 22nd and the place it was after and I think everyone lost a great deal that day.

Special thoughts for your other losses as well. Thank you for sharing with us.

Re: rememberance tobyfan November 22 2003, 08:56:00 UTC

Cool. And thanks for sharing your story with me.