I was 17; it was my senior year of high school. I had computer processing/typing class first period, and my teacher had a strict “no television or radio while typing” rule, since we all had to wear headphones anyway. We had no idea what was going on until the end of class when the principal came over the PA system and addressed it. It was such a surreal day, and watching it play out in real time was such a strange jumble of emotions. That’s definitely the day my childhood ended, and I had no idea what to expect from the world.
It’s so weird to me seeing this comment as someone who’s currently 17 and in her senior year, 25 years after this day took place. If it happened today I’d likely have been in the same situation that you were, but I’ll never know that same feeling.
The takeaway is that life in the 90s was much more laid back and different than it is now. Hard to understand unless you lived during that time. For me it’s sort of like knowing old guys who were in WWII and not fully grasping what it was like because you didn’t live through it.
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u/smithstephaniel 15h ago
I was 17; it was my senior year of high school. I had computer processing/typing class first period, and my teacher had a strict “no television or radio while typing” rule, since we all had to wear headphones anyway. We had no idea what was going on until the end of class when the principal came over the PA system and addressed it. It was such a surreal day, and watching it play out in real time was such a strange jumble of emotions. That’s definitely the day my childhood ended, and I had no idea what to expect from the world.