tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post2200102588985371240..comments2024-03-27T11:22:03.840-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: On that Day We Lost JFKRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-56985336979297735352013-11-26T03:27:03.368-05:002013-11-26T03:27:03.368-05:00Everyone remembers where they were when JFK was sh...Everyone remembers where they were when JFK was shot, even if they're not American. My mother was in school – in Europe – at the time, and her class was interrupted so the news could be relayed to the students. Tears were shed by those non-American people thousands of miles away across the Atlantic...Transatlantidhttp://www.transatlantid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-62473001124814359662013-11-25T16:36:42.780-05:002013-11-25T16:36:42.780-05:00Right after I read your comment I went to another ...Right after I read your comment I went to another site where people were talking about where they were, and a guy there said the same thing as you did. He came in from school and told his mother what had happened and she didn't believe him and slapped him across the face! It was something nobody wanted to hear, but that's a bit harsh. . .Ramonahttp://ramonasvoices.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-1005668285036426692013-11-25T13:50:57.251-05:002013-11-25T13:50:57.251-05:00The shock, I think. I mean, one minute she is pea...The shock, I think. I mean, one minute she is peacefully vacuuming; the next I am in the door two hours early telling her that her favorite President ever is dead? If only it had been a lie, eh?Labryshttp://www.walkofthefallen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-47211516834322109102013-11-22T15:15:47.313-05:002013-11-22T15:15:47.313-05:00Labrys, the jolt must have been even worse in Texa...Labrys, the jolt must have been even worse in Texas. But wow, your last sentence jolted ME. Really? She slapped you? Damn. Talk about your different reactions, huh?Ramonahttp://ramonasvoices.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-28973254527604377592013-11-22T15:13:15.988-05:002013-11-22T15:13:15.988-05:00I was 10 years old, in Texas, coming back from lun...I was 10 years old, in Texas, coming back from lunch when a boy ran past screaming "The President is shot." I called him a liar and walked into class for a television lesson…and lo, no lesson. Our teacher was weeping. School let out early, I went home, told my mom, who called me a liar and slapped me.Labryshttp://www.walkofthefallen.comnoreply@blogger.com