# 9-11, oh you thought I was gonna talk about the Twin towers. Nope. Read on (birth of a daughter) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934 "2026-09-09T18:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/1 "2026-09-09T18:02:30Z")
9-11 was the day the Lil’wrekker was born. The actual day. Yes. I was watching the news in the hospital. She was born by C-section. I was slightly alarmed the whole time. But what could I do? It was happening no matter what the world was doing. This morning she announced this _IS_ her birthday week. And all choices of all things are hers. O—kay. The thing is she’s such a prima Donna, if we don’t give in there will be hell to pay. So, yeah we will. First choice: China buffet for lunch. Hey, I’m all about that. Ivy is happy. Hamza is happy. And I got eggrolls. At least I know what she likes and I usually like it too. Lord, I hope this don’t start a trend in the family. Acccckkkkkk 😱 Happy birth-week my sweet girlie. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/2 "2026-09-09T18:05:38Z")
Moderating: Yet another click-bait title that requires the reader to open the thread to learn what it is about. I have corrected it. Next one will get a warning. You’ve been mod noted several times to stop doing this. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/3 "2026-09-09T18:36:31Z")
I guess we know what you were up to the previous Christmas… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/4 "2026-09-09T19:52:17Z")
Ain’t technology great? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/5 "2026-09-10T03:10:21Z")
So I’m unfamiliar with your family’s nicknames. Are Lil’wrekker and Ivy siblings, right? I was assuming that but not sure. As for 9-11, I thought I was glancing at a DVD of ‘Die Hard’ in the quad that morning. The crowd of students said, “Of course not buddy! This is real you know.” I’m still embarrassed that I didn’t initially get that! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/6 "2026-09-10T03:30:50Z")
Ivy is my caretaker. Lives with us. Drives me around. Keeps me alive. The Lil’wrekker is my kid. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/7 "2026-09-10T08:39:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Ivy is my caretaker. She sounds more like your caregiver. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/8 "2026-09-10T12:44:29Z")
She don’t _care_..but she **Cares.** Which ever. She is the best thing I could’ve had these last months. I would’ve been dead many times had she not been on the job. She’s family, now. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/9 "2026-09-10T13:23:03Z")
Does she get off time? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/10 "2026-09-10T17:46:59Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > As for 9-11, I thought I was glancing at a DVD of ‘Die Hard’ in the quad that morning. The crowd of students said, “Of course not buddy! This is real you know.” I’m still embarrassed that I didn’t initially get that! I was so clueless I thought the World Trade Center was in another country. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/11 "2026-09-10T18:06:23Z")
My wife’s birthday is 9/11. (Considerably before the events.) None of her friends ever forget when it is. Nor do I, but I’m good at that. Eldest daughter was born December 7, so this seems to run in the family. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/12 "2026-09-10T18:20:51Z")
Hey we have a 12/7 as well. And twins born on a Mothers day Sunday. It seems to be in our bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/13 "2026-09-10T18:28:57Z")
My youngest was 2 weeks old on 9/11. Lots of changes in this little family. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-oh-you-thought-i-was-gonna-talk-about-the-twin-towers-nope-read-on-birth-of-a-daughter/1032934/14 "2026-09-10T18:35:06Z")
I have to say, that evening; Still groggy from the OR and pain meds I was very afraid. Afraid for me and my new baby and the whole freakin’ world. I wondered what her life would be like. We managed to get her grown and working successfully. A happy person. Maybe still learning to adult. Some. But that’s ok. She has a soft place to land when/if she falls.