totally VOTED!

Thanks DS...you are the only person to respond so far...hope I am not so terribly old that I am a complete dinosaur - but I feel like this is still affecting us today.

it changed the course of History..

you're not a "complete dinosaur" yet..
soon(LOL)

Almost...LOL

I remember, but barely. I was 6. I only remember people in my family acting funny. My one vivid memory of the day is it was the day I learned the meaning of the word "rapidly" because the newsman, Wiley Daniels(never forget that name either) said the President's car sped off rapidly and I asked my brother "what does 'rapidly' mean?' and he simultaneously answered and shushed me. "Fast", he said.

I read everything I could about Kennedy as a kid. I ordered books about him from the Weekly Reader lists in school. I read P.T. 109  by Dononvan. I listened to his speeches on that scratchy memorial album that came out. I wore it out and can still recite most of his Inaugural address by heart.

I used to be fascinated with conspiracy theories and sometimes I will still entertain them, but the older I get, the more I just believe that Oswald did it alone. I'd like to know what you think. Obviously, this event was pivotal in your life and I'd like to know your thoughts not only on the Oswald question, but also how you think his truncated presidency and his enduring legacy affect us today.

Really? The older I get and the more I see how current events unfold, I become more convinced of a conspiracy. 

I personally don't know what I think anymore.  There have been too many coincidences in my lifetime.  However, I will say this:  I am surprised that this election was not tampered with more...

I think one day, this is how people will reflect on 9/11...

Yes, that was another day that went down in infamy - as was the bombing of Pearl Harbor (which I wasn't around for).  

'63 was a total suck year!

 

Add, both grandfathers dieing. 

Very hard year.  And very difficult for you.  I think lots of people left the earth that year.  Sometimes a catastrophic event like that puts folks over the top.  I've noticed the same thing happening this year.  Lots of our icons and elders are leaving during these stressful times.  

OMG - talk about feeling torn!!!  That must have been incredible for you.  

Wow, that day must have been incredibly emotional for you.

I would imagine it would be the height of cognitive dissonance...unimaginable.

You were VERY young to have had a child.  On the other hand, that's what most people did back then.   Yes, I know that I was also not terribly in touch with my emotions back then, so I understand...

That was not all that unusual then.  All my high school friends were pregnant by the time of graduation.  My sisters were both married and pregnant while teens.  I was the 3rd girl, so I learned and was very very fortunate that I didn't get pregnant ;~)