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"But 3,000 people died on Sept. 11, leaving a gaping hole in the lives of their children, parents, siblings and friends. Those of us who don't fall into those categories are not bereaved and, by pretending to be, we diminish the real pain of those who really feel it."

Damn straight! Let the children, parents, siblings and friends grieve and have their memorials, but let them do it in private (literally and figuratively).

We're getting sick as hell of the media parading these people around as emotive freaks, with cameras so close you can count the nose hairs.

When folks die in a tragedy in a normal city, should the entire city drop what they are doing and "grieve" over someone they didn't give a damn about in the first place just to fit in with the emotional political correctness?

Sure thing, allow and respect the memorials by the children, parents, siblings and friends, but for the rest of you across the nation"...Get a grip and go find a constructive life...", and for you sicko media asses, you know where you can stick those cameras where your light meters won't register any light source...

We're getting sick as hell of the media parading these people around as emotive freaks, with cameras so close you can count the nose hairs.

I hate to be the only one not jumping on the bandwagon (ok, I don't really hate it), but I really don't want to hear any opinions on how WE should grieve unless it comes direcly from the victims' families.

Not that I'm a fan of the media, but keep in mind that if the media is "parading" anyone around, it isn't done without their consent. The media certainly couldn't get me to do anything I didn't want to do, and I have to give enough credit to these people as well. So if they're there, it's because they want to be there, and they have their own reasons for that, whether you like them or not.

This Steyn fellow may have some good points, maybe the "healing circles" are a bit much, but I really don't care what a Canadian journalist, who admits he doesn't feel bereaved, thinks about any of this.

Yes, we should right the wrongs by combatting terrorism, that goes without saying. But anyone who doesn't feel any pain or loss, who doesn't want to partake in any kind of ceremony, is free not to do so. How others choose to commemorate this day is their business. Everyone has their way of mourning. I, for one, think the day deserves a moment of silence, but it doesn't matter what I think.

Until I hear from a victim's family who says "leave us alone and cool it with the ceremonies already," I will respect the efforts made to commemorate this day, even if I don't partake in them.