#for clarification i'm the only person in my family with a strong long term memory
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saying do you remember [obscure snack from my childhood] to my mom and actually getting an oh yeah i can pick that up response is something that can be so vindicating
#for clarification i'm the only person in my family with a strong long term memory#my sister can't remember anything in detail before she was about seventeen#my mom can remember her childhood but remembers less of mine- she figures it'll come back in a few years#that's what happened with her own childhood anyway#my brother doesn't particularly have a Bad memory it's just not as good as mine#i had a semi eidetic memory before the development of mental illness it's a whole thing#my dad destroyed his memory with acid and weed but it is what it is#my auntie (not actually related but my mom's best friend) had a perfectly photographic memory before the surgery that saved her life#and that's one of my worst fears i think. to lose the clear recollection of events that i have now#alzheimers and dementia run in my family but luckily i have adhd which makes you much less likely to develop either#mer rambles#i Will just be talking about my family on tumblr.com in the tags
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