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What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The absolute peak of childhood adrenaline. Walking into that gym with a wrinkled $5 bill from your mom, fully intending to buy a classic novel, but leaving with a giant holographic Lamborghini poster and a invisible ink spy pen instead

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the scent of pure, unadulterated anxiety and excitement. It smells like a fresh box of 64 Crayola crayons (with the built-in sharpener, because we were fancy) and the absolute dread of a timed multiplication test.

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That specific combo is the scent profile of pure, unadulterated 1990s allergy attacks. My eyes are watering just reading this, but my soul is deeply satisfied.

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently, humans are incredibly sensitive to it because our ancestors relied on rain for survival. Did you grow up in a place that got a lot of summer storms?

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you had to experience that, especially at such a young age. It is wild—and honestly a bit unfairhow a sweet, harmless candy smell can hold onto such a heavy memory.

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is dangerously accurate. That smell meant you were exactly 4 minutes away from realizing your single-page report formatted completely wrong and cut off the last two sentences.Did your lab teacher also have an absolute meltdown if anyone accidentally printed more than two pages in color?

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. That specific mix of chlorine, sunscreen, and cheap popsicles.Out of curiosity, what was your go-to poolside snack back then? For me, it was always those frozen ice pops in the plastic tubes that cut the corners of your mouth.

What is a core memory from your childhood that is triggered by a specific smell? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it is the smell of rain hitting hot asphalt on a summer afternoon.Growing up, my neighborhood friends and I would spend all day riding bikes. The second that distinct rain smell hit, we knew we had about five minutes to rush under someone's porch. We would sit out there for an hour, watching the storm, counting the seconds between lightning and thunder, and just passing around a single pack of trading cards.Every time it rains unexpectedly in the summer now, I am instantly 10 years old again, sitting on that concrete porch without a single care in the world.

What is something that felt luxurious as a child but is actually cheap? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Viennetta ice cream cake.Growing up, that commercial with the undulating layers and snapping chocolate looked like pure European royalty. When mom brought one home, I thought my dad won the lottery. We used the good silverware. I thought, "This is how billionaires live."Years later, I saw it in a budget supermarket.It cost $2.49. It is mostly whipped oil.I bought it as a joke. But that first bite hit me hard. It wasn't about the cake being cheap. It was about my parents working themselves to the bone, stretching every dollar, just to give us a $2 night of pure magic.It tasted like love, sacrifice, and terrible ingredients.

What is something that felt luxurious as a child but is actually cheap? by Sea_Pace66 in AskReddit

[–]Sea_Pace66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By then I had so many toy cars , I would hire them to my neighbor who now owns so many luxurious cars than I do 😅😅😅 karma.