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71 What If I Don't Remember Much Of My Childhood?

The Place We Find Ourselves

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How to Write a Memoir

When you make up a story that happened hundreds of times, even though you don't remember a particular episode, you are telling the truth. Lying is far more about a refusal to tell the truth. The brains of 99 point nine % of people are not able to remember what we call eye witness detail. You can write a story that is an amalgamation of dozens or hundreds of memories. Sometimes not being able to remember much is because yourst ory is one of neglect. There's simply very little of substance to remember.

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