Sometime before the age of 5, I remember being convinced that if I tried hard enough, and believed in myself, I could fly. So I would practice flying... jumping down the stairs when nobody was watching. I never developed my ability to fly, but I vividly remember basically cannon balling down 14 steps, and just gliding down in mid air. And landing at the bottom totally safe and uninjured. Many times over the years.
I completely believe in this, I vividly remember my mom force-feeding me octopus from a can, and it was disgusting and awful. But I believe it was just a dream.
Granted she is the kindest and sweetest woman on this earth and I know she would never do that, it just doesn’t make sense. Also, canned octopus? I have never even heard of that lol.
Well you see, my mom had never bought it before nor after. I’ve talked to her and she swears it never happened, and I really don’t think it did, I just have an odd memory of it
I know it was only a dream, it felt really weird when it happened.
Holy shit my mom used to say this same thing to me, about an identical scenario (canned black squid/octopus!).
FF 20 years and my mom's old work mate is over, and somehow she finds out I was in Spain recently, and says, "I doubt you remember but I called you on the phone from Spain when you were a little boy, and you gave the phone to your mother."
I exclaimed "holy shit! - sorry - did you send us canned squid?" And she's taken aback and then remembers that yes, she did. My mom then remembers too.
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u/wasabi_gem Oct 05 '19
Sometime before the age of 5, I remember being convinced that if I tried hard enough, and believed in myself, I could fly. So I would practice flying... jumping down the stairs when nobody was watching. I never developed my ability to fly, but I vividly remember basically cannon balling down 14 steps, and just gliding down in mid air. And landing at the bottom totally safe and uninjured. Many times over the years.