Ever believed something so completely that it became a "memory" β only to find out years later it never actually happened? π I just wrote about the time my uncle convinced me (for over TWO DECADES!) that he encountered a live octopus in his soup during a business dinner in Japan. The story was so vivid, so detailed, that it became one of my most solid childhood memories. Plot twist: He made the whole thing up just to tease his newly vegetarian niece. π It got me thinking about how strange our minds really are β we forget the things we desperately want to remember, hold onto random facts we'll never need, and sometimes create entire memories from stories we've heard. Anyone else have a "memory" that turned out to be fiction? Or is it just me living with imaginary octopuses in my head? Link in comments if you want to dive into this rabbit hole of memory weirdness with me! #memories #storytelling #thatawkwardmoment
