That's really interesting---my wife and I had a funny experience where one of her core narratives was that she didn't have toys as a child but instead had to play with sticks and leaves and whatnot and rely on her imagination. Then we watched home videos of her childhood and there she was on Christmas morning opening a bunch of presents: a dollhouse, a toy cooking set, etc. and I pointed this out and she was like "wait...why did I believe I never had toys??" It's interesting how narratives we tell ourselves can become reality over time
This is so interesting! I'm curious at what point our "adult selves" were formed and we started to go back and revise all the memories to fit into this perception of self. I have a similar experience too, where I claim my mom completely ignored me when I was a kid, and then found a full album of pictures where she played with me lovingly. Thank you for sharing you and your wife's story!
Absolutely loved reading this, Angie! Now I want to pre-order your memoir (where can I do that) AND I’m wondering what stories I’ve made up about my own life and relationships.. thank you for this beautiful prompt :)
This sneak peek is such a teaser, I can tell whatever version comes out is going to be so good! And what a fun exercise to bash our own inner narratives, yet scary to realize. Thanks for sharing your journey today 🫶
Your revelation about the origin story you had crafted - and suffered - oddly made me feel a sigh of relief. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it subverted the common stereotype of immigrant origin stories. I wonder if you were so comfortable adopting the first story because it was already a common one?
That is a deeep question I've been asking myself and have no answer for. Sometimes I feel like I crafted these stories so well that they've become a reality, so I can complain about life and just be my comfortable, small self. But I'm glad the truth smacked me awake so I can have no one to blame and be responsible for my own life. This new reality is unfamiliar and scary, but very very empowering :)
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That's really interesting---my wife and I had a funny experience where one of her core narratives was that she didn't have toys as a child but instead had to play with sticks and leaves and whatnot and rely on her imagination. Then we watched home videos of her childhood and there she was on Christmas morning opening a bunch of presents: a dollhouse, a toy cooking set, etc. and I pointed this out and she was like "wait...why did I believe I never had toys??" It's interesting how narratives we tell ourselves can become reality over time
This is so interesting! I'm curious at what point our "adult selves" were formed and we started to go back and revise all the memories to fit into this perception of self. I have a similar experience too, where I claim my mom completely ignored me when I was a kid, and then found a full album of pictures where she played with me lovingly. Thank you for sharing you and your wife's story!
nice post. I guess it's not just AI that is prone to hallucinate :)
Or shall we say, that's what makes AI human :DDDD
One very happy camper!
So well said. As I wrote: “Good stories make prices go up and help things happen.
They get you the job or the girl.
Great stories create generational wealth and unlock leaping emergent effects.
They get you the promotion or the “yes” in response to proposal.
Bad stories destroy fortunes, friendships, future opportunity.”
More: https://www.whitenoise.email/p/storytelling
Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely loved reading this, Angie! Now I want to pre-order your memoir (where can I do that) AND I’m wondering what stories I’ve made up about my own life and relationships.. thank you for this beautiful prompt :)
Thank you for your kind words and support Cécile! I think the English will probably be published in 2026 or 2027. WIll def send you a copy <3
This sneak peek is such a teaser, I can tell whatever version comes out is going to be so good! And what a fun exercise to bash our own inner narratives, yet scary to realize. Thanks for sharing your journey today 🫶
Thank you Kelly!!
Your revelation about the origin story you had crafted - and suffered - oddly made me feel a sigh of relief. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it subverted the common stereotype of immigrant origin stories. I wonder if you were so comfortable adopting the first story because it was already a common one?
That is a deeep question I've been asking myself and have no answer for. Sometimes I feel like I crafted these stories so well that they've become a reality, so I can complain about life and just be my comfortable, small self. But I'm glad the truth smacked me awake so I can have no one to blame and be responsible for my own life. This new reality is unfamiliar and scary, but very very empowering :)
“And the truth will set you free”, or something, right? Mother-daughter relationships can be super tricky, so yay you for tackling that head-on.
Very sorry to hear about the miscarriages. Sending hugs!
Thank you Doris <333
i wonder what imaginary stories about me i dont know about yet haha
Didn’t know that would be the sharable image lol
真摯感人的文章嗚嗚，幾行文字又怎道得盡幾年來的成長與辛酸
有人說，孩子有時只是先來探路，緣分到了，會再回來的。
肝看到中文留言直接爆淚，謝謝甲思敏，希望有那麼一天（打字打一打又鼻酸到底母語是有多爆擊人心）
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Angilainen
lol