I agree with you FJ that it is still a lovely memory. However, that's like the best memory I have. That's the most attention I got. Maybe it's difficult for others to see how this is actually sad because I don't actually post about the rest of my childhood. You don't know the full story.

I also feel your post minimizes my experience. Again, probably because you don't know all the details. I'm not saying that was your intention. I know from reading your other post that you're very supportive and have good intentions, and yet I still feel that.

I think what L did, giving me a different perspective, was appropriate. I don't have to own her perspective, but what she said was true. It was a good memory AND it is also sad. I don't think she was trying to ruin my memory just as I don't think you were trying to minimize my experience.

Also, we were not intentionally exploring that memory. We also weren't trying to do trauma work. It just came up. I forget how or why.