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I still remember... an apartment I lived in till the age of 8... like I could draw a map of the interior...

I still kinda remember some of the places of my relatives that I've been to frequently, although those memories are a little bit more blurry.

I remember some of the schools I've been to... like the general vibe of it, idk if I could actually draw a map... more of a notebook doodle maybe

I used to draw maps of my neighborhood when I was in brooklyn... yeah so... I wasn't allowed much computer time and didn't have a phone... and my brain kinda turned my attention to the surroundings and I just get so bored and draw a map of the neighborhood lol.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

when I went back there

So you got kids now and went to a Parent-Teacher conference?

Damn I'm kinda nostalgic for a school I used to go to...

I mean I kinda wanna go back to the neighborhood where I used to live in and then raise kids there... and then have a moment where I'm like: "Hey kiddo, when your dad first arrived in this country, that was the school I used to go to"... like nostalgia + being able to relate to your kids...

Cuz my parents went to school in China and they had no idea what my experiences were... like I doubt they can relate to me, cuz I can hardly relate to them...

(I remember 1st 2nd grade before I came to the US, they had meter sticks they used to hit kids with and the teacher would throw chalk at kids that looked like they weren't paying attention...)

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

No, I don’t have kids. A friend of mine cleans there and asked me if I wanted to see the place after a couple decades away. Dead of summer. No one around, just wandered for a few minutes. Lonely, but nothing moved an inch.

I’m trans, asexual, and taking this virginity to my grave. My bloodline stops with me.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

I went back to my high school as a substitute teacher, but they had remodeled it and aside from a few familiar hallways, it was completely different.

Which is even more confusing than never being there at all, because I THOUGHT I knew where I needed to go, only to find they had moved that room to another area.