@Wyatt_H_Knott@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-10-01 13:47 UTC
@cobalt123@beige.party Early childhood trauma is entirely memorable. Never think a kid won't remember because they are young. Trauma literally reshapes the brain in it's own image.
All of the things I remember from ages 3 to about 5 are traumas. The custody hearing, falling down the stairs, the shame of spilling a soda in my Dad's bed. Splitting my head open and getting stiches in the ER. Even the look on my mom's face when I came out of her bedroom wearing my Dad's shoes and waving his gun.
@Persona@todon.nl
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@Wyatt_H_Knott@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-10-01 13:53
@cobalt123@beige.party They weren't necessarily concious memories, but all came out in nightmares or through art visualization exercises when I was older. They were eventually explained by converations with my parents. Now imagine childhood traumas that your parents can't help you explain when you are older. Endless nightmares and behavioral issues that never get resolved. That's why I know that putting these kids in front of a judge at age 3 is child abuse and will cause lifetimes of pain. @Persona@todon.nl