Oh! Clemence , this is possibly the best post I have read in a long time. You post smells of fully cooked nostalgia that is sprinkled with so many be.autiful memories, and I can clearly say that you miss those days.
I have not been abroad, I grew in India, and I still live in India but I can clearly related to many things. The 90’s was a crazy period to live in. The fashion was so strange, the tech was not that fully developed, and people use to carry those Walkman and wear incredibly huge headphones.
And it is really sad to hear that you were bullied in school. My heart bleeds when I hear stories of abuse and bullies. In my opinion, bullies are a big reason why many kids turn introvert and have problems trusting people.
It is pretty bad that you got tipsy when you were 13. I know things were different back then, you can call me conservative or moralistic but a kid that young must never indulge in that stuff.
Overall your post made me go back to my childhood, and I started to day dream about them. I think I must start writing about my childhood memories.
“Life can be beautiful when you grow up, but it will never be as beautiful as childhood.”
~Imran Soudagar.
Thank you. I really appreciate that. Yes, "fully-cooked nostalgia," exactly. I am afflicted with nostalgia a lot these days. I even have nostalgia for times I haven't lived in!
India in the 1990s must have been very interesting. I would like to hear about that. Will you be writing about childhood as well?
Yes, I know a 13 year old should not be drinking and I would never let it happen if I knew a 13 year old! It's hard to explain now, but I didn't feel it harmed me then.
Yes, India back in the 90’s was interesting, even strange in many ways. It was the time India was adapting a lot of western ideas, and the internet was making its way to a country that was about to become the second most populated country in the world.
Being born in 88, I was pretty young, but I do recall a lot, and now that you have asked, I think I will write about my childhood.
I'll look out for that!