LJ Idol, Season 8, Week 6, Food Memory, Fish

[imafarmgirl]

I was three-years-old and running free through the trees and into the open area of our camp site. The air smelled fresh and clean like mountain air would. Then suddenly I was falling and there was fish. Scales everywhere. I was drowning in them, in my mouth, on my face, tangled in the fish and trying to free myself. Spitting and crying, and my

Comments

[basric]

It's fascinating what our olfactory sense can do to us. More memories are recalled from an aroma than any other sense. Sorry, you miss a lot by your almost phobia, but it was well written.

[imafarmgirl]

Yes I've heard that scent, followed by taste can have the strongest emotional attachments as far as memories. I know I am missing a lot and that is sad. Sigh.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

[ecosopher]

I really liked how you went from talking about ... that particular food (I won't mention it!) to how your mother learnt to let you find your feet and fall, and get back up again. I think that's the hardest thing to do as a parent.

Really good entry. Now I know what not to eat if we should ever go out to dinner LOL

[imafarmgirl]

It's gross when people eat seafood or fish and they are out to dinner with me. I have to smell it. nasty. lol.

Mom really did try not to baby me, but I wish she had let me fall over the ice chest.

[java_fiend]

It's amazing how an incident like that can completely ruin something for us... that the memories of an event can create these intense aversions with us. I'm glad that your mom learned to let you find your own path. I'm sorry that it cost you the yummy seafood though. I suppose we won't be going out for sushi any time soon! :-p

[imafarmgirl]

Hell no. I'm not getting any where near sushi.

[imafarmgirl]

Maybe I'll be able to say that some day but I find that highly unlikely. Grins. Thanks for reading.

[its_raining_jen]

haha aww sorry you felt sick just writing about it!

[imafarmgirl]

I try not to think about it.