Back in my grandma's kitchen in 1998, the smell of burnt toast is still my strongest memory

It's wild how that one sharp smell can still pull me right back to being four years old and feeling totally safe. Anyone else have a core memory tied to a specific smell that just won't fade?

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corablack27d ago

That sawdust and WD-40 combo is so specific. Did your dad ever let you try to use any of the tools yourself, or were you just watching?

betty_kelly927d ago

My mom's perfume still smells like a dentist's office to me.

tara64227d ago

My dad's old workshop always smelled like sawdust and WD-40. I can close my eyes and be right back there, sitting on a stool watching him fix anything. That smell is just pure childhood to me. It's stronger than any photo.