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StewTrue t1_ixkhktc wrote

Would you mind explaining the symbolism of the teeth?

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softshivers OP t1_ixkib6c wrote

they’re baby teeth. i don’t remember losing them, just waking up one day with adult ones in their place

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StewTrue t1_ixkiqxu wrote

Oh ok, so this is meant to be taken a bit more literally than I initially guessed. My reading of your art was that you had some early trauma which made you feel as if you did not gave a childhood. The shattered crucifix and the lamb led me to guess that it was trauma connected with the church. Now I’m wondering whether you literally do not remember your childhood.

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softshivers OP t1_ixkjs7n wrote

i remember my childhood trauma very well. i just don’t remember that blissful ignorance and innocent wonderment that should come with being a child.

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bonniex345 t1_ixl74ar wrote

How does this happen? It takes years for teeth to change.

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softshivers OP t1_ixl7iyv wrote

not literally. i meant, i just have lost a lot of my timeline. i don’t remember large chunks of time, specifically from 5-10.

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bonniex345 t1_ixl8uey wrote

How?

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Amationary t1_ixlawwk wrote

It’s about childhood trauma, whether it be physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse etc. Many people never had the stage of being a blissfully innocent child, and instead were forced to grow up too soon and missed their early milestones. Also many children who are abused suppress their memories of abuse, leading to large chunks of time (months, years, even decades) being completely forgotten

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