I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • Adrenaline addict

    One of my favorite moments was a feeling I got. I got this feeling when I drove my parents’ two-door car at over 100 mph. This turned out to not…

  • Federal student loans forgiven

    One of my favorite moments was the day I discovered that all of my student loans had been forgiven. They were forgiven because I started receiving SSI after college. I…

  • Third date in a long-term relationship

    One of my favorite moments was one my partner and I’s third date. They picked me up, and we drove to a park. We drove deep within the park and…

  • doorway

    One of my favorite moments is when I returned home after my severe injury as a teen. I had been gone in the hospital for many months recovering from my…

  • Smooth talkers

    One of my favorite moments was being a teen ans sneaking alcohol from my parents. My friends often did this too, so we could easily get drunk together on the…

  • Terrorizing the babysitter

    One of my favorite moments was when I was a child. My parents would go out on New Year’s Eve with a family friend’s parents. All of the children had…

  • Hookah bar

    One of my favorite moments was the time when I was still in high school. I went with some friends to a hookah bar in the city with my friend…

  • A break in a sleep divorce

    Usually, my partner and I are sleep divorced. He does not even sleep in the same room as me. But, last night, I fell asleep in the same tent as…

  • Sweet

    One of my favorite moments was when my youngest sibling baked me a cake for my birthday. They did this many times, but I never fully appreciated it until recently.…

  • Play-structure

    One of my favorite moments was when I was a child. Me and my two younger siblings were playing outside on a play structure my father built. It was made…