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I'm the second... As a very young kid i though it was cool and was something that would always be cool, if that makes sense.
But as i got older it slowly (pain fully slowly) dawn on me that people thought it was creepy. Being an awkward teen it was very painful to realize that people where avoiding me because i could recite conversations that where 1-2 years old word for word, and if it's about a girl i like, i memorize everything without trying (Worst super power ever).
As i get older i realize i do forget stuff but this is still a big problem for me. I don't know what is okay?(i guess) to remember and I'm soon to be 33 years old.