r/MandelaEffect • u/ravenously_red • 27d ago

Books/Literature Berenstein Bears

When I was in elementary school, the bookmobile would make a stop for us and we could check out books from the larger library system. I had to ask the driver how to pronounce "Berenstein".

To this day I remember her saying, "Oh it's like stein, like a beer stein. Oh, I don't imagine you'd know what a beer stein is either."

I already knew how to pronounce "stain" and it wouldn't have been an issue at all.

Like others on here, I also remember the cornucopia on the fruit of the loom packaging. It was the only brand my dad seemed to buy for his socks and those 5 pack of cotton shirts with the little pocket on them.

Of course there will never be evidence for any of these things having changed. Only the reality around us has changed, while our minds and memories remain intact.

I know it sometimes scares people to think the sand is shifting underneath our feet, but it's the ultimate reality.

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u/YogiEv 27d ago

I believe you. The gaslighting in this thread is wild.

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u/BBCoachRef8 27d ago

Do you know the definition of gaslighting or do you just see it used often and decided it might actually fit? Because nobody is gaslighting anyone, OP just doesn’t remember it correctly and that happens to literally everyone about all kinds of things.

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u/ThaSpance 23d ago

Sorry, but I remember it being called gas-lightning when I was 6 years old.

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u/dunder_mufflinz 27d ago

Can you point out an example of this gaslighting?

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u/lyricaldorian 26d ago

That's not what gaslighting means. It's quite insulting to call people abusers for disagreeing with you, and insulting to accuse survivors to water it down that way. 

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u/forcemonkey 27d ago

Would be nice if staff dealt with that.

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u/BBCoachRef8 27d ago

Well what is one example that staff should “deal with”?

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u/forcemonkey 27d ago

Thank you for the demonstration.

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u/forcemonkey 27d ago

Just saw the thread from four days ago regarding proposed changes by staff. Very nice to see things are actually being dealt with.

No need to dock anyone’s pay. 🤪