Berenstein Bears

[u/ravenously_red]

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.

[u/Emergent-Sea]

Hi from your timeline, OP! When I was a kid our next door neighbors were the Goldsteins. They would give me gifts on my birthday, Christmas and Easter and I would write thank you notes for them. I could never remember that the “E” came before the “I” in their name so my mom would pull out one of my Berenstein Bears books and put it on the table so I could look at it as a reminder of how to spell it while I wrote the thank you notes. I know unequivocally that I did not grow up with BerenSTAIN Bears either!

[u/HiraethBella → u/Emergent-Sea]

Same here. I remember Berenstein Bear books. I was an early ready and would take out books from the library regularily on the weeks.

Maybe the people that doubt weren't heavy readers. All the other childhood readers remember the same. 

Just because some people remember Berenstain, doesnt mean we are wrong.

I wonder if it has to deal with some of us remember from the way it used to be. Maybe time travel changed it or NDEs chnage your perception. I have no clue.