Current Events > I don't buy the Losers Club all forgetting battling Pennywise as kids.

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Like are you kidding me? How in the fuck could you possibly forget that?
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It's from prolonged use of GFs. They cause memory loss and make you forget you came from the same orphanage
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there was a reason........it's been like 5 years since I read the book but I remember there a reason for that. the novel is pretty good at explaining everything

eston posted...

It's from prolonged use of GFs. They cause memory loss and make you forget you came from the same orphanage

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My guess would be childhood trauma, but I think there's also some reason related to them being kids at the time. Kids can see and be harassed by Pennywise, but I think there's something about Pennywise that makes adults forget that he exists - it just leaves them with a lingering sense of trauma. Maybe they convince themselves that Pennywise was never real, or are so frightened and/or worried about looking crazy that they stay quiet when he comes back to menace the town.

This wouldn't apply to the Losers Club because they made a concerted effort to fight Pennywise, and they essentially won. They also make a pact to defeat Pennywise again. And don't they have like Shining powers? That could also be a factor.
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MrMallard posted...

My guess would be childhood trauma, but I think there's also some reason related to them being kids at the time. Kids can see and be harassed by Pennywise, but I think there's something about Pennywise that makes adults forget that he exists - it just leaves them with a lingering sense of trauma.

yea that. I am pretty confident that is pretty much what it was

adults have a hard time perceiving It. Only kids can usually see It or hear It or interact with It