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<p>Some of our favorite childhood memories may have had decidedly unchildlike origins. We have told some examples in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://commonplacefacts.com/tag/fairy-tales/" target="_blank">these articles concerning the scary origins of fairy tales</a>. </p>



<p>The following article by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://nicholasrossis.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Nicholas C. Rossis</a> explores the possible traumatic origins of one of the most beloved characters of children’s literature.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>In an interesting post by We Are The Mighty, Eric Milzarski theorizes that A. A. Milne, an English author and veteran of both World Wars, wrote …</p><cite><a href="https://nicholasrossis.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/was-winnie-the-pooh-written-to-explain-ptsd-to-a-boy/">Was Winnie the Pooh Written to Explain PTSD to a Boy?</a></cite></blockquote>
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