Well, he has a valid point

Only 8 years? He's young :-)

Yes.

Im still embarrassed thinking about getting caught sticking my tongue out at my math teacher when I was a kid. The thing is, she was a huge bitch and not even worth a second thought let alone 16 years. Brains are weird!

The brain remembers well when something has to do with fear because its wired to be essential for our survival. Thats why post traumatic stress disorder is really difficult to get rid of