The Good Old Days are a product of Trace Transformation.
...when the next year, my eight-year old asked if we could have another “fun” slumber party for his coming birthday.
He sited all the great experiences they had had in the previous party--sleeping with friends over-night, having an exiting ride to the park, experiencing fun games and great food at the park, and then having a real cool TV marathon when they got home.
That's not how I remembered it! What happened?
Trace Transformation happened. The memory wasn’t forgotten, but was changed, according to the Laws of Pragnanz, just as it is in perception.
As we discussed earlier, the Laws of Pragnanz change percepts, and now memories, for the better.