Summary
Lydia Hayes from St. Louis looked through old photos with her great-grandma and noticed a pattern of not smiling much in them. This observation led to a TikTok video and an emotional realization about her past, where she recognized her tough childhood but felt proud of her progress and her children's brighter future.
Key Facts
- Lydia Hayes, 24, is from St. Louis, Missouri.
- She went through old photos of time spent with her great-grandmother in Illinois.
- Hayes realized she didn't smile much in these photos.
- She made a TikTok video about this discovery.
- This led to an emotional realization about her difficult childhood.
- A 2024 study in Neuropsychologia found that negative images activate brain regions, enhancing memory recall.
- Hayes found comfort in seeing how far she has come since then.
- She hopes her children will have happy memories to look back on.
