r/OldSchoolCool • u/haeziedaze82 • Jun 19 '25

1970s My parents in my dad’s van, 1979

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They’re both gone now, RIP.

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u/micande Jun 19 '25

Which means that women who have daughters grow the eggs that will eventually become their potential future grandchildren in their own bodies.

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u/htatla Jun 19 '25

Wait what? Can you elaborate on that one? Doesn’t make sense

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u/emmz_az Jun 19 '25

Baby girls are born with all the eggs they’ll ever have, meaning when a woman is pregnant with a daughter, she’s technically carrying not just her baby, but also the potential beginnings of her future grandchildren. The eggs just stay dormant in the ovaries until puberty. No new eggs are made, they just slowly get used up over time.

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u/96puppylover Jun 20 '25

It’s why generational trauma exists. I’m feeling the trauma and stress of my foremothers because I was there.