Mainlander: my grocery store had POG juice, it meant so much to me.

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In a recent grocery run, I stumbled upon a familiar sight: a classic large red carton of POG juice tucked away in the cold section. Despite the $9.99 price tag that stretched my budget, I couldn’t resist. As I poured a glass at home, the aroma instantly transported me back to cherished moments with my mother on the beaches of Maui. Scent truly is a powerful memory trigger. I recalled our adventures, like pulling her on a floaty while she searched for honu and moorish idols—her favorite fish. Now, as she faces her final days, the memories surge with bittersweet intensity. My heart aches for Maui, especially for those affected in Lahaina.

- Was on my usual grocery run, was walking by the cold section and then I saw it, the classic large red carton. There was only one. I didn't care that it was $9.99 and not at all in my grocery budget.

- Got home, poured a glass, and the moment I smelled it all the memories flooded in. They say scent is one of the strongest triggers for memories and they weren't kidding. My mother is on her death bed and all these memories of her and I on the beach, me pulling her along on her floaty snorkeling because she's not a good swimmer searching for a honu (I'm killer at finding them for some reason), pulling her along searching for moorish idols because they're her favorite fish. I miss Maui so much. I miss front st so much and it still pains me so much how much those in Lahaina had to suffer. I adopted my cat from Maui and he was found after the fires.

- Insane how a glass of juice could just about make me cry.

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