I like what Peetster said.
I don't think I would spend a lot of time telling them about the past. I'd just tell them that the history is there if they want to know it, and if they want to be friends or have somebody to talk to, I'm there for them, but no pressure whatsoever. Can you imagine the stress in their head - the pressure to remember what everybody wants you to remember? I wouldn't want to add to that, because with every memory that I would tell them, they'd be wondering, "why don't I remember this?"
What a scary situation. I never really thought about it before.
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