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Hmcooper4 wrote: (my question is Why was he allowed to remember?) That is the fate he was cursed with. Knowing his daughter was so close, yet unobtainable.

The Curse worked for Regina, and doled out the "punishment" situations she would want. We saw in Hat Trick that she had serious contempt for Jefferson leaving his daughter (regardless of the fact that she was the cause of it) so it makes sense he would be punished in this way.