Blast From The Past

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:26 pm

Whats your earliest memory ?

Mine is taking my clothes off 2 houses down in (Mazy's) driveway, then playing in a puddle. She walked me home and presented me to my parents. I couldnt have been more than 3 tops.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:30 pm

From an earlier thread:

Probably my earliest memory I was about 3 or 4 and I told my parents

I didn't want to die and they were all freaked out... have zero idea what

caused THAT!

And I remember daddy getting home from work, and me running to him

outside and him lifting me up and letting me search his shirt pockets for

candy or gum he kept there... at some point I remember not wanting his

arm to hike up my skirt 'cause then all the neighbors could see my ruffled

panties!!

I remember (again about age 4) when my baby sister was there and I told

Mom "I don't WANT that old baby take that old baby back to the hospital"

slight bit of jealousy perhaps?

I vividly remember when it first "clicked" with me and I KNEW what reading

was... I was 4 or so and sitting on the bedroom floor with my back

against my bed when I said out loud "Oh that's what that means"! and

I knew I had read words. My mom actually thought I could read even

earlier than that, because she read to me and I memorized what words

she said when she turned the page!!

A traumatic memory from age 4 (gee, I guess that was a really big year

for Val!

) was when I had my tonsils out. It hurt so much and mom

told me I broke my daddy's heart, asking him "For the MILLIONTH time

Daddy can I PLEASE have a drink of water" and he couldn't give me any.

Daddy who always gave me what I wanted! (all the ice cream you want

was sure a joke... it hurt going down, too!)

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:38 pm

I remeber riding my brother's pedal car in the back yard, and he wanted it back!:(

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Jcas · Post by **Jcas** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:51 pm

I can remember hitting my older sister over the head with my doll, and crying for ages because it broke my doll. (no idea how old i was, or what my sister did to deserve that) ..... :-6

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:03 pm

Jcas wrote: I can remember hitting my older sister over the head with my doll, and crying for ages because it broke my doll. (no idea how old i was, or what my sister did to deserve that) ..... :-6

I kicked my sisters 2 front teeth out so dont feel bad.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:22 pm

I remember when reading "clicked" too, Val. We all had to take turns reading to the teacher (Miss Woodling, she was so lovely) When it was my turn I was sad cos I knew I couldn't read the words in my book, but when I stood next to her and looked at them I suddenly found myself reading them out loud to her! Wow!

My 2 earliest memories are from when I was 2 years old.

My brainless mother gave me 2 empty glass milkbottles (1 in each hand) and told me to walk down the path and leave them for the milkman to collect. Of course I dropped them! And a huge piece of glass went into my arm. And I still have the scar! All I remember is the pain of them stitching up the wound as I was apparently too young to have an anaesthetic! Oh, and I wondered who it was doing all that screaming - I didn't realise it was me! Duh!

My other memory, also aged 2, was when I was a bridesmaid at my aunts wedding! I just remember the excitement of waiting for the car to come and collect us and the pure thrill of excitement when it finally arrived! Apparently I had a little posy of flowers to carry and as I walked up the aisle I dusted the floor with them, so that by the time we arrived at the altar they were all dusty and droopy! hehehe :rolleyes:

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:34 pm

When I was 20, I was involved in a motorcycle accident.

The ambulance attendents brought me to the hospital, I was hastily prepped for surgery, and wheeled into the operating room. When the anaesthetic hit my bloodstream, I began to violently shiver, and I felt a deep coldness, right down to the marrow.

The bone chilling cold and the smell of the operating room vividly rekindled my memory of my birth. Naturally, I lost consciousness shortly afterwards, but the memory was profound.

R.B.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:22 pm

I remeber going with my papa to the feed store when I was 2 or 3. He would buy feed for his animals and I would play with all the chicks and baby ducks.

I also remeber one day my grandma telling me to pick out a chicken that she was making my favorite, chicken and dumplings. Well I pointed to the old rooster, cause I didn't like him. He always chased me around the yard. Well she grabbed the rooster and twisted his head off (gruesome I know) and then she accidently dropped the body and it came flopping at me. :-2

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:26 pm

Remember the old expression "Running around like a chicken with its'

head cut off"? I too, learned about that at an early age!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:59 pm

I was under 5...we were going out for a day in the summer holidays...I woke up with chicken Pox and we couldn't go...my Mum was SO mad :-1
My first day at school aged 4 years 11 mths....too frightened to ask teacher if I could go to the toilet, I wet myself.

jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:38 am

I remember being in hospital with double pneumonia at 18 months. My Godmother came to see me and she was wearing a fake leopard fur coat.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:42 am

jennyswan wrote: I remember being in hospital with double pneumonia at 18 months. My Godmother came to see me and she was wearing a fake leopard fur coat.Me too!!:-3

Except for the godmother in a fake leopard fur coat.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:55 am

I guess maybe 3... finding a little red tricicyle under the xmas tree. Riding it back and firth in front of my parents bedroom doors ( big glass doors) Them sitting up in bed looking at me. Under two... screaming with fear as my father tried to carry me down to the edge of the ocean. 4... summer evening .. mom put my sister and I to bed. The downstairs neighbor came up with a gift for my baby sister and I. My mother let us get up. It was 2 cute little pocket books with poodles on the front, and it was filled with candy.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:49 am

I can remember my mom telling me she was going to have a baby so I would have been 2 years old and I remember cutting my head open and having stitches when I was 3. Still got the scar.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:17 am

Uncle Kram wrote: I can remember my mom telling me she was going to have a baby so I would have been 2 years old and I remember cutting my head open and having stitches when I was 3. Still got the scar.

Did you cut your head open because of their "new selfish baby" ?:wah:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:17 am

Nomad wrote: Did you cut your head open because of their "new selfish baby" ?:wah:

Yeah, actually I did.

I tripped over my brothers carrycot and bashed my head on a door hinge.

Personally, I expected more than 5.5 for a triple half pike and tuck with a difficulty factor of 4, but it was a harsh lesson learned at a tender age.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:30 am

Uncle Kram wrote: Yeah, actually I did.

I tripped over my brothers carrycot and bashed my head on a door hinge.

Personally, I expected more than 5.5 for a triple half pike and tuck with a difficulty factor of 4, but it was a harsh lesson learned at a tender age.

10.0 for effort my man !

We had bunkbeds and my brother found it amusing to yank my arm and pull me off the top giggling hysterically as I crashed to the floor. Im sure my style points would have been in the negative range.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:31 am

My brothers had triple bunk beds, we had trundle beds. I always had the top one, and could reign supreme in the girls room........................ha!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:33 am

chonsigirl wrote: My brothers had triple bunk beds, we had trundle beds. I always had the top one, and could reign supreme in the girls room........................ha!

You were a rabid bunny ? :p

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:09 am

I wonder if my brother remebers the time I made him eat a baby frog.