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My earliest memory is of being at daycare when I was 3 years old. It was memorbale because I had lost my favorite blanket and my parents were helping me look for it. I was sniffling my nose the whole time and I just remember looking through all the toys in the toy room. I don't remember much about my personal...

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My first memory comes from when I was 4 years old. I was over the house of a family friend, and they had a huge ball pit. I remember jumping in, diving around, and submersing myself underneath all the multi-colored plastic balls. It was an absolute blast, and I remember not wanting to leave. It was su...

Samantha Freedman · Samantha Freedman

My earliest memory: When I was three years old, I lived in Erie, PA. I was outside in the backyard playing with my friends. I went inside to look for my parents but I couldn't find them. It made me really upset when I couldn't find them so I started running down the street looking for them. I remember crying...

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My earliest memory didnt occur very early in my life. It happened when my mother was pregnant with my younger brother, meaning I was at least 7 years old. As an attempt rid herself of some of the stress, my parents sent me and my sister to stay with our godparents during the week my brother was due. During a...

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One of the earliest memories I have was of being in St. Marten, as a very young child (perhaps 5). I saw a performer on a little stage area in the restaurant we were eating in and wanted to play with him. So, I grabbed a spoon, went up to the stage area, and pretended to play with him. I think I took a bow at the en...

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The memory: Making rice krispy treats with my babysitter - Age: 3 - Why is it memorable?: I moved around a lot as a child, and so when I try to remember the house that I lived in between the ages of 2 and 3, I also remember this. I try to remember the layout of the rooms and when I get to the kitchen, I remember...

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My earliest memory is from when I was around a year old. I see my dad rocking me in my crib and singing to me. I still remember what he was saying, as in the sounds but not words. He was wearing a white T-shirt. The only problem is tht I do not know if this memory is real or not, especiallyconsidering how young I...

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My earliest memory is of when I started preschool. I was probably three. I remember my mom dropping me off and walking me in. Then, when I asked her where her coloring spot was, she told me she didn't have one and left. Then I cried because my mommy left, and then the teacher sat me on her lap and gave me a pops...

Sophie Wirt · Sophie Wirt

This is my earliest vivid memory. I was six years old at the time. I was living in London and my family and I were seeing Beauty and the Beast in the West end. We took a double decker bus and it was extremely crowded. We were in a hurry ecause we were going to be late for the show, so my family rushed offhe bus a...

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My earliest memory is of having an allergic reaction when I was about three years old. I ate a piece of Halavah for dessert at a diner and when I got in the car, my throat started itching. Soon after, my nose started running and my face started swelling. My parents then brought me to the hospital. I remembe...

Kaykay · Kaykay

I was 2 years old and it was my first night in my "big girl bed" (my first bed without sides.) I remember being really scared, so much so that my dad slept on the floor next to my bed the whole night. I also remember my sheets had Barney on them. I think this memory has remained with me because my...

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I was about 4 and I went fishing with my dad and a family friend. It was quite chilly out and we had a small fire and I spent most of my time sitting on a bucket holding my mickey mouse fishing rod trying to stay warm. The most exceptional thing about my memory is that it was pretty dang cold out. I do still being...

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My earliest memory is around age 4. It was before I started preschool. I remember watching Nick Jr. on TV and having to be quiet so I would not wake my dad because he was working the night shift at the time. There were no extraordinary circumstances that made this memorable. My personality then was simil...

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I was about 3 years old. It was the first time I remember seeing fall, and I was being brought to preschool by my mother. There was a playground with its surface made of woodchips and a swinging tyre. I had never seen autumn before, and the bright colours around made the scene particularly memorable. Per...

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In my earliest memeory I think I was around a year old. I rember looking out the window from my crib. I crawled up and was looking out at the sea. There were trees and it was really peaceful. I tried to climb out of my crib, but my mother stoped me. I think this is similar to my personality because I like to loo...

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As far as I can figure out, my earliest memory is dancing with my Uncle at his wedding. I was wearing a pink dress and stood on his feet to dance with him. I would have been about 3. I'm not sure how much of this is actual memory and how much is created from pictures and stories of this event. I feel continuous w...

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I think that my earliest memory is going to the San Francisco Zoo with my parents and grandparents. I dont know if this is actually my earliest memory because its difficult to determine my age. My grandparents visited when I was 3 as well as when I was 5. My guess is that we went to the zoo when I was 3. The par...

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My first memory is of when I got my tonsils removed when I was five. I dont remember the whole event in its entirety but I remember changing into my first ever hospital gown in a stall. Then I remember waiting for the nurse, who asked me to follow her into a room where this big machine was waiting to anesthet...

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When I was young I broke my left elbow. I couldnt remember how old I was so I asked my parents. According to them I was two years old. To me this is a little mind blowing that I remember that experience. I had just gotten a tricycle from my parents and wanted to ride it around my neighborhood. It was a chr...

jumpingjacks13 · jumpingjacks13

My earliest memory is from when I was about four years old. I was at my house with my family on Christmas eve. My parents were in the kitchen preparing food for our company while my relatives were sitting around a table talking. I was jumping on the couch in my living room. My mom kept telling me to stop, but...

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My earliest memory goes back to when I was about five years old. I remember practicing on the piano before my family called me to dinner. At dinner it was me, my brother, and my mom and dad. My mom had to call me twice before I came over. By then my brother had already set the napkins down and told me to get the s...

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I was perhaps 5 years old when we lived in France. I was with my parents at the Versailles palace. I remember wandering in the open courtyard and playing with the little fountains. I remember the very pleasant looking cottages outside the main palace, as well as some of the statues of Greek dieties, mo...

brymech · brymech

My earliest memory is holding my baby brother for the first time right affter he was born. I was 3 years old. It was in the hospital, I was sitting in a chair in the room and my Mom was in bed holding the baby. My Dad took the baby from my Mom and walked over to me and put him in my arms. The extraordinary circ...

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My earliest memory is moving into my house. I remember standing around in the door way and my dad's coworker was helping him bring a sofa inside. It was bright outside and the floors were wooden. I think I was around 4. This is probaby memorable to me because it marked a new beginning and I lived in that hou...

calmingwhispers15 · calmingwhispers15

The most distinct early memory I have is when I was in Hawaii with my dad. I believe was four years old. We were at a resort, relaxing in a hot tub with my dad's friends. Although hot tubs seem shallow to adults, it seemed very deep to me at the time. I remember being held by my father in the hot tub when sudden...

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The earliest memory I can recall involves only visual stimuli. I was between 2-3yrs old. In the memory, Im with my mother and father in a hospital room. An elderly woman is lying in the bed, and she has distinct red/golden curly hair. This memory has two viewpoints. In one, the view is looking from...

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My earliest memory was when I was 3 years old and lived in Korea. I was playing in the playground outside my apartment building. Then I wanted to go back home, so I went to the elevator, and I went up to my house. I think I remembered this because I was alone? However, I dont think that I actually remembered t...

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I was four year olds in a bronx apartment building on a very rainy day. I remember from this memory a car speeding down the block and crashing into a building across the street. I was scared. My personailty is different now then from when I was younger. But I am the same person right now. A.O

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My earliest memory takes place when I was about five- I remember my father washing dishes in a metal sink underneath a single fluorescent light in a kitchen that had a divider between it and a tiny dining room. Apparently we were living in graduate student housing at the time. There werent an extraord...

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penname:dezod1 I dreamed about returning home after a semester of college. When I got there, my hometown had completely changed over the time I was gone. They took down buildings, new roads were built, and the landscaping had completely changed. I met up with a friend who use to go to my high school a...

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	Earliest Memory (Preview) My earliest memory is of being at daycare when I was 3 years old. It was memorbale because I had lost my favorite blanket and my parents were helping me look for it. I was sniffling my nose the whole time and I just remember looking through all the toys in the toy room. I don't remember much about my personal...	102intro	0	77	Oct 24, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My first memory comes from when I was 4 years old. I was over the house of a family friend, and they had a huge ball pit. I remember jumping in, diving around, and submersing myself underneath all the multi-colored plastic balls. It was an absolute blast, and I remember not wanting to leave. It was su...	102intro	0	74	Oct 24, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory (Preview) My earliest memory: When I was three years old, I lived in Erie, PA. I was outside in the backyard playing with my friends. I went inside to look for my parents but I couldn't find them. It made me really upset when I couldn't find them so I started running down the street looking for them. I remember crying...	Samantha Freedman	1	90	Oct 24, 2011 by 102intro
	Shameful Questions- The Rudeness and Remorse of a 2nd Grader (Preview) My earliest memory didnt occur very early in my life. It happened when my mother was pregnant with my younger brother, meaning I was at least 7 years old. As an attempt rid herself of some of the stress, my parents sent me and my sister to stay with our godparents during the week my brother was due. During a...	102intro	1	212	Oct 24, 2011 by 102intro
	Spoon Guitar (Preview) One of the earliest memories I have was of being in St. Marten, as a very young child (perhaps 5). I saw a performer on a little stage area in the restaurant we were eating in and wanted to play with him. So, I grabbed a spoon, went up to the stage area, and pretended to play with him. I think I took a bow at the en...	102intro	0	80	Oct 24, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) The memory: Making rice krispy treats with my babysitter - Age: 3 - Why is it memorable?: I moved around a lot as a child, and so when I try to remember the house that I lived in between the ages of 2 and 3, I also remember this. I try to remember the layout of the rooms and when I get to the kitchen, I remember...	102intro	0	80	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is from when I was around a year old. I see my dad rocking me in my crib and singing to me. I still remember what he was saying, as in the sounds but not words. He was wearing a white T-shirt. The only problem is tht I do not know if this memory is real or not, especiallyconsidering how young I...	102intro	1	93	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is of when I started preschool. I was probably three. I remember my mom dropping me off and walking me in. Then, when I asked her where her coloring spot was, she told me she didn't have one and left. Then I cried because my mommy left, and then the teacher sat me on her lap and gave me a pops...	102intro	3	90	Oct 23, 2011 by chairphotog
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) This is my earliest vivid memory. I was six years old at the time. I was living in London and my family and I were seeing Beauty and the Beast in the West end. We took a double decker bus and it was extremely crowded. We were in a hurry ecause we were going to be late for the show, so my family rushed offhe bus a...	Sophie Wirt	6	146	Oct 23, 2011 by Samantha Freedman
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is of having an allergic reaction when I was about three years old. I ate a piece of Halavah for dessert at a diner and when I got in the car, my throat started itching. Soon after, my nose started running and my face started swelling. My parents then brought me to the hospital. I remembe...	102intro	1	111	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) I was 2 years old and it was my first night in my "big girl bed" (my first bed without sides.) I remember being really scared, so much so that my dad slept on the floor next to my bed the whole night. I also remember my sheets had Barney on them. I think this memory has remained with me because my...	Kaykay	3	102	Oct 23, 2011 by Kaykay
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) I was about 4 and I went fishing with my dad and a family friend. It was quite chilly out and we had a small fire and I spent most of my time sitting on a bucket holding my mickey mouse fishing rod trying to stay warm. The most exceptional thing about my memory is that it was pretty dang cold out. I do still being...	102intro	0	87	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is around age 4. It was before I started preschool. I remember watching Nick Jr. on TV and having to be quiet so I would not wake my dad because he was working the night shift at the time. There were no extraordinary circumstances that made this memorable. My personality then was simil...	102intro	0	73	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest memory lab (Preview) I was about 3 years old. It was the first time I remember seeing fall, and I was being brought to preschool by my mother. There was a playground with its surface made of woodchips and a swinging tyre. I had never seen autumn before, and the bright colours around made the scene particularly memorable. Per...	102intro	0	81	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory (Preview) In my earliest memeory I think I was around a year old. I rember looking out the window from my crib. I crawled up and was looking out at the sea. There were trees and it was really peaceful. I tried to climb out of my crib, but my mother stoped me. I think this is similar to my personality because I like to loo...	102intro	0	96	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) As far as I can figure out, my earliest memory is dancing with my Uncle at his wedding. I was wearing a pink dress and stood on his feet to dance with him. I would have been about 3. I'm not sure how much of this is actual memory and how much is created from pictures and stories of this event. I feel continuous w...	102intro	3	118	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) I think that my earliest memory is going to the San Francisco Zoo with my parents and grandparents. I dont know if this is actually my earliest memory because its difficult to determine my age. My grandparents visited when I was 3 as well as when I was 5. My guess is that we went to the zoo when I was 3. The par...	102intro	0	80	Oct 23, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My first memory is of when I got my tonsils removed when I was five. I dont remember the whole event in its entirety but I remember changing into my first ever hospital gown in a stall. Then I remember waiting for the nurse, who asked me to follow her into a room where this big machine was waiting to anesthet...	102intro	0	94	Oct 22, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab - Red Tricycle (Preview) When I was young I broke my left elbow. I couldnt remember how old I was so I asked my parents. According to them I was two years old. To me this is a little mind blowing that I remember that experience. I had just gotten a tricycle from my parents and wanted to ride it around my neighborhood. It was a chr...	102intro	0	108	Oct 22, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is from when I was about four years old. I was at my house with my family on Christmas eve. My parents were in the kitchen preparing food for our company while my relatives were sitting around a table talking. I was jumping on the couch in my living room. My mom kept telling me to stop, but...	jumpingjacks13	2	108	Oct 22, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory goes back to when I was about five years old. I remember practicing on the piano before my family called me to dinner. At dinner it was me, my brother, and my mom and dad. My mom had to call me twice before I came over. By then my brother had already set the napkins down and told me to get the s...	102intro	0	89	Oct 22, 2011 by 102intro
	My memory at Versailles and a painting of Napoleon--Abhik's lab (Preview) I was perhaps 5 years old when we lived in France. I was with my parents at the Versailles palace. I remember wandering in the open courtyard and playing with the little fountains. I remember the very pleasant looking cottages outside the main palace, as well as some of the statues of Greek dieties, mo...	102intro	1	120	Oct 22, 2011 by Canute Haroldson
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is holding my baby brother for the first time right affter he was born. I was 3 years old. It was in the hospital, I was sitting in a chair in the room and my Mom was in bed holding the baby. My Dad took the baby from my Mom and walked over to me and put him in my arms. The extraordinary circ...	brymech	0	104	Oct 22, 2011 by brymech
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory is moving into my house. I remember standing around in the door way and my dad's coworker was helping him bring a sofa inside. It was bright outside and the floors were wooden. I think I was around 4. This is probaby memorable to me because it marked a new beginning and I lived in that hou...	102intro	1	94	Oct 22, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) The most distinct early memory I have is when I was in Hawaii with my dad. I believe was four years old. We were at a resort, relaxing in a hot tub with my dad's friends. Although hot tubs seem shallow to adults, it seemed very deep to me at the time. I remember being held by my father in the hot tub when sudden...	calmingwhispers15	1	94	Oct 21, 2011 by jumpingjacks13
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) The earliest memory I can recall involves only visual stimuli. I was between 2-3yrs old. In the memory, Im with my mother and father in a hospital room. An elderly woman is lying in the bed, and she has distinct red/golden curly hair. This memory has two viewpoints. In one, the view is looking from...	102intro	0	84	Oct 21, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) My earliest memory was when I was 3 years old and lived in Korea. I was playing in the playground outside my apartment building. Then I wanted to go back home, so I went to the elevator, and I went up to my house. I think I remembered this because I was alone? However, I dont think that I actually remembered t...	102intro	1	95	Oct 21, 2011 by 102intro
	Earliest Memory Lab (Preview) I was four year olds in a bronx apartment building on a very rainy day. I remember from this memory a car speeding down the block and crashing into a building across the street. I was scared. My personailty is different now then from when I was younger. But I am the same person right now. A.O	102intro	1	107	Oct 21, 2011 by calmingwhispers15
	earliest memory lab (Preview) My earliest memory takes place when I was about five- I remember my father washing dishes in a metal sink underneath a single fluorescent light in a kitchen that had a divider between it and a tiny dining room. Apparently we were living in graduate student housing at the time. There werent an extraord...	102intro	3	118	Oct 20, 2011 by Sophie Wirt
	Dream Lab (Preview) penname:dezod1 I dreamed about returning home after a semester of college. When I got there, my hometown had completely changed over the time I was gone. They took down buildings, new roads were built, and the landscaping had completely changed. I met up with a friend who use to go to my high school a...	102intro	1	164	Sep 20, 2011 by 102intro
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