The earliest memory I have is from my 6th birthday party, which took place at my old house in Columbus, Ohio. I remember being outside on the deck with all my girl friends from school. It was in the late summer, so the weather was really nice and we had a huge backyard. We were all on the back porch, filling water balloons and running through the sprinklers. I even remember what my bathing suit looked liked, which is really strange. It was one-piece tie-dye (orange and red) Speedo and my hair was pulled back in a high ponytail. I even remember talking to my best friend at the time (her name was Brianna) and we were laughing hysterically about something. That is all I remember, but I remember it vividly.
Where there extraordinary circumstances which make it particularly memorable? There really werent any extraordinary circumstances in my memory that would explain my remembrance of it. It was just a typical childhood birthday party which were pretty similar for all the rest of my childhood parties. Its just strange that I remember this particular one.
Is your personality or identity the same now as it was then? As I answered in the other question above, my personality/identity really hasnt changed from them to now. I remember myself being happy and lively. I still see myself as that kind of person today.
Any other particularly interesting information? The only thing that is interesting about my memory is that I remember certain details about it that seem so insignificant. I remember exactly what my bathing suit looked liked and the people with whom I was talking/laughing. Its just strange that I remember certain parts of the memory so distinctively.
I think it's interesting that your personality/ identity hasn't changed much since your 6th birthday because mine hasn't either. While I had my earlier memory when i was 3 I think it says a lot because a lot of the other posts I've read show that many peoples personalities and identities have basically remained the same. I think the only thing that could change drastically is that we now have responsibilities that we didn't back then. Other than that, I think most people retain their personalities more or less.
