My earliest memory is of my mom and I standing in the kitchen by the sink. The pipes were not working for some reason. My mom was really upset, and I could not tell if she was yelling at me, or about the faucet. I knew that I did not do anything, but I could not help but feel guilty because she was yelling so much.
I'm guessing I was about 3 or 4 at the time. An extraordinary circumstance about this memory is that it took place in the kitchen of an apartment I lived in for only like the first 5 years of my life. The only part of the apartment I can sort of recollect is that kitchen. I think my personality and identity was the same then as it is now because I can clearly remember that day, and was also conscious of the fact I was innocent.
My memory is very similar in the fact that I can still remember the emotion that I felt then and therefore believe that the person back then was me and not someone completely different than I am now. - CS
You probably remember this event so well as it was most likely the first time you ever saw your mother get upset. When we're younger it seems that only we get upset or our peers and its generally not over anything that doesn't pass momentarily. However, seeing one's mother upset would have a vastly different effect as this is our caregiver and provider so it makes sense that this would stick with you. One of my earliest memories also features my mother being upset
I too have a similar memory but it was much later maybe when I was about six. I think it was really memorable for me too because my mom got upset for the first time. I don't remember being so guilty but my mom was very scary.
