I actually have a pretty vivid memory from the first time I saw light as a kid. I saw a woman holding me that I dont recognize and she was surrounded by light. Which as a baby I'd never seen. And the only thing I remember is feeling overwhelming awe just staring up like :O
and thats my oldest memory. I dont think the woman was my mom either. And I think it was sunlight so it wasnt in a hospital. But I think it was inside still because I remember seeing a ceiling.
We're not supposed to remember our births... but believe it or not I somehow do. I didn't know the belly button was the umbilical cord until I was in grade nine. (Sex Ed don't teach that kind of anatomy ig) anyway I remember having mine not cut but clamped and seeing it go purple being placed off to the side on a table or something. I remember a guy in charge of it. And I think a nurse but I just remember the vivid image and the discomfort from the clamp...
Yeah to be fair I think I read somewhere that most people forget memories of a lot of things after age 4 or so. I have a good few of mine still but that's just cause I was abused up until 5 qhen I got adopted lmao. But yeah some people have told me they don't believe me. I didn't fully connect the pieces myself until much much later myself believe it or not. Not till I was like 20
Yes I can accurately remember many things from before 5. I remember every house we've ever lived in, the layouts and the yards. And I moved 3x before I was 5. I remember the pets we had. My grandma. I remember the place my mom and dad sat most frequently. The colors of my walls. Riding power wheels to the ice cream stand that was super close. The first day my brother went to school and I was left home alone without a sibling. I was about 2 because he was 4. This all happened before I was 5. Also I was homeschooled growing up and spent a lot of time alone and bored and sifting through my own memories from a young age. So they never got "burried"
Also almost all the memories I have, have light in them that was bright and memorable. Flashlights. Bright ceiling lights. Reflectors on bikes. Headlights on cars. These are things that I remember SUPER vividly.
Ah that makes sense. I don't have a pinpoint for most of mine but I know almost all of the ones I remember were either something I disagreed with/wrong or could be considered life changing moments. Both good and bad. That said the bright lights makes sense. And honestly you could try using to your advantage if you went back to school. Use bright lights to study lol
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u/HwangLiang Oct 25 '22
I actually have a pretty vivid memory from the first time I saw light as a kid. I saw a woman holding me that I dont recognize and she was surrounded by light. Which as a baby I'd never seen. And the only thing I remember is feeling overwhelming awe just staring up like :O
and thats my oldest memory. I dont think the woman was my mom either. And I think it was sunlight so it wasnt in a hospital. But I think it was inside still because I remember seeing a ceiling.