Do long-forgotten childhood memories ever come back to you in a flash?

@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

It's funny that I can remember things back to when I was 2 1/2. But only now and then.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

@EddieHands Is it a "fond" memory?

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

11 Jan 18

Oh, definitely! I remember many things even when I was in my crib.

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scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

12 Jan 18

so do i.i described my delivery room to my mother and freaked her out. i also remember getting my arm stuck on the way out.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

I remember one thing that my parents told me had to be be from before I was 12-months-old!

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85288)

• Valdosta, Georgia

10 Jan 18

Yes I have them every now and then as well.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

I find it interesting that many of mine revolve around a misunderstanding that occurred when I was very young.

Marlina

@marlina (154130)

• Canada

10 Jan 18

I do occasionally remember things from a very young childhood.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

What kinds of things do you remember?

Anna

@LadyDuck (472087)

• Switzerland

10 Jan 18

It surely happened, but I am too old to remember.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472087)

• Switzerland

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse There something I remember, but I was not a kid, I was 17. My boyfriend went to visit, he was sitting in my parents living room, I approached and sit on his knee. My Mom gave me "the look" and a chair. I did something wrong I suppose.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472087)

• Switzerland

11 Jan 18

@EddieHands

Thank you, we are never too old.

@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Not so! I believe we can remember everything! Consult your dreams.

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Aashish Basnyat

@creativeaashish (2609)

• Kathmandu, Nepal

10 Jan 18

It happens for now and then. But why would that come in your life now?

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Random memories often come up, some good, some frustrating.

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Aashish Basnyat

@creativeaashish (2609)

• Kathmandu, Nepal

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse Yeah! Just like the mixture of different juices, sour and sweet!

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

@creativeaashish Sour and sweet is my favorite combination.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (168334)

• Boise, Idaho

10 Jan 18

Yes. I recall certain situations from my childhood quite often.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (168334)

• Boise, Idaho

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse ......I see.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

I have several others I could reference. But this one happened this morning as I was enjoying my "constitutional."

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan 18

@celticeagle It's strange that many of my memories are around times that the "grown-ups" misunderstood what I was trying to say or do. Maybe certain things are unresolved, and remain in memory, awaiting resolution.

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much2say

@much2say (56114)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Jan 18

Yes - and why do these things always happen in the bathroom (happens to me in the shower or while brushing my teeth - sometimes even while on the toilet

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much2say

@much2say (56114)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Jan 18

@TheHorse Maybe that triggers old memories to come back!

@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

I was...um...getting my system ready for today's meals.

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wanghui

@wanghui (894)

• China

11 Jan 18

I offen flashbacks some scenes I have went through.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Do they tend to be happy?

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wanghui

@wanghui (894)

• China

12 Jan 18

@TheHorse yes,it is

James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Jan 18

I have those a lot from all parts of my childhood, complete with conversations.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

me too (with parts of conversations), in many cases.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse Strange, huh. Are those about "unresolved conflicts?" I suspect some of mine are.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 18

A smell or a particular item can trigger off a memory for me.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Yes! Music too.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse I forgot music but that's very true. Lots of marches bring back memories of when we played them in our brass band.

Meigi Jobb

@megjob (60)

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11 Jan 18

I remember eating the best banana pudding at our favorite restaurant with my late grandfather. I was about 5 years old. It makes me smile every time I remember that moment.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan 18

Ah, sounds like a sweet one. Do you still eat banana pudding?

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Jan 18

@megjob I bet your Grandfather is smiling from up above when you're there.

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Meigi Jobb

@megjob (60)

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13 Jan 18

@TheHorse I make it a point to go to that restaurant at least once a month just to bring back happy thoughts and of course, to satisfy my craving! :)

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The Fly One

@aureliah (24322)

• Kenya

10 Jan 18

Hahahah I would have called you an attention seeker back then. yes it happens.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

@aureliah Some throw tantrums. Some do other things.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

I recall wanting attention from my mom.

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The Fly One

@aureliah (24322)

• Kenya

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse Every kid wants some attention and throw tantrums when they dont get it

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Gaia Noor

@gaianoor (1117)

• Tirana, Albania

10 Jan 18

Yeah, happens all the time to me. Today i was visiting my grandparents and during a talk i remembered a neighbor there who always misspelled the names of the other neighbors. My grandparents never noticed that on this lady and when i told them they were all smiling remembering her.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Good one! Very specific!

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Gaia Noor

@gaianoor (1117)

• Tirana, Albania

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse

sometimes i have this bad thing that i have to explanin in details things

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Jan 18

I remember being dressed in a cavalry uniform when I was about 4 or 5 and even recall the part of the street where I was, but cannot remember why or who else was there.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 18

@TheHorse I have absolutely no idea, although I vividly remember the red cavalry uniform.

@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jan 18

Do you remember what the occasion was?

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scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

12 Jan 18

usually music triggers it for me.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Jan 18

Music and smells can do it for me.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (78871)

• East Tawas, Michigan

13 Jan 18

Yes, I have some very vivid memories of my childhood, in bits and pieces. I remember way back, when I was only about 2 1/2 years old, breaking the buds off our mother's flowers. It just sticks in my mind, from that far back.

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@TheHorse (220303)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Jan 18

Do you remember her reaction?

Felicia Kane

@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

10 Jan 18

It happens to me all the time, though my childhood wasn't that far away, a lot of nonsense happened but it is fun when a happy memory appears at random.

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