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jeenyus · 10-04-2003, 02:46 PM

It would be SO cool if you could remember your childhood. Cus I honestly cannot remeber SHIt from my childhood not a single thing. Anyone else have this or am i the only one?

YzermanS19 · 10-04-2003, 02:59 PM

Long term memory is intact. My short term memory blows. And for those who scream "DRUGS!".....no my friend, I had shitty bad term memory from the moment I had my first concussion.

In a coma for a day, had to drill to release pressure on the inside (water on the brizzain). The docs say I didn't have damage to the hippocampus, but my short-term memory is *terrible*.

Ever seen memento? I'm one step away from being that guy. And when I develop alzhiemers (its runs in my family), i'll not only remember short term, but long term too. Thank you heredity!

SabrinaFair · 10-04-2003, 03:17 PM

Hmm. I have a lot of childhood memories. Some of them are extremly clear...like, I can remember what people were wearing. Others are more fuzzy recollections that are almost surreal. Like, I have memories dating as far back as age three. Most of them were significant events (my brother being born, my dad getting kicked in the face by a horse, etc.) As I grew up, my memories are of more day-to-day activities.

Glad-I-Ate-Her · 10-04-2003, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by jeenyus
It would be SO cool if you could remember your childhood. Cus I honestly cannot remeber SHIt from my childhood not a single thing. Anyone else have this or am i the only one?

Its a shame you can't remember your first crush on a girl. Playing with your friends. Going to school for the first time. The first time you went to see any sports in person. Just think back, something has to come up.

I just hope you didn't have a terrible childhood and you are blocking it out.

Glad

Xell101 · 10-04-2003, 04:04 PM

I remember damn near anything except incredibly routine and uninteresting things, like eating chips or throwing shit at cars as they drove through t parking lot from my cool network of vush forts...yes I had jack shit to do so I made about 15 miniforts in various bushes, then Jr. High came, hot damn boobs were fun.

edit: I mean their boobs, I'm a non-homosexual manly man who is currently eating an apple! That is green, they are better than all, macintosh aren't too good.

numberfive · 10-04-2003, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by Xell101
hot damn boobs were fun.

WERE?!?

I can't remember anything in extreme detail (like what people were wearing) but I can remember the basics (what was being talked about, what happened, etc.).

Must suck to have a crappy long-term memory.

striderkevin · 10-04-2003, 04:35 PM

It sucks that most people don't remember their childhood. I remember from my childhood watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and junk like that. Transformers were the thing back then too. Damn I miss those old Transformers.....

Xell101 · 10-04-2003, 04:54 PM

Haha I can remember entire episodes of Transformers and all that cool shit before focus groups, targeted audiences, and socially relevent bullshit became the new prerequisites for any new episode of anything. In the 80s the media turned inconceivabley stupid. But yeah, boobs were fun. Much fun.

numberfive · 10-04-2003, 04:55 PM

They're not fun anymore?

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Xell101 · 10-04-2003, 04:58 PM

:-(

I permenantly scratched that itch on my nuts as now I find researching Quantum Mechanics more fun than boobs. Sex still reigns supreme, I'm not gay, I'll die before I ever become a Unich.

Fly · 10-04-2003, 05:02 PM

i remember usually the things that had a big impact on me....girls,sports,etc.etc.

some stuff is gone completely....so i guess it didn't mean that much at the time.

we we're just kids soakin' in as much as we could.can't possibly remember it all.

i'm still tryin' to get information in me...and i don't always remember everything.

i don't want too either.

Xell101 · 10-04-2003, 05:04 PM

One problem with an extremely good memory is you never have a clear concience.

veruca · 10-04-2003, 05:09 PM

the furthest memory i can easily recall, is about age 3...and as i have become older, it has become more memories of important things...falling in love...a good movie...lol...but i have bad short term...i am a list queen...

Xell101 · 10-04-2003, 05:44 PM

My first memory is looking up from a crib and trying to move my fingers but finding the action to be quite tiring and difficult. What was going on in my head at the time was very odd.

Anywho...

bermuDa · 10-04-2003, 06:45 PM

this thread inspired me to make a "What's your first memory? thread... since this one doesn't seem to have that goal

maynard0012 · 10-04-2003, 08:56 PM

Well my long term memory is very poor as well.. I can hardly remember anything longterm-- barely the names of the schools i went to, or my friends... I often meet people who claim to have been friends. It's really strange.

ARTelevision · 10-05-2003, 04:49 AM

I'm surprised that so many say they can't remember their childhood very well. This is news to me. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Whaddya want 3-D Holograms with surround sound?
Memories aren't movies...

Derwood · 10-05-2003, 04:35 PM

I remember back to age 2 in some instances.

I think it's sad sometimes when I play with my 7 month old daughter. She seems to be having such a good time and learning every moment, but it's sad that she won't remember a second of it.

Kaos · 10-05-2003, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeenyus
It would be SO cool if you could remember your childhood. Cus I honestly cannot remeber SHIt from my childhood not a single thing. Anyone else have this or am i the only one?

Just about everything from age 12 and under seems to be lost from my memory.

Kaos · 10-05-2003, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xell101
My first memory is looking up from a crib and trying to move my fingers but finding the action to be quite tiring and difficult. What was going on in my head at the time was very odd.

Anywho...

I bet all that hard work caused you to fill your diaper!

anti fishstick · 10-05-2003, 07:17 PM

well my childhood was a blur and i'm only 20.
i remember in pictures.
but nothing too detailed like what i was wearing.
i can remember scenery and landmarks more so than age or the clothes i wear. memory is subjective and i believe a lot of the 'memories' i have are just from my mom or oldtime friends telling me things they remember.. to which i then create an image of what they're describing and call it my own memory.

Semi-Normal · 10-06-2003, 02:08 AM

When I first read the original post of this thread, I thought to myself that I could remember my early childhood fairly well, but now that I think about it, I can't really remember much from before I was 10 or so. (I'm 22 now.) I have memories going back as far as 4, or possibly younger, but most of them are very faint. For some reason I find this kind of disturbing. :/

10-04-2003, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
jeenyus Banned	I WISH I COULD REMEMBER BEING YOUNG It would be SO cool if you could remember your childhood. Cus I honestly cannot remeber SHIt from my childhood not a single thing. Anyone else have this or am i the only one?

10-04-2003, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
YzermanS19 not your typical god-fearing junkie Location: State of Confusion	Long term memory is intact. My short term memory blows. And for those who scream "DRUGS!".....no my friend, I had shitty bad term memory from the moment I had my first concussion. In a coma for a day, had to drill to release pressure on the inside (water on the brizzain). The docs say I didn't have damage to the hippocampus, but my short-term memory is terrible. Ever seen memento? I'm one step away from being that guy. And when I develop alzhiemers (its runs in my family), i'll not only remember short term, but long term too. Thank you heredity! __________________ the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long and you have burned so very, very brightly

10-04-2003, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
SabrinaFair Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	Hmm. I have a lot of childhood memories. Some of them are extremly clear...like, I can remember what people were wearing. Others are more fuzzy recollections that are almost surreal. Like, I have memories dating as far back as age three. Most of them were significant events (my brother being born, my dad getting kicked in the face by a horse, etc.) As I grew up, my memories are of more day-to-day activities. __________________ "With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." -Desiderata

10-04-2003, 04:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
striderkevin Crazy Location: Can't tell you, then I'd have to kill you.	It sucks that most people don't remember their childhood. I remember from my childhood watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and junk like that. Transformers were the thing back then too. Damn I miss those old Transformers..... __________________ "A false life is equal to death. Be your true self" -Strider Hiryu

10-04-2003, 04:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
numberfive You + Me = Us Location: California dreaming...	They're not fun anymore? :\ __________________ P.S. Always remember: to forget is a form of suicide. (If I could only remember to forget myself.)

10-04-2003, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	I remember damn near anything except incredibly routine and uninteresting things, like eating chips or throwing shit at cars as they drove through t parking lot from my cool network of vush forts...yes I had jack shit to do so I made about 15 miniforts in various bushes, then Jr. High came, hot damn boobs were fun. edit: I mean their boobs, I'm a non-homosexual manly man who is currently eating an apple! That is green, they are better than all, macintosh aren't too good.

10-04-2003, 04:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	Haha I can remember entire episodes of Transformers and all that cool shit before focus groups, targeted audiences, and socially relevent bullshit became the new prerequisites for any new episode of anything. In the 80s the media turned inconceivabley stupid. But yeah, boobs were fun. Much fun.

10-04-2003, 04:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	:-( I permenantly scratched that itch on my nuts as now I find researching Quantum Mechanics more fun than boobs. Sex still reigns supreme, I'm not gay, I'll die before I ever become a Unich.

10-04-2003, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	i remember usually the things that had a big impact on me....girls,sports,etc.etc. some stuff is gone completely....so i guess it didn't mean that much at the time. we we're just kids soakin' in as much as we could.can't possibly remember it all. i'm still tryin' to get information in me...and i don't always remember everything. i don't want too either. __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

10-04-2003, 05:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	One problem with an extremely good memory is you never have a clear concience.

10-04-2003, 05:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
veruca Psycho Location: 4 privet drive	the furthest memory i can easily recall, is about age 3...and as i have become older, it has become more memories of important things...falling in love...a good movie...lol...but i have bad short term...i am a list queen... __________________ How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one

10-04-2003, 05:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	My first memory is looking up from a crib and trying to move my fingers but finding the action to be quite tiring and difficult. What was going on in my head at the time was very odd. Anywho...

10-04-2003, 06:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	this thread inspired me to make a "What's your first memory? thread... since this one doesn't seem to have that goal __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

10-04-2003, 08:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
maynard0012 Upright	Well my long term memory is very poor as well.. I can hardly remember anything longterm-- barely the names of the schools i went to, or my friends... I often meet people who claim to have been friends. It's really strange.

10-05-2003, 04:49 AM	#17 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	I'm surprised that so many say they can't remember their childhood very well. This is news to me. I remember it like it was yesterday. Whaddya want 3-D Holograms with surround sound? Memories aren't movies... __________________ create evolution

10-05-2003, 04:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	I remember back to age 2 in some instances. I think it's sad sometimes when I play with my 7 month old daughter. She seems to be having such a good time and learning every moment, but it's sad that she won't remember a second of it. __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

10-05-2003, 07:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	well my childhood was a blur and i'm only 20. i remember in pictures. but nothing too detailed like what i was wearing. i can remember scenery and landmarks more so than age or the clothes i wear. memory is subjective and i believe a lot of the 'memories' i have are just from my mom or oldtime friends telling me things they remember.. to which i then create an image of what they're describing and call it my own memory. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

10-06-2003, 02:08 AM	#22 (permalink)
Semi-Normal Insane Location: Christchurch, New Zealand	When I first read the original post of this thread, I thought to myself that I could remember my early childhood fairly well, but now that I think about it, I can't really remember much from before I was 10 or so. (I'm 22 now.) I have memories going back as far as 4, or possibly younger, but most of them are very faint. For some reason I find this kind of disturbing. :/ __________________ I'm not lazy, I'm "motivationally challenged."