OT What was your earliest memory?

Wow, Kathy, another member of the "Old Lady Shoe Club". I was born with
"congenital hips" (Dad called me Ruby Swivel Hips as a kid) and had to wear
those awful klunky shoes til I was 6. I wasn't allowed sneakers til I was 7.
I used to hate recess because of the teasing.

My earliest memory is flying. My parents had a Piper Tripacer, and we would
take weekend trips all over the east coast. Lots of trips to Ocean City NJ
(the airstrip is on the bay and it's a 3 minute walk to the beach), as well
as Montauk Point on Long Island, Williamsburg VA, Nags Head NC, Bar Harbor
ME, and some little town in NH that has about 6 inches of "beach". G I
remember flying home after dark, watching the moonglow on the wing, and
getting up on my knees to peek out the window and seeing a creek that looked
like a silver ribbon in the moonlight. I remember watching thunderstorms in
the distance and seeing the whole cloud light up. (And my mom wonders why I
love thunderstorms. LOL)

My first day of school I was excited and Mom was weepy. I wore a red
corduroy skirt and a navy blue short-sleeve sweater with white flowers on
vines embroidered over it. (I don't remember but there's a picture of me in
that outfit on my Mom's "blackmail wall.") I had one long braid down my back
and barettes on the side with scotty dogs. I was nervous until I met my
teacher. She was older (LOL probably 40) with graying brown hair and bright
blue eyes. Her voice was soft and she smelled of lavender. Thinking back she
was truly amazing, because with a room full of wild 5 year olds she never
ever raised her voice.

I'll have to consult with DD and DS about their memories but they're still
snoozing, enjoying their last day of summer vacation.

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Wow, Kathy, another member of the "Old Lady Shoe Club".

me too--born with right foot twisted around, I had to wear horrid shoes with
metal "cookies" in them till I was 10 or so. Forgot all about it till I was
taking ballet in college and couldn't figure out why that foot was not doing
what it was supposed to towards the "enpointe" thing and my mom reminded me.
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I love the idea of one's earliest memory being of flying! And your
description is wondrous...

Deirdre

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:19:28 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

My earliest memory is flying.

My earliest memory was at 2 years old. I was hiding under the card table that
was temporarily set up in the living room, while my mom was in the bathroom,
happily, yet furtively, scribbling away in my Cat In The Hat book with a red
pencil. (I knew better.)

I still have the book.
~~
Sooz
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uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote:

My earliest memory was at 2 years old. I was hiding under the card table that
was temporarily set up in the living room, while my mom was in the bathroom,
happily, yet furtively, scribbling away in my Cat In The Hat book with a red
pencil. (I knew better.)

I still have the book.
~~
Sooz

My earliest memories are snapshots of events;

One: my sisters are laughing at me because of the way I crawl, butt
stuck up in the air.

Two: I can't talk, but I know what people are saying and I have things I
want to say. I am angry and frustrated because my body won't cooperate
by letting me verbalize, and I burst into tears.

Three: Mom is changing my diaper, and I realize that I could help her by
putting my legs in the hair so she doesn't have to hold them up. She
praises me and I am proud of myself.

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com
See us at www.strattonhome.org

I can remember feeling that way, too...

Deirdre

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:27:08 GMT, Kalera Stratton
wrote:

Two: I can't talk, but I know what people are saying and I have things I
want to say. I am angry and frustrated because my body won't cooperate
by letting me verbalize, and I burst into tears.

YES! I knew it! I always see that look on a baby's face, and I tell them,
"It's okay, you'll be able to talk soon. It's okay. You poor little thing."

Two: I can't talk, but I know what people are saying and I have things I
want to say. I am angry and frustrated because my body won't cooperate
by letting me verbalize, and I burst into tears.


~~
Sooz
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uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote:

YES! I knew it! I always see that look on a baby's face, and I tell them,
"It's okay, you'll be able to talk soon. It's okay. You poor little thing."

Isn't it just funny and awful at the same time? I watch my littlest
battle her hands to make them do what she wants, and then when she gets
frustrated she just balls them into fists and starts cussing them out
something fierce, it's hilarious to watch but at the same time I feel so
bad for her!

Luckily she doesn't understand much verbal language yet, but in a few
months when she understands a lot and can't say anything, she's going to
be *so* frustrated!

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com
See us at www.strattonhome.org

Kalera Stratton wrote:
In article ,
uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote:

YES! I knew it! I always see that look on a baby's face, and I tell them,
"It's okay, you'll be able to talk soon. It's okay. You poor little thing."

Isn't it just funny and awful at the same time? I watch my littlest
battle her hands to make them do what she wants, and then when she gets
frustrated she just balls them into fists and starts cussing them out
something fierce, it's hilarious to watch but at the same time I feel so
bad for her!

Luckily she doesn't understand much verbal language yet, but in a few
months when she understands a lot and can't say anything, she's going to
be *so* frustrated!

Interpreting a baby's cry is a big help at times, you know what they're
crying about, but it's a bit of a pain when decide to change something
about a cry for something suddenly, you go through the whole business
of figureing out what they're trying say, again! Then it's not only
frustrating for then, but for you as well. I'm lucky Joshua's usually
a very content little boy (although he's not that little any more!) so
it's not difficult to try to figure out what his problem is -
1 check the nappy
2 is he hungry
3 if all else fails, play a little then put him down and leave the room
he'll grizzle for a while then fall asleep in about 30 sec if he's tired.

--
Melinda
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Kalera, you are a unique and wonderful soul on this earth. I love it.

One: my sisters are laughing at me because of the way I crawl, butt
stuck up in the air.

Two: I can't talk, but I know what people are saying and I have things I
want to say. I am angry and frustrated because my body won't cooperate
by letting me verbalize, and I burst into tears.

Three: Mom is changing my diaper, and I realize that I could help her by
putting my legs in the hair so she doesn't have to hold them up. She
praises me and I am proud of myself.


~~
Sooz
-------
Let the beauty we love be what we do. --Rumi
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http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html
~ Bead Notes: Beading information A through Z
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