Something Newish

Son of Witz · 05 Dec 2008, 15:11 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:11:30 -0800
Subject: (urth) Something Newish
In-Reply-To: <15738.67.142.130.28.1228477831.squirrel at brunians.org>
References: <C55EBAAF.24D8E%J.A.Solomon at city.ac.uk>
	<15738.67.142.130.28.1228477831.squirrel at brunians.org>
Message-ID: <3053CC87-9C5E-4BBE-A1FF-3B76A06FE091 at butcherbaker.org>


On Dec 5, 2008, at 3:50 AM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:

>>> I remember being circumcised (I would have been eight days old),
>>> and I have memories that seem to precede that, but it is very
>>> hard to say.
>
>> This is so unusual that I find it hard to believe. Google "earliest
>> memories," and you'll find most adults cannot remember anything  
>> from the
>> time before they were 3 or 3.5 years old.
>
> Believe or disbelieve, it makes no difference to me. I know other  
> people
> who have memories that go back before three years old or so.
>

I have a vivid, traumatic memory from age 2.

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