Random memory #6,423. Do random memories ever pop into your head?

Four Walls

@FourWalls (62125)

• United States

21 Jan 22

@TheHorse — I started at about 15 months. And that’s why I don’t have any trouble with shots today.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

@FourWalls Heh. I think I started at ten.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Heh. Were you able not to sneeze? I didn't start getting allergy shots until I was older.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306190)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

21 Jan 22

I didn't realize you lived outside the US. I totally understand about your stuffed dog. Yes, I get random memories surfacing quite often. I think it's an age thing.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Well, it's happened to me all of my life. Interestingly, my brother, who is only one year younger than me, cannot remember many of the things I remember about childhood days.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306190)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

21 Jan 22

@TheHorse I have memories hit me at strange times.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

We lived in Italy for one year when I was little (I think I was three and then four). Sadly, I was fluent in Italian (for a 4-year-old) and forgot almost all of it. Over the years, I've visited Italy a few times, and the language did NOT come back to me. (sad face emoji).

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

21 Jan 22

Yes. Many a times. Like once I felt very worried about my mother and she was so happy to see my concern. Or about some of the mistakes which I still regret. In positive sense, some of my college days when we used to be more into games and sports, especially cricket. Or going with friends unplanned to watch "The Lost world (Jurassic Park 2)" on a cold and wet December evening. I now feel that I can be a little more considerate towards my kids when they miss something.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse In person, I have seen hockey (Field Hockey) and Table Tennis matches. That was during late 1980s when I wasn't even 15.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse Yes and India has Olympic medal winners in Badminton.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Heh. I've never been to a cricket match. But I remember clearly catching the only homerun I ever caught during a major league baseball game. It was at Wrigley field in Chicago.

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Google Plus 3000+

@GooglePlus (3807)

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21 Jan 22

My mind is full of nonsense, And it can be on one side this minute and on other side next min.

(Imitating small kid voice ) -

Mr.Horse , I want a IPhone 13

Can you get me one

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Let's make pretend ones out of cardboard and talk to each other. I'll let you use the scissors, but be careful.

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Google Plus 3000+

@GooglePlus (3807)

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21 Jan 22

@TheHorse

I never "invalidate" a small child

I want IPhone

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Google Plus 3000+

@GooglePlus (3807)

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22 Jan 22

@TheHorse Does it have apple logo on it

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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21 Jan 22

One of the memories from way back(l was about 4) l remember clearly when my two older siblings. -- 8 and 10--decided one Saturday morning to go sailing in a small boat. Dad jumped into a speedboat and was able to catch them before they reached too far on the river. We lived on an island at the time.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

What were you, at four, doing at the time? Were you worried about your sibs?

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

@Kandae11 So you alerted dad that they were getting into the "danger zone"?

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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21 Jan 22

@TheHorse Those two were the adventurous ones, l was the quiet one. However l was sensible enough to alert dad.

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Faster16

@Faster16 (2930)

• Indonesia

22 Jan 22

random memories often appear when I have no activities and targets

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

For me they can even appear when I'm doing something, like teaching guitar. I remember my first piano teacher (I think I was six) pretty clearly. I even think I remember more or less where her house was in Berkeley CA.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Jan 22

@Faster16 Thank you. I will do my best.

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Faster16

@Faster16 (2930)

• Indonesia

24 Jan 22

@TheHorse You have to learn to focus more, especially when you're driving

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betlynfrnds

@betlynfrnds (4060)

• United States

21 Jan 22

One of the many things that I am thankful for is very good health which includes a very good memory. Something that gets in my way from time to time is my very good memory.

For instance, that stupid thing that happened to me when I was about this age. The other thing that went on when I was that age.

By the way, I would cry too if I left my stuffed animal behind. I'd probably cry if it happened to me today.

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betlynfrnds

@betlynfrnds (4060)

• United States

26 Jan 22

@TheHorse Now that's sweet; I'm glad to hear that.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Jan 22

@betlynfrnds I don't forget old friends.

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Heh. Me too. My beloved stuffed alligator is safe in my closet.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

22 Jan 22

I have many random memories. I remember when my parents wanted to visit a places called "L'orrido di Bellano". It is deep, narrow, 15 million-year-old gorge with waterfall, accessible by a suspension bridge. I was 3 years old, I was in my Mom's arms and I cried and screamed and did not want to go inside. Now I know I suffer of claustrophobia. Mom did not want to go out, Daddy got me and brought me out.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse - I can remember from three not before, I remember when my brother was very little, but not when Mom came home from hospital with the baby.

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Good one! It's interesting that some of us can remember things from when we're three and others cannot.

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Greg

@xander6464 (40872)

• Wapello, Iowa

24 Jan 22

One of the biggest advantages of being almost 28 is that memories are a thing of the past.

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Greg

@xander6464 (40872)

• Wapello, Iowa

24 Jan 22

@TheHorse I don't know. Maybe. The next time I visit an old folks home, I'm going to ask some 40 year-olds.

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Jan 22

But I still have some. It's incredible how clear some are. If I make it to 40, will I still have those memories?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95165)

• Marion, Ohio

22 Jan 22

Not too much. But I do try to let them have their feelings. But learn to express them right also

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

If they can put them into words, then life is good.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95165)

• Marion, Ohio

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse Sometimes they need help. Like Monster will say she hurts when she is very upset and sad. She is hurting in a way. But learning to say she is very sad. She definitely knows when she is angry

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

@wolfgirl569 I might say things like "What does it feel like when you're angry?" I might even talk about what it feels like when I'm angry.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73407)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Jan 22

My favorite saying has become Oh, Lord help me because as time goes on I get all kinds of memories popping in my head and some make me teary-eyed. You can imagine just enjoying a day doing your thing and suddenly there it is oh, my I remember when... Then I roll my eyes and look up and say that and go with the flow as best I can to subside the memory for a while again but now they seem to come rolling in more often SIGH

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73407)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse my stepdaughter who lives in the city of Jelgava in Latvia about a 45-minute distance from where we live in the suburbs of Riga is lucky to be living there because she say if anytime she has to be in Riga and near where we used to live she thinks right away about her dad and then me and has to pull to the side and stop crying before she continues to drive on, She cannot drive that way at all then the memories flood back,

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Jan 22

@RasmaSandra I'm OK with that. Memories of love and safety are good memories.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

I don't mind being teary-eyed. It happens sometimes when I driving and thinking about something sad.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

21 Jan 22

I can have some of the oddest random memories lately. Some are fun, silly, sad and strange.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Yep. Mine can vary widely. I'll try to write about some more. On thing I notice is that I especially remember times I felt "misunderstood," as in this case.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (9886)

• United States

27 Jan 22

@TheHorse I'll have memories about one of my sisters. We never got a long even as kids. She was pretty mean. I try to ignore the memories when they do pop up but I also notice a correlation between some self-esteem issues and her. It could be some of those old self-esteem issues make those come up. I'm sorry about you being misunderstood back then.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Jan 22

@noni1959 I think we're all misunderstood at some point.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

22 Jan 22

ALWAYS. I am amazed at the memories my brain digs up.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Me too. Some I remember over and over. Occasionally a new one pops up that I thought I had forgotten.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Jan 22

@LindaOHio Can you tell us about some?

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

23 Jan 22

@TheHorse I particularly enjoy the ones about my husband and me from when we were younger.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16052)

• Nairobi, Kenya

21 Jan 22

Sorry about forgetting and losing your stuffed dog. Yes I do have random memories too

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Jan 22

Funny that I remember how I felt like it was yesterday. Later (when I was five) I got an alligator and a dinosaur with a straw hat. I still have the alligator. I'm not sure about the dinosaur.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

@mildredtabitha I still have an attachment to my alligator. If someone threw it out I'd be traumatized.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16052)

• Nairobi, Kenya

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse wow. That's a good souvenir from your childhood years. I found my toy piano broken when I was a kid and it broke my heart

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan 22

Oh, all sorts of things pop into my head, some may even be memories...

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse Like that.

@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Heh. Some may be memories. Some may be "constructed memories." And others may just be fantasies.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169959)

• United States

22 Jan 22

Yes, sometimes. I have a sad stuffed animal story too, but I don't want to go into it..let sleeping Boo bears lie..

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Hopefully our stuffies will meet in stuffy heaven.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (26200)

• Singapore

22 Jan 22

Yes, some have left a deep mark and replay all the time. Some are good while a few are the hurts.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

Same here. Sometimes the negative ones are invasive. But I try to focus on the positive ones. I even remember one of my favorite dreams ever.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (15860)

• United States

21 Jan 22

All the time. I know that is why your kids have a special attachment to you because you care and they know it.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

21 Jan 22

I do. Sometimes they pop up out of who knows where. And often it’s something I’d rather forget.

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@TheHorse (205716)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jan 22

If a bad one pops up, I try to replace it with a good one. But some of the bad ones are funny in retrospect

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

22 Jan 22

@TheHorse A lot of mine are sad but something I don’t want to forget, but don’t want to dwell on.

Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (28493)

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22 Jan 22

I enjoyed this discussion and the responses very much. Oddly, I have been having what I term 'flashback memories' quite often. I think it's partly because I have been rather stressed due to caring for a family member, and tired to the bone. I am sure I am just like everyone else in saying that I much prefer my random memories be good ones rather than ones I want to forget, but we all know how that goes.

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