I was talking with some friends over drinks a few days ago, and they were discussing their earliest memories, and seemed to have a lot of them from very early on. I don't. I can't even begin to think of my first cogent memory, and sometimes I wonder how much of what I remember is actually memories and how much is constructed around family photos.
But I started to think about BIG childhood memories- the ones where I grew up a little and learned a life lesson. I have a crystal clear memory of being about 7 years old, and pitching a hissy fit in a chinese restaurant, and being suddenly and awfully aware that I was too old for that kind of behavior and that I was embarrassing myself. I must have had lots of public tantrums and never felt embarrassed by them before that, but that was the day I learned public shame over my own behavior.
What memories do you fine folks have of big realizations in your childhood- those moments that changed you?
But I started to think about BIG childhood memories- the ones where I grew up a little and learned a life lesson. I have a crystal clear memory of being about 7 years old, and pitching a hissy fit in a chinese restaurant, and being suddenly and awfully aware that I was too old for that kind of behavior and that I was embarrassing myself. I must have had lots of public tantrums and never felt embarrassed by them before that, but that was the day I learned public shame over my own behavior.
What memories do you fine folks have of big realizations in your childhood- those moments that changed you?
