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bjh · 07-14-2009, 12:59 PM

What are some of your earliest childhood memories? I am 60 years old so many of these memories are from the early to mid 50's.

I remember the last time I saw my real dad. I think I was around 4 years old and he was working at a big produce market in Missouri. I remember the bananas hanging from the ceiling. He gave a dollar. I thought that was so great but my mother thought it was cheap of him.

I remember my Aunt Curly's farm in Missouri. We had lots of fun there.

I remember living in Corpus Christi, TX as a small child, around 5 years old. There were these little furry caterpillars called asps, boy did they sting if you stepped on one. I also remember in Corpus the Buccaneer Days they had every year. I thought the fire works were the greatest and all the festivities. I also remember a young man that lived next door that tried to molest me when I was playing next door but I ran away. I never told my mom about that until I was grown. I remember my brother and I playing on a old car seat, he jumped off and that made the seat tip over and I hit my head on a pile of bricks. I remember my head bled a lot. My mom called a taxi and rushed me to the hospital where I had to have about 6 stitches in my head.

I remember my grandpa, going fishing with him, going out to the barn with him with a flashlight to shoot rats.

He would laugh at me when the rooster would chase me or the milk cow. I loved my grandpa. He was a welder and he fell off some scaffling and was killed when I was around 11 years old.

After my mother remarried and I was adopted by her husband and he became my dad that raised me. We used to go to his parents farm in Karnes City, Texas. I loved that place. Riding horses, playing in the barn, taking a bath outside in a tub. They had no running water. My grandma made homemade butter. I did not like having to walk to the outhouse, they had a mean tom turkey that would chase me sometimes.

I remember when I found out there was not Santa. I wanted a reindeer for Christmas, that was all I wanted. I was around 6 years old. On Christmas morning we opened all the presents and there was no reindeer. I just cried and cried. My mom asked why I was crying and I told her. She had to explain about Santa then.

I could go on and on but these are my early memories. What are some of yours?

07-14-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	Childhood Memories What are some of your earliest childhood memories? I am 60 years old so many of these memories are from the early to mid 50's. I remember the last time I saw my real dad. I think I was around 4 years old and he was working at a big produce market in Missouri. I remember the bananas hanging from the ceiling. He gave a dollar. I thought that was so great but my mother thought it was cheap of him. I remember my Aunt Curly's farm in Missouri. We had lots of fun there. I remember living in Corpus Christi, TX as a small child, around 5 years old. There were these little furry caterpillars called asps, boy did they sting if you stepped on one. I also remember in Corpus the Buccaneer Days they had every year. I thought the fire works were the greatest and all the festivities. I also remember a young man that lived next door that tried to molest me when I was playing next door but I ran away. I never told my mom about that until I was grown. I remember my brother and I playing on a old car seat, he jumped off and that made the seat tip over and I hit my head on a pile of bricks. I remember my head bled a lot. My mom called a taxi and rushed me to the hospital where I had to have about 6 stitches in my head. I remember my grandpa, going fishing with him, going out to the barn with him with a flashlight to shoot rats. He would laugh at me when the rooster would chase me or the milk cow. I loved my grandpa. He was a welder and he fell off some scaffling and was killed when I was around 11 years old. After my mother remarried and I was adopted by her husband and he became my dad that raised me. We used to go to his parents farm in Karnes City, Texas. I loved that place. Riding horses, playing in the barn, taking a bath outside in a tub. They had no running water. My grandma made homemade butter. I did not like having to walk to the outhouse, they had a mean tom turkey that would chase me sometimes. I remember when I found out there was not Santa. I wanted a reindeer for Christmas, that was all I wanted. I was around 6 years old. On Christmas morning we opened all the presents and there was no reindeer. I just cried and cried. My mom asked why I was crying and I told her. She had to explain about Santa then. I could go on and on but these are my early memories. What are some of yours?