On a different thread there was reference to regression by hypnosis to early childhood memories.
That made me wonder what Mudcatters would report. What are your early memories? What is your earliest memory?
It is my contention that we all remember farther back than we think we do. Sometimes we think of one incident as having taken place later in our lives- and then a little totting up makes that assumption absurd. For instance, my grandfather, tall, lean, quiet, a little scary to the older kids in my family liked me and I liked him. I remember repeatedly running past him where he was lying on the sofa, evading his grabbing at me. It was a lot of fun. However, I thought it had happened in this one house. When I finally examined the memory I knew that was silly - in that house I was 13 and 14 years old! No way was I running around like that. I still don't know how old I was or in which house I played with him but I know it was earlier than my memory had said.
In my own case, the earliest memory that I am sure of was when I was 8 months old. The reason I know my age is because it was the month and year that my family left North Dakota and migrated to Oregon.
I have two memories of the trip: One was of being passed back and forth over the back of the front seat. I remember the boniness of the kids' legs in the back seat and I remember how tired I was. I don't remember crying but I have no doubt but that I did.
The other memory of the trip that I have was of one night when the family slept on the ground (It was August) instead of the usual tourist cabin. I remember that one kid- I don't remember if I knew her name but I expect I did - was left asleep in the car and when she woke all alone she cried. I also remember the car was pointed to my right.
The next early memory I have is of an incident when I was 11 months old. Possibly younger- we moved from there when I was 11 months old.