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35. Being held by my mother or grandmother

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 09:19 PM

May 2012

and pointing to a flower in the wallpaper pattern and saying "Lilsh", which is a baby version of lill, the Estonian word for flower. And my mom and grandmother got so excited about saying my first word. I was about 9 months old at the time. For some odd reason my memory goes back really far. Didn't speak English until age 5.

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What is your earliest memory? [View all] Bertha Venation May 2012 OP

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Betcher ass I didn't. trof May 2012 #12

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Eating Quisp at an apartment I no longer remember. HopeHoops May 2012 #24

At age 4 begging for cash for a soda and snack from the workers at my fathers angstlessk May 2012 #26

At four years of age? Woo hoo!! Bertha Venation May 2012 #27

I remember from the time I paid my nickle till I ran across the field in fear angstlessk May 2012 #29

Then there was the time before that..(still age 4) when I went to the store to purchace angstlessk May 2012 #28

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