Favorite Childhood Memory

[Janet]

I know we all have lots of memories from younger days, but are there any favorites you want to share? Pets, trips...etc.?

I have a memory (more like a lesson learned...lol) of riding my little orange pedal jet down the sidewalk with the neighbor girl. I wasn't allowed to go as far as I did and when I turned around to ride back, there was Mom walking toward me with a switch in her hand swinging by her side. I got switched darn near all the way home. Nowadays that would be child abuse, but it sure taught me not to ever do that again. I was probably only about 4 or 5 years old.

Another memories is from still sleeping in a crib. My Mom remembered it too. I had a dream there were chickens on my crib. There was two sitting on the end piece, one on the foot of the bed, one on the headboard and one on my chest pecking at my face. Pretty traumatic for a little one so needless to say, I've been afraid of birds every since then.

A favorite memory is of getting my Barbie doll house. It folded up and was made of cardboard (anyone else have one?) and it was my absolute dream present.