Was listening to radio the other day. Radio folks talk about the most random stuff to fill the airtime. This time they were discussing a memory from their childhood. Specifically, when, as a child, they returned to home from their school, who was the first person that would look for they asked. Someone called in and said they wanted to see their mother the most and now that they have children, the children do the same thing.

I was thinking about myself and I have no idea what I did in this situation as a child. I know both my parents worked, so maybe they weren’t there when I returned. I had some nannies take care of me but I don’t recall much about them other than their names or faces. Or maybe my parents were done with work by then. Maybe I didn’t look for anyone and wanted to do something else, but I have no concrete recollection of that either.

I wonder if this is normal.

  • JaredLevi@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Yeah, I have the same issue. I can list things I’ve seen and places I’ve been, and if someone from my childhood showed up, I could probably recognize them, but I don’t remember any specifics. Honestly, I think most of the details I do recall come from friends retelling the stories.

    It’s kind of funny to me now because I’ve reached the point where I couldn’t tell you what happened yesterday unless it was something super impactful. That’s just how it feels, most of my life hasn’t been all that memorable. I do the same thing day after day, and the only memories I really have are from moments that broke the monotony.