I’m not sure the exact age, but anywhere between 2 and 3, because I spent a lot of time in hospitals at that age, I had some serious issues when I was young. I remember being in the hospital and hating it, and it feeling dark and foreboding. I never understood what was going on and I was scared. I remember my mom giving me a Hot Wheels-sized toy helicopter and truck. I have panic attacks being hooked up to medical machines as an adult, and I hate having my blood drawn or having an IV.
Circa 3-5yrs old. I remember watching some VHS tapes of a couple songs and gumby episodes - also some ‘thomas the tank engine-esq’ tugboat show that occasionally drives me mad that i cannot find.
I would watch these over and over on the rug in fromt of an old dial-select CRT TV and loved them so much.
But the earliest definitive memory of an event i could pinpoint down to a day/week with a family member would be age 8.
Perhaps Tugs is the show you’re thinking of? Makes sense that it was reminiscent of Thomas the Tank Engine because it was created by some of the people behind the original Thomas series.
Holy shit i think that may just be it?! I dont know why i said tugboats instead of just ‘boats’ in my previous comment because i think whenever i have searched i was looking for something along the lines of ‘stop motion boat show’ or ‘toy boats in harbour show’, but never actually saying tugboats.
I remembered them being toys in a port/harbour setting and thought it was some show for 5 year olds in the 90’s that wouldnt be captured on the internet and probably only existed in a decaying library archive box now.
Man i love the internet, this has made my day, thank you!
Me too. I wonder if I’m terrible with past memories, or if people exaggerate what they can remember. Seeing people saying that they remember things from when they were 2 or 3yo leaves me both amazed and skeptical.
Similar to others, maybe 2 or 3 years old. I was “helping” (probably hindering) my mum paint my bedroom. I distinctly remember waving the paint roller around.
i was riding a tricycle in around a friend’s front yard. 2 and a half, maybe 3? then we picked blackberries and peaches from their backyard and made and ate berry mush. delicious.
Question for the comments, what is the earliest (aka youngest) you can remember memories. I can remember stuff from being at most 2 years old.
I’m not sure the exact age, but anywhere between 2 and 3, because I spent a lot of time in hospitals at that age, I had some serious issues when I was young. I remember being in the hospital and hating it, and it feeling dark and foreboding. I never understood what was going on and I was scared. I remember my mom giving me a Hot Wheels-sized toy helicopter and truck. I have panic attacks being hooked up to medical machines as an adult, and I hate having my blood drawn or having an IV.
About three. The older the memory the less I can rely on it though, since most get mixed with dreams and I can’t tell what was real.
Circa 3-5yrs old. I remember watching some VHS tapes of a couple songs and gumby episodes - also some ‘thomas the tank engine-esq’ tugboat show that occasionally drives me mad that i cannot find.
I would watch these over and over on the rug in fromt of an old dial-select CRT TV and loved them so much.
But the earliest definitive memory of an event i could pinpoint down to a day/week with a family member would be age 8.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765798/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tugs_(TV_series)
Perhaps Tugs is the show you’re thinking of? Makes sense that it was reminiscent of Thomas the Tank Engine because it was created by some of the people behind the original Thomas series.
Holy shit i think that may just be it?! I dont know why i said tugboats instead of just ‘boats’ in my previous comment because i think whenever i have searched i was looking for something along the lines of ‘stop motion boat show’ or ‘toy boats in harbour show’, but never actually saying tugboats.
I remembered them being toys in a port/harbour setting and thought it was some show for 5 year olds in the 90’s that wouldnt be captured on the internet and probably only existed in a decaying library archive box now.
Man i love the internet, this has made my day, thank you!
You’re welcome, I’m glad I was able to help prove it existed!
Probably about 7 for me. I have vague memories before then of objects or faces, but about 7 years old for things I really remember.
Me too. I wonder if I’m terrible with past memories, or if people exaggerate what they can remember. Seeing people saying that they remember things from when they were 2 or 3yo leaves me both amazed and skeptical.
Ca. 4 years. Stuff before that blurs with things I was told by my parents or saw on photos.
Similar to others, maybe 2 or 3 years old. I was “helping” (probably hindering) my mum paint my bedroom. I distinctly remember waving the paint roller around.
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i was riding a tricycle in around a friend’s front yard. 2 and a half, maybe 3? then we picked blackberries and peaches from their backyard and made and ate berry mush. delicious.