I can remember pretty far back
I had a genuine fear of being eaten by a dinosaur a bear or bigfoot and thought if I stepped out of bed at night a skunk or raccoon would bite me...
I had no concept of when my birthday was or what it was until around age 4. It was making more sense by then. At that point I still couldn't remember the date...
For some reason I thought when my mom was a little girl dinosaurs roamed the world more frequently and I'd always ask her if she saw one or saw big giant birds. I think Land of the Lost was behind all this. I didn't quite grasp the time line at age 3 and 4 and grouped cowboys and Indians, dinosaurs, old black and white films and my mom as a little girl in one age-BT-Before Tera and thought they were all on earth at the same time.
I hated cow meat, unless it was tongue or liver (I know! Go figure) or sausage and would be the last one at the table. The food would get colder and harder to look at. My mother would become frustrated with me and finally leave the table. When my she wasn't looking I'd plop the pieces of gross cow into my grape juice, or place it on a napkin and go to the restroom to flush it down the toilet. Nothing was ever said so I figured I was getting away with it. To this day I'll eat anything on the planet except beef and tongue.
I didn't think anyone could see me when I'd decide I was invisible.
Everything had a personality and feelings, even the most banal of inanimate objects. Everything and anything would talk in their own way, even the most banal of inanimate objects.
Everything was so exciting. Going to Seeger's Bakery was always a treat and right across the street from the toy store. I could never decide which was better. Those cream puffs and donuts were to die for. The toy store closed down when I was still a kid but the bakery lasted awhile and yummmmmm I came to appreciate it so much. I never thought that the place was so special. I mean I thought I could get baked goods anywhere but not like those baked goods. No way. Seeger's Bakery rules and no bakery since has ever really impressed me. Not even Haby's in Castroville, though they come closest.

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