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BigV · 04-18-2005, 02:37 PM

This was an icebreaker question at a gathering I attended a couple of weeks ago. Nice, neutral, open ended, overall an effective opener. The answers ranged from brief, shy and unrevealing to vividly insightful. I reckon this group needs less icebreaking, but I'd still like to hear your experiences.

What is your earliest memory? Describe it. Here's mine:

I am older than my little sister by about 2 1/2 years. This is important because I remember riding home in the car with her and my parents when she was born. This lets me date the memory. I don't remember being a two-year-old, of course, but I do remember this trip. We were in the back seat, or at least I was, my dad was driving and my mom was in the front passenger seat. I could guess about the car, but I don't know and I don't know of a way to verify it. One thing I remember very vividly is being curious about the "baby". Baby? Sister? Huh? But I did know about cereal. And my sister had some and that I could recognize. I saw she had a little bit of raisin bran on her belly. Well, that's what it looked like to me. A couple of brownish flakes and a dark nugget I mistook for a raisin. No embellishments about the "cereal", and no further memories about going back to the hospital after I bothered her new bellybutton. But that image is very clear in my head, even today.

How about y'all?

04-18-2005, 02:37 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What is your earliest memory? This was an icebreaker question at a gathering I attended a couple of weeks ago. Nice, neutral, open ended, overall an effective opener. The answers ranged from brief, shy and unrevealing to vividly insightful. I reckon this group needs less icebreaking, but I'd still like to hear your experiences. What is your earliest memory? Describe it. Here's mine: I am older than my little sister by about 2 1/2 years. This is important because I remember riding home in the car with her and my parents when she was born. This lets me date the memory. I don't remember being a two-year-old, of course, but I do remember this trip. We were in the back seat, or at least I was, my dad was driving and my mom was in the front passenger seat. I could guess about the car, but I don't know and I don't know of a way to verify it. One thing I remember very vividly is being curious about the "baby". Baby? Sister? Huh? But I did know about cereal. And my sister had some and that I could recognize. I saw she had a little bit of raisin bran on her belly. Well, that's what it looked like to me. A couple of brownish flakes and a dark nugget I mistook for a raisin. No embellishments about the "cereal", and no further memories about going back to the hospital after I bothered her new bellybutton. But that image is very clear in my head, even today. How about y'all? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.