[Magdalen] Awareness/Memories.

[Jay Weigel]

The baby was unconscious when she was taken out of the water and may have
been knocked unconscious before they hit the water, so who knows.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> I have a memory from when I was 18 months old, like Jay.  We were in a very
> sunny place, standing outside a long, green wooden building -- looked a
> little like a summer camp dorm.  Someone fed me something very sour.  My
> mom says we were at my uncle's in Arizona, and he fed me a lemon from the
> tree in the back yard.
>
> I also believe that just because we don't remember something consciously,
> it lives on in our brain and our body.  Sometimes phobias, more or less
> severe, are a result of these kinds of things -- panicking when one's face
> is covered, for instance, or getting a little claustrophobic, or extreme
> fear of fire.  Wonder if that baby will be afraid of water?  The memories
> don't go away, they just go underground -- especially the traumatic ones.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:43 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It varies. I know people whose first memories are from around
> > age five. Others who remember being infants.
> >
> > There are very interesting conversations to be had with friends
> > around this issue. I love hearing about people's first memories,
> > especially because very young children have so little context.
> > -M
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > > There were other recent reports of bad events for children as young
> > > as 1 year of age.  Will they remember?
> > >
> >
>