I clearly have the memory, around age 4, of lying in bed in the dark. I believe my parents and sister also slept in their own beds in the same room, as it was a very small house. As I looked toward the window, there was Humpty Dumty sitting on the window seal, filling up the window.
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Oh, what a creepy image. I think I would have screamed and thrown something at Humpty...You know, that could be the start to a great story...
wow, that's an early memory.
How scary!
Did you see him fall? Try to pick up the pieces and put him together again?
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It's amazing what we can remember from so far back.
That struck me as a fun memory> Was he smiling at you and were you happy, or were you afraid of him?
I was a little afraid.
Richard, I don't have any memory of myself as a 4 year old. Were you scared of what you saw, is that the reason you remember it so well?
Rachna, I was a little bit afraid, but not scared enough to wake my parents.
What a vivid imagination. Could it have been a nightmare? I still remember some of mine.
Yes, classic Humpty Dumpty. Great subject for all of us, as it is so eerie to think that you could fall off a wall and not be put back together again.
Richard, I have those kind of weird memories from my early childhood too. I have an early memory of waking up seeing mice surrounding a chair as if they were having a meeting. I'm sure it wasn't true, but the memory is very vivid, nonetheless. :)
That's... actually kind of cool.
Sounds like the kind of nightmares I had as a kid. =D
This is a great snapshot memory.
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I remember being 4...mostly always having incredibly sore eyes because of my allergies....so glad those went away, hope your humpty did too...
I used to think Humpty Dumpty was a good guy, then I saw his portrayal in Dreamworks Puss in Boots and changed my mind.
Hi Richard - perhaps having your parents and sister in the same room made your take on Humpty easier ..
I hadn't realised Humpty Dumpty is meant to be not such a good guy - better read those stories again.
Now I shall think of Humpty on my window sill at night outlined by the silvery moon .... Cheers Hilary
I hope he wore a smile and had a pleasant face. That would startle me!
Wow, what an image! I liked when Humpty Dumpty had a smile on his face and he DIDN'T FALL OFF THE WALL.
Wow, what a cool memory! Thanks for sharing!
I can remember as a child sleeping on the screened in porch of a house we rented and thinking the leaves silhouetted on a tree branch were profiles of faces. I was just about that age, too. And it really spooked me!
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