Memories are things that help to build up your life experiences. Good and Bad they help to shape your life and groom you into the person you are today.
The earliest childhood memory that I had was about my interest with the camera. I loved having my parents take photos of me and posing for the camera. I would smile readily whenever the camera is pointed at me.
I guess that my fascination with camera started from there. I liked to see myself on print. Back then there were no digital cameras and everything was on film and printed out. My parents took many pictures of my sister and me and there are loads of albums of our old pictures back at their place.
I remember that I like to pose with my favourite teddy bear which was given to me by my nanny. However looking through the album which I have on hand I couldn’t find any nice photos of the bear. It is great that I have all these photos of my childhood years all in print. Even though the photos have yellowed with age but they are really precious keepsakes which I have.
Do you help your children capture the memories of their childhood?
Are they documented?
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Foreverfriends
August 16, 2012 at 1:22 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I only developed hard copy of my elder boy’s pictures from baby to one year old. Cost ,space issue and laziness. My mom prefers hard copy to digital. Actually I also find it more interesting to look at the hard copy.
Madeline
August 16, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
For a moment there I thought it was your girl! The face is like cut and paste! Lol
aby
August 16, 2012 at 2:18 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
i’ll make sure when i have my own child i document her every move.. =)
Farida
August 16, 2012 at 4:24 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I only have one album of my childhood years. The world has advanced in many ways and the generation today is more blessed to document their every move and progression
Blond Duck
August 16, 2012 at 5:52 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Popped in from Mama Kats! My mom just dug up my old hs yearbook….it’s amazing how things don’t change but do change.
Heather
August 16, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Very cute picture! I don’t have many pictures of myself growing up, but the pictures I do come across amaze me! I can’t help but wonder how different it will be for our kids since we don’t have prints to fill albums, we can simply leave the pictures on the computer or burn them to disc.
Rosemarie- Pinay Singlemom
August 16, 2012 at 8:51 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
you’re lucky you have photo of your childhood, i don’t have kasi, that is why when I give birth to the little one i see to it that he has childhood photos..
Cathy Kennedy
August 16, 2012 at 9:44 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I love old photos! I wish I had more of my parents’ pictures. I took tons of pics of our kiddos throughout their childhood and looking at them bring back such fond memories. We got our first digital camera in 2004, so now everything will keep forever. That is if you don’t lose it when your computer hard drive crashes. lol. This is the predicament I’m in at the moment. I’m hoping the date is retrievable. Thanks for sharing your early childhood memories!
Carol
August 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Always loved the camera ~ both taking photos and as a child being in them ~ cute photo ~ great post ~ Life is composed of memories ~ how right you are ~ (A Creative Harbor)
Jim
August 16, 2012 at 10:23 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Hi Dominique
~~ I like your “M” word. It isn’t one that I would have thought of.
We have a baby book for Mrs. Jim’s and my daughter, Karen. Most of the pictures got ruined when our house flooded but the baby book was saved. I have a few of my growing up pictures but not many. My first four children’s memory stuff stayed with my ex so they are lost to me.
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christina
August 17, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
ADORABLE photo, ADORABLE you!
it sounds like you had a really great childhood.
anygen
August 17, 2012 at 4:19 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I would love to this kind too… But not now yet, don’t have a kid yet…for sure it’s fun to have all stuff documented.
anne lei
August 17, 2012 at 9:34 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
we have more photos print before than today. Maybe because of digital photos and some web storage available in the net.
lissa
August 17, 2012 at 9:37 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
very cute pic. I was the opposite, I avoid having my photo taken. guess that bad haircut didn’t help.
great M post. have a great day.
self sagacity
August 17, 2012 at 10:21 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Yes, I do. I am not sure if they even have the interest of going back to see the photos or items I kept for them, but I think it serves as a secure blanket or something…they like the idea that mom has their stuff, even though they never want to look at them, not even when asked if they wanted to or not.
The Meaning of Me
August 17, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Popped over from Mama Kat’s. I always loved taking pictures. My four year old has just discovered that she enjoys taking shots with my phone camera…they’re pretty entertaining!
anita
August 17, 2012 at 12:56 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Childhood memories are important and precious. Nice that you have them.
JamericanSpice
August 18, 2012 at 12:31 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I do help them document by writing things down myself and taking photos.
But I also let them write things down in their journals
Happy Friday
Cheryl D.
August 18, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
We took a ton of pictures, but they’re all digital and we haven’t actually printed many out!
Jenny Matlock
August 22, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
You are such a doll.
I love the way pictures age.
Although, to be honest, mine from childhood are actually getting pretty faded!
Thanks for a nice walk down memory lane.
A+