I have a few "flashes" of very clear memories from < 3 ... I very vividly remember a single moment of being in my crib (I recall the high walls, the feeling of

I have a few "flashes" of very clear memories from < 3 ... I very vividly remember a single moment of being in my crib (I recall the high walls, the feeling of the felt base, etc.) I have an equally vivid memory of the first night I spent in my "big boy bed" (mostly I remember experiencing fear and anxiety, and that wooden side rail meant to keep me from falling out). And I remember toddling around my house, seeing this incredibly juicy and tempting big button that just needed to be pushed, and then a lot a lot of chaos (it was an old-school panic button that set off our house burglar alarm ;) But the flood of real memories doesn't start until nursery school, which was right around 3-4. On a related note, there's a different type of memory that started to form later and that I can pinpoint to a VERY specific age...I refer to it as "cultural awareness/memory". I.e. movies, songs on the radio, etc. I was born in '78 and my earliest memories of that sort of stuff is all '85 (i.e. 7 years old). And what a year! Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, "We Built This City", "Born in the USA", etc. I can barely remember any movies/songs from before then...maybe some in 84, but 83 is a basically non-existent to me. So maybe this is the sort of thing they mean when they're referring to "adult memories" ? Aaaaand now I feel old.