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When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?

 
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When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I'm 62 and have lots of pictures of my childhood.

I look at them and feels nothing. I lived a good childhood, without traumas, and I remember plenty of details.

I don't understand why I am so detached from my past being. I never had dreams to fulfill, except being a rockstar, but material things came to me without suffering (or I don't remember it).

Am I blocking issues or it is a matter of becoming old?
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
What would you do if you met with a childhood friend? Talk, ignore, postpone it for a new meeting?
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05/19/2017 09:31 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I heard Judethz found some pics of himself as a child and all he did was get horny and fap over them while sucking on a chick tract.
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I don't follow you or I don't want to.

I'm expressing heartful feelings and doubts here. Not shure your post fit with my subject, mate!
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05/19/2017 09:38 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
Funny..I have no pictures so I expect nothing.
I do have fond memories and can back in time to relive the scene.

I would tell the little shit he was right and not top be so smug about it back when.

I to comes down to expectations on has.....Who told you the standard of what to feel when?
Start there.
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05/19/2017 09:46 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
OP - I would stop thinking about the past and appreciate the present moment instead.

As for past friends, maybe meet for a drink and that's it.
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05/19/2017 09:52 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
Funny..I have no pictures so I expect nothing.
I do have fond memories and can back in time to relive the scene.

I would tell the little shit he was right and not top be so smug about it back when.

I to comes down to expectations on has.....Who told you the standard of what to feel when?
Start there.
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I can feel your pain and certain deception for not being able to trace your past with yourself today (neither I can).

But I'm talking about what did life meant to you by then. For me, it was a matter of making friends, play, read, tell to others what I read, scout for girls, kick rocks, make good grades and at the same time being a good SOB, enjoy a movie and thinking how boring was going to be life as I grow up. Very, very wrong!

Life was like a "box of chocolats". You couldn't foresee the twisted road ahead (sparing out tragedies).
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I say, "Hey kid put some pants on next time before cutely crawling out the front door!"
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05/19/2017 09:53 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
Ask myself how did I go so wrong?
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05/19/2017 09:55 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I have no childhood photos, but I have all of the memories. I was one of a few with the gift (a curse imo) of exceptional memory, and photographic memory. Born in a time and place of change and violent upheaval, chaos and the never-ending struggle for survival. My memories go all the way back to the womb. The first was just the sound of fluid and dull noises from outside... I remember it all, and a great deal of my childhood I would happily give everything I have now to be able to forget...

I said I don't have photos, but others do.

I don't need nor want them.
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
OP - I would stop thinking about the past and appreciate the present moment instead.

As for past friends, maybe meet for a drink and that's it.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74925071


Thanks for your advice. I'm getting old and a little bit nostalgic. I lived in many places while I was growing up, so I can't find anyone near to whom I can relate to my past.
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05/19/2017 09:57 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
that poor kid is gonna suffer so much.
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
Ask myself how did I go so wrong?
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No, no, no!

This is a bad and treasonous thought, because as a child we are incapable of understanding the thougness of life. In that case, we always can blame our parents for not had been rich enough, isn't it?
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05/19/2017 10:00 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
What would I say if I could meet my childhood self?

'Hey, kid. Take this envelope, and don't open it till you get back from a time trip.'

Inside would be the account number that had been opened in my name at a time right before I met my future self.
The firm had received various sealed instructions on which trades to make over the coming decades.

Winning!
;)

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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
That haircut....omg that haircut....
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I was severely spoiled as a child. I have a sister, older than mine. She was the troublemaker (actually she was the one get caught).

God provided me with some talent for self learning and the gift of spoken words, so I managed to fool everyone around me (family, teachers, others).

So, more or less, my parents left me on my own being very young (I think they were intimidated by me is some way).

Being an adult, near 35 years ago, I watched the movie "War Games" and a phrase stuck on my brain forever: INTELLIGENT WITHOUT AMBITIONS, as an CIA agent described the lead character.

I realized that this was what I was, as a child and as an adult! Shame, isn't it?
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05/19/2017 10:14 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
What would I say if I could meet my childhood self?

'Hey, kid. Take this envelope, and don't open it till you get back from a time trip.'

Inside would be the account number that had been opened in my name at a time right before I met my future self.
The firm had received various sealed instructions on which trades to make over the coming decades.

Winning!
;)
 Quoting: Kwyjibo


You have should add: Buy every Apple stock you can buy before year 2000!!!
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05/19/2017 10:23 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
When I see a picture of myself at an earlier time, I always think back to what my view of life was at that time. It's fascinating to me how much our views about life and the scope of those views evolve over time.
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
What happened with my dog? Is still at a farm in the countryside?
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05/19/2017 10:25 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I'm amazed I made it. For damn sure no one really cared. I think about it every time my own kid struggles or is injured/sick.
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05/19/2017 10:29 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
What would I say if I could meet my childhood self?

'Hey, kid. Take this envelope, and don't open it till you get back from a time trip.'

Inside would be the account number that had been opened in my name at a time right before I met my future self.
The firm had received various sealed instructions on which trades to make over the coming decades.

Winning!
;)
 Quoting: Kwyjibo


You have should add: Buy every Apple stock you can buy before year 2000!!!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74921333


Sorry, I messed up.
Opening the envelope during the time travel event would have worked better, with instructions of what to put in the sealed instructions at the firm, as well as to copy the contents of the original envelope and pass them along to young-me.
The objective, of course, is to ensure a bootstrap paradox instead of an alternate timeline, that way, the money's waiting for me when I get back to my time.
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I'm amazed I made it. For damn sure no one really cared. I think about it every time my own kid struggles or is injured/sick.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74925586


You string a chord with your post!

Never thought it that way. Thanks for a fresh perspective of life presented in a single paragraph!
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05/19/2017 10:42 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
Left alone in life, being 63 yo, I sometimes wonder if photos are not implanted pics of a life I don't recall most of times.

And, for worse, I have no references to checkout with, because my family travelled so much. No roots.

Yet, I choose to believe there was a time when I was happy and things were incredible simpler than now.

No problems handling current events. Just tired of all this shit!
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05/19/2017 10:58 PM
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
First, I usually remember the event the photo was taken at. If I'm with my siblings, I'll remember whatever jokes we had at the time, that sort of thing.

Then, I notice the clothes I have on. My mother sewed a lot of what I wore, and I still have memories of some of the fabric patterns.
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
cute kid, she's gonna have a great life
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
First, I usually remember the event the photo was taken at. If I'm with my siblings, I'll remember whatever jokes we had at the time, that sort of thing.

Then, I notice the clothes I have on. My mother sewed a lot of what I wore, and I still have memories of some of the fabric patterns.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58446361


Mine did too. Remember Knittax knitting machines? Mum was crazy with them, and we had to use those awfull pullovers!
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cute kid, she's gonna have a great life
 Quoting: Tobie


We all were!

If we filter bad things, for shure we are going to enjoy our lives as connections from one good thing to the next.

If we DON'T think that way, we have to manage to sequence life photos in a pleasant way for our memories, even when we struggle to get out of missery all of our lives.

I believe that resentments are based on bad indoctrination, internal or external. Our ADN carries the goodwill, I think, and it's up to ourselves to make peace with our bad memories and live the rest of our lives in peace. We deserve that, at least, for crossing this dessert called life!
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
First, I usually remember the event the photo was taken at. If I'm with my siblings, I'll remember whatever jokes we had at the time, that sort of thing.

Then, I notice the clothes I have on. My mother sewed a lot of what I wore, and I still have memories of some of the fabric patterns.
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Mine did too. Remember Knittax knitting machines? Mum was crazy with them, and we had to use those awfull pullovers!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74921333


I do!
Was my mom right not to buy one?
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
First, I usually remember the event the photo was taken at. If I'm with my siblings, I'll remember whatever jokes we had at the time, that sort of thing.

Then, I notice the clothes I have on. My mother sewed a lot of what I wore, and I still have memories of some of the fabric patterns.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58446361


Mine did too. Remember Knittax knitting machines? Mum was crazy with them, and we had to use those awfull pullovers!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74921333


I do!
Was my mom right not to buy one?
 Quoting: Kwyjibo


Yes, if I have to tell my experiences. She went a little bit obsessed and designed cloths for everyone, even our pet.

And she refused to buy us beautiful cashmir pullovers and the like. That was child abusse (LOL)
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I would use one of her pullovers right now, without questions.


Is that what old photos hides? Being unable to forecast?
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I was severely spoiled as a child. I have a sister, older than mine. She was the troublemaker (actually she was the one get caught).

God provided me with some talent for self learning and the gift of spoken words, so I managed to fool everyone around me (family, teachers, others).

So, more or less, my parents left me on my own being very young (I think they were intimidated by me is some way).

Being an adult, near 35 years ago, I watched the movie "War Games" and a phrase stuck on my brain forever: INTELLIGENT WITHOUT AMBITIONS, as an CIA agent described the lead character.

I realized that this was what I was, as a child and as an adult! Shame, isn't it?
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Do you still learn? What is and ambition, what you want it to be, say my ambition was to marry and have a house full of children, I did not get the house full but married and children I got. I love to invent in my thoughts, I draw them and talk about them. Mostly I think about what could help others who have problems with mobility. I always believed thoughts travel, they making what I started long ago, one of my nieces said, looking at one of my very old ones, that they stole my idea, no I told here Ideas are for giving away. True, the light bulb was invented almost one every continent at the same time, cars and planes, too. What is ambition but a thought, just what you want it to be nothing more or less. I want to love people as The Lord God and His Son said, too. Even pray for the enemy for if the enemy find The Lord God, then he will be no enemy but a brother to me.
Sorry I got a headache

These are the times that tries men's and
women's souls!

May we come though it victorious!
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Re: When you SEE a picture of yourself when you were a child, what thoughts come to your mind?
I look at pictures of myself as a child and I think, "they should have put him in girls' clothes and given him estrogen pills and testosterone blocking pills, because "he" is not a real man!





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