Earliest Memories

So, what was your first childhood memory? Separating your current feelings about your parents from that time of your life, what do you recall about your parents from that time of life?

I have a horrible memory... I mean that. it's very hard for me to remember anything from my childhood. maybe it's because my childhood was not one filled with happiness. My parents were only together since I was around 2 or 3... It was hard for both of them. Lots of court, lots of separation, lots of things that are better not to talk about.

The only thing I really remember from my childhood only comes in chunks and pieces. I can remember my kitten when I first got him. He was just that, a kitten, he was a stray that continually got into the window of my apartment, so one day, we kept him. We named him Merlin because he kept getting into the window no matter how many times we redid the screens. I remember the night he ran up into a car engine. he hated the water and both me and my mom got completely scratched up when we tried to bathe him to get the oil off.

With my dad, I remember we went to California for my golden birthday, though I only remember parts of it. There was a beach with black sand, which was weird. I remember there was a man completely painted silver, and he didn't move. I thought he was a statue, until I went up and poked him. He jumped and I ran back to my dad crying. I remember we went to a seafood restaurant. The one thing I remember from that trip though is that we all got sick. We were staying with my aunt and uncle and my aunt gave us all food poisoning, but she didn't eat any.

Other than that, I really don't remember much from my childhood until I was like... 11 or 12 or so. Maybe something bad happened and I've blocked it out, but I really can't remember. My parents fought a lot then, and I rarely got to see my dad. I'm making up for that now, or trying to...