catseye
Old lady trouser-smell with yesterday's knickers
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An ex work colleague of mine did something similar (but with happier results).
He was late in to work one day, and explained that he'd got half way in before his young son popped up in his rear view mirror. Work colleague had been meant to drop son off at nursery (something usually done by his wife, who was poorly on this day), had fogotten, and continued his usual journey in to work, with child asleep in baby seat in the back. It was only when his son woke up and moved, therefore becoming visible, that he remembered!
An on the topic of memories - I think I read somewhere (might have been New Scientist) that memories are only made once we can 'tell ourselves the story of what happened', ie when we have sufficient language to articulate an event. Which is why my theory that early talkers tend to have memories that stretch back further than those who spoke later, sort of cuts in.
He was late in to work one day, and explained that he'd got half way in before his young son popped up in his rear view mirror. Work colleague had been meant to drop son off at nursery (something usually done by his wife, who was poorly on this day), had fogotten, and continued his usual journey in to work, with child asleep in baby seat in the back. It was only when his son woke up and moved, therefore becoming visible, that he remembered!
An on the topic of memories - I think I read somewhere (might have been New Scientist) that memories are only made once we can 'tell ourselves the story of what happened', ie when we have sufficient language to articulate an event. Which is why my theory that early talkers tend to have memories that stretch back further than those who spoke later, sort of cuts in.