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What childhood memory perfectly encompasses you? A funny Twitter conversation took place recently about our most iconic childhood memories! These are the most absurd memories that people shared in an online discussion. For myself, I can remember hiding under the bed as my family prepared to leave for a vacation. I was just trying to be silly, but the joke turned sour when I fell asleep under the bed and gave my parents a scare. This led to my entire family joining in on an upbeat and frantic game of hide and seek! They eventually found me. My family loves telling this story and I think it showcases my quirky personality. Let's begin by checking out the original post! Kathryn B proposed the prompt and we fell in love with some of the responses. What is your most on brand story from your childhood? — Kathryn Brightbill (@KEBrightbill) February 20, 2019 Absurd Memories: Top Responses I was “lost” in JCPenney when I was 3 years old and they shut the store down and everyone including staff searched for me for like 10 minutes and finally my sister found me standing next to a kid mannequin pretending to be another mannequin. — Colin’s Dad (@MRudolphComedy) February 20, 2019 We can all agree that something as absurd as this childhood memory has happened to us. For instance, I can personally remember sitting in the middle of clothing racks at the department store and waiting until I heard my mother calling my name before coming out. Then I would pretend to have been around the corner the entire time. Stores always had such great hiding places and I had a knack for finding them, perhaps an obsession. in middle school I used to have private awards ceremonies for the books I had read that year, like an Oscars for books, and would make up speeches for all the characters to say. — the library haunter 🦉🎃 (@SketchesbyBoze) February 21, 2019 Someone followed up by asking who gave the most memorable speech, to which 'the library haunter' replied: "I remember Hemingway, accepting his award for The Old Man and the Sea, plugging the *next book he had written. (I was such a dork omg)." In first grade I made a family newspaper on my dad’s old typewriter at his office 😂. It also had a pretty small circulation but the audience was really into it — Kelsey (@butalsokelseylu) February 22, 2019 Made a card catalog and labeled all my books on my shelf using the Dewey Decimal system when I was 10. At 43, I'm helping build libraries in Cambodia. — MarlaTaviano (@marlataviano) February 20, 2019 Apparently, this story struck a common nerve, as many other people had similar absurd childhood memories: "I did that, too! I played librarian and made my sister check out books. I didn't charge her late fees, though. God knows I tortured her enough." Continue to see more Outlandish Memories! Most Outrageous & Absurd Memories From Childhood We're Going To School Winning a contest in a class of how many tiles were in the principal's office. I was dead on after spending so much time there. — t carey (@sunbro_4life) February 20, 2019 It seems that 't carey' made the best out of a bad situation. I don't recall ever getting sent to the principal's office thank goodness! Did you ever get sent there? I received my first “love letter” in second grade. I corrected the spelling and grammar in red ink and returned to sender. — RefugeesAreHumans (@daumling1) February 20, 2019 Oh the memories of trying to impress our crushes, and minimize the turmoils of young love. The thrills of passing notes in school was certainly a highlight for me. It was the best form of texting. put my hand up when teacher asked 'who is it has a dental appointment this afternoon' (I hadn't). Left school at noon, walked 2 miles home on my own, knocked on front door, told my horrified mum about my great prank, she went nuts. I was 6. — agadon't (@LeonardEctric1) February 20, 2019 'Agadon't' goes on to say that, "a wooden spoon was her (mom) weapon of choice." Therefore, the prank may have been humorous, but not entirely worth the risk. It goes to show you that not all great pranks may be recognized as so. I wrote an expose for my HS newspaper re: janitors repeatedly emptying recycling bins into the trash dumpster. Principal refused to allow it to be printed. So I sent the article to the city paper instead. Editor told HS principal: if you won’t publish, I will. Principal caved. — Charissa McAfee (@CharissaMcAfee) February 20, 2019 Let's just hope that Charissa grew up to be a journalist, as I think she had the bug early. No Relationship Quite Like Parent and Child Any relationship between a parent and their child is extremely complex with many levels. A parent must try to keep an authoritative relationship with boundaries and rules. However, when that parent steals jokes from the child, perhaps the child has a reason to argue! I heard my mother make a joke at the club that I had created. I marched up to her and said through gritted teeth, "That was my joke." I was six. — Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) February 21, 2019 The innovation of some of these children's stories is wonderful. At 6 yo I took the egg beater apart and made it go faster. My mother realized she had a real problem on her hands. — Elizabeth (@busybelle2011) February 20, 2019 As a child with six other siblings, I can absolutely sympathize with this final and hysterical memory! In addition, it even brings back some similar repressed memories that I may be trying to forget! I came home from camp to find my family had gotten a portrait taken, printed, and framed all while I was gone for 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/bLQ3M0FMtI — Margaret Bienert (@margaretbienert) February 23, 2019 To sum up, these were the most absurd memories from some lovely strangers' childhoods, and we are thankful the Twitter users who decided to share. In conclusion, please add any personal memories you think personifies your childhood!

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