Déjà Vu

My daughter is now just over 5 1/2, which is about how old I was as my family was preparing to move from Seoul, Korea to Chicago, and I have vivid memories of this age.  Lately, I often find myself trying to recall who I was in those days, to remember what I thought about, what I liked to do, how I saw the world through my five-and-a-half year old eyes.  In doing so, I hope to better understand and empathise with my often feisty and saucy girl.

These days, when I sometimes look through my photos of her, I'll suddenly see myself thirty-something years ago.  I remember how much I liked to walk on balance-beam lines, or to swing way up high, or to make funny faces at the camera, or to wear dresses that twirl.  It has been a gift to me, transporting myself back to the happy moments of my own childhood.  And it has reminded me how quickly childhood passes, which motivates me to be a tad more patient of a mother.

Please share with us today those images that harken back to your own childhood, and if you have actual photos of yourself as a child to share as well, even better. I could look through vintage photos all day!

Comments

[Michelle Hamor Smith]

I've got an old photo. My cousin put it up at Facebook and I grabbed it for myself. It's a stair-step type shot, shortest to tallest. The oldest of the cousins, I was the tallest. I can remember the day so clearly, running around in the Summer sun in my blue swimsuit. My 11 year old daughter looks exactly like my sister in the photo. I love looking at old photos.

http://askewtoyou.blogspot.com/2010/01/teris-photo.html

[Sara]

I recently posted this old photo of me and my brother with the Easter Bunny. I think it explains why I was jumping out of my skin when I suddenly ran across and adult dressed as a bunny Easter week!

http://wandercraft.blogspot.com/2010/04/blast-from-past-part-ii.html

[e l k]

sarah ... this is a very thoughtful post ... to enjoy our "childhood" through our own children is part of the journey that we are given I think.

this is me deep in pretend play .. vintage indeed!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/4530616059

[cdscott]

Everyday raising my boys is a flashback to my childhood. It's like a "do-over". I love the gift of my second childhood with them. Here's something I posted recently...

http://courtneysablogger.blogspot.com/2010/04/you-spin-me-right-roundand-you-die.html

[Bree]

I put this one on flickr shortly after my grandpa passed away.

[Tara R.]

I recently published a post where I used old photos of myself to list my top ten things that make me happy...

http://ifmomsaysok.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/happy-childhood-memories/

[Erin Julian]

When I was five years old, I set up shop on my parents' lawn and sold pictures I had drawn for ten cents. Thankfully, my mom took a photo of this, and I just blogged about it here:

http://lylium.org/2010/04/18/as-time-goes-by/ :)

[tresha thorsen]

wow. this photo speaks to me. and will just say while my oldies are boxxed up in another locale for the now..i used to skip just like that too and my hair was as long...braided:) in 2. today? my 41 yr old self skips still..on the sidewalk, while i'm running and needing a playful moment...anything to return to and exude childlikeness. and lately i'm braiding my hair before i start writing:) helps me live the 8yr old me:) love all these links..this blog..this collective of women's voices and visions. thanks to all so deeply muchly.:)

[Jade Sheldon]

There is nothing better than vintage photos.

Here I am as a youngster:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsheldon/2979614644/in/set-72157611217396891/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsheldon/2982486515/in/set-72157611217396891/

[Rebecca Everett]

I found this while cleaning out my art closet today. Then happened along your post.

The pic can be seen here.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4533217172_f353ea78b8_b.jpg

[Kai2]

Interesting that you should ask...my sister just sent me the first batch of my grandfather's slides that she has scanned to DVD. This is me, with my grandmother.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/-kai2-/4528252985/?edited=1

[Liz]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilybeth29/4294979696/in/set-72157594587517465/

i adore this photo. i was not quite two.

[Lauren]

Wow. My husband's mother is Korean and his father is Italian. My husband was born in Seoul, and the military moved them to the U.S. when he was a child. Anyway, here's an old photo of me and my Daddy when I was a child....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48472265@N04/4533952828/

[Janina]

oooh...I love looking at my childhood memories and here is a fave I blogged a while back

http://babushkamamas.blogspot.com/2010/01/old-photos.html

[claudia]

I love this shot of my mom, and how I am looking at her :) It's one of my favorite shots I have of her.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2960156966/

[Kizz]

Here's one of me with my great grandmother:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31403417@N00/4279864797/in/set-72157623184754622/

There are many more in that set, too. I, too, love looking through other people's photos. Flickr is a dream come true.

[spread your wings]

this has been fun seeing other's old photos.
here is one of mine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/4536121343/in/photostream/

[carla]

the one thing that drove me bonkers as a school girl, was when my socks got a flat tire. looks like things haven't changed. (my little "j" and her one flat tire sock.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7497846@N06/4537139620/

[kevin nelson]

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Anyone can sign up and use the software, especially artists.

Thank you,
Kevin Nelson