Memories of Suppression or Impression?

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

What do we really remember at this age? I don’t know about you, but all I can remember is what people tell me or what story has been created in my head from a picture.

I asked my mother if she knew what I claimed when I was this age. She noted that she remembers me saying “I’m gonna work with animals cause I love my babies”(in reference to my cat blacky).

I personally don’t remember this, so I tried to recall important events around this time frame to see if any memories popped up.

Nothing.

Which brings me to the question, are those memories suppressed way down deep and maybe tied to a life event that is not to be dredged up?

Or will I create a narrative about what I really wanted to be based only off pictures I rummage through of my younger days.

Speaking of pictures – I wonder what narrative I can create from this lovely imagery I found. 🤦‍♀️