Random Childhood Memories

I remember being an itty-bitty thing. My parents were fighting. My mom took my doll and threw it. It never talked again.
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My parents once told us they had a surprise for us. Outside there was a large bunch of balloons that had floated into our yard from somewhere out there. We were so excited, but that wasn't the surprise. I don't know what the surprise really was.
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My first sleepover made me nervous. I told them I wanted to go home so they called my parents. But then my friend was so sad that I felt sorry for her and stayed over anyway.
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I remember throwing my cousins' pajamas into the full bathtub. I must have been one, or maybe two, tops!
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We used to go to my Dad's parents' home on Christmas Eve. It was packed full with his 9 brothers and sisters, their spouses, and all my cousins. I was on the couch one year, and everyone started singing Christmas carols. It felt like they were all singing to me.
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When the movie ET came out, my parents took me to a drive-in to see it. I fell asleep instead.
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My dad raised homing pigeons when I was little. I had one I was allowed to name. I called him "Brownie."
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