Grammar
I remember + -ing /
"I remember trying to realize how
big the world really is. "
I remember + noun phrase
"I remember the day John Kennedy was shot."
These lines come from a book by Joe Brainard called "I
Remember"
Read and tick if you have a similar memory.
I remember the only time I ever saw my mother cry. I was eating
apricot pie.
I remember how much I used to stutter.
I remember how much, in high school, I wanted to be handsome and
popular.
I remember a dream I have had often of being able to fly.
(Without an airplane)
I remember many dreams of finding gold and jewels.
I remember a little boy I used to take care of after school
while his mother worked. I remember how much fun it was to punish him for being
bad.
I remember bunk beds.
I remember laundromats at night all lit up with nobody in
them.
I remember trying to figure out what it's all about.
(Life)
I remember making clover blossom chains.
I remember pillow fights.
I remember being surprised at how yellow and how red autumn
really is.
I remember staying in the bath tub too long and having wrinkled
toes and fingers.
I remember playing hop-scotch without ever really knowing the
rules.
I remember chicken noodle soup when you are sick.
I remember daydreams of having a pet monkey that would wear
human clothes and we would go around everywhere together.
I remember daydreams of inheriting lots of money from some
relative I didn't even know I had.
I remember daydreams of being a big success in New York City.
(Penthouse and all!)
I remember that "no two snowflakes are exactly alike."
I remember not being able to fall asleep Christmas Eve.
I remember more than once leaving the price tag on a
present.
I remember opening my first packages very fast and my last
few very slowly.
I remember feeling sorry for kids at church, or school, who had
ugly mothers.
I remember daydreams of having a twin.
I remember "See you later alligatorI"
I remember daydreams of going blind and how sorry everyone
would feel for me.
I remember bathroom doors that don't lock and trying to pee
fast.
I remember blowing up paper bags to pop.
I remember wanting to change my name to something cooler.
Write some rememberings of your own
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