Fourth of July party

I was about a year old, and I was sitting in a playpen looking out at the pool. My parents and I were at a 4th of July party in New Jersey. I could see the tall trees, hear the sound of people laughing and a baby crying.

Then I heard and saw a little boy fall into the pool. No one else saw or heard him, but since he couldn’t swim, he drowned.

Later when my dad went swimming, he saw the body and thought it was a doll. I know this memory’s accurate because my mom remembers exactly where the playpen was and from where it stood I could easily see the pool.

Also, a 2-year-old boy drown at the party and police reports show that no one saw or heard him.

[This memory was originally submitted on Saturday, November 07, 1998 at 15:10:00 [PST to the Exploratorium Earliest Memory Website, which ceased accepting input in 2000. See www.exploratorium.edu/memory/earlymemory/memoryform.html for some of the submissions.]

Posted By: Sarah No Last Name