Memories are always subjective

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As a young child we learn many new things and we remember these as memories. These memories change with us, as we mature. They can also be influence by other people around us that also have the same memory. This is due to no one person having the same recollection of a memory. Everyone always remembers a memory differently as they focus on different things and have a different perception to yourself. As a young boy, I remember mostly about my dad's photography business. He took photos for magazines and companies such as: Mercedes, L’Oreal, Maybelline, Bic, Garnier and many other major companies. My mum worked as a laboratory technician, at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The division she worked at was VIDRL, Victorian Infectious Diseases Laboratory. Since my dad had his own business, he worked at home in his studio and I remember staying up late watching him taking photos in his studio. I used to wait for him upstairs where he worked, keep to help out where I could. These memories have been slowly changing as I mature, as I have been able to interpret more of the memory. Our memories are always subjective, meaning they are influenced by the people who share the same memory but remember it in a different way. When I look back on my memories, especially the ones that I most remember due to them being embarrassing or exciting, they seem to differ between different people, who were at the same place and witnessed the event, but remember different events that took place and emphasise on different parts. Our memories can then be shaped by other people's interpretations of these past events. These memories can change throughout our lives, as we mature and as we learn new things about ourselves and the world. And as we learn these new things, our memories start to change and mould to our level of understanding and maturity. Many of us have memories as children of
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