i have this early memory from kindergarten that has puzzled me for years. maybe you'll be able to decipher it? (idk if u want to read this, it's kinda long) the teacher is at the board. she writes "dogs" on the top left. she then asks us to brainstorm any ideas relating to 'dogs'. of course, every kid in the room immediately shouts out their answers ('ball' 'park' 'bark' 'fur' 'cuddles'). she writes all of their answers on the board, hardly leaving any room on the right side. then, she puts the word "Thailand" on the right. no one can come up with any ideas other than 'food'. and that's where the memory ends for me. what do you think the teacher was trying to explain with this example?
it sounds like you might be combining elements of 2 different memories. or perhaps 'thailand' was not a starting word, but one of the responses