Childhood (False) Memories and dreams

[Stirred]

Many of my early memories have revolved around dreams. I don't remember many things from before the age of 5 or so, but the few things that persist are some of my dreams: I had one where I walked around the front room and the furniture was in strange places, like the layout of the room was backwards. When I mentioned this early dream to my father one day years later, he said that the room's layout had indeed been that way. I have no memory of the room being that way, yet I can remember a dream from that time in which it was. Another I have is of one time I sleepwalked, and saw two clear and bright moons with faces on the wall making strange noises. It was an upsetting dream, and when it faded away I began to cry, and my dad came around quickly to bring me back to bed. The most bizarre memory I have though is this dream I had about this girl. I remember playing with this one girl for years, and I remember us playing in the swings as well as the seesaw in the yard. I don't actually remember the girl herself at all or her voice, just the distinct impression that I had played with her for so long. I remember going to her house and meeting her mother too, again extremely vague. The next day (not real time) I went to her door and rang the doorbell only to find she had moved. The door was answered by a guy in his late 30's and I distinctly remember the awkward conversation we had. I remember next waking up quite sad. The most concrete memories I have of the entire episode are the impression I had of knowing her for years, swinging on the swings and looking over my shoulder, and the conversation with the man. (Also: I don't really believe in the paranormal, but a memory of a past life is impossible because the building and the yard didn't exist until about 5 years before.) I'm just curious about how common this is. Do you remember dreams from your childhood? Are they as strong as your real memories from the time? Are childhood false memories associated with dreams common? Does anybody else have experiences like this, meaning these strong false dream memories which feel almost like entire lost chapters of your life?

[Asherem]

I've heard that any memories you have before age four are false memories, but I'm not sure how true that is. But yes, I definitely have a lot of memories from childhood I am pretty sure were dreams because they were just too strange not to be. The one that sticks out the most is that I was napping on the couch (a sign in itself) and before I opened my eyes I expected to see a line between my eyes, where the skin is. It was just a weird thought to have because I had obviously opened my eyes before (I distinctly remember getting off the couch and walking through the house after this episode, so I wasn't too terribly young) so I knew how having two eyes worked. But yeah, it was as if I had my very first coherent thought process or something. I still kind of wonder if this was a dream or not...But there have been others as well.