2006-07-18 21:11:56 · 21 answers · asked by $ I~♥~ELMO $ 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I had a perfect childhood! I was allowed to be a kid. My grandparents raised me because my mother died when I was a baby and my father was worse than worthless. But I think that was the best way my life could have gone, honestly.
I was so totally and completely loved. I got to know more relatives because of being up a step on the generational ladder by living with my grandparents... everybody came to their grandpa and grandma's house at least once a year, and those are fond memories.
I bought candy at the corner store, and played outside all day long - just had to be home when the street lights came on. My grandmother was an amazing woman with a thousand interests, and she shared them all with me, one on one. What a blast!
Because my grandfather had been on his job so long, we got four full weeks of vacation every summer, and we always took a road trip somewhere. We went to wonderful places all over America, and I still remember the songs we sang and the games we played and the people we met and the incredible sights.
I was raised with the knowledge that anything was possible, and I could take my life in any direction that I chose. Being loved and supported and encouraged makes a big difference in how a kid grows up to look at the world, and I had the best of all of that.
In my life I have never hit or been hit by anyone in anger. I have never truly been in any danger whatsoever - I have lived a blessed life. Sure, I've made horrible decisions at times, but things have always turned out okay. A lot of that is just the way I look at the world, and my outlook was influenced heavily by how wonderful my childhood was.
I gave my kids those same gifts when they were growing up, and they are also wonderful and happy adults. I believe that they'll give that same gift to their own kids when they have them. Life is a circle, ya know? And life is good.
2006-07-19 03:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Crooks Gap 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
My first 7 years of childhood were pretty enjoyable, the rest was hell. So my answer is both yes and no.
2006-07-18 22:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now i only distinguish the before and the AFTER of a sad element that got here into my existence. The before became finished of laughters, interesting, happiness, astounding destiny to look ahead too. The after contains good and painful suggestions etched in my heart, purely taking existence on a each and each day foundation, hunting for happiness and contentment and healing and expertise. The after also presented forth a religious awakening in me.
2016-12-01 21:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now that i look back on it it wasn't that bad all tho allot of things were bad i would not say my whole childhood was bad.
the way that i look at it is i would not be the person i am today if it weren't for the things i have been through good and bad therefor i would not ever want to change anything about it
2006-07-18 21:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Meagan P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And that's why I'm 18 and have Dysthymic Disorder. I know I shouldn't blame my parents, but they did play a very large role in the development and growth of my mental illness. But I don't want to lag in the past, I have to get over it.
2006-07-18 21:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i have beautiful memories as a child.. grown up years has been so hard.. abusive husbands and all.. but i treasure the memories i have in my mind the way i was treated as a child.......i was raised by my dad and mom and my dad was a baptist minister..he taught us right from wrong and to love people and to have morals...so many good church socials.. playing badmintion with my dad, going bowling with him, going for ice cream..there was 8 children then one sister died of leukemia..but singing in church and always felt loved and secure.. no beatings and screaming and fighting at all. christmas to go visit my granndparents and the necklace with a watch on it i got one year....so many wonderful memories..people let your children have good memories as a child..take lots of pictures cause some day you will want to look back at those.. my dad died may 1 2005 and my mom is near death now....let your childrens lives be full of things that you have done with them.. and let the love flow through your home..
2006-07-18 21:23:29 · answer #6 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I didnt have anything growing up.(No car,no home,no nothing). I lived with so many different relatives. All my friends were looked down upon cause of what God made them to be.I was always the kid in school the girls made fun of.
"Oh yeah, he is cute, but he wears the same pants everyday"-Girls would say.
People can be cruel :(
2006-07-18 21:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, at the age of 9
2006-07-18 21:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by pankaj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, yes i did. my cousin and i are both an only child. we grew up together as sisters and we made up so much stuff to do. we lived in our own little world. it was pretty much like a fairytale. a fairytale with alot of bloopers. oh, the memories. thanks for the trip....
2006-07-18 21:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by werewolfpixie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had may fun times but I unfortunately had many many hard and sad times many tears, and lots of pain.
2006-07-18 21:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋