Did they give you a good childhood?
2007-03-16 01:14:09 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I often wondered about that but after many years of truth-seeking & self-reflecting on that very topic, I can honestly say that yes, I had a very happy & carefree childhood travelling a lot overseas, etc. My parents did the best they could for both my brother and myself considering they were trapped in a loveless marriage for almost twenty long & endless years.
Like I mentioned in my profile, I was born within an affluent Western European (Continental) family so money was never an object.
I felt loved, especially by my mother; my father always seemed distant & preoccupied somehow...
Both my parents did everything they could for my brother and myself; they gave us everything we wanted and needed (we were spoiled rotten, let's face it!) and provided us with an excellent education despite the sad fact that they destroyed our precious yet dysfunctional and dissatisfied family unit with their constant lies & incessant indiscretions.
Nevertheless, I still carried and eventually duplicated their inadequate union into my own adult relationship when I foolishly married a man I never loved.
After witnessing first hand what disastrous consequences such an union can have on the whole family, how could I be so blind & stupid to repeat the same identical mistakes?!?
It was a blessing in disguise that my former husband and I never had a family of our own...
2007-03-16 01:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by Devilish Angel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They were hypocrites and forced my brother and I into religion. They fought constantly and there was no love showed in our house. I can hardly remember my childhood but the memories I have were not happy. My parents got divorced when I was 21 after 22 years of marriage. They are now happy and completely different people. Im close with them and dont blame them for anything. I have 2 children of my own and have raised them COMPLETELY opposite than how my parents raised me :)
2007-03-16 04:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by tulips♥77 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok no i am not happy with the way my parents raised me. Mainly because they didn't. My parents were divorced when I was 6 months old. My dad wasn't in my life, and died when I was 8. My mother had me until I was 3, and then gave me to my grandparents returning, once a year for 15 years at christmas. ( best thing she ever did) ....NOW for my grandparents, absolutely yes! They did a wonderful job, and I wouldn't have it any other way. They gave me the knowledge of how to raise a family, and provided me with everything I could ever want.
2007-03-16 01:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by smurfie45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are good moments and bad moments. Every parent tries to do better with certain things than their parents did. My parents were not very affectionate. I hug my son on a regular basis and tell him I love him. I also make sure he knows the things I love about him. A good childhood isn't always about money or things. It's about family.
2007-03-16 01:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by NaturalPhotos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I believe while my parent my not have been perfect they are the best. I had some friends who's parents were way to strict, and some who didn;t care what there child did. Mine were in the middle and offered advice and help me clean up my mistakes. My mom never once said "YOU CAN NOT BE FRIENDS WITH XXXX" it was I don;t think that person is a good person to hang out with please don;t bring them around the house. Low and behold 6 months and lots of tears later mom was right. I hope to be as good a parent to my children as mine were to me. I don;t know how they found the balance but they did.
Note : we didn;t always get along but they raised me right and i love them forever for that.
2007-03-16 01:24:18 · answer #5 · answered by jalopina98 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 12:40:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I am happy. MY MOM did the best she could for me and my three siblings, all on her own. She played the role of both mom and dad but beacause it was only her (one salary) there were obviously things we were not able to enjoy but the most important thing is that she was always there for us in good and bad times and never once showed regret. She always let us know that she loved us and cares for us and that to me was most important. I hope I am just as great a mom with my little girl. THANK YOU MOM!
2007-03-16 03:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by redz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had a pretty messed up childhood....Not much love....but I don't blame my parents...they did the best they knew how I guess. Back then they only had their own experience to go by. Mom grew up in Europe during WWII and dad met her when they liberated her town from the NAZIs.
Moms parents were hard and they showed no love....My dad was an alcoholic.
2007-03-16 01:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by margherita 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My old man was a no hoping womanising drunk (is that a bad thing) and Mum threw him out when I was 18 months. But she did a great job, I was lucky, she was one in a million. So as far as I'm concerned, considering the circumstances, it was fine.
2007-03-16 01:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly yes...my dad was gone all but the weekends so we didnt' see much of him but it was ok cause he hollored alot but looking back I know we were loved and alot of the things they did worked and made me into who I am today. I'm trying to instill some of the values that they taught me into them. Slowly but surly. I miss my childhood but love where I am today
2007-03-16 07:53:22 · answer #10 · answered by Melba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋