How did you lose your innocence?

Question

what part of your younger years that life was not all about fairytale and superheroes? When did yu have that 'ah-ha' moment when you figured out that the world was not all cracked up to be? Who ruined the facade for you? has it changed your veiw of the worls or have you always been optimistic about everything?

Answer 1

I never had innocence, I was physically, mentally, emotionally abused by mother, then at 18 sexually abused by a high school jerk. by 19, I was in my first ever relationship which he would beat me til the end of it which was six years later. I think my fairytale started when I had children I was able to go back and be a child for the first time. I know what it is like to smile and close my eyes while the wind blows on my face. Just have a "normal" day without getting beat up in so many different ways.
Let me tell you, my story has a good ending, it is a true fairytale.

Answer 2

I have never considered myself optimistic. Every time everything seems to be going right, I always take that to mean that's just more things to go wrong. Only in that last couple years have I discovered that I truly do, "make my own luck"
As a child I never had much innocence as being finally taken away from my abusive mother by social services around 10 years old. I went though a lot of adolescent problems from then on until I finally started living right, around 15. Moved out that age, trained horses for people to make money. Got my GED two years later... Going to Nursing School in Jan.
I feel like, my life, is just now beginning. I owe so much to my fiance. Hoping to have have a kid soon to be the mother I didn't have.

Answer 3

Thankfully I had good parents who taught me that no matter if I fall flat or fail, I should always pick myself up, and continue being the best soldier that I can be. I'm not the first to say this but the world can be a cruel place. War is not pretty. Fortunately, I had good leadership to get through the toughest times. My family is always there for me, for the good and the bad. Reality hit me when I was 16 and got into a car accident. Teenagers are not invinceable, I found that out the hard way. I am now 21 and making a good life for myself.

Answer 4

It was the process of growing up that thought me everything. I mean, I wish all these things can be learned from a text book, but obviously there's no other ways to learn than the hard way.

I'm much more optimistic when I was a kid.

Answer 5

when i was about 7. had my parents to educate me.nothing comes easy,but still i had a wonderful childhood moments!
i lost my innocence when i was 13. i started 2 learn new things and everything taboo bcame interesting at one time. it didnt ruin anything.instead, it taught me between the good n the bad. i wasnt a crazy child so i coped well.
i always had neutral views on everything.till today,i am still learning the lessons of life.the earth is totally a made up fairytale.its us who must wake up and smell the reality.

Answer 6

I'd guess is was second grade when I transferred from a nice civilized Quaker school to a rough public school and proceeded to get the **** kicked out of me every day for being nice.

Answer 7

Somewhere around the events of 9/11. I only ever saw those kind of things in movies.
Basically as soon as I started paying attention to the news.

Answer 8

My current fairy tale is that I believe in the light in human beings. My super heroes are the human beings who are capable of making the world a better place. They are all here, you just have to see it with different eyes.

Answer 9

when i was about six, witnessing things a six year old girl shouldnt witness. I wont go into details but it was to do with my moms ex-partner and having to be, in the best wors possible, her rock. Thats when i new how the world worked and i lost my innocence.

Answer 10

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