how was your childhood?

[McGiver]

Are your parents together?

Would you say you had a happy childhood?

well, how was it?

[Litigious]

At home it was very good. At school it was not so good, that is, it was good in class, but the school "mates" weren't especially nice. 

[odeon]

It ranged from good to bad. School was bad.

[McGiver]

would you say that you have adapted much of your parents ethos?

[odeon]

Some, but not all of it. People say that I'm a lot like my father, though, so I guess it's inevitable.

[Litigious]

I have the rage of my father and the ethos of my mother.

[McGiver]

i believe that adapting part of your parents ethos is inevitable, since we tend to become what we know.
i am just curious as to how much people have rebelled from what they know.  and in which ways.
what did your parents do that you swore never to do yourself, or vice versa?

[odeon]

I swore that when I got a family of my own, it would be more stable than ours was when I was a kid. Not a lot of moving around, financial stability, no changing from one school to another, and so on.

I've done reasonably well in that respect.

[Litigious]

i believe that adapting part of your parents ethos is inevitable, since we tend to become what we know.
i am just curious as to how much people have rebelled from what they know.  and in which ways.
what did your parents do that you swore never to do yourself, or vice versa?

My parents, like most elder Swedes, were extremely honest people, and to a large extent still are. I have sworn never to be honest to authorities, if I can't gain anything from it, since I found out that they are corrupt and power-abusive.

[McGiver]

i believe that adapting part of your parents ethos is inevitable, since we tend to become what we know.
i am just curious as to how much people have rebelled from what they know.  and in which ways.
what did your parents do that you swore never to do yourself, or vice versa?

My parents, like most elder Swedes, were extremely honest people, and to a large extent still are. I have sworn never to be honest to authorities, if I can't gain anything from it, since I found out that they are corrupt and power-abusive.

interesting.

something i have never considered.  and itt may not be a half bad idea.

[The_P]

My home life was (and still is) fine. My school days ruined me.

[The_P]

Spaghetto, you better be entertaining. That's all I'm going to say.

[richard]

my childhood sucked. my mom married twice, and none of my brothers or sisters are related to me

[In The spaGhetto]

Like peaguy, was fine/great at home although i spent much of it spending time on my own, but school was a bit damaging.

i'll er do my best, peaguy

[Pyraxis]

i believe that adapting part of your parents ethos is inevitable, since we tend to become what we know.
i am just curious as to how much people have rebelled from what they know.  and in which ways.
what did your parents do that you swore never to do yourself, or vice versa?

I swore that I would never give up on life like my father did, or keep myself naive and ignorant like my mother did.

But I wouldn't have needed to rebel against them if I hadn't already incorporated their ethos. I still hold myself back far more than I ought to, as a result of their beliefs.

I hold the same respect for education and intelligence that they do, and I inherited their love of travel. (I wish my family had moved more, not less.)