how was your childhood?

[Nomaken]

When was my childhood?

[McGiver]

When was my childhood?

the time before you grew pubic hair.

is that a decent enough measuring stick for you?

[richard]

When was my childhood?

ahahaha

[Callaway]

My childhood was reasonably good, I think.  My mother was the better parent, IMO.  She had a lot more patience than my dad.  My parents were together until my mother died, then my dad went on living in the house they bought together when I was a baby.  He could not cope with living alone and now he lives in a nursing home.

[Calandale]

Mine seemed like it should have been fine. My folk's argued a lot (staying together for my sake basically). As soon as I started having loverelationships, I couldn't understand how they could ever have gotten together - AFAIK it was just for the sex. My father always seemed like he had a tremendous temper, and was about to go violent at any time, but I don't think that he really was - I inherited what I thought  he was though. They're both alchies though. Still, I had an absolutely miserable childhood. But, I guess it is just in my nature to be miserable.

[Graelwyn]

Erratic. Probable aspie/borderline mother, businessman father... lots of nice swings, on my mother's part, between possessing us, controlling us, raging at us, loving us, ignoring us(me in particular).

[Teejay]

Okay I guess, although my mother was emotionally neglectful of me and my sister and had her moments, including one time after my dad and his ex wife tried to visit us, she took us with her upstate for a few months.

[Calandale]

Okay I guess, although my mother was emotionally neglectful of me and my sister and had her moments, including one time after my dad and his ex wife tried to visit us, she took us with her upstate for a few months.

A New Yorker?

[Teejay]

Oh no, I grew up in Tasmania, Australia

[paradox]

I wish I really new what my childhood was like for me. Its all a blank the few things I do rember are stories I am told by other people dose not really add up to a clear picture. Some times I rember scraps they are quickly stuffed back dawn tho. but I could hazard a guess at horrible.

Oh no, I grew up in Tasmania, Australia

oh a tiger boy u still in Tasmania? where?

[El]

hell.

[Scrapheap]

 Well, my father was the better parent, but he did neglect me in childhood. He's where I got the few brains that I do have and my philosophical outlook on life. He was religious, but in a very intelectual sense. Ask him any question about the bible or Christian factions, he knows the answer. He has 2 Masters degrees. One in math, the other in computer science. As brainy and nerdy as he is, I don't think he's AS. He has OK social skills.
 My mother is a different story. She was affectionate to the point of smothering people. She treated me like a pet and I hated it. She's most likely AS (droopy eyelids and poor social skills) along with Borderline personality disorder and Munchausen's disease/severe hypocondria. She's best described as a self-destructive fool. She's also coincedentaly, the Puritan/ Religious Fundamentalst one.

Anyways, I could write a book on this and I'm on lunch break at work now... gota go .....

[Callaway]

 My mother is a different story. She was affectionate to the point of smothering people. She treated me like a pet and I hated it. She's most likely AS (droopy eyelids and poor social skills) along with Borderline personality disorder and Munchausen's disease/severe hypocondria. She's best described as a self-destructive fool. She's also coincedentaly, the Puritan/ Religious Fundamentalst one.

Anyways, I could write a book on this and I'm on lunch break at work now... gota go .....

Later, after work, I want to know if your mother hurt you when you were little so she could get attention from doctors and nurses.  Or does she just hurt herself?

My dad was the smarter parent and I take after him more than I want to.  My mother had the better social skills, by far.  My dad got annoyed with the photographer at my wedding and rode a motorcycle home while wearing a suit, but at least he "gave me away" first.

[McGiver]

Well, my father was the better parent, but he did neglect me in childhood. He's where I got the few brains that I do have and my philosophical outlook on life. He was religious, but in a very intelectual sense. Ask him any question about the bible or Christian factions, he knows the answer. He has 2 Masters degrees. One in math, the other in computer science. As brainy and nerdy as he is, I don't think he's AS. He has OK social skills.
 My mother is a different story. She was affectionate to the point of smothering people. She treated me like a pet and I hated it. She's most likely AS (droopy eyelids and poor social skills) along with Borderline personality disorder and Munchausen's disease/severe hypocondria. She's best described as a self-destructive fool. She's also coincedentaly, the Puritan/ Religious Fundamentalst one.

Anyways, I could write a book on this and I'm on lunch break at work now... gota go .....

did your mother live in a soap opera word?
what i mean is: if there wasn't any conflict/drama she created it.

your mom sounds a hell of alot like my mom.  unfortunately, i took on the need for drama that was influenced from my mom.

[renaeden]

Later, after work, I want to know if your mother hurt you when you were little so she could get attention from doctors and nurses. 

Isn't that Munchausen's by proxy? I read a book about it but I forget it all(sigh).

My parents split up when I was nine/ten. My dad was abusive so my mum left us. Then when he got with his girlfriend and started neglecting two of us (there are four of us, two older than me and my twin, all sisters), me and my second oldest sister (the reason for this being my sister was/is rebellious my nature and I just don't understand brainwashing except the electrical kind) so my mum came and got us in the middle of the night when it was just the two us at home. She also got the microwave but that is another story.

I grew up mostly without my twin sister. A lot of people think this is tragic but I didn't feel close to anyone as a kid. We are getting to know and like each other now, though.

I went to seven different schools. That completely sucked. I don't have any friends from that time in my life. I was bullied and teased everywhere I went. Now I don't care if I am called a retard or whatever. It's like, "Is that the best you can do?"

I wish, time and time again, that I could go back to my school days and redo them with the knowledge I have now. Don't most people?
Either that or have the talent to be able to turn into a bird (a pelican or something of similar size) and shit on the heads of those that annoyed me. Over and over again.