Did you have a childhood?

Yeah! I’m still trying to have one.

I had a great childhood ‘till I reached thirteen, realized I knew everything and went on to grow up way too fast. Now I’m back to reliving childhood through my kids.

I did. It was very structured and disciplined though.

I was more mature than other kids my age, and much more aware of the world around me. But it wasn’t because I had to. I just was. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything until I was in my teens and got sick. Life was pretty good when I was little!

I did and I’ve loved my childhood. I’m going to be an adult in August and I’m not so sure I’m ready… :\

Yes. My childhood has some incredible moments and experiences but I wish I hadn’t been such a serious kind then.

No, I really didn’t. (Many of you know this next part, feel free to skip it.) I was sexually abused by an uncle until I was thirteen years old.

On top of that, I was a ‘latchkey’ kid by the time I was seven, and made most of the dinners for my mother and I while she was at work. I started working at 14, and was married at 19. So, pretty much non-existent.

What about you Aviona?

i liked my childhood.
it was nice.

but now i’m 15 and dying to be older so i can move away from here.
most of my friends are in uni, and i look up to them a lot.
i long to be like them.

I was forced to act like an adult, WAY to early. BOTH of my parents were ridiculously immature. UGH!

I will not go into details, other than to say, my husband’s parents are also irresponsible and were inadequate.

For these reasons, we are trying our best to give our son the best possible (and longest lasting possible) CHILDHOOD.

Adulthood comes quick enough, (simonParasite, are you listening? :) as do taxes, bills, commitments and responsibilities. Childhood should be considered more sacred than what (IMO) parents create for their children.

@augustlan I did have a childhood and a pretty amazing one at that. My parents are now wondering that they let me “have it too easy” when I was young and are now blaming themselves for some of my problems. I don’t, though.
It’s scary, though, I’ll be 20 on Friday, which feels more adult to me than the legal 18 did. I’m officially exiting the teenage years.
Enjoy them, guys, really.

@aviona

I’m scared… :(

I only have two more years of being a teenager, technically.

Yes I did! And it’s was great! Gosh, I will live that again!

No, I am a copy of myself and I was raised in stasis in a lab until I was an adult.

@Kraken: I wash that could have happened to me. I was always trying to do things to make my parents proud, but if I did succeed in that, they never told me. Otherwise, it was certainly a childhood, perhaps more lonely than many, but still, not all that bad.