Worse than the ordinary, miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Childhood is not dead. Children were worse off when we were hunter-gatherers; they were threatened in medieval times and exploited during the Industrial Revolution. Was it any better in the time of Charles Kingsley or Charles Dickens?
My childhood, I would say, was a bit sad.
I had a very rough and tumultuous childhood.
I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.
I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.
I was miserable as a kid.
I think it's not inaccurate to say that I had a perfectly happy childhood during which I was very unhappy.
A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life.
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.