I wasn't happy at all as a child. I was very privileged and knew extraordinary people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was never happy, and neither were many of my friends. We were just normal kids that were not so excellent at what society wanted from us at that time.
My childhood was bittersweet in many ways. We moved around a lot. By the time I was 10, I had travelled thousands of miles, often on my own. My parents were like my friends, so it felt like I didn't really have parents at all. But in a crazy way that was very liberating. It forced me to be independent, maybe a leader, and certainly a survivor.
I was miserable as a kid.
I had a mundane, happy childhood, without much struggle.
I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.
I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.
I was happy as an only child, but I've always wanted to be part of a bigger family.
It was a fairly happy childhood. My father was working away, and my mum brought up five kids all on her own.
I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.
My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.