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I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

I wanted to be grown up the minute I could.

Ours was a loving, nurturing household, but, at the same time, my parents' goal was to make all their children self-sufficient.

I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.

I was a very independent teenager.

I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.

I don't think I really realized what being an adult and being a real grownup was until I was at least twenty-eight.