I Am 51, And Three Quarters.

[Bbbananas]

When do we stop letting things that happened when we were 8 affect us?

[stewey]

Where did I get "humerus" from?:)

[DTCwordfan]

the funny bone perhaps?

[cupid04]

I'm 54 and a 1/3 and my mum died when I was 12 and from 12-16 my dad was violent towards me until I managed to leave home. I think childhood
experiences affect us in our adult life more than we realise.

[askyourgran]

Never BB. When I was eight I got tied to a lamp post with my skipping rope by my then boyfriend, no-one has ever done that to me again! (Just finished the Shades of Grey series).

[sherrardk]

I let my childhood influence me (in a big way) until my early twenties and gradually got on top of it. The big change came when I used the negatives of my childhood to influence how I was going to raise my children (ie completely differently). To be honest, I felt a weight was lifted when my mother died.

[jno]

everything that's ever happened to us affects us; it makes us what we are. That's how we learn and grow up. A lot of stuff gets crowded out by more recent events, but if things were striking enough, they'll stay with us longer.

[Bbbananas]

Thanks for the replies. I guess most of us have skeletons in the closet.

[Bbbananas]

Some of you have made me laugh - thank god for flippancy and humour. Some of you have been more deep.
I guess I need to grow up?

[Zacs-Master]

I'm 51 and a quarter and I still have a phobia of Wendy houses.

[anneasquith]

all will be well when you are 52 :)

[Bbbananas]

:-)

[woofgang]

Not most of us Sal, all of us have some kind of horror from childhood.

[ummmm]

Think about the good things.

I've had some bad things happen but the good far outweighs the bad. The bad things, I think, have made me a better parent xx

[society]

There are some things we never forget. Hope you are well, Ms. Banana x :)