Childhood is generally viewed as a time of being young and carefree. ... It is assumed that most people look back on their childhood with fond memories of cubby houses built, midnight feasts and slumber parties. That a good childhood is one with the least amount of conflict and most fun. Through this point of view, naturally the events that occurred in 1948 are seen as having overshadowed David’s childhood. ...
What childhood is expected to be, and what it really is are too very separate topics. We all assume that those young enough to be considered still in their ‘childhood’ are free from responsibility and are immature. That their time of ‘childhood’ is a wonderful experience full of innocence, simplicity and quaint experiences. In reality, childhood is rarely what we read in books, and see on television. ... The idea of childhood is very stereotypical. When many look back on their childhood, I doubt they will see a rosy picture. Unfortunately, many who go through their ‘childhood’ will do so without ever knowing it existed.
Everyone’s childhood will be different. ... These ‘differences’ do not mean that a childhood was ‘overshadowed’ in anyway. ... If everyone had a perfect childhood, we would not be able to deal with the real world and the problems it throws in our face. In accepting the idea of childhood, we too must accept the fact what happened, was apart of it and is a definition of our childhood. Just because it does not fit the mainstream idea of childhood, does not necessarily make it bad, or a scared period of our life. ...
“I could have kept going and never returned, out of my town, away from my family, away from my childhood. ... He stepped from childhood into the world of adults, in the way of his thinking.
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