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Original poster

To ask you to summarise your childhood in 3 words?

199 replies

MagicKingdomDizzy · 20/09/2019 16:52

I know, I know, it's not actually an AIBU. Just a bit of Friday afternoon fun....

Mine is:
Buffy
Charmed
Farscape

My rejects were:

Standing
inline
Titanic

And

Pastel
Nail
Polish

My brothers is

Metallica
Denim
patches

My sisters is
Gothic
Eye
Make up

What's yours?

OP posts:
Cheeringmeup · 20/09/2019 20:10

Army
Brat
Rootless

It wasn’t awful, but we moved so often, I still struggle when asked “where are you from?”
I’m very travel averse now.

roseunicornblower · 20/09/2019 20:14

Unloved, lonely and music.

yogafailure · 20/09/2019 20:15

Family
Sunshine
Love

Apolloanddaphne · 20/09/2019 20:20

Family
Friends
Fun

Apolloanddaphne · 20/09/2019 20:20

Family
Friends
Fun

imip · 20/09/2019 20:27

Traumatic
Violent
Alcohol

I so hope my dds will be able to answer this positively when they are adults.

YourEggnogIsBetterThanMine · 20/09/2019 20:29

3 words is hard, how about a Haiku?

Saturday pancakes
Happy reading in my room
Mum is making soup

feelingsicknow · 20/09/2019 20:30

Scared
Smokey
Fearful

avocadochocolate · 20/09/2019 20:31

Gymnastics
Outdoors
Anna

avocadochocolate · 20/09/2019 20:31

ABBA not Anna!

YaySeptember · 20/09/2019 20:32

Outdoors
Latchkey
Fun

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 20/09/2019 20:32

Acceptable
In
(the)
Eighties

Shoutouttomyspecs · 20/09/2019 20:33

Nobody
Cared
Ever

darkriver19886 · 20/09/2019 20:33

Abusive, horrifying and traumatising.

OneOfTheGrundys · 20/09/2019 20:34

Gardens
Games
Grazes!

OneOfTheGrundys · 20/09/2019 20:36

Also:
BMX
Sindy
Care Bear

Claricethecat45 · 20/09/2019 20:38

Anxious
loved
scared

HappyParent2000 · 20/09/2019 20:39

Rugby
Outside
Free

MitziK · 20/09/2019 20:43

Poverty

Violence

Cold

And

Pets

Wildlife

Dreams

ILiveInSalemsLot · 20/09/2019 20:46

Books
Bike
Happy

Sorry to read the sad ones. Every child should be happy. Flowers

PutOnYourDamnSocks · 20/09/2019 20:46

Benign
Neglect
A&E

Or

Loved
Fun
Challenged

myidentitymycrisis · 20/09/2019 20:47

What Lambzig said

dowehaveastalker · 20/09/2019 20:48

bullied
lost
found

Sallyseagull · 20/09/2019 20:53

Tense
Confusing
Lonely

Msfoxy17 · 20/09/2019 20:56

Dens
Camping
Shy