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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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:
novasglowx · 20/09/2019 23:02

All
For
Show

Tempjob · 20/09/2019 23:03

Lonely
Abusive
Groomed

Serin · 20/09/2019 23:05

Feral
Motorbiking
Teenager

thegreylady · 20/09/2019 23:06

Safe
Loved
Family

NorthEndGal · 20/09/2019 23:06

Forests
Rivers
Rocks

Nabokova · 20/09/2019 23:11

USSR
No toiletries
-50C

hesatwunt · 20/09/2019 23:12

Abused
Alcoholic
Lonely

FrownPrincess · 20/09/2019 23:13

Strict
Lonely
Books

MrsNotNice · 20/09/2019 23:14

Nabokova

Explain!

TooManyPaws · 20/09/2019 23:15

Love
Anger
Eggshells

caringcarer · 20/09/2019 23:15

Happy
Loved
Magical

I know I was very lucky

sunnyshowers · 20/09/2019 23:23

Adventurous
Loved
Connected

I was 1 of 6 kuds born early 70s so life was tough for my parents... we d nothing.
My Dad once said to me (i was oldest so theyd less then) i d nothing for you..i m so sorry...i genuinely didnt understand...to me i d everything. He cried so hard...just wish he didnt feel guilty. There was no need to...i had it all because i had them. (Family.. )

Juanmorebeer · 20/09/2019 23:33

Neglected
Independent
Non existent

Fieldsofcabbages · 20/09/2019 23:36

Arty. Unconventional. Outside

MrsNotNice · 20/09/2019 23:36

sunnyshowers

Your dad is so sweet.

Redears3 · 20/09/2019 23:40

Happy
Family/friends
Poptarts

SeahorseWilderness · 20/09/2019 23:54

Safe but
Lonely &
Sad

Vintagevixen · 20/09/2019 23:54

Greatbignoise - it was me who wrote Cornish because my lovely mum is Cornish!

But you're right in everything you say - it was a relaxed, slower, outdoors arty type of life though I only spent summers down there.

fatulousatforty · 21/09/2019 00:04

Hungry
Cold
Dirty

But on a more positive note

Wham
Dynasty
Rimmel

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2019 00:05

Timid.
Well behaved
Worked hard but wasn’t bright. Can’t think of a word to sum it up, though Blush

I wasn’t timid in the house though.
I was a typical 😇 outside 👿 inside,

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2019 00:06

Mr freeze
Postman pat
Roller boots

Rachelover60 · 21/09/2019 00:07

depressing
anxious
lonely

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2019 00:07

Cabbage patch dolls. I had 2 named Simone Clare and Barnaby Paul

My little ponies

Carebears

fessmess · 21/09/2019 00:08

Love
Safety
Warmth

ThePawtriarchy · 21/09/2019 00:10

Benign 80’s neglect

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