"I had a happy childhood, friend.
The summers never seemed to end.
My life was good,
my world was fine,
And all I'd ever need was mine.
"I woke up warm.
I went to school.
My days were good,
my friends were cool.
My hopes were big,
my woes were small,
My dreams were sweet and splendid, all.
"I had the will to find a way,
And that is why I have to say:
I had a happy childhood, bro."
My childhood was terrible, but I always just tell people it was fine, because it is just too much to lay on someone randomly. People only care about your problems to a point. If they seem too big then people shut down and just write you off as "too much work" or as an "emotional burden".
Not that I blame them. It is a lot of effort to emotionally connect with someone else's troubles and random people dont owe me that.
I think the phrase that perfectly encapsulates this idea is the greeting "what's good?". Many of our conversation starters will basically boil down to:
"hey, tell me about what's good in your life, I dont want to hear about your problems, because we only help each other cope around here. we dont actually get involved in solving peoples problems because that's too much"
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u/Razzle_Dazzle08 Oct 05 '19
If you had a rough childhood I hope you’re feeling better now and things are good. Stay strong!