What would you say to your childhood self?

Taking care of yourself: “Be kinder to yourself.” “Always know your worth.” “The world is bigger than you think it is and your worries aren’t as important as you think they are, just be you.” “Don’t worry if you look different, or feel you look different, from most other people.

What would I have told my younger self?

30 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self

• Turns out, I was wrong about a lot of stuff up until now.
• Wear sunscreen.
• Be on time.
• Feel free to eat disgusting crap every once in a while.
• Don’t get a credit card until you know how to actually use one.
• Take care of your car.
• Take naps!

Is your childhood the father of Your Life?

While your childhood is part of you, it doesn’t have to dictate who you become. To say that the child is the father to the man is old news — we all realize the influence of our childhoods on the adult we become.

What should a child’s emotional needs come first?

A child’s emotional and physical needs should come first. If yours did not, you experienced neglect. Losing a parent to death or abandonment early in your life is a trauma. No matter how nurtured you were by other relatives or your remaining parent, this kind of loss runs deep.

How do we cope with our childhoods?

We all walk out of our childhoods with something. As a child, your only ways of coping are to get good á la first-born; get angry, á la second-born; or withdraw, á la often the middle-born. And like the birth order, you bounce off your siblings — my brother is the good one, my sister the angry one, I’m the quiet one.

Why do my parents expect me to take care of my kids?

This may be because your parents were overwhelmed and preoccupied. Or because of the mental illness of one or both — making them expect you to be the “parent,” take care of the other kids, or do many more household chores than any child should.