From time to time, I’ll think back about my childhood and how much I hated it. My mom and dad didn’t live together. My dad worked at another country while I lived with my mom. I had my extended family and would always play with my cousins. When we have family friends over, they would always compliment how tall I am. I’m the tallest our my cousins. My aunt and uncle (from my dad side) used to pinch me out of nowhere and make me cry. When I do cry, they complain about how much of a cry baby I am. It happened ever since I was 4 and the last time was when I was 16 and at a family dinner when my uncle pinched me and I complained about it in front of everyone. 

My mom knew about it and didn’t say anything… it still affects me til this day. I had such a horrible childhood to the point where I don’t want a kid because of the trauma I went through.

Of course there’s other trauma from my mom, but knowing the fact that I was not protected as a child really hurts me. When I talk to my mom about it, she said it had something to do with the family issues, as well they were jealous that I got more attention then My cousins. It still doesn’t give them a reason to pinch me (I had bruises).

anyone else experience similar childhood? How did you get through it ?