People process childhood trauma differently. Some are lucky enough to be unaffected by it as they grow into adulthood.
However, others have an altered perception of what is normal. The realization eventually comes later in life, and it can be as sobering as a splash of cold water in the face.
This was the discussion in a recent Reddit thread, when a bunch of people opened up about traumatic experiences they brushed off. A few of these stories might be triggering for some of you readers, so proceed with caution.
#61
When I found out not every parent bribes their kid with candy to *leave the room for five minutes of peace*.
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#62
When people my age were talking in an internet comments section when I was 18 about having a computer in their house and watching tv when they were younger than 8 years old. I grew up poor so we never got to have a computer in the house until I was 16 when we were given it by my uncle. The tv thing was for developmental reasons according to my dad. I was surprised but very thankful because it saved me a lot of trauma from unsupervised computer access. I still got computer time at my great aunts house, in the school computer lab and at the local library. After I turned 8, my dad got my family a tv and there were only a couple local stations we could get, we would mostly watch the local pbs station. So yeah not a normal childhood but not a bad type of not normal! Also we did not get cable until I was 11 and that was when I watched "normal" tv with my family.
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