20 Horrifying Stories From People Revealing What Childhood Experiences Made Their Life Unbearable

When a kid would bully I would tell an adult. Their answer? "oH tHaT jUsT mEaNs tHeY lIkE yOu."
Yeah because that's totally a healthy way to learn how to develope relationships or find your way out of toxic ones.

Church!! I used to dread Sundays. I promised myself that once i turned 18 years old, I would NEVER attend church again. Til this day, I've kept this promise. I absolutely HATE that place.

My Narcissistic Mom. Spent my childhood always walking on eggshells and nothing was ever her fault.

My name rhymes with a few unfortunate words... kids calling you names every minute of the day in the class while the teacher does nothing, for two years straight literally changes a person haha.

My dad. I never knew how he was going to act, react, show up, or not show up. I was constantly in fear, I was very confused, I wanted to love my dad, but after a while, I hated him with every inch of my soul. I still do sometimes.

Locked in a closet, almost dying of sepsis was pretty rough. Getting dragged from town to town, anytime the rent came due or mom saw "them".
Sometimes going days without eating- going outside and eating grass or pine needles.

Since I’m still technically a kid, I’ll be talking abt me before the age of 10

Being overwhelmed without knowing why/for “no reason” and no one understanding me and/or calling me dramatic

Being considered a “brat” or a “drama queen”

Luckily, I got an autism diagnosis, so my emotions make a lot more sense now.

Alcoholic parents at home and constant bullying at school.

Watching my dad go from about 275 to around 70 pounds while cancer took him.

Kids and female teachers who refused to listen when I told them not to touch me.

After my parents divorced it was spending weekends with my dad. He rarely ever did anything with us. "Just go play" he would tell me and my brother. I wanted so bad to do stuff with him. I gave up asking because he would always say no.

Spent a week falling asleep in one foster home and waking up in another before the courts released me to my grandmother. That was pretty horrible.

One, I had such horrible not noticed vision. Until my oldest brother brought his gf to dinner. She was an ophthalmology tech & brought it to my parents attention. I didn't speak much because I couldn't see. It was hell but made my other senses so much keener.
Two, my dad got cancer when I was 4. He died when I was 12. My mom didn't want another kid & I always felt it. My dad was who wanted me. After he died I remember thinking to myself all the time; why God left me with the one who didn't want me? It was hell surviving her misdirected anger.

Not understanding why nobody seemed to like me. It seemed like every one was always frustrated with me but I couldn't figure it out. ADHD Middle Kid problems, I guess.

I had to sleep outside for days on end as punishment when i was below the age of 7.

Home trying to not get my mother angry, or ignoring her and my dad fighting.

Growing up in a rural area with no siblings.

My mom was one of those people that everyone on earth would tell their life story too. I lived in fear of my mom getting in a conversation with anyone because it would always be (or feel like...I was young) hours before we could leave. I still get super antsy if someone keeps talking when I'm giving "gotta go" vibes.

Daycare. I swear that woman hated me.

Middle school cafeteria.