Do you think my friend had a traumatic childhood?
She was born in Eastern Europe in a war zone — lots of poverty, hunger, violence. Her mother was 16 when she was born, so pretty much her grandmother was her sole caregiver. She does say that the times she remembers her mom being there, there was always a different boyfriend.
When she was eleven, her mother got married to an American. Her grandmother didn’t want to raise her anymore, and sent her away to America. She never saw her grandmother after that.
She also says her grandmother was very cold and unloving. She can’t be sure, but she thinks she was left in her crib for long periods.
Would this be considered “traumatic” do you think?
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Your friend has a slightly similar childhood to me, and mine was terribly traumatic.
I wasn’t born within a war zone, but I was born in an area stricken with poverty, violence, and drugs. My mother was merely 14 years old, and her boyfriend ditched her once she announced her pregnancy. I was neglected and abused. She was the sole carer of her Grandmother, and still in education. Eventually, I was adopted.
Her childhood definitely sounds somewhat traumatic, and she should be thankful she struggles to remember parts of it, as it could have been more traumatic.
If she was neglected, hungry and either witnessed or was subjected to violence, she certainly had a traumatic childhood. Lots of children are born into poverty but that isn’t necessarily traumatic.
If her REAL reality was actual indifference by her loved ones, yes.
Acknowledgement & recognition is a necessary in child rearing.
How awful to feel anyone could take or leave you either way.
Feel so bad she needs peace. Of mind not for get but find the light good luck
Yes. EVERYONE has a traumatic childhood–and an adult one too. This isn’t exactly a user-friendly reality–in fact, it is insane.