My childhood sucked. I was adopted. My adoptive mom was not very loving. In fact, as punishment she would make me eat on the toilet seat (lid down) for years. The neigborhood kids called her the "witch" and wouldn't come over to play. My brother molested me and was a total psychopath. He is an alcholic and drug abuser and is not in the state pen for 50 years. My dad was pretty cool. He was funny. He was pretty passive though and my mom walked all over him. He died about 10 years ago. Mommy Dearest is still alive.