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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> Lynn, was your childhood 'normal'?  I have a theory that people who grew
> up in households where there was minimal dysfunction generally have
> fewer fears about things, whereas people like me who grew up in abusive
> households never quite process it all well, end up having scary dreams,
> and then of course that affects their waking life and adulthood.
My childhood was relatively normal. My father was a screamer, and was 
disappointed that he got two girls instead of sons, but wasn't physically 
abusive. I didn't feel particularly wanted, and could never be 'good enough' 
for my father (there's a load of baggage),  but I always had plenty and felt 
safe.

Was it Einstein who said that the most important decision you'll ever make 
is whether you live in a friendly or a hostile universe? I believe that the 
universe is neither friendly nor hostile; it is our attitude that makes it 
one or the other. My universe is decidedly friendly...it's a much nicer 
place to live.

Lynn Wigglesworth