Dan describes his childhood as happy, sort of, until he got into school.
She describes her childhood and subsequent marriage at the age of 17 as abusive.
The first third of the memoir describe his childhood and teen years.
Also, passages describing his childhood and other personal matters were removed between versions.
Rogers describes his childhood in a strong family group.
He has described his childhood as isolated and lonely.
In fact, normal is the best word to describe her childhood.
He has described his childhood as "idyllic" but not luxurious.
But when I started describing his childhood, the lying element became less important.
He has always described his childhood as being very happy.