She said of her difficult childhood, "I never was a child.

Jared had a difficult childhood, since his father died when he was only eight years old.

Both have had a difficult childhood and troubled because of their parents.

Her father had a difficult childhood in Shanghai, she said.

Martin had a difficult childhood, starting with the death of his mother when he was six.

Sometimes that quality in people is said to come from a difficult or unhappy childhood.

She had a difficult childhood, which affected her life and career.

He had a difficult childhood but his family managed to give him a modern education.

But not all of those who had a difficult childhood became depressed.

Notwithstanding his difficult childhood, he himself became a wonderful father and husband.