I was taught as a young child by my parents and family to love myself.

But it was my parents I longed for mostly. I wanted to be a little girl again and cuddle into them, wriggling in between them like I'd done in their bed when I was three or four, snug and warm in the safest place in the world.

Instead I had Hell.

My dad taught me something as a very young child -- never presume anything. But some big stuff is going to happen, and I'm really excited.

It is crucial that young people are taught sustainable child production and rearing.

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

As a young child, I suffered all sorts of digestive problems and was constantly under the weather.