What was the best thing about your youth? And the worst?

I was raised on a farm and envied the kids living in town. But I also loved all that rural acreage to play in, and had an immense imagination. Also loved living in a warm, sunny place (loved the heat) and loved the fruits we grew ourselves.

Worst thing was my mother's mental illness, which had a heavy affect on the whole family. And being an ADHD child made it difficult to understand my weird "social skills" and learning disabilities. I always felt very abnormal.

My mom was not mentally ill, but she had epilepsy and did not always do well with her meds and her seizures were the worst part of my childhood.

The best part was my friends.

The best thing is that I had fun and little authority. The worst is that my folks were drunks (which is the reason why I had no authority).

Worst was when my mom was married to my dad. (I remember little, but what I do remember, was far worse anything else after)

Best was everything after my ma divorced my dad.