At what point did you feel your childhood had come to an end?

Yes, when i finally have to think of doing that is worthwhile. Giving up on my kids stuffs .

My childhood ended when I went to Viet-Nam.

I can't say I really noticed. I think I am still a big kid! LOL

I'd like to think that my childhood hasn't ended, but been temorarily suspended. I belong to the Peter Pan school of thought. I won't grow up. Of course, I do what I need to do as an adult. Well, at least most of it...But I keep the child close - it's the only thing that keeps me sane, which is odd, considering how it's the child in me that makes me so 'crazy', silly, goofy, but sane. I just think it's important to do that, for everyone. You've gotta be able to kick things aside once in a while, and kick those leaves, do that spin, drive that bike, ride that horse, anything that makes you feel free, like you did when you were a child. It'll make for a happier adult, way more well-adjusted, I think, and more able to cope with what life throws at us. So, in answer to your question, my lovely Eskarena, my childhood has ended yet. And I don't expect it to, anytime soon. :)

I believe that my childhood ended as soon as I started high school. In order to get the things I wanted I had to get a job and pay for them on my own. From my very first car to where I am at in the present. In all this I also ended up pregnant before graduating high school so I had to figure out how to save money to support my child that would be born soon after I graduated. While being a pregnant senior I also worked 3 part time jobs and saved enough money for when she was born that I could stay on maternity leave for the first 3 months of her life. I didn't really have any parental guidance on how to create good credit or save money to keep my head above the water. Today I am still struggling with certain issues due to all this but after 11 years of being out of school I am able to finally say that I can correct most of my mistakes and keep working towards a future for myself and children.

Hello ESKARENA1, I am from a family of 6 children. I am third among them. My childhood ended immediately after my completion of elementary school as I have to help my mother to bring up the other 3 - remember all are girl children. By the time all the other three grew up - my elder sister got married and had a little kid and since I had the experience of helping my mother, I helped my sister also - this happened till my marriage. All the best.

i think when i was working in abroad, when i leave my hometown , living my friend that time i feel that my childhood is already finish it time for me to think that am already grow, grow us a one person can handle whatever cercumtances will come to my life.not depending my parent nor my friend.

I realized mine ended the moment my dad stepped out of the house and left us for another woman. :( I was 12 years old then, barely 15 days after my birthday... my uncle fetched us at school and said we had to go home immediately cause we my dad will talk with us and it is important that we immediately be home. We were sitting in our living room, my dad was sitting across my brother, i remember his words that he was asked by my mom to choose between us, his family or the lady he has cheated my mom with.. and he said he choses the other woman. I tried to held back my tears.. but it kept on falling in my eyes - i thought at that time, what am i going to do? Reality was creeping my young mind of 12 years, that i no longer have a father, that he choses another woman instead of us, his family... :(

I always remain youthful so I feel that my childhood hasn't ended.Well,maybe it would end when I have kids.

I think it has not been a sudden expereince.I never actually realosed that my childhood has gone.Not until i think i married & hhad a seperate life with responsibilities.As long as i didn't have one i felt as a child only.

I believe my childhood ended when I got married and had my first child. Thats when I had to grow up....

I think when Im 12 years old that was my high school life started,I dont have time to my friends before because I met new friends where they are serious interms of studying and I forgot to play anymore I begun to put makeup on my face.That was the end.

for me it ended when i was 10 me father was taking me to places where "kids' shouldn't be at and he took me to work at his job and he told me "your not a kid anymore its time to grow up." i couldn't tell if that was a good thing or a bad one...

It depends on what is your definition of childhood? Is it physical? or something very psychological? is it your emotion? or your attitude? the way you look at life and the way you perceive things? children or kids surprise me lots of times..they have these unique wisdom in seeing things..the way they look at the world has lessons for us adults to learn..i think it takes a paradigm shift to look at the world through the eyes of our "inner child"..i think we still have it..it only needs a deep understanding of who we are..takes time listening...

I'm not sure. It think it was a very slow transition and I never really notice when one ended and another started. Actually I think they're still both here inside of me so basically it never ended. I suppose I can think of ended childhood as the time that I actually came here and had responsibilities that I had never had before.

When i ended first year highschool, i beggining to be busy at school assignments and group work instead of playing with friends outside our house, I am with my classmate taking reviews and doing projects. I became studious and became serious with my studies. That is how i became and i felt my childhood ended.

I think I had to "grow up" when my parents got divorced when I was 11. I didn't want to, but I had to pitch in with a lot of help around the house and stuff after my dad left.

It hasn't I'm in my forties and still living it now, I may have more responsibily but I like to wake up each day with a childlike enthuism (prob spelt wrong) because it makes me stronger and able to accept the life things that happen rather than fighting against them. Acceptance. Ellie :D