childhood shortcomings... can affect a person's personality as an adult

I think it really does, if you would look at it there are some factors that molds a certain persons personality and character. Some of these factors are the place where they grew up or how they were brought up by their parents. Another factor are the influences of different people around them like their friends and classmates in their school. Childhood shortcomings could really affect a person's personality when they grow up later, i have heard about this ceratin person who was deprived by her parents in many things and its like her parents never even cared about her. When she grew up and work on her own, she actually buys lots and lots of soaps even if she still does not need it. It was like she had all those soaps as her collection but from what i have heard when she was young her parents never bought soap for her for her bath. I think it relly affects a person in his/her later age if you deprive a him/her with something.

It does affect in some way or other, and it depends how much u wanna grow out of it.. If u manage to do so, that will be good, as it's gonna be a brand new experience for u.. And no matter what, the past will always have some impact on our future, as we have been or not exposed to certain things.. Thus, whenever there's a chance to do something new, just do it.. Age is not a problem as courage does not comes with age ^_^

yes a persons child hood does matter so much they say the first eight years is a persons most important in determining what they may be like when they are older.however just keep in mind a person can over come bad things if things were not right when a person was a child alot of times they can use that as an example as to what they do not want to be like and it may make them much better people if they can learn from what they have been thru.