Do you ever regret your childhood?

I was always a shy and silent child because i grew up afraid of my parents. We have different cultures and here, it's acceptable to beat ones child as a form of discipline. I know now that my parents were especially hard on me but i dont bear any grudges or hurt because inspite of the beatings that i got, i still grew up a happy child. My parent's didn't beat me because they are cruel but because they want to instill hard discipline on thier children. Though i dont agree with the way they disciplined me but it also made me what i am today and so far i still turned out fine. The experiences that i had only served to fortify my character and strengthen my resolve as a person.

It's not just about apologising for your past mistakes, if you take steps to change your behaviour from now on, I think people will realise you are making an effort to change and appreciate it more.

I have a lot of things in my childhood that could have been better but then I would not be who I am today. All the events in my past have made me who I am today and if I had life easier I may have turned out to be more like some of my friends that had a great childhood. Unfortunately in most cases I would much rather be me than like them. :) For the most part they don't give a crap for anything other than themselves and are somewhat shallow.

if you've apologized then i don't think there is anything more you can do but just move on. you need to try to stop feeling guilty. it's over with and you have done the right thing by apologizing. i regret the way i acted in school when i was a child. i was the taught chick and made fun of a lot of people and even got in a lot of fights. i've apologized to a lot of people from back then as well.

As children we've done many mistakes .... and parents are there for us always ... though it hurts them if their child still continues with this behaviour :( ... whats done is done ... and we cannot change any of this ... but you say u've apologised ... so thats the end of it ... theres no point in feeling guilty about this ... your parents also must've been happy for you .... if u still feel guilty ... talk to them ... talk to them about general things ... i'am sure u'll feel a lot better .... ;) ...

I know how you feel iput my parent thru hell adn back in school i was forever in the principals office and if i was nto there then i should of been. My mom was a teacher at the High School i attended and she told me she woudl cringe when tey were calling people to the office. A few times the police came to the door asking about things i may know soemthing about. One time we were at a wedding having a good tiem and she told me she was sure i woudl nver make my 25 b'day. The greatest thing you can now do for your parents is be there when they call you like they were there for you. I found this out when family members started to pass away i was there when they needed me.