People like to say that childhood is the most wonderful time of our lives. When everything around us is perceived with joy, when every day, even the darkest one, is filled with light. When we are surrounded only by happy faces, and any sadness is only short-lived. But, alas, childhood is also the period when we're most vulnerable to various toxic people.
In fact, it's quite easy to offend a child, and many adults really take advantage of this - and then, growing up, yesterday's kids are left alone with all the consequences of their childhood traumas, which insightful people can rather easily see and recognize.
Feeling suspicious or obligated when someone does something nice. When things are ok, or even more intensely good, there is a feeling of impending doom and waiting for the other sh