A Poignant Childhood Memory

Childhood memories are the best experiences in life. Although the old days might be gone forever, reminiscences remain in the human mind forever. In fact, no one can forget their childhood memoirs whether pleasant or painful.  When I was growing up, my parents would always work hard to ensure that I had access to necessities. However, they were quite strict, which affected my life as child negatively. I have a happy memory of my early childhood life, and I am always nostalgic about it. Besides the happy moments, I have had some memorable yet poignant experiences in life. My childhood experience reminds me of the early days, the time in my life that I will never forget. The experience of my father harassing me during my childhood affected my relationship with him negatively and; influenced me to become a better parent today.

I experienced more sad memories than good ones during my childhood. Currently, I still wish if I could feel the other way round. I still remember the involvement of my father assisting me to improve perfomance in Mathematics. However, he was aggressive, thus, making my learning experience miserable. At the age of nine, I could not comprehend multi digit division, thus, affecting my overall perfomance. As a result, my father would punish me for scoring an average grade or below. For instance, he could ask me to kneel for about 15 minutes, which was one of the worst experience.

In the evening, I would spend about 3 hours for studies together with my father. However, it was the longest time I would ever experience. Although my father would help me to handle various multi division problems, he could always whip me at the back of my hands using a ruler for making a mistake. Definitely, I would get countless number of whips because I could not understand how to solve the problems.  I still recall his uncontrollable temperament every time I could make a mistake. In most cases, he could yell at me of how stupid I was for uncountable number of times. I still remember how I would plead with him to stop hitting me. At the end of the three hours, I would have more psychological issues than just Mathematics related problems. I would crave to run away from home and explore the world.

I had the worst relationship with my parents during my childhood. After experiencing continued harassment from my father, I stopped asking him for any assistance. The early experience has affected the way I feel about them until today. Initially, I was so close to my parents. However, the experience of continued harassment from them affected my life dramatically. Luckily, I have learnt to become a tolerable parent to my children today. In fact, I would not wish to see my children experience the kind of nightmares I had with my father.

In conclusion, each and every person has their own childhood experiences in life.  Although some people find it hard to talk about the memories, others find the pleasure in sharing with others about the unforgettable moments. In my opinion, I feel that my childhood memories were the most challenging moments in my entire life. The three hours I spent with my father is one of memorable experience during my childhood. Although it had a negative effect on my relationship with my parents, I learnt to be a tolerable father to my kids through the childhood experience.