how would you describe the family you grew up with?

- neglectful and emotionally abusive mother, absent father

did you have your own room as a child?

- not until I was 8 years old

did you grow up in a house, flat, or someplace else?

- various as we moved around a lot: apartments, townhouses, a cottage, even a rectory, and finally a house

do you know what time you were born?

- sometime after midnight

faves:

as a child, what was your fave:
toy:

- didn't have one but I sure liked my brothers GI Joe and Mecanno

food:

- soups I suppose

tv show:

- Six Million Dollar Man

drink: tomato juice

memory:

- 'Sasquatch' hunting in the forest behind the cottage (I was 7, okay?)

did you have a best friend?

- the only best friend I've had was year I was 8. I still miss the friendship.

do you know if you were a good baby?

- I am not sure. I do think that my mom resented having me which explains a great deal of her parenting choices and behaviour towards me

did you have a fave song as a child?

- no, I grew up with no music except classical (bletch)

fave subject at school?

- history

did you have a fave teacher?

- Yes, Mr Swanzy who was my high school history teacher. His passion for the subject was bursting. (I want to point out my least favourite educator. Mrs Yardly was my grade one teacher - and she was terrifying. She would slap children and hit them with her ruler or yard stick. I cried and cried at night in fear. I cried and cried because she bullied a pair of twins mercilessly. Little Bobby and Kenny were foster children and wore hand me down clothing and didn't have much in the way of food to eat. They lead a miserable life constantly in fear of being this woman's target. Oh what a pure joy grade one was.)

were you good at school?

- right up to grade 12 I was constantly in fear. You bet I was good.

one subject you couldn't stand?

- chemistry