1.   He begins his book with an affecting description of his difficult childhood.

2.   Luke is a depressed Doberman, with a difficult childhood.

3.   And Lisa refuses to focus on a difficult childhood.

4.   But if it strikes him as ironic or troubling now to be escorting Americans on the site of his difficult childhood, he does not acknowledge it.

5.   Difficult childhoods, pushy parents and exceptional intelligence can produce kids who mature much faster than their peers.

6.   Even when she is talking about being fat and lonely and hinting at a difficult childhood, you always get a taste of her optimism and hope.

7.   He argued that Royster had a difficult childhood, with a schizophrenic father serving a prison sentence for murder.

8.   He has spoken openly about a very difficult childhood, especially a bad relationship with his mother.

9.   His own difficult childhood reinforced his ideals.

10.   Her father had a difficult childhood in Shanghai, she said.