Is a rough childhood the same as a bad childhood?

The idea of a rough vs bad childhood is a rather subjective thing; two children might be raised exactly the same, but one sees their childhood as bad and wishes that it had never happened, while the other recognizes that it wasn't all great, but also that it wasn't all bad. A rough childhood shows you had a good enough childhood to get a fair amount of enjoyment out of it while still having enough bad things happen that you still think it could've been better. The best distinction I can make is that a rough childhood means that a child still enjoyed it to a fair extant despite their hardships while a bad childhood implies the majority was, well, bad, and that not enough good happened to make the childhood seem good in any way.

That makes a lot of sense. If you are loved at home you can face anything outside and come out on top.

No & I think you deep down know there Is a vast distinction between the two.

"Rough" is usually traumatic for any child; however, seeing it outside your caring family, a child is traumatized, but his or her "inner child" or soul has a better ability to choose kindness, truth, as their core values, rather than fearful childishness. Related: "Bringing up Boys," "Bringing up Girls," "For Couples Only," "Understanding Yourself" by Mark Prophet.

No.