For many years I have informed many people of my horrible up-bringing. It fs their persuasion that has fi nally prompted me h to put pen to paper h. You see for many years I wasn ft allowed to speak about how we suff ered, my parents must have felt guilty and who could blame them? For not wanting to be reminded of such hardships. ð@ e truth is that our country was under attack and we had to get through it as best we could. Trouble was we youngsters could do nothing but suff er the consequences.