He told me about his unhappy childhood.
His unhappy childhood has prejudiced him against having children.
An unhappy childhood would cast a shadow on one's whole life.
I put his bad temper down to having had an unhappy childhood.
I suppose that, subconsciously, I was reacting against my unhappy childhood.
An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person's character; however, they are not always permanent.
Sometimes, people choose mates who resemble their parents not because of fond memories, but to make amends for an unhappy childhood.
In asking for a light sentence, his lawyer cited a letter written by his sister, recounting their unhappy childhood at the hands of alcoholic parents.
Most of Murakami's characters had unhappy childhoods, not coincidentally, he says.
