I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu.
My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults.
I think Dad didn't really treat us like children; he treated us more like little adults. We were good kids.
When I was born in 1970 with a rare genetic disorder called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), medical science wasn't what it is today and my mum and dad were treated terribly by the medical profession.
I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.
I'm an only child, so I got spoilt a lot. Which was a good thing.
I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9. I think that's because my parents always treated me as an adult.
My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
Growing up, my parents treated my brother and me with absolute equality.
