Dear zobyt07:

Children’s perceptions are very accurate because they don’t have pre-existing experience to color their perception. What they feel is … what really is happening.

You wrote: “I often felt unwanted as a child, like I was just in the way or being annoying.”
As a child, you “felt unwanted” because people really didn’t want to see you or hear what you have to say or know what you feel.
You felt “in the way” because people told you and showed you that you were in their way.
And you felt “annoying” because people really were annoyed with you.

Who were these people?

anita