Bunker was a bright but troublesome child, who spent much of his childhood in different foster homes and institutions.

You know, nice cooperative first child, rebellious and troublesome second child.

He had merely been dismissing an annoying interruption, like a troublesome child.

"You have only one topic on your mind, troublesome child."

A troublesome child, proud, ambitious, and self-contained, she was the constant subject of her mother's prayers.

"I'll have someone to help me when I need to lock troublesome children in the dungeon."

And, like as not, efforts are made to disown the troublesome child.

The time has come for me to personally see to that troublesome child.

The tone was one which parents reserved for particularly troublesome children.

She described herself as a troublesome and unhealthy child.