What was it like living thru WWII?

Living through WWII was, of course, very different for
different people, depending on how old they were, what sex they were, where they lived,
etc.  Perhaps if you could be more specific about what aspect of life during WWII you
are talking about, we could be more helpful.

For example,
my American grandmother was affected by WWII mainly because it took her husband away
from here for at least a couple of years.  She was luckier than some because he was not
really in combat and was only away for 2 years, but still, she had to raise their first
child by herself for those years and had to worry to some extent about whether her
husband would live through the war.  In addition, she had to deal with all the shortages
that were going on in the US during that time.

By contrast,
my father was a 5 year old in the Philippines when the war started and the Japanese
invaded his island.  For him, the experience of the war was very different.  For him it
meant being taught by Japanese teachers and being forced to be subordinate to the
occupiers.  It, later on, meant having to run away and hide in the mountains when the
Japanese destroyed his town before they retreated.

As you
can see, different people experienced the war very differently.