Crazy cool you were raised in the same town, I used to watch home alone during Christmas time, almost every year.
I'm not judging you for having a 'good' childhood, I'm glad you had a great time growing up. And I'm not saying I had a hard time, I had a loving family, never been classed as 'rich' but a great family.
And we are all just people, it's not your childhood that determines your future, it's only you, yourself who chooses what to learn and whether you want to learn or not, of course it helps if your curious and interested in learning.