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Daughter
For the kids who were punished for being different 🌱
Who it's for
Pearl Jam's song is about a girl with a learning difference who is mistreated at home because she isn't understood.
Hurt and misunderstood→Validated
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Daughter" is a song by Pearl Jam from their second album, Vs. Eddie Vedder said the child in the song has a learning difficulty; at the time, such conditions were rarely diagnosed, so children who struggled to learn were often treated as misbehaving and punished. He said this kind of mistreatment can shape a person's whole life.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Implied child abuse.
Age: Suggested 13+
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—Paul Laurence Dunbar, “We Wear the Mask”
