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She doesn't flinch from the hard subjects. I couldn't believe some of her lyrics. Basically, it's what Joni Mitchell would have written if she had been born later. The men in suits would have told Joni; "No commercial potential."
one of my favourite song ! if you see this comment could you have a listen to my first video it's me singing a song my dad wrote in 1992 and i'm really curious to hear what people have to say about it <3
I was the little girl that couldn't be expected to do anything but perfect. This song touches my heart, but boy did it piss my mom off when I listened to this song repeatedly.
I quote this to my new set of kids with my current younger wife when she starts pushing (my first family died). She doesn't know of this song, but it's effective.
@logawfull I am so very sorry for your losses. It is so easy to get consumed and lost in your grief, as I have sadly discovered. I am so glad you found your way through it. Truly. H ave a great rest of your life.
Semplicemente adorabile, unica emozionante voce paradisiaca che tocca le profondità dell'anima, amo alla follia questa canzone ma ancor di più la sua voce spettacolare e commovente. chiudo gli occhi è credo di trovarmi in paradiso, voce divina. la tua voce in eterno e per sempre.
@yancybutler all those things with lady gaga kesha and britney spears arent weird...they've just got insecurity issues. Alanis Morissette....fucking weird. lol.
@yancybutler I got an even better one for you. How can Britney Spears be so representative of pop we need more strong talented smart women out there like Alanis to be representing
@yancybutler The irony of your statement, is that this song really applies to the reason why Britney Spears went crazy. I never found Alanis weird, she's a person just like those other people you mentioned- And it's unfair to judge them, just as you find it unfair for people to find Alanis weird.
Ah Canada...k d lang, Alanis Morissette, Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Quo Vadis, Gorguts, Sui Caedere, Gris, Woods of Ypres...just all of the f***ing awesome Canadian music I can think of in twenty seconds or less.
i remember bein 13yrs old when this song came..i used a crank it up in my room cuz i felt like it was the "perfect" song to deticated to my parents cuz this is how they made me feel. nothin i did was good enough, none of my friends were good enough, my grades werent good enough. nothin. even to this day i still hafta crank it up & sing on the top of my lungs lol. the whole album deff help define a generation for pissed off girls at the time! even today the album still rocks!
@JRmcMGG Yes, self love is at the heart of that - I have had it for years, have conquered it mostly but occasionally relapse. It's always about feeling I need something from outside and not being able to nurture myself. Take good care of yourself - pretend you are the parent and the child, and let yourself love that little child that is you.
Love you Alanis, i almost forgot just how amazing you are, you've been an inspiration through all of my youth and still today you manage to stir up so many emotions within me...thank you for shining your light for the world to shine theirs...xxx
I had post-natal depression until my little girl was 2years old... I was an awful mummy at the beggining of her little life... this song makes me feel really guilty!!! :(
@twinklemkk05 Do the Alanis thing! Dye your hair or grow it long Buy some dentures & mix them up. Bite your bottom or top lip until it swells up. Wear more eye makeup or wear none at all. SING! It works. Why? Because when one is singing...they are using a different part of the brain. You need to get out of the depressing room...the guilty room. Quit playing the same tune over & over again. A theme that Kate Nash used in Caroline. No one wants to hear the same song over & over.
@CH25632 ..just don't go too low on it...there's no point beating urself...it hits home at the deepest level I've known; puts the damage (or some of) into reality,,,and sometimes that doens't help; it hurts too much
This is what pinko public school teaches with their fucking stars, honor roll, graded papers, and testing! FUCK you UNAMERICA our children are not fucking automaton
A friend sent me this song after having had a horrible fight with my mother and it's really touching and reaches my heart. I see my mother depicted in this song, I changed very much just to please her and really I shouldn't. She says it's to help me, but..bringing me down and making me feel the absolute worst isn't going to help. Bringing me to tears isn't helping me. So people Stand up for yourself, I promised myself I would I believe all of you should and love for yourself for who you are!
My mother was like that towards me. Our relationship was quite strained because of that and some other factors. The song has always held a bittersweet place in my heart.
I don't know why you guys want to ending to be different, the ending is my favorite part. The way she starts with "I'll love you just the way you are..." and then the "If you're perfect" really drives home the hypocrisy of the character. The ending is the part that really makes you see that this parent doesn't love their child, only the idea of their child. All the listeners know that the character his lying to themselves.
Reminds me of my father beating my brother because he didn't like the way he smiled - or the constant "quit it! You're embarrassing me," to anything we did in public - as if marrying a murderer who screwed us up in the emotional department was not enough. And then he'd beat him for his bed-wetting afterwards.
A masterpiece that reaches deep into your soul. Wonderful, Beautiful and inspiring. An amazing fresh breath of air that makes me feel like I can fly.
Bretster2010 1 day ago
1st place, go on girl, xx
nacre99 3 days ago
1st place, go on girl, xx
nacre99 3 days ago
She is a survivor
lilbitnga 2 weeks ago
perfect music i like it forever
robekessel 3 weeks ago
Fuck Ryan Reynolds...
narcisus86ve 3 weeks ago
i so love the lyrics <3
Uchimusic 3 weeks ago
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I am glad she is better
lifelessheart68 4 weeks ago
I know she can never find some one who knows love like hers
polo5785 1 month ago
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ThisMeansWarRecords 1 month ago
she made me cry
Syrup333 1 month ago
Nice song
fauzie24 1 month ago
Beautiful voice!I'm a big fan of Brazil!
I love this song!
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TheBandnduss 1 month ago
She doesn't flinch from the hard subjects. I couldn't believe some of her lyrics. Basically, it's what Joni Mitchell would have written if she had been born later. The men in suits would have told Joni; "No commercial potential."
flo15jo 1 month ago
@flo15jo What's a few difficult subjects when you've had to deal with the most difficult subject of your mental well being.
waislandres 1 month ago
I'm in love all over again.
MrOldclunker 1 month ago
beautiful song. nobody is perfect...which is pretty much the meaning of the song.
jakiepoo88 1 month ago
nos te amamos alani!!!!!
Criscia10000 1 month ago
Please do not stop singing
YeanGracie 1 month ago
Jagged Little Pill is still the only album I can listen to from start to finish without skipping a track, such a rarity these days.
sexysugaboi 2 months ago 4
She's so damn hot. I love her. Lol
metalprogster 2 months ago
she deserves more credit than wat ppl give her.....music wont be the same witout her!!!!
17217JAMIE 2 months ago
she's so fucking hot
TheManInBlack2003 2 months ago
I love Alanis so much <3
Yokonono99 2 months ago
She is amazing her voice makes me cry no matter what she sings.. Angelic I love her
archilia01 2 months ago
Yeah! I like it!.......
ivyneng 2 months ago
Alanis! Thanks!
loveyourlife4070 2 months ago
omg i love this song so much. i heard it last night, i cant get it out of my head
tasiawood 2 months ago
legend
blackfurredwolf 2 months ago
She's weird...
riversneal 2 months ago
In the future when I have kids I'm gonna name one of them Alanis.
This lady always made me feel proud and to stay strong during Cancer Treatment I had.
ihavefaith4ever 2 months ago 8
My mother named me after her. (:
MsiEatNoobz 3 months ago 11
she is so awesome
behrbehrcollins 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Alanis Morissette
awsum my favorite
madtv719 3 months ago
great song........
oldsalt97 3 months ago
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CarloAntonioPalumbo 3 months ago
short hair suits her heaps better, with having a long horse face.
love her music
Mr2pint 3 months ago
This always hits home. And I cry the hardest when she asks why am I crying. :P
hopezpoet 3 months ago 2
that's one voice!!!
TheButterflyboo 3 months ago
one of my favourite song ! if you see this comment could you have a listen to my first video it's me singing a song my dad wrote in 1992 and i'm really curious to hear what people have to say about it <3
IzzyStevensonOlds 3 months ago
To everyone who has ever felt like they have to try and be perfect (including me)
Don't. You already are.
miceruletheworld42 3 months ago 2
This song is perfect:)
Sunshine9teen 3 months ago
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peterkarolak 3 months ago
I was the little girl that couldn't be expected to do anything but perfect. This song touches my heart, but boy did it piss my mom off when I listened to this song repeatedly.
KatBuff79 4 months ago
i found this song because we used the lyrics as a poem in English today and i like the song :P
SuperBadboy97 4 months ago
She looks soo much better with curly hair(: I love lovee loveee her voice<3
MiissBroken 4 months ago
yeah, she`s ironic
64fairlane305 4 months ago
LIndo !
Abilio de Paula Soares
Sao Paulo Capital Brasil
abiliodepaulasoares 4 months ago
This is my fav song of her! always makes me cry
CaritouLeshugga 4 months ago
Love all her songs. Think she is absolutely beautiful and if i wernt already married i`d let her marry me ;)
sniperwipers 4 months ago
My favourite song... Hits home a bit.
013SpyGP 4 months ago
who could dislike such an inspirational, beautiful song.... 154 failed abortions :p lol
ThePuppeteer302 4 months ago
I quote this to my new set of kids with my current younger wife when she starts pushing (my first family died). She doesn't know of this song, but it's effective.
logawfull 4 months ago in playlist logawful's Favorited Videos
@logawfull I am so very sorry for your losses. It is so easy to get consumed and lost in your grief, as I have sadly discovered. I am so glad you found your way through it. Truly. H ave a great rest of your life.
Msdistarr 4 months ago
Semplicemente adorabile, unica emozionante voce paradisiaca che tocca le profondità dell'anima, amo alla follia questa canzone ma ancor di più la sua voce spettacolare e commovente. chiudo gli occhi è credo di trovarmi in paradiso, voce divina. la tua voce in eterno e per sempre.
tonidani2012 4 months ago
Please come back and make real music for us.....we need it......
parisfernalia 4 months ago 2
Me encanta; Alanis Morissette es maravillosa. Gracias por compartir este video.
I love, Alanis Morissette is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this video.
MeryChristmas25 5 months ago in playlist ALANIS MORISSETTE
Love Alanis, what an artist... wish she had a video or some lyrics here on youtube for her 'Just Breathe" hit!!
terizkidz 5 months ago in playlist Alanis
Alanis is a goddess! I love her,and always will!
johncb1963 5 months ago 38
i love my mom. she's a boss/trooper.
TheGrantiepanties 5 months ago
hi i never heard this song like this its different on the cd were can i get this verson i mean whats the name of it so i can down load it thanks
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1972mgoblue 5 months ago
yea, she's beautiful, sings really good, but she's fucking weird.
gaby9327 5 months ago
@gaby9327 In a world full of Britney Spears going insane, Lady Gaga, Keisha drug addict glam stars how on earth could one think Alanis is weird?
yancybutler 5 months ago 82
@yancybutler all those things with lady gaga kesha and britney spears arent weird...they've just got insecurity issues. Alanis Morissette....fucking weird. lol.
gaby9327 5 months ago
@yancybutler I got an even better one for you. How can Britney Spears be so representative of pop we need more strong talented smart women out there like Alanis to be representing
wolfie672 1 month ago
@yancybutler The irony of your statement, is that this song really applies to the reason why Britney Spears went crazy. I never found Alanis weird, she's a person just like those other people you mentioned- And it's unfair to judge them, just as you find it unfair for people to find Alanis weird.
nekkidking 1 month ago
@yancybutler
is just she has not gone insane yet... or done some weird shit while on drugs...
enigmacpl 2 weeks ago
@yancybutler LOL....I totally agreed with you. But, she is, "Different"! In a very, very good way.
mcffalcao 1 week ago
@yancybutler I totally agree with you. Alanis is EFFORTLESSLY BEAUTIFUL. But these girls need to wear trashy clothes to catch the attention of media.
12348irene 1 day ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Alanis Morissette
there hasn't been a time in which i listened to this and didn't cry
natgowild 5 months ago 3
Fantastic, Alanis. I always loved to listen to your music. I'm movin' over to Sarah now. :) Thank you, India. :)
beeblebronx 5 months ago
So beautiful, Alanis. I'll listen to this again. Thank you. Do you know Sarah MacMachlan? She does the same kinda shit.
beeblebronx 5 months ago
Ah Canada...k d lang, Alanis Morissette, Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Quo Vadis, Gorguts, Sui Caedere, Gris, Woods of Ypres...just all of the f***ing awesome Canadian music I can think of in twenty seconds or less.
vraimentmaladroite 5 months ago
send Alanis her greatest international competition! >>"Линда - Шоколад и слеза'........gotta go along way to match Linda!!
acerb45666555 6 months ago
This is a glorious version of this song. So well arranged and a perfect example of just how beautiful a voice Alanis has. Stunning.
cheeserockfan 6 months ago
i love the echo in the first few lines
Edwardo83 6 months ago
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Alanis Morissette te amo muito, muito,muito!!!
AndersonCavalcanti19 6 months ago
Beautiful song!!
prissel2011 6 months ago
one of my all-time favorite alanis song + I love the acoustic version :)
jaredethan30 6 months ago
lyrics in the description should be standard
brudswick 6 months ago
Don't forget u r a loser.
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SebSoWeb 6 months ago
i remember bein 13yrs old when this song came..i used a crank it up in my room cuz i felt like it was the "perfect" song to deticated to my parents cuz this is how they made me feel. nothin i did was good enough, none of my friends were good enough, my grades werent good enough. nothin. even to this day i still hafta crank it up & sing on the top of my lungs lol. the whole album deff help define a generation for pissed off girls at the time! even today the album still rocks!
daydreaminkitten 6 months ago
@daydreaminkitten i hear you!
BeatlesFetish09 1 month ago
She is so amazingly cute,...
BigFatCode 6 months ago
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@christopherandpupz how did you know you fuck her lol
Bravejonard26 6 months ago
What happend to good music? I miss this.
kazap1 6 months ago
My favorite teacher ever got me into alanis last year!! And now I'm obsessed..lol I would've never even heard about her if it weren't for my teacher!
girlsgilmore6teen 7 months ago
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She was our (I and my wife) favorite singer in college and she is amazing...Thanks Alanis
shaazadasghar 7 months ago
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shaazadasghar 7 months ago
awesum lyrics voice..
donbrashsux 7 months ago
This is one of her best song.I love her. She is not just some beauty .girl.She have also brain,talent and big heart
Nikodaddy1 7 months ago
Hätte beinahe vergessen, wie gut mir Ihre Musik gefällt.
Schön, dass man Sie noch irgendwo sehen kann ... Freude.......
MrSuperheli 7 months ago
this song means soo much... :'(...be a gud girl...
kizzymissymoo 7 months ago
alanis will always be my hero. i love her
erikwoahwhat 7 months ago
@erikwoahwhat hi
mstrixieable 7 months ago
Alanis is perfect
Shamoe88 7 months ago 2
has anyone watched/read FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC? this song so fits!
TheOTownWoman 7 months ago
DO I DAR COMPARE HER TO.....A MODERN DAY "CARLY SIMON" ????
THINK ABOUT IT??? THEY ARE BOTH STRONG AND BOLD!
SuperPaulieh 7 months ago
Alanis is still a Bright Shining Star!! Love ya and in hopes to see you Rockin' Soon!
ediemacintyre 7 months ago in playlist Alanis Morissette
i wish i could meet alanis and just hug her and thank her for writing this and letting me know im not the only one who feels like this.
xaprilwindsx 7 months ago
Comment ne pas "craquer" ??
cklasse55 7 months ago
This reminds me of academia.
TheUgly0duckling 7 months ago
I love his voice, she's so sweet and beautiful
wildwit 7 months ago
MAYBOY PVH BJS ALANIS
262sandiego 7 months ago
this reminds me of my eating disorder... ):
JRmcMGG 8 months ago
@JRmcMGG Yes, self love is at the heart of that - I have had it for years, have conquered it mostly but occasionally relapse. It's always about feeling I need something from outside and not being able to nurture myself. Take good care of yourself - pretend you are the parent and the child, and let yourself love that little child that is you.
ytcarol 7 months ago
Love you Alanis, i almost forgot just how amazing you are, you've been an inspiration through all of my youth and still today you manage to stir up so many emotions within me...thank you for shining your light for the world to shine theirs...xxx
Tjinouhona 8 months ago
Alanis is amazing :) This song makes a great statement :)
curlysueish 8 months ago
This song always makes me feel insignificant. It's beautiful
penguingirlliz 8 months ago
@penguingirlliz This is some of the most understated irony ever put on record. It reminds me of the blues.
rievans57 8 months ago
Don't forget to keep that smile on your face - I Love this song sooooo much. Takes me back to mid-90's. ;)
PassionateJewel 8 months ago
I think the original version is much more powerful, this one seems a little too cheery for the song. Still fantastic nonetheless
Paraniodwar 8 months ago in playlist Music - Alanis Morissette
awesome perfect you got the ligth
pascanas 8 months ago
mayboy porto velho psy
262sandiego 8 months ago
its hard being a boy u allways screw it up. we try ..xd..**
tankgitt 9 months ago
this reminds me of my friend who died in a car accident. i never got to say i was sry for being an asshole:(
skinnypuppy81 9 months ago
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If I'm to take these lyrics seriously , I'd say it's the most revealing material I've heared from her.
I don't even know why I'm bothering to watch her. morbid curiosity I guess
best thing she ever did was the ironic song.
the rest of her material seems to be freudian illuminati garbage.
she's not a god , what she seems to be is a godless illuminati scum bag attempting to brainwash the world to her point of view.
azkeyz 9 months ago
@azkeyz A bit like most religions then!?!?!
annnisbett1980 8 months ago 2
@azkeyz when does she go on about religion in her songs? The last thing Alanis is doing is brainwashing people with godlessness haha
DISASTARCAKE123 8 months ago
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Can't wait for Miley to remake this song!
RayNasty28 9 months ago
ah, ela é demais !! the light, the way, the girl, the god of my generation !!
ajgermano1 9 months ago
some how this song always gets to me... :'(
dansfav226 9 months ago
love this song
505kant 9 months ago
I love Alanis, since I was a little girl.
MagnificentLullaby 9 months ago
i like the bits when her canadian accent comes out, make her even better. love canada, and love alana she is perfect
starflash08 9 months ago
Beautiful Voice and Women!! THAT´S MUSIC!!!
Bea261190 9 months ago
Wow this is dynamite, I had no idea she was this good
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sunaJH 9 months ago
@Elepa838 What are you talking about????????????? i gave her a compliment!
CH25632 9 months ago
I had post-natal depression until my little girl was 2years old... I was an awful mummy at the beggining of her little life... this song makes me feel really guilty!!! :(
twinklemkk05 10 months ago
@twinklemkk05 Awwwwww, I'm sure the fact that you can say that means you've turned it around :D
stadiv 9 months ago
@twinklemkk05 Do the Alanis thing! Dye your hair or grow it long Buy some dentures & mix them up. Bite your bottom or top lip until it swells up. Wear more eye makeup or wear none at all. SING! It works. Why? Because when one is singing...they are using a different part of the brain. You need to get out of the depressing room...the guilty room. Quit playing the same tune over & over again. A theme that Kate Nash used in Caroline. No one wants to hear the same song over & over.
bB
iriswigle 9 months ago in playlist Alanis Morrieset
@iriswigle uh huh and you are?
tjdemeria1 9 months ago
@tjdemeria1 previous meant for twinklemkk05 post
tjdemeria1 9 months ago
@tjdemeria1 previous meant for twinklemkk05 post why be like everyone else?
tjdemeria1 9 months ago
nice song
anthony23314 10 months ago
I hope alanis will visit Manila......
casismomo 10 months ago
She has an AMAZING voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CH25632 10 months ago
@CH25632 i now ths right
anthony23314 10 months ago
@CH25632 ..just don't go too low on it...there's no point beating urself...it hits home at the deepest level I've known; puts the damage (or some of) into reality,,,and sometimes that doens't help; it hurts too much
Elepa838 10 months ago
ofmg can't stop listening 2 it since 10 hours ago i hae kept on replaying it!!!!!!
reecedaniel1 10 months ago 2
best song ever!!!
reecedaniel1 10 months ago
one beautiful woman i admire
07041985aries 10 months ago 74
one beautiful woman i admire
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What can I say about this song,Is a master piece.LOVE IT
celaya1995 10 months ago
One of the most Perfect women to fall in love with. Thank You.
extremadrummer 10 months ago
This is what pinko public school teaches with their fucking stars, honor roll, graded papers, and testing! FUCK you UNAMERICA our children are not fucking automaton
Thank you,
V.
mizzjanky 10 months ago
Agreed best version ... amazing singer!!!
StormViper75 10 months ago
love it !!!!!! such a perfect song!!!
ryanwilson000 10 months ago
you are so Sexy Alanis!!!
davidmac26 10 months ago
Best version ever.
AmazingMonkeyQueen 10 months ago
I hope you know shes God
SkunkCake 11 months ago
BEAUTIFUL song and VOICE and womam
Musciqlover 11 months ago 2
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I've rediscovered her and I loved her. Simply amazing. Every one of her songs are so meaningful :)
gmmcghee 11 months ago
I've rediscovered her and I lover her. Simply amazing. Every one of her songs are so meaningful :)
gmmcghee 11 months ago 4
@gmmcghee
Me too.Used to listen to her alot then moved on to other artists.Just started listening to her again.
galenkia 10 months ago
Gods...Angle.......
junebug6661 11 months ago
@junebug6661 She IS God!! Watch Dogma!
SkunkCake 11 months ago 33
@SkunkCake Boop! I told you she was funny.
purplesnozzberries 7 months ago
@SkunkCake love that movie:D
alwerner93 7 months ago
@SkunkCake Don't go that far. She's one of the reasons why his world sucks. So are we all.
AllyMind5Star 6 months ago
be a good girl....
88Christianson 11 months ago
A friend sent me this song after having had a horrible fight with my mother and it's really touching and reaches my heart. I see my mother depicted in this song, I changed very much just to please her and really I shouldn't. She says it's to help me, but..bringing me down and making me feel the absolute worst isn't going to help. Bringing me to tears isn't helping me. So people Stand up for yourself, I promised myself I would I believe all of you should and love for yourself for who you are!
MelohneeeSofeh 11 months ago 2
@MelohneeeSofeh sounds like my mom
BeatlesFetish09 1 month ago
My mother was like that towards me. Our relationship was quite strained because of that and some other factors. The song has always held a bittersweet place in my heart.
Stakegirl 11 months ago
Favorite Part:
Be a good boy, push a little farther now,
that wasn't fast enough,
to make us happy.
MARXA123 11 months ago
I don't know why you guys want to ending to be different, the ending is my favorite part. The way she starts with "I'll love you just the way you are..." and then the "If you're perfect" really drives home the hypocrisy of the character. The ending is the part that really makes you see that this parent doesn't love their child, only the idea of their child. All the listeners know that the character his lying to themselves.
MsLuckoftheDraw 11 months ago 4
what a beautiful song...me having a 10 year old daughter really makes me sad just to think about the times i ask my daughter to be silence :'(
Erisleones 11 months ago
@Erisleones then the song has done it's job ;-)
Sanghoma 11 months ago
@Sanghoma Thanks, it sure has...Alanis is such an inspirational woman =)
Erisleones 11 months ago
Reminds me of my father beating my brother because he didn't like the way he smiled - or the constant "quit it! You're embarrassing me," to anything we did in public - as if marrying a murderer who screwed us up in the emotional department was not enough. And then he'd beat him for his bed-wetting afterwards.
SculptedThoughts 11 months ago