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Reactive Attachment Disorder: Mother

Mother
Mother, you had me
But I never had you
I wanted you
But you didn’t want me
So
I got to tell you
Goodbye
Goodbye

Father, you left me
But I never left you
I needed you
But you didn’t need me
So
I just got to tell you
Goodbye
Goodbye

Children, don’t do
What I have done
I couldn’t walk
And I tried to run
So
I got to tell you
Goodbye
Goodbye

Mama don’t go
Daddy come home
Mama don’t go
Daddy come home
Mama don’t go
Daddy come home

-- John Lennon

The worst pain is that of not being wanted, of realizing that your parents do not need you in the way that you need them. When I was a child I experienced moments of not wanting to see the ugliness, not wanting to see not being wanted. This lack of love went into my eyes and into my mind.

-- John Lennon

Abandoned by his father, and of little interest to his mother, John Lennon was raised by his aunt.

He later did much the same to his own son, Julian.

 

Last Modified on: Friday, March 02, 2007

 

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