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"It's Not Your Fault, Daddy": Mental Illness, Family Systems, and Blame

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"It's Not Your Fault, Daddy": Mental Illness, Family Systems, and Blame

Hugo Schwyzer
Dec 3, 2020
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"It's Not Your Fault, Daddy": Mental Illness, Family Systems, and Blame

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Mom and other relatives, there are some sexual references in this story.

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's th…

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