The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song…

Germaine Greer
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The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement. ✨ Germaine Greer (1990). The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings, p.115, Atlantic Monthly Press
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The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement. ✨ Germaine Greer (1990). The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings, p.115, Atlantic Monthly Press

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