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Most fathers dont see the war within the daughter, her struggles w

Most fathers dont see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddys lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home. – Victoria Secunda

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A daughter is a mother’s gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy, an extension of her self. And mothers are their daughters’ role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships. – Victoria Secunda

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I like to listen to mellow stuff on the road like Travis, as we are constantly surrounded by rock music on tour and so its nice listening to mellow stuff. Obviously back at home I listen to a lot more rock music. – Ville Valo

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