Reposted by Cheryl
We call John Lennon the posh Beatle.
He wasn't raised by his parents. He was raised by his aunt. Today we'd call that kinship care.
The most famous care-experienced person in modern culture, and almost nobody counts him. I hope you enjoy reading
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Outside the Gates: John Lennon and the Childhood We Keep Getting Wrong
A children's home, two sets of gates, the aunt who raised John Lennon, and what we choose to see when we look at a childhood from the outside.
