Eyes of A Child

[I Love Dim Light]

My first thought about the song was : Does this mean " poor people oughtn't multiply" ? Then, i guess, i saw Dogma, or maybe something else reminded me the '90s. This is how i've got that idea about abortions.

[CrazyLittleWoman]

Slut, bitch, and whore? Wow! The most offensive anti-woman slur is the only one you've managed to leave out so far.

Addict? Maybe. Or maybe Dave (as a songwriter) just likes symmetry -- and hyperbole. The fictional woman has 13 children, each of whom has 13 problems, and she's taking 13 pills (3 upper plus 10 downers) to cope with it all.

A slut is usually just a woman who has had more sex partners than the speaker. And "slut" is an all-purpose slur used to shame a woman back into her place. Maybe we can dispense with the term.

Maybe this fictional woman is just a nurturing earth mother who loves men, sex, having babies, and raising children. According to the song, she loves her children and is attempting to care for them despite the difficulties involved. How does this merit all the insults?

There's more than one way to read WAY too much into a few lines of song lyrics.

Now, if you'll excuse me, all that misogyny is making me queasy.

[no1rockfan]

I think it's kind of funny that Dave decided to use the number 13 again for the meds/drugs.

As someone with mental issues and children with mental issues, 3 uppers and 10 downers is not out of the question for the entire family to take.

If it's just the mom on the meds, this is my theory. Downers could be tranquilizers, anxiety meds or sleeping meds, so there could be significantly more of those. 3 uppers could be caffeine pills or speed ... probably something to help her make it through the long days.

I'm with CrazyLittleWoman on the earth mother bit. Dave seems to relate to hippies so it makes sense to me. And if someone has 13 kids, it's hard enough to keep their names straight, much less their dads. I have 3 from 2 fathers and it's difficult! But the mom does love them all, just like me. :)

[Monolith Maniac]

and if someone has 13 kids, it's hard enough to keep their names straight, much less their dads.

While she may have trouble with her kids names, I think its safe to say Octomom wouldn't have much trouble figuring out the fathers of her [14] kids.

[no1rockfan]

and if someone has 13 kids, it's hard enough to keep their names straight, much less their dads.

While she may have trouble with her kids names, I think its safe to say Octomom wouldn't have much trouble figuring out the fathers of her [14] kids. :P

Ha! I actually thought of Nadya when I wrote that. :lol:

[CrazyLittleWoman]

and if someone has 13 kids, it's hard enough to keep their names straight, much less their dads.

While she may have trouble with her kids names, I think its safe to say Octomom wouldn't have much trouble figuring out the fathers of her [14] kids.

[CrazyLittleWoman]

I think it's kind of funny that Dave decided to use the number 13 again for the meds/drugs.

I found another one: the young girl at the end of the song is 13 years old. Symmetry.