I am 39 minutes into this and there’s far too much that I seem to identify with. But I’m Dutch. And I was in England.

It is unsettling.

And now it may be happening again, and it scares me. Who are you if nobody’s on your side?

https://www.lawofficesofjudithlwood.com/

Who are you if nobody ever tells you that you need to keep fighting for yourself? If they tell you to shut up, over and over and over again?

It’s good to be reminded that those who keep telling you to shut up aren’t necessarily right. It’s good to be reminded that you always have to keep fighting for yourself.

Like that teacher, though, it isn’t always possible. Sometimes, people will just “disable” you and call you catatonic.

And afterward, you may first suggest to marry your uncle, that nobody will know that it’s not a real marriage, conveying that you don’t count anyway. But then you must find a way to straighten your back and stand tall.