( girls do n't need to study ) mum always an underdog , dad always in underwear american top 40 religion , church , and mind control imagining john lennon joined in matrimony by split personality about terri * * * * me ( left ) aged eight , with parents and brothers * * * * story outline this is the true story of terri yamaguchi , a japanese girl growing up in a poor family during the 1970s and 80s .