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1196: Does Sister's Past Give Her Abuse a Free Pass? | Feedback Friday

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Jordan Harbinger

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Your abused sister won't get therapy, screams at her children, and blames everyone but herself. When does trauma stop being an excuse? It's Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

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On This Week's Feedback Friday:

  • Your father sexually abused your half-sister decades ago, yet she's now cozying up to him while treating you like the enemy. She screams at her kids, won't get therapy, and your mom keeps pushing reconciliation. At what point does trauma stop being an excuse?
  • Your best friend of 20 years kept hanging out with your ex after the breakup — even during your mental health recovery period. When you objected, he basically told you to suck it up. Now she's invited to his annual badminton tournament and you're questioning everything about friendship.
  • You spent $30k on a master's degree but can't pursue new opportunities because your boyfriend keeps getting rejected from game development jobs. You agreed he'd find work first before moving, but his confidence is crumbling. How long do you wait for someone else's career?
  • Recommendation of the Week: Have ChatGPT (or your AI of choice) optimize the timing of your vitamins and meds for maximum efficacy.
  • Your chaotic childhood with hoarder parents led you to interior design, but now unemployment has you questioning everything. Is your passion for organized spaces a genuine calling or just psychological housekeeping?
  • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at [email protected]!
  • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
  • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Feedback Friday. I'm your host, Jordan Harbinger. As always, I'm here with Feedback

0:08.1

Friday producer, the sickle to my hammer in this communist caliber parade of red flags, Gabriel

0:14.2

Mizrahi. On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the

0:18.1

world's most fascinating people, and turn their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to impact your own life and those around you. Our mission on the show is to help you become a better informed, more critical thinker. During the week, we have long-form conversations with a variety of amazing folks. Four-star generals, rocket scientists, war correspondents, and astronauts. This week we had Javier Leva. He's a fellow podcaster,

0:38.4

true crime investigator. We talked about romance scams, not just the ones that happen over the

0:42.8

internet. Apparently these things are happening in real life. People are getting control of

0:46.3

people's estates and stuff like that. There's some real con men and women out there, and we talked

0:51.3

about that in some ways that you can help keep your friends and

0:54.2

family safe, kind of. On Fridays, though, we share stories, take listener letters, offer advice,

0:58.8

play obnoxious soundbites, and goose step through these absurdly imposing public squares of life

1:04.6

conundra. I hear we got a packed dues cruise today, so no pre-boarding orientation today. Gabe,

1:09.9

what's the first thing out of the mailbag?

1:12.0

Dear Jordan and Gabe, I'm a 32-year-old woman, and three years ago, my dad walked out on my mom

1:17.6

after 32 years of marriage. As their messy divorce proceeded, old and dark family secrets have come

1:24.1

to light. It turns out that he physically, financially, and emotionally abused my

1:29.6

mom in the early years of their marriage. Then, recently, my sister, who's actually my half-sister,

1:36.2

but I didn't know that until I was 12, we share a mom, told me that he sexually abused her.

1:42.7

This is his stepdaughter when she was 13 years old. She said my dad

1:47.3

snuck into her room one night and touched her inappropriately when he came back from a night

1:51.5

out drinking. She also said that she told our mom the next morning and a battle ensued. Our

1:56.9

mom kicked our dad out of the house and after weeks of my dad begging for forgiveness,

2:02.2

my mom let him back.

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