211: What if you had to let her go to save yourself?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
“I honestly think that if the mom I grew up with hadn’t given me such a great sense of self-esteem, I don’t think I would have lasted as long under this current strange mother that I was now stuck with.”
Today’s episode featured Wren Feeney. Wren lives her life surrounded by pets and people who love her, and yet spends her free time writing horror. If you'd like to read her work, or just reach out and say hi, visit wrenfeeney.com for stories and contact information.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock
Episode Summary: A woman’s happy childhood with her single mother unexpectedly takes a bewildering, dark turn, leading to a moment that will change everything
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Content/Trigger Warnings: alcoholism, child neglect, sexual solicitation of a minor, suicidal thoughts, suicide, graphic violence, explicit language
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:18.9 | I honestly think that if the mom I grew up with hadn't given me such a great sense of self-esteem, |
| 0:24.8 | I don't think I would have lasted as long under this current strange mother that I was now stuck with. |
| 0:30.8 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missildine. You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:47.6 | Episode 211. What if you had to let her go to save yourself? |
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| 2:00.8 | I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My mom had me when she was 17 and she didn't really want my dad |
| 2:15.5 | in the picture. She called him things like a dad beat and she just said that life would be |
| 2:20.9 | simpler without him in it. So I never really met him. It was just me and my mom. |
| 2:26.6 | We lived in a little trailer that was straight out of the 80s, just this ancient brown |
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