218: What if the family glue came undone?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Is this really happening? Like, is this really my reality? I’m questioning myself as to whether or not I was crazy and had I really seen what I just saw.”
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Episode Summary: Growing up in a strict, sheltered household, a woman must confront a new reality when her older sister, who was the glue of her family and her identity, begins to fall apart.
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Content/Trigger Warnings: teen pregnancy, abortion, alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, schizophrenia, 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. |
| 0:17.4 | I was completely paralyzed in my body. |
| 0:20.8 | Is this really happening? Like, is this really my reality? |
| 0:25.3 | And I'm questioning myself as to whether or not I was crazy and had I really seen what I just saw. |
| 0:43.6 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:45.8 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:00.0 | What if the family glue came undone? |
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| 2:27.5 | My parents met when my mom was 18 and my dad was 19. |
| 2:34.0 | They got married and they immediately started having children. |
| 2:37.8 | So they immediately had my brother. |
| 2:40.4 | Then my sister came shortly after that and then me and then my little brother. |
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