Hi, Ottings, it's your Atte Sapphire. In today's episode, I'll be sharing stories about families.

Stories passed down from generation to generation. First, we'll hear a young girl's struggle to get her family's affection.

Then we'll see why a family is afraid of the ocean, meet an encounteronto haunting a psychic family, and escape the curse

of a mancukulam. I receive hundreds of amazing story submissions every single week. As always,

the first story you hear is one that I've chosen to animate and post over at YouTube.com slash

snarled. Then I read a few more stories for the podcast.

If you have a tale you're dying to share, send me an email at something scary at snarled.com.

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Check it out at patreon.com slash snarled.

So, want to hear something scary.

My family hates me.

The following story is based on a submission from Desiree.

I used to think my family hated me. Maybe hate is a strong word, but I definitely did not feel particularly well liked.

I was my parents' least favorite compared to my two younger sisters.

They just never seemed to want to be around me or talk to me.

They wouldn't even let me take care of our hamster, Lulu. I thought I was being

paranoid, but my parents' cold demeanor became more apparent when we moved into a new

house. They gave me the room at the very end of a hallway, secluded and removed from

everything else. They claimed it was so I could have privacy. But I think they just wanted

me far away. That room gave me the creeps. I remember the first night there. I woke

up and heard hushed voices echoing in the walls of my room. I couldn't make out

everything they were saying, except for my name, the many times it came up. The next morning, I told my

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