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Hello, it's Andrea, and today we are sharing the second half of my conversation with Gypsy

Rose Blanchard. But before we get into that, I wanted to address some of the conversation online

about this interview and some of the feedback that I've gotten from you. First, I wanted to address some of the conversation online about this interview and some

of the feedback that I've gotten from you. First, I want to say that I know that some of you

who listen to this show, including some survivors, have really complicated feelings about

Gypsy's story, and in turn my decision to air these episodes. And that's valid. This story has

been held up as a monolith for munchausen

by proxy abuse, something we obviously hope to correct with the other stories we tell here on

Nobody Should Believe Me. And I understand that the attention that this story has received

can compound feelings of invisibility for survivors who don't feel represented by it.

One of the reasons I wanted to talk to

Gypsy is because she is expressed to me a number of times how much she wants to help elevate

the voices of other survivors, which I think is a really laudable goal. This is the case I get asked

about the most when people hear what I do for a living. It's a complicated cultural touch point, but it's a big one.

And in case this isn't clear, I acknowledge that Gypsy participated in a horrific crime.

Didi Blanchard didn't deserve to be murdered, and I don't condone it. I can hold space for the idea that someone can be a victim and a perpetrator at the same time.

And that happens to be true for both Gypsy and Dee-D.

And the reality is that Gypsy was held accountable for that crime in a way that perpetrators

of abuse, even those who murder their own children, very rarely are. For me, Gypsy is neither a

villain nor a vigilante heroine. She's a human being who shouldn't be divined by her worst moments.

There are a lot of complexities around victims who commit acts of violence against their abusers.

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