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Now today's first story comes from Hootie Hootie Hoot 110. And before we do get into the story, some trigger warnings

for you, child abandonment, emotional abuse, past trauma, death of a loved one. So if you do

want to skip the story, please feel free to do so. Time stamps are always down in the description

and along the timeline below. Thank you. And it's titled Am I the Arseville here?

For using information against my mother

in court that I know will destroy her emotionally and mentally. I 34 female am involved in a

very dramatic court case with my narcissistic mother and stepfather. First, a little backstory.

When my sister was one and I was three, my mother initially had custody.

However, she had gone missing for four days, but leaving my sister and I in the home alone.

Investigations were done and we were raised by our father.

There was a reunification plan.

However, my mother did not follow any of it and her parental rights were

terminated. No one had ever talked negatively about my mother growing up or told me what happened.

So when I was 20, I found my mom and decided to develop a relationship with her. Big mistake.

After reuniting with my mother, I discovered quite a bit of information that I previously

had not known. She is a narcissist, diagnosed formally, specifically vulnerable narcissist. My stepfather

has BPD, diagnosed formally. This past decade has been torture, faked cancer. I was made to shave her hair. I had to pay

them to watch my two children. Constant arguments, just too much to name.

In 2022, my parents decided to move 15 hours away for a get-rich-quick scheme involving flipping homes.

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