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The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
reflective
sad
tense
4.5
This is an incredible, harrowing but measured story of the author's experience growing up in an abusive household with a religious mommy vlogger who managed to take a turn for the worst. She tells of so many aspects of her story in a balanced and well-paced way while also being cautious of her siblings' privacy.
It also talks about the aftermath of trauma and how impacts how people act in different ways. She describes how she learned about trauma and the important role that processing it was; explaining fawning; and the ways that different traumatic experiences can impact each other, including discussing her experience in an abusive relationship with an older man shortly after turning 18. She also discusses how even her mother's actions are in part a trauma coping mechanism, discussing NPD in a thoughtful, compassionate way.
Stories like these are so important. There are aspects to take away from this in terms of internet privacy and vlogging with children, and also high control religions. I was thinking a lot during this about Jill Duggar's and Britney Spears's memoirs, both speaking to children's privacy and trauma, and the former also discussing religion. Shari's story is her own and unique, but unfortunately the horrors in the details are more indicative of larger problems in society that need to be resolved.
It also talks about the aftermath of trauma and how impacts how people act in different ways. She describes how she learned about trauma and the important role that processing it was; explaining fawning; and the ways that different traumatic experiences can impact each other, including discussing her experience in an abusive relationship with an older man shortly after turning 18. She also discusses how even her mother's actions are in part a trauma coping mechanism, discussing NPD in a thoughtful, compassionate way.
Stories like these are so important. There are aspects to take away from this in terms of internet privacy and vlogging with children, and also high control religions. I was thinking a lot during this about Jill Duggar's and Britney Spears's memoirs, both speaking to children's privacy and trauma, and the former also discussing religion. Shari's story is her own and unique, but unfortunately the horrors in the details are more indicative of larger problems in society that need to be resolved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Miscarriage, Torture, Stalking