Litsy

KathyWheeler

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

Rainy day reading.

22 likes

angel1

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

pick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
It is truly heartbreaking what this mother did to this family all for a blog💔

StayCurious Is this about Ruby Franke? You should watch the documentary that recently came out. 3w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔 😓 3w

angel1 @StayCurious I watched it too and it was so sad😭 3w

20 likes1 stack add3 comments

FashionableObserver

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

pick

“I will break the cycle…I will trust the children. The child within me and the children I will one day nurture. I will trust in their resilience, their wisdom, their limitless imagination, and their innate capacity for love. I will guide them, but I will also learn from them and will allow their innocence and wonder heal the wounded parts of my soul. Together we will create a new story.”
I have no words. I am so proud of Shari.

Suet624 I‘m listening to this right now! 4w

FashionableObserver @Suet624 You‘ll have to let me know what you think. I seriously want to punch both parents. That poor girl…those poor kids. It‘s a miracle Shari is here to tell this story. Talk about strength! 4w

38 likes3 stack adds2 comments

FashionableObserver

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

“Sometimes family isn‘t just what you‘re born into. It‘s also what you build in the aftermath of loss.”

TheBookHippie 🎯 4w

34 likes1 stack add1 comment

FashionableObserver

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

I thought that, since I‘d watched the documentaries and read the articles, this book wouldn‘t be able to shock me. I am about halfway through it right now. I. Am. Horrified. That woman was a mess long before Jody came into her world. Always cold. Always calculating. Always manipulative.
Those poor children. (And eff that husband, too. Coward).

25 likes1 stack add

ncsufoxes

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

pick

😳, I unfortunately think we‘re at the start of kids telling their stories of living in a household that broadcast to YouTube of other online media sources. There are so many ethical dilemmas that go along with these situations (some of which Franke discusses in her book). The passing of the 2018 Free Range Parenting law in Utah has made it close to impossible for DSS to investigate cases of child abuse since the law is so vague. I can‘t imagine

ncsufoxes the countless kids that will be missed (although even without laws like this many kids fall through the cracks). I need to watch the show on Hulu about the family & this case now. (I don‘t follow influencers or families like this on YT, I don‘t really want to watch people exploiting their kids when the kids don‘t have a say in any of it). 2mo

AmyG Free Range Parenting? Or when I grew up….parenting. This was a crazy, sad story. (edited) 2mo

ncsufoxes @AmyG, the law was designed to give kids more freedom but it‘s probably had a more negative impact. Franke called DSS multiple times over 4 years & each time they couldn‘t press charges. It wasn‘t until they saw actual physical signs of abuse that they could press charges. Meanwhile these kids were psychologically abused for years (which has adverse health implications in the long term). 2mo

AmyG Yes, I listened to the book. My heart broke for her and her siblings. I can only hope they got the help they needed and can go on to fulfilling lives. 2mo

23 likes1 stack add4 comments