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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone find information about her family?  Like, did they really become that wealthy?

Very early on, reading about the abuse (before she got into the physical abuse) made me very uncomfortable.

I thought the writing was terrible in some parts.  But, it was an interesting read. It confirmed my worst suspicions about survivalists,  unfortunately. And, yes, I know not everyone is abusive or bipoloar. But, good god, her parents were awful people.[/quote]

That's how she chose to portray them.

I'm not convinced that's the case. Many details don't add up.[/quote]

Why are you so invested in poking holes in her story?

Abusers love to discredit survivors, and that's how you come across.[/quote]

Wow talk about abusers -- that's what you are doing, because someone dares to voice her doubts?

Examine yourself.[/quote]

DP. It's not "voicing doubts" to use an impossible-to-meet standard based on a presumption of disbelief in someone's abuse. Even the legal system only requires a "reasonable doubt." Trying to discredit someone's story of abused because you feel (on what basis, again?) that a few details are incorrect makes it seem like for whatever reason, your orientation is to deny that abuse can happen.

If someone wants to actually show she falsified her memoir, then I'd be open to reading that. But so far, all I've seen is some armchair googling. The way the book is written makes extremely clear that she went to great efforts to verify her memories. If you STILL want to disbelieve her (or you just think "they weren't dirt poor, so it wasn't that bad!" then yes, you do appear to just want to discredit her. [/quote]

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