WEBVTT - Bonus: Listener Stories, Episode 9

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<v Speaker 1>Family Secrets is a production of I Heart Radio. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Shapiro, and this is family Secrets, the secrets that

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<v Speaker 1>are kept from us, the secrets we keep from others,

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<v Speaker 1>and the secrets we keep from ourselves. I've heard from

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<v Speaker 1>so many about your own family secrets and realize that

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<v Speaker 1>what we are creating for each other on this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>is a community, a community for those who are looking

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<v Speaker 1>for a safe and supportive space to unburden themselves. To

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<v Speaker 1>that end, we've created a number for listeners to call

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<v Speaker 1>in to record stories to share here in this space.

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<v Speaker 1>This week, I'd like to share a few of those

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<v Speaker 1>stories from our community. Thanks for listening. Hi, um Mom

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<v Speaker 1>would just want to share my family secrets. I was

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<v Speaker 1>either four or five, and I'm fifty five now, but

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<v Speaker 1>as I was a little girl, woke up milba night,

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<v Speaker 1>went downstairs to go pee and was grabbed by some

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<v Speaker 1>man in the dark. He put his hand over my

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<v Speaker 1>mouth in the back of my head, so picked me

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<v Speaker 1>up by my head and he walks me to my

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<v Speaker 1>parents bedroom and says there's nothing they can do to

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<v Speaker 1>help you, now, which I well. I he said this.

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking in at down the sleep I just

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<v Speaker 1>went lamp. Never remembered any nothing after that. Still to

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<v Speaker 1>this day do not remember anything like that. So for many,

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<v Speaker 1>many years I was haunted by this this what happened

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<v Speaker 1>the spear at eleven? I asked my mom if this happened,

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<v Speaker 1>I told her about it. She said no, so okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so still terrified my whole life. About nine years ago

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<v Speaker 1>I asked my oldest sister, who has since passed away,

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<v Speaker 1>about it. She said, well, this is not the story

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<v Speaker 1>that happened. She said, what how en was? Mom and

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<v Speaker 1>dad had a party. She said, some man grabbed me

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<v Speaker 1>and took off with me. And she says, Mom, Dad,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's got you know, said my name, somebody's got me.

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<v Speaker 1>And she said they tackled him, got me away from

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<v Speaker 1>this guy. So if that actually that version happened, then

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<v Speaker 1>it happened twice. This man, whoever he was, came to

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<v Speaker 1>get me twice. I had no one else to ask now,

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<v Speaker 1>because both parents are dead. You know, Mom initially denied it,

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<v Speaker 1>and my only school, you know, my older sister who's dead, said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what happened. But what I do remember was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all through life, you know, if I would

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<v Speaker 1>be so scared, scared of you know, leaving the house,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because he came into my house obviously twice,

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<v Speaker 1>but I get so scared I would actually literally wake

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<v Speaker 1>up and not know where I was, no talent, how

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<v Speaker 1>much time had passed. I you know, my first memory

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<v Speaker 1>of that happening with me missing time was thirteen. The

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<v Speaker 1>last time it happened was probably you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five years ago was the last time. But it

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<v Speaker 1>only happens when I get severely strussed, and I know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, whatever, you know, whatever this happened, whatever this

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<v Speaker 1>guy did, I don't know, but you know, still to

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<v Speaker 1>this day at fifty five, still haunts me, and this

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<v Speaker 1>want to I guess actually voices Hi. I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to share my stories. I had been told live and

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<v Speaker 1>UM other stories to make me believe that I was

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<v Speaker 1>the natural child of my parents UM and then also UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I come to find out later, much later in life,

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<v Speaker 1>that my mother, her mother that raised her, was actually

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<v Speaker 1>her grandmother and she was born to who she believed

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<v Speaker 1>was her sister. So that was kept hidden from everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>It someone had brought it to my attention, and next

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<v Speaker 1>boyfriend of mine UM had brought it to my attention

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<v Speaker 1>that they look a lot alike, and I never really

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<v Speaker 1>thought about it much. I had just kind of accepted

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<v Speaker 1>the story that my grandmother was my grandmother, not my

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<v Speaker 1>great grandmother. And then I saw a picture one of

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<v Speaker 1>um my sister, well my aunts, sorry, and it looked

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<v Speaker 1>exactly like my mom, and it just all kind of

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<v Speaker 1>clicked to me at one point that yes, this is

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<v Speaker 1>actually her her biological mother. Um. And so that's there's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a lot of shame and secrets and things,

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<v Speaker 1>and my family, um, you know, include myself and my

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<v Speaker 1>mother included, and my mom and my dad are both

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<v Speaker 1>deceased now, so the secrets are kind of buried with them,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no more information than I can get about

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<v Speaker 1>what had happened or anything like that. So it's my

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<v Speaker 1>league story. Hi Danny, Um, I really first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank you guys for putting up this podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little late at the party and just now

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<v Speaker 1>getting privy to it. But I want to also admit

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<v Speaker 1>that I am the family's secret. I I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>who my biological father is. I've never met him, and

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<v Speaker 1>as far as everything goes, he doesn't know like this,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been on the search for him for about

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<v Speaker 1>eight months now, I joined a DNA site and nothing

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<v Speaker 1>nothing fitting. And it's really heavy to be that burden.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't want to cause them any trouble, but

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<v Speaker 1>I just want them to know that I'm out there

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<v Speaker 1>and I would like to know what they look like.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to cause anyone any drama or anything. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as far as like Frank's story goes like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to uproot anyone's I guess perception of

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<v Speaker 1>what their reality is. I just want to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>know a little bit more about me and maybe stuff

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<v Speaker 1>relating to So thank you very much and I love

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<v Speaker 1>your podcast and I will keep listening. If you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to share your story, call one eight eight eight Secret

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