@kara_marlene: 💔 WHO ELSE IS TRIGGERED BY THE KATE GOSSELIN AND COLLIN GOSSELIN STORY? Because for some of us, this isn’t just celebrity news. IT FEELS EERILY FAMILIAR. I grew up in a family of EIGHT children. Collin was the second oldest. I was the second youngest. And I was the FAMILY SCAPEGOAT. The disobedient one. The wicked one. The one who was supposedly going to hell. The one they said had something mentally wrong with her. WHY? Because I questioned things. I spoke out. I didn’t quietly accept the abuse happening to me. And here’s something I’ve never forgotten. One day, I asked a primary caregiver for help with my homework. They began talking about how difficult their life was and how overwhelming everything had become. I AGREED WITH THEM. And they turned around and CHOKED ME UNTIL I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. When I came to on the floor, I watched them walking toward their bedroom, muttering about how difficult THEIR life was. As though THEY were the victim. I was a CHILD. And the violence wasn’t the only thing. I was threatened with being sent to a psychiatric institution in Kentucky, somewhere I was told I could be locked away and never come home. Like Hotel California. YOU CAN CHECK IN, BUT YOU CAN’T CHECK OUT. I was repeatedly told I was mentally disturbed, wicked, disobedient, and destined for hell. And even today, members of my family continue making claims that something is mentally wrong with me. So when I hear Collin describe his childhood, the accusations against him, the institutionalization, and his struggle to be heard… I recognize the fear. I recognize the isolation. I recognize what it feels like when the adults who are supposed to protect you become the people you’re afraid of. Collin’s allegations about his mother remain disputed. I cannot personally verify everything that happened inside his family. But I BELIEVE COLLIN DESERVES TO BE HEARD. And personally, I believe him. Because I know what it feels like to tell the truth about your childhood and have the people responsible insist that YOU are the problem. Sometimes the child labeled difficult is the child refusing to stay silent. Sometimes the child called disobedient is the child trying to protect themselves. AND SOMETIMES THE FAMILY SCAPEGOAT GROWS UP AND TELLS THEIR STORY ANYWAY. Collin, I’m rooting for you. And to every person who was punished for speaking out, labeled unstable, threatened, or made to feel that they were the problem… YOU WERE A CHILD. You deserved protection. You deserved compassion. And you deserve to have your voice heard. ❤️ Did Collin’s story bring up memories of your own childhood? You are not alone. #CollinGosselin #KateGosselin #FamilyScapegoat #ChildhoodAbuseSurvivor #EverRisingHope

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