Andrea Dunlop
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The result was that two vulnerable children remain at home with an unsafe parent, and Sophie was free to pursue an opportunistic lawsuit. In my family, Though I know how hard this was on my parents, once they had the information in front of them, once they realized what was at stake, the priority was protecting Megan's son.
The result was that two vulnerable children remain at home with an unsafe parent, and Sophie was free to pursue an opportunistic lawsuit. In my family, Though I know how hard this was on my parents, once they had the information in front of them, once they realized what was at stake, the priority was protecting Megan's son.
The result was that two vulnerable children remain at home with an unsafe parent, and Sophie was free to pursue an opportunistic lawsuit. In my family, Though I know how hard this was on my parents, once they had the information in front of them, once they realized what was at stake, the priority was protecting Megan's son.
I think on some level, we all knew that this could cost us our relationship with Megan, even if there was some part of us that was hoping it could go another way, as my mom and I discuss here with my wonderful lead producer, Mariah Gossett. So, you know, we get this call and we were down in the desert and actually Megan and her son were supposed to join us.
I think on some level, we all knew that this could cost us our relationship with Megan, even if there was some part of us that was hoping it could go another way, as my mom and I discuss here with my wonderful lead producer, Mariah Gossett. So, you know, we get this call and we were down in the desert and actually Megan and her son were supposed to join us.
I think on some level, we all knew that this could cost us our relationship with Megan, even if there was some part of us that was hoping it could go another way, as my mom and I discuss here with my wonderful lead producer, Mariah Gossett. So, you know, we get this call and we were down in the desert and actually Megan and her son were supposed to join us.
And then we get this call from Andy and he's hysterical. And, you know, they've taken... CPS came and did an emergency removal, which we did not know was going to happen. We did not.
And then we get this call from Andy and he's hysterical. And, you know, they've taken... CPS came and did an emergency removal, which we did not know was going to happen. We did not.
And then we get this call from Andy and he's hysterical. And, you know, they've taken... CPS came and did an emergency removal, which we did not know was going to happen. We did not.
But I think we were like, and I think we all sort of fell on different places of how realistic we thought this was even at the time. And certainly now we all see it in a different lens, but like we were thinking of Megan as sick. We were thinking of her as she has, and this is something we've talked about at great length on the show of like, do you classify this as a mental illness or not?
But I think we were like, and I think we all sort of fell on different places of how realistic we thought this was even at the time. And certainly now we all see it in a different lens, but like we were thinking of Megan as sick. We were thinking of her as she has, and this is something we've talked about at great length on the show of like, do you classify this as a mental illness or not?
But I think we were like, and I think we all sort of fell on different places of how realistic we thought this was even at the time. And certainly now we all see it in a different lens, but like we were thinking of Megan as sick. We were thinking of her as she has, and this is something we've talked about at great length on the show of like, do you classify this as a mental illness or not?
And we were thinking of her as like, oh, she needs help. Like she needs help and support to be able to parent safely. Like that's how we were looking at her. Right. And we needed her husband and her family to recognize that she needed that help so that they could be a part of that support system. Right. And so in the very beginning, like we were having these conversations.
And we were thinking of her as like, oh, she needs help. Like she needs help and support to be able to parent safely. Like that's how we were looking at her. Right. And we needed her husband and her family to recognize that she needed that help so that they could be a part of that support system. Right. And so in the very beginning, like we were having these conversations.
And we were thinking of her as like, oh, she needs help. Like she needs help and support to be able to parent safely. Like that's how we were looking at her. Right. And we needed her husband and her family to recognize that she needed that help so that they could be a part of that support system. Right. And so in the very beginning, like we were having these conversations.
I mean, I mean, I remember like this was our first conversation. We're lucky the lives we've led until then, I guess. But like this was this is our first interaction with like the state and the CPS. And that's a very like I wouldn't be scared of them now, but like that's a very scary thing. Right. You're like, oh, my God, the child is like and it was very brief.
I mean, I mean, I remember like this was our first conversation. We're lucky the lives we've led until then, I guess. But like this was this is our first interaction with like the state and the CPS. And that's a very like I wouldn't be scared of them now, but like that's a very scary thing. Right. You're like, oh, my God, the child is like and it was very brief.
I mean, I mean, I remember like this was our first conversation. We're lucky the lives we've led until then, I guess. But like this was this is our first interaction with like the state and the CPS. And that's a very like I wouldn't be scared of them now, but like that's a very scary thing. Right. You're like, oh, my God, the child is like and it was very brief.