Gypsy Rose Blanchard

The trauma that my mom went through as a child herself, I think the hits just kept coming.

And she loved him very, very much.

So, you know, looking back on it, that must have been heartbreaking.

And I am a reflection of my dad.

Like, I look just like my dad.

So I can imagine that that must have been really hard for her.

I mean, I would say that, you know, I felt like my mom was my best friend.

I felt like...

She was my protector.

The childhood seemed fairly normal because the first five years of my life, my grandmother was still alive.

And I honestly feel like when my grandmother passed away, my mom lost a part of herself that at least was keeping her together.

Um, because at the age of five, I was still able to be around my cousins.

I have a very large family, um, lots of cousins.

Um, I have two aunts, um, uncles.

And then when my grandmother passed away, um, my grandfather got me married.

My mother did not approve of the new relationship and everybody took sides.

And then from there, my mom and I started moving around.

Correct.

From what I understand, my uncle addressed all the things that my mom was doing.

at that point.