Gypsy Rose Blanchard

So the things that they were referencing happened in the show.

And I'm like, what are you talking about?

So...

Before the act came out, a documentary, the first documentary, was HBO's Mommy Dead and Dearest, directed by Aaron Lee Carr.

And after that documentary, I was receiving a lot of mail and it was supportive mail.

I really don't like to say fan mail, but it was a lot of supportive mail from people all around the world that watched this documentary.

And my story resonated with them for some reason.

telling me about their lives, a lot of them were very open to opening up about their own traumas.

They felt like they could relate in some way or another.

And it was where I didn't feel so alone.

Like I started to realize that there was a lot more people out there that goes through some really hard stuff in their life.

Okay.

And I was able to form friendships with these pen pals over time.

Okay.

I adjusted quite well, I feel.

It was more freedom than I had ever had in my life.

And it's crazy when people hear that from me, but it's the truth.

In prison, I was able to find myself in a controlled environment, but I was able to make friends.

Making friends is not easy, especially as an adult, but I was able to make choices for myself, discover who I am, discover what kind of music I like.

Um, run around, go to the gym, go to school.