Jordan Hope

Or sometimes maybe a person is overly anxious and has some sort of illness, anxiety, or OCD, and they're still abusing their child, but they might need different types of support than somebody who is purposefully causing harm for the

Or sometimes maybe a person is overly anxious and has some sort of illness, anxiety, or OCD, and they're still abusing their child, but they might need different types of support than somebody who is purposefully causing harm for the

And like having that knowing deception, it's really important to recognize when a caretaker, when there's knowing deception, they know what they're doing and are aware that they're abusing their child versus when there isn't that knowing deception. If they don't know that they're being deceptive, then it's not going to be munchausen by proxy abuse.

And like having that knowing deception, it's really important to recognize when a caretaker, when there's knowing deception, they know what they're doing and are aware that they're abusing their child versus when there isn't that knowing deception. If they don't know that they're being deceptive, then it's not going to be munchausen by proxy abuse.

But oftentimes nobody's going to tell you, yes, I know I'm doing this thing. So most of that does make it difficult.

But oftentimes nobody's going to tell you, yes, I know I'm doing this thing. So most of that does make it difficult.

There's currently no laws really that criminalize this type of abuse. I know Detective Weber is really trying in Texas to get a law passed currently. I think there's a bill kind of moving through at the moment. They've tried a few times before. So still trying to do that. But oftentimes that is the hardest piece. And there can be, you know, you can have video surveillance.

There's currently no laws really that criminalize this type of abuse. I know Detective Weber is really trying in Texas to get a law passed currently. I think there's a bill kind of moving through at the moment. They've tried a few times before. So still trying to do that. But oftentimes that is the hardest piece. And there can be, you know, you can have video surveillance.

of somebody doing this abuse of someone literally smothering their child or putting feces in their trach or things like that and that sometimes will help in these cases but sometimes that's even still not enough or the child gets taken out for a short time and then gets put back because people don't understand this type of abuse or the severity of it.

of somebody doing this abuse of someone literally smothering their child or putting feces in their trach or things like that and that sometimes will help in these cases but sometimes that's even still not enough or the child gets taken out for a short time and then gets put back because people don't understand this type of abuse or the severity of it.

In my own story, my mom always had something going on. She, at 17, told her parents that if they didn't sign the papers for her to get married, that she was going to move out of state with this guy and they would never see her again. She dropped out of high school and told them that. And, you know, they did sign it. She had a lot of this, like, manipulation and things like that.

In my own story, my mom always had something going on. She, at 17, told her parents that if they didn't sign the papers for her to get married, that she was going to move out of state with this guy and they would never see her again. She dropped out of high school and told them that. And, you know, they did sign it. She had a lot of this, like, manipulation and things like that.

A lot of these different red flags that we see. And around that time, got in a really severe car accident where I believe the driver died. I want to believe that that's kind of where this behavior started. After that, she was always sick. She always had something wrong. She started suing places. She would get injured at work, wherever she worked. Then she

A lot of these different red flags that we see. And around that time, got in a really severe car accident where I believe the driver died. I want to believe that that's kind of where this behavior started. After that, she was always sick. She always had something wrong. She started suing places. She would get injured at work, wherever she worked. Then she

She had me and suddenly I was always sick and had all of these things and I left the house and then she was still sick all the time. You know, I do think that at times there is kind of this thing that can happen that can trigger this like, wow, this is a way for me to get attention and care and get all of these unmet needs met. And we've seen cases, too, though, where there isn't.

She had me and suddenly I was always sick and had all of these things and I left the house and then she was still sick all the time. You know, I do think that at times there is kind of this thing that can happen that can trigger this like, wow, this is a way for me to get attention and care and get all of these unmet needs met. And we've seen cases, too, though, where there isn't.

There isn't some trigger or something that causes it or an event that happens. The child grew up in a healthy home, had healthy attachments, had all of these different supports and care and all this stuff, and then still does commit this type of abuse.

There isn't some trigger or something that causes it or an event that happens. The child grew up in a healthy home, had healthy attachments, had all of these different supports and care and all this stuff, and then still does commit this type of abuse.

A lot of times in these cases, people think that either the victim is actually sick or they're fully healthy. People really, really struggle to understand that oftentimes in these cases, a victim does have a real illness, something that is actually happening. And that doesn't take away from the abuse. Like in my case, I recently learned that I'm autistic.

A lot of times in these cases, people think that either the victim is actually sick or they're fully healthy. People really, really struggle to understand that oftentimes in these cases, a victim does have a real illness, something that is actually happening. And that doesn't take away from the abuse. Like in my case, I recently learned that I'm autistic.