Submission: My mom left me with a neighbor when I was 1, and my dad was shot when I was 8. After my dad died I lived with my stepmom for a while, then lived with my bio mom, and she sold drugs off our dining room table. I finally ended up living with my dad’s sister.
May 2022
Mom Forced Me To Become A Parent At Age 13
Hi, my name is Alexis, and when I was 13 my mom forced me to become a parent. You probably think I’m lying, but it’s the truth. Growing up, I remember having a pretty normal life. I went to school, hung out with my friends, did homework - all the usual stuff. But then, when I had ... Show More
14m 46s
May 2022
Mom Put A 1M$ Dollar Bounty On Me
Growing up, I lived a normal life. I was like every other kid. I went to school, spent time with my friends and family, had crushes on people. But then, when I was 15, something happened that was like out of a fiction novel. Something that changed my life forever.I was at a bank ... Show More
11m 19s
Jun 3
493 | Family Matters
The Minimalists talk about letting go of family clutter, making a distinction between family and friends, surrendering broken things, how to stop being a “yes man,” the link between closet clutter and past trauma, punishing kids for bad behavior, minimizing old moving boxes, and ... Show More
47m 38s
Oct 2024
Neneh Cherry - ‘My mother’s death undid me.’
If you’d told the 12-year-old me, listening to Manchild and Buffalo Stance on repeat at school in Belfast, that I would one day be interviewing Neneh Cherry, I wouldn’t have believed you. This woman is so iconic and has shaped so much of our culture - it’s not just her monster hi ... Show More
45m 45s
Apr 2025
Rewind: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me
This episode was originally released October 14th, 2016.
Divorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They ans ... Show More
30m 54s
Oct 2024
My Dad Is George Lopez. We Healed Our Relationship With a Sitcom.
The actress and producer Mayan Lopez has seen a majority of her life play out on television.Her father, the comedian George Lopez, produced and starred in a hit ’90s sitcom based on his real-life relationship with Ann Serrano, Mayan’s mother. But their fictionalized story became ... Show More
27m 36s
Aug 1
I Called the Police on My Serial Killer Dad
As a child, April Balascio noticed that people would often vanish. One time it was a labourer working for her dad, another time it was a young couple in town. Then as an adult, April started googling cold cases in her childhood towns. In 2009 she got a match and called the police ... Show More
1h 10m