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Jul 2024
27 m

A Mother Knows

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We all know it’s good to be a little scared of your parents. But TK has a whole other list of reasons to be terrified of his mom.

Thank you kindly, TK, for sharing your story with us. We also want to thank Laura at the Paranormal Scholar for helping us find this amazing story.

Produced by Anne Ford and Eliza Smith. Original score by Richard Haig. Artwork by Teo Ducot.

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