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Solveig westerbotn's avatar

So exitening and well written with so much feeling. My heart almost pounding with exitment reading the last part when you found the shoes of freedom Well done. And congratulations with this very important book . Recomend.!

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Thank you, so nice to hear that you like it. I did feel some moments of panic when all the shoes where gone. The worn out shoes lastet me a couple of months, then one of them fell apart.

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Jill's avatar

Such a brave teenage soul. Thank God for Heidi and her dedication to your personal growth. :)

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

It was a very important phone call. God used her to help me.

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Callie's avatar

Your writing is excellent & has me totally engrossed in it. I am very sorry you had to deal with such a bad person yet is that what made you so strong?! I look forward to hearing more. Hang in there. You’re really great!!

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Thank you for your comment. It was very touching,

In a song from Andrae Crouch he sings: That my trials come to only make me strong.

I don't know if I am strong, but I am determined.

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Callie's avatar

You are strong. Don’t doubt yourself! Just how you have written all this proves your strength.

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Elaine Russky's avatar

This is a great story about your courage in facing off against a parent -- not an easy thing to do, because we have an ingrained desire to please them. I had to deal with my dad in a similar way, so I understand. You have so much talent as a writer.

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Thank you for the kind words. I will continue to post more. I hope you are doing fine and have a good life without abuse too.

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Trudy Anrep's avatar

Having a narcissistic Mother, its very interesting to hear Other's stories about their Mothers, that did not have a material instinct towards their own Children

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Yes, and I think there are more of them than what statistics says. Because they are so good at keeping a flawless appearance, the victim are mostly never believed.

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Trudy Anrep's avatar

So true ,they are Cameleons

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Exactly!

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Claire's avatar

Again I'm so sorry you went through all this with your biological mother. She's very sick. At the same tim, I'm enjoying reading your story of how you broke free. ♥️🙏🏼

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

Thank you. I enjoyed writing this story in particular. I relived the feeling of walking out that door to a new life. It was such a wonderful feeling.

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Josh Slocum's avatar

Solidarity from another kid who got away from a personality disordered mother. I'm glad you made it.

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Kevin rowlands's avatar

Fantastic very brave of you for following your dream and also sharing the story fair play

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Valkyrie Ziege's avatar

* As with you noticing "Karen" had become strangely quiet, happily waiting for you to discover all your shoes were missing. I can always tell when the psychopath has committed another atrocity, they become calm & smiling. Whenever there is a calm in the psychopath & know there is a storm ahead & there will be another thing sabotaged for me to discover & that discovery of the storm is like the surprize jack-in-the-box, the next psychopath atrocity is waiting to spring in-my-face. Psychopaths don't have a personalty, instead their entire lives are wasted are going from planing sabotages to enacting sabotages & getting their friends to join in.

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Kait's avatar

wow, yes, so true in the case I know well;

they only become calm and normal-ish when they have gone and committed the vile and the devil-ish....

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DearAuntEdna's avatar

What do you do if you’re the mom? You just don’t want your child to do drugs and hang with the wrong people. You had consequences in your own life, and love them so much you want better for your child. You know they’re 18, and an adult now, but that’s so young… You know it’s so young from experience. What happened to “honoring your mother and father”? How do you not become the “psycho mother”, the “Karen” in the story? I believe it’s through a relationship with God, staying close to Him, and the peace of knowing you gave your daughter your best. Now it’s up to her. Don’t try to hold on, you’ll become a ghoul.

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Andrea Plamondon's avatar

You are quite the story teller, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing in your memories. Perhaps these stories will grow into a book, further illuminating what life with a psychopath has been like for you.

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Kait's avatar

Does anyone else wonder if the Holy Spirit, somehow (as my nephew would say) 'spawn' those old worn out sailor shoes tucked, nearly hidden away for you to wear to escape the reign of narcopathic matriachal hell🤔🙏 I had a similar experience with a certain relative. After you succeeded in bibleschool by the way.... could you comment on what did you surmise about how to handle the terror in your life going forward? What can we discern as far as forgiving reprobates? are there those that have zero chance at salvation? Can we steer clear of them for safety yet still pray for deliverance of their soul/s? This is a tough one I find. It begs many spiritual questions, this incredible story. Well, the story of course, it is very credible, not sure thats a good word for it. Perhaps I mean enlightening and powerful💪📿🙏

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Liv Imanuelsen's avatar

I do really believe that God helped me find those shoes. The only way to handle psycopaths are to stay away because I don't think they ever change.

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Kait's avatar

d'accord, dear writer, I believe so as well. just glad you are here to tell the tale.🙏

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Raymond Mikal Gabrielsen's avatar

Very well written, and I can feel you deep in it, even if it for me tok 48 yrs to finally let the grip gø, and reclame his name 🙏🙏🙏

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