14 True Scary MOM Stories

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

Sadly, this is going to be my first Mother’s Day without my mom since she passed away a few weeks ago. But after hearing some of these horror stories just makes me grateful that even though our relationship was not perfect at times overall she was still a good woman rest in peace, Mom And thank you for all the amazing content Joel!

[@jacobbowling263]

God rest your mother I know how you feel about losing a parent because 1 year ago my father passed away. Things will get better.

[@CarolynLoweRmldt]

My deepest condolences to you. Lost my dad 2 days before christmas 22. Still in shock. Hugs to you friend.

[@Oytruestoryofjim]

My condolences. I hope you are able to find some peace when the day approaches.

[@clairstrange4362]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Sending you all my love and prayers. ❤🙏🫂

[@hismom5600]

I'm so sorry to read that friend. Bless you and I pray you continue to find peace during this hardship❤

[@DollyNipples]

You used my story! Awesome! It's the one about my mom protecting me from the sicko across the street.

[@ashleybrown1666]

Ahhh a mother's instinct that God for it!! I'm glad your mother protected you and went with her gut feeling!! Awesome work Mama Bear!!

[@BrookeColeAdoredAnimals]

..z cCC

[@noneyourbiz8886]

I remember watching the Yates case unfold. I would never excuse what Andrea did to her children, it’s horrifying. Having said that I’ve always thought Rusty should have been held more responsibility then her. He knew damn well what was happening. Instead of getting her the help she needed, he ignored it. He clung to his religion and in the end it cost him his family. She wasn’t a innocent player but she was just as vulnerable as those kids.

[@damoparker]

@SuperNostalgia. why do you lot only ever thank god for good things and ignore the atrocities he's allowed or even the atrocities he committed himself in the bible

[@luxuscarnage4828]

​@@damoparker Don't bother. It's a Bible Bot.

[@cats1970]

He had a new wife (and kids) in lightning speed after the tragedy. I've always believed he wanted a new life and pushed his wife to do what doctors told him would happen. Such a gross man.

[@curlycurl8326]

@@cats1970oh wow ! That’s so infuriating

[@justaneditygangstar]

@@damoparkermaybe if you actually read the fucking book 😂

[@amandareed4689]

The story around 23:21 reminds me of one of my childhood friends…my mom always let her spend the night but never let me go to their house. She was homeschooled after elementary so we lost touch but later when I was in college it came out in the news that he was SAing my childhood friend and her sisters. My mom told me that she always had a bad feeling about him and that’s why she never let me go over there. I’m SO thankful she stuck with her mother’s intuition

[@DollyNipples]

That's the story I posted, and I hope I didn't get the details wrong, because I like getting stories right.

[@mythoughts6922]

So who is he? Her father, step father? Mothers bf?

[@robynsmith4164]

I lived one block away from Andrea and Russell Yates and their five beautiful children when this happened. I had a one year old and was 5 1/2 months pregnant… I ran into Russell Yates and his parents twice towards the end of my pregnancy. I know so much more about what happened before, during and after the trial. Wow, I’m shaking so badly, I try my hardest even 22 years later to not think about this… It’s 2 AM here in Texas rn, I’ll add an edit tomorrow to tell you all about the things that happened that have been forgotten over the years and about the insanely eerie 2nd time I ran into Russell at a restaurant when I was 9 months pregnant, and what he said to me. I can’t think about any of it right now if I want to get any sleep tonight. Have a great night Joel ♥️

[@haydenclark6029]

Like my comment so I can come back to this when you give an edit!!! Please!

[@savannahwade820]

👀👀

[@annar3303]

lmk when you post more

[@elizabethj8917]

I am curious to hear this.

[@JonathanGriffin-hi4vd]

I NEED TO KNOW

[@shotwench2210]

The Yates case made me so mad. If your wife is going off the chain after having kids and the docs tell you that you probably shouldn't have kids? You might want to follow that and not just knock her up again. And then you leave her alone because she needs to take care of the kids and not depend on him? He literally ignored everyone and everything. He is totally compliant in those poor kids deaths.

[@Shawnee743]

Absolutely. He knew she wasn’t in her right mind and he STILL impregnated her. Fucking disgusting.

[@AshLilyNeko]

nope gotta knock her up because "y'all thats what Jesus says right hurr in the Bible" that man is disgusting

[@RoseBud76]

I think she already had mental health problems. Then the hormone changes after having baby after baby. That caused her psychosis. He should have never left them alone with her. She was clearly psychotic. She killed her 5 babies. She chased the oldest one around the house. That shows some thought of premeditated murder. She was psychotic. I don't know if she was actually criminally insane. Those treating her should be held accountable. The husband was a moron. Just keep having your wife having babies. He should have hired a nanny. The mother in law should have taken her grandchildren. She should have put her son in check. Religion is dangerous. This woman really thought her innocent children would burn in hell. She is the one who committed one of the worst sins imaginable.

[@josiegipson90]

There's so much more to the Yates case. Definitely not going to get into all that here. But I can say Rusty deserves no sympathy. He does deserve to be burdened with guilt. Since he was able to move on and have another family (which was conveniently left out of the video) his conscience is clearer than it should be. At the very least he should've had forced sterilization.

[@denisebethany5691]

He has no guilt. He has no feeling.

[@josiegipson90]

@@denisebethany5691 I've always thought that. I'm not sure for how long, and how long Rusty lived there but his parents lived in a particular area close to mine in Nashville. It was all over our local news, any time Andrea went to court, or something came up relevant to the case it made our news. I've always had the opinion he was as guilty as she was. If I remember correctly, it wasn't that long after it happened he had already moved on with his life. Part of me has always wondered if he left her alone with the kids because he wanted her to do something.

[@RobertaReal7980]

​@@josiegipson90 he thought if she had another child the postpartum depression would go away. Such an insensitive egotistical moron

[@jessicatauro2105]

As someone who's seen a close family member lose their sanity and be completely unable to help them is a different level of pain. I hope he's alright. Spread the love

[@christineash2916]

The andrea yates story always breaks my heart😢 and i still think her husband should have been accounted for the deaths xx

[@user-vw3ti9ms5q]

Story 2: unfortunately stress can cause a complete mental break. My cousins have lost their mom, my aunt, to some kind of psychosis. She harasses us by text and accuses us of being terrorists, poisoning her food and water, breaking things around her house, repeatedly breaking her nose, standing at her windows at night, using Wi-Fi to give her diseases, stealing her money, occupying her old home she sold, lying about her divorce; all sorts of things. She thinks everyone she meets (cashiers, random people on the street) are part of our “family terrorist cell” that targets only her. It is horribly, horribly sad. No amount of wellness checks or reporting can force her to get help since she is “not a danger to herself or others”. The sweet, kind, responsible woman we all grew up loving is just gone. I pray she can get help.

[@jillianrockford]

For the Yates case Joel left out A LOT in how truly evil, manipulative, and abusive Rusty and his mother really are. He left out that he moved his mother in without Andreas consent. BOTH him and his mother treated her like a slave making for do all the house work. I’m pretty sure they would beat and verbally abuse her as well if she didn’t comply and INTENTIONALLY withheld her medications from her.

[@papaversomniferum8508]

the second story was absolutely not scary at all to me, but it still hit close to home. my mother, since i can remember, was in and out of mental hospitals every other year. she was never violent, but incredibly out of touch with reality which, for a child, can be somewhat hard to watch she is doing much better now thanks to medication and overall good treatment. so op saying that there is a light at the end of the tunnel is 100% true. if you find yourself in a similar situation, it’s important to be here for the person in crisis but please remember to take care of yourself first!!

[@problematique9389]

This is my first mother's day without my mom. My mom died three weeks ago, and I'm trying to get through it the best way I can. We were extremely close, and I beg any of you if you have a good relationship with your mother, tell her that you love her everyday. Thanks Joel, for giving me a little distraction during a rough time in my life.

[@jacobbowling263]

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. Losing a parent is the saddest thing, anyone can go through. My father passed away one year ago and it was hard for me and my mother my point is I understand how you feel and I hope things can get better for you.

[@problematique9389]

​@@jacobbowling263 thank you so much for your kind words. Im trying so hard. You can never prepare for such things

[@nick-brothwood]

My condolences.

[@kellyhernandez7265]

So sorry for your loss.

[@DakBetterThanYourFavoriteQB444]

Is that was a man that killed 5 of his children he wouldn’t get anywhere near as much leniency. Could you imagine killing 5 kids and have the chance at parole? What a complete joke of a justice system we have.

[@SnowyWolborg]

Andrea was definitely given way too many seconds chances. Nobody ever wants to heed signs.

[@DakBetterThanYourFavoriteQB444]

@@SnowyWolborg exactly. mental health isn’t a get out of jail free card. I know plenty of people with the same exact problems mentally that would never do what she did. She went as far as too lock up the dog and wait for her husband to leave so “she could take her time, murdering her kids” it’s disgusting, horrible and sad.

[@JusticeForChuuu]

Womp womp 😂😂😂

[@susanugwuegbulam570]

Postpartum psychosis is real but happens only to women because they are the ones who go through childbirth.

[@edwinajohnson2963]

Everybody that went against the Dr orders about leaving her alone should be charged. They went against the doctors warning not to have anymore kids and they did just that. The husband was living in a fantasy world and he, if no one else, should have shouldered some of the blame and charges!

[@jrzjnz7573]

Andrea Yates's story is why I made sure to pay attention to any symptoms of PPD I had.

[@c.w.8200]

Damn, perfect timing, hope it's about scary moms too and not just scary stories with a mom in it. My mom is a certified monster.

[@glauvie]

*Momster. Sorry, I had to. I’m sad you have to go through that. I am very loving to my kids, if it makes you feel better. There’s something wrong with her, not you.

[@margaretjohnson6259]

i hope you have permanently gone no contact with her. she will never, never, never change.

[@PrimateProductions]

​@@glauvie the only thing I really regret these days about my own mom being a monster is the fact that my kids are missing out on having a grandma...my poor kids have no grandparents and the 2 youngest are only 10 and 11 and it makes me so sad

[@PrimateProductions]

​@@margaretjohnson6259 though that can definitely be the case and is in my situation it is not that way for everyone and you can't know what the OPs situation is like.

[@c.w.8200]

@@glauvie Hey, I want to thank you (and everyone else actually) for the supportive comments, I had a tough day and you made me feel better.

[@lynn4488]

Can't get any better than a fresh let's read video

[@gachaluna2708]

The Andrea Yates thing was so messed up and sad. There was a whole lot to that case. There was some religious Zealotry going on from some friends she met through him. Trying to make her feel bad. There was a ton wrong with her mental health. Several times they had told doctors she wasn't well enough to be home. That she needed meds they took her off of then refused. Then the husband and family. She had told them she was afraid of hurting the kids. He knew. They knew. Yet they all still left her alone with them. I'm not in any way making an excuse or saying what she did was not horrific. What I am saying is she basically begged for help and said what she was afraid would happen and still people ignored it. It's so so messed up

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

​@Super Nostalgia shove off with your preaching.

[@00Jugger00]

@Super Nostalgia Please read my dislike like 666 of them.

[@patriciacook3981]

Last July, my oldest child died of an overdose of fentanyl, she was twenty six and ive been devastated, thank you for these stories to keep me distracted for a short time

[@abbywillis183]

I will have 6 months clean on the 27th of this month from fentanyl, I’m so sorry you lost your sweet daughter 💔 praying for you both

[@laceyc3259]

I'm starting meetings in effort to get clean soon after nearly 30 years. You're comment is motivation so that I don't make anyone that cares about me have to endure what you do daily. You'll be in my prayers tonight..

[@lukehemingway4224]

As a dewsbury native (pronounced Jews-Bury btw) I’ll never forget the Shannon matthews incident, all those nights out looking with my mum on the moor, all for it to be a hoax… it’s still talked about to this day.

[@dessnatazha]

Story 6 is devastating. That woman was failed by her husband and the healthcare system and the children paid for it 😢

[@dessnatazha]

@@Steis-Travels I didn't say it wasn't her fault

[@jacobbowling263]

This is a birthday promotion on June 4th we will be celebrating Joel’s 33rd birthday. Come and celebrate the greatest narrator alive today for his birthday on June 4th. Thank you for your awesome video Joel you rock.

[@Oytruestoryofjim]

He’s only 33? Damn now I feel really old

[@coco-cliveasmrgenealogy6171]

@@Oytruestoryofjim I am 35 lol

[@PrimateProductions]

​@@coco-cliveasmrgenealogy6171 ugh..I have you way beat...

[@coco-cliveasmrgenealogy6171]

@@PrimateProductions pardon? Lol

[@kingjames.4715]

It's ok, guys. I am 134 years old. Y'all are just young lil whipper snappers.

[@brynnesantos9817]

Oddly enough, today is my mom's birthday! The day always falls around or sometimes on Mother's Day, so we celebrate them together. Joel, you've done it again!

[@melissadwiggins]

Rusty sure does have a lot of nerve blaming Dr Sayeed for Andrea's psychosis and his children's murders. If anyone is to blame, other than Andrea, then it's Rusty. Not only was he told not to leave her alone, but he was also told that another professional that they shouldn't have any more kids. And what did Rusty do? Both of those things! He even let her come off of her medicine! He should have let the doctors continue to give her antipsychotic medications. Scratch that, he should have forced her to continue antipsychotic medications. He knew what she was capable of and what her frame of mind was. He could have prevented what happened. I hate to sound like that, but it is what it is.

[@josiegipson90]

Man Joel left out so much of this story. I almost believe he did it on purpose. I detected sympathy for Rusty and in whole he was rather biased in what he reported from the Yates case.

[@margaretjohnson6259]

i've always held rusty responsible for abusing andrea. he knew she was unstable and he didn't give a f.

[@BeaR-lm5zl]

@@josiegipson90 Joel doesn't write or edit these stories. Usually someone else gathers and compiles them for him. However, I'm totally agree with you. Andrea might've been insane. But rusty certainly doesn't deserve sympathy. Leaving vulnerable children alone with an unstable mother, even if it's 'just' for an hours is unforgivable, especially since he knew how unstable she was. In don't know how people can spin it as 'leave the dad alone, he suffered enough yada yada'. His ignorance and neglect brought five innocent kids into the grave. There is no way you can excuse that, imo :(

[@darkangelprincess101]

Rusty? I was hearing Russel this whole time

[@kaylaj2102]

The Andrea Yates case breaks my heart so absolutely. That woman was so mentally ill and needed better treatment and care and guidance and I think it was a misstep in MANY levels of the system. What a tragic horrible incident💔

[@ElTee842]

She needed the death penalty. She may have had mental issues but she clearly showed that she had the mental capacity to plan her actions.

[@RoseBud76]

​@ElTee842 See she may have had psychosis. She showed premeditated murder. She chased the oldest child around the house. Locked up the dog. This case has always angered me. Those children should have been removed.

[@amylee3531]

I am impressed the women got proper mental health help in ontario Canada. There are so many people unable to get proper help. Frankly most get one appointment and get thrown pills in my major ontario city. Addicts get alot of the beds in mental health units in our hospitals since our psychiatric hospitals were all shut down when americas and most of European ones were. Glad she got help. We all have a breaking point. Everyone should have access to propwr help. Our police are getting training how to recognize M.H. symptoms and proper protocols. Not enough. But its a start.

[@pieeeguy45]

Story 2 was just what I needed to hear. Two weeks ago, my best friend was admitted to hospital and was a completely different person; I too was absolute horrified things wouldn’t go back to normal but hearing “There is a light at the end of the tunnel” and knowing there are several other people out there working through similar instances has been extremely helpful. I wish the best for you and your family, OP.

[@marqueldeaneee]

Yes ! My kid terrifies me he could be sleeping so hard then 5 seconds later I can turn around again and he’s staring right at me lmao gives me the heebie jeebies.

[@maevependragon]

My youngest did this until about 6 or 7 and she grew out of it. It was creepy af though! She was a sleepwalker. She still has a weird sleep schedule.

[@DiaryOfALesbianGamer]

That 1st story made me tear up. I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. I have recently had a loved one that is going through a lot of stress and I’m afraid that this will be their fate one day. Please be praying for them. ❤

[@Wsalisbury]

Story 8 😂😂😂 as a relatively new parent I started drifting into the depressive thought of teaching my son about death one day. By the end of the story I was just laughing. Negative thinking diverted. Much needed stress relief accomplished. 😂

[@poojas2547]

Story 6: Sounds like Rusty/Russell is the one responsible for the death of their children....hope he got what he deserved.

[@BeaR-lm5zl]

I really don't care what some people say, Russel should've been the one jailed for the death of his kids. Andrea was unstable. He knew she was unstable. Yet he, as the stable one in the relationship, ignored doctor's advice. This idea of him wanting to leave her alone so she wouldn't be codependent on him and his mom...that's so absolutely insane. She was just as vulnerable as her children and needed proper care and supervision. I'm sorry, I get that the situation they were in was challenging and he too was just human but...c'mon! You just don't entrust a mentally ill person with five small children. It's insane and so frustrating that this guy was so neglectful and still throwing the blame at others. ARK!

[@glauvie]

My mom was awesome. Olivia Walton-style. Loving, firm, devout, affectionate, caring, tidy, and an amazing cook.

[@angela.baileysweet.candy4270]

Hope everyone has a good night 💤. And Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms . 💯❤️ thank you @let’s read for the stories . 🙂

[@chrisb833]

If anyone made a threat towards my mom I’d be on high alert. If anyone tried attacking my mother, I would defend her no matter what.

[@kattieSkyNinja13]

My momma died a few months ago n i almost didnt click on this video cause i thought id get too upset, she was an incredible woman, i love n miss her so much. Ive got a similar tattoo on my arm as the picture, i got it as a surprise for her birthday years ago

[@olivedog1880]

My mom is my best friend. Love your moms. I love her so freaking much.

[@pattydella4]

Wow--I never knew the part about the Yates's dog. She knew it would stop her.

[@Norkhog]

I’m from West Yorkshire and I did not expect the case to come up in a Let’s Read!

[@97scarletwitch]

"They did this and that... the doctor should've yadda yadda yadda..." YOU are the one that still knocked her up again and left her alone. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mrst7831]

Last week I saw a woman trip over a wheelchair ramp that a bus driver was deploying. The safety mechanism, BEEPING, was missed because she insisted on wearing ear buds in a very high traffic city. I want to stop every woman and remind them that their hearing is a precious safety measure of their own!!

[@victoriabaldwin4821]

I don't why people doesn't listen to their kids like in the first story, it's always people of opportunities to do harm to others. I think that's why ATM was put inside stores, bank, and gas stations

[@vaunmathers8001]

Yay Let's Read is here to take my stress away!!! Almost lost my mind today

[@HannahBanana539]

Thank you for such great videos ❤

[@MarighnamaniMr]

Quoting a song from "Two And A Half Men" which Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen) writes during an episode :- "M is for the Misery she caused me, O is for the Other things she did. T is for the Traitor which is my brother, H is for the Hump, who is his kid. E is for the Extremely Frightening girl talks, R is for the Rifle in my mouth. Put them all together you have MOOOTHERRRR, a word that's only half of how I feel."

[@brandistrozewski7136]

My mom threatened to burn the house down with us in it and tried running my brother and dad over plus a lot more, scary woman 😬

[@nick-brothwood]

She needs help (Understatement of the week, I know)

[@adamweddle8355]

Gd I love this intro music,I fr look for the videos starting with it before I hit play 😂 Thanks Joel you the man 🤙

[@NotChloe-fy8or]

it’s sad bc i could put so many horror stories about my mom on here, but it’s way too traumatic even for me. i wish i had a mother who looked out for me.

[@Paradox_Incognito]

There are so many things I could say about my mom in the past and they would all be negative. But we're getting along much better now :]

[@SM-zj2ps]

7:53 "my mom starts going off in my pocket" 😂

[@Mom-a-Dragon7622]

My mom had some similar hell after her first stroke but slowly worked her mind back❤. She bought herself one last year😢

[@ellesandralady8596]

❤❤ this. Moms are great. Ok the mom in the second story went through so much, a messy divorce, went through torment from her ex, and all that pain and anger exploded by braking a friends arm, she cursed her own daughter that she apparently never did, and told her son to spit at a cops face

[@GRIMNER7331]

RIGHT when I’m about to hit the hat, Joel coming in clutch yet again with the inpeccable timing!

[@angelofdarkness6028]

Thanks Joel hope you’re having a fantastic day ❤

[@daviddelarosajr1758]

Let’s read Rocks Joel is the most electrifying man in narrating 😎

[@star_gazer2967]

The Goblin Steed

[@Dara-zx6hv]

16:03

[@abdulqudz89]

bless this fantastic channel for the content it uploads.

[@peachturnover7641]

Story 4, I do hope that little girl was taken from her and if not, what in the hell is wrong with the system and her mother

[@johannessmithenstein]

Maybe I should send in some stories about my abusive psychopath mom. It is scary but to me the theme is more sad and depressing rather than "creepy" or whatever. For some reason it's worse to be abused by your mom because it's like such a betrayal and so opposite what they're "supposed" to do in their role. It's the same reason evil clowns and evil children themes are scary. I guess clowns are just creepy af to begin with honestly lol.

[@driversuz44]

48:10 Wow. Parents who presume that little boys are "little savages," and not quite human yet, are exactly the kind of parents who raise innocent children into big "savages." Yikes.

[@coffeecrimegal5968]

My mother & I are not what most would consider close although we were briefly in my adulthood and I’m grateful for that at least.. She was always a very complex woman! Not very loving but definitely loved from a distance if that makes sense to anyone else?! Nonetheless I forgive her for her failings and or flaws & I can only hope that she’s forgiven mine! My relationship with my daughter is much different as is her relationship with her Nunna! Strange how that works?! 💝MUM

[@seyrahwythyrah1960]

Just wonderful story telling

[@maevependragon]

Story 2 is sad and all too real. I'm bipolar and have had severe episodes. I'm lucky enough to have a family that supports me and a good medical team, but it's hard some days to deal with me. I'm glad that family has been healing and still has each other bc you really don't have any control with mental illness unless you have support. 😢❤

[@rogerramjet6429]

Effexor gave me symptoms of schizophrenia and took me 14 months to stop. There's no history of schizophrenia in my family and I don't have it. Only that medication did that to me.

[@Chloe-mp1kc]

And in the Andrea case, she was made to homeschool all 5 children on her own by the husband, he failed that whole family

[@Mr.andMrs.Smith_0420]

There's a special place in hell for mothers that murder their children 😞

[@PuppyLuver256]

Story 6 starts at 33:49 rather than the timestamp listed.

[@DeadHouseMouse]

Fun Fact: Story 6 caused my Mom a lot of distress during her pregnancy and a couple months after my birth. I was born in August of 2002, so this trail was still pretty fresh in her mind. She told me she was afraid she’d end up doing the same thing to me.

[@Nathan-fj2un]

Story 7) i was so ready for it to be that the younger daughter was instantly dead when I heard blood in the eyes that was a short story but it was scary as hell

[@missdolittle]

At 55:22, where the son asks if mom can see behind his eyes. It’s explained that he hasn’t learned yet that they have two separate minds and believes she is in his head. Boy oh boy, did my mom take advantage of that fact. She also had eyes at the back of her head I couldn’t see. It took me decades to get her out of my head but there will always be remnants.

[@mleighqs]

Great vid Joel, very unnerving collection of stories :)

[@peng1790]

Moral of these stories... Kids should not be trusted.

[@alamarsepeda-munoz]

Another great one Joel muchas gracias!!

[@shazeedalindemann2337]

Thanks for such amazing and interesting content, not to mention, disturbing

[@lizg.m8231]

Many creepy stories..entertaining but they're true stories sad that bad things happen to this kids. 😔

[@ChauntelleARussell]

Thats what hormonal imbalance will do to u. HRT is So Important. Since her kids were grown she was of that age.

[@joedirt7589]

I feel that story one didn’t consider the father as possibly having less to play in the degradation of their family and it could be entirely possible that the mother had a lot more to do with it.

[@AshLilyNeko]

I fully believe Andrea Yates' husband should have been sent to prison. iirc he even told her she didnt need the meds and just to pray the crazy away. tbh I blame him and the sorry state of mental healthcare in the United States and especially in Texas for what happened. she should not have been allowed to go back home with her children. she should not have been allowed to be "cared for" (read: ignored) by a man who cared more for his religion than his wife or children. Many of his actions instigated what happened. They had too many kids, she didnt have enough support and he wasn’t willing to help and on top of that acted like god was going to heal her psychosis. The break that caused her to kill her kids was even based in religion, she believed she was "saving them" from "demons." I honestly feel so bad for both her and her children. Postpartum psychosis wasn't even really considered a thing at the time. she did not have support. she needed much more mental health care. Everything in the system failed her and those poor kids. it is also cases like this that SHOULD show people that religion absolutely can be horribly detrimental and damaging to some people. Now her life is ruined and her ex husband just moved on like nothing happened. if there is a hell I can’t wait to see that asshole there.

[@kymharty4802]

Pretty good this evening thank you for your diligence

[@peach-e2470]

The Yates case reminded me of another case. I don't recall their names. But the husband was spanish and wife was Caucasian. She BEGGED her husband for help and he ignored her. She left a few voicemails to her sister and mother stating she couldn't take it anymore. The kids were driving her crazy. She wind up killing both children.

[@eyetrollin710]

The Andrea Yates one kind of makes me think of the Mandela effect

[@Dignified95]

perfect, smth to sleep to 💜💜💜 thanks joel x

[@R.N.LosAngeles]

God I remember when my mom took me to by a bathing suit. I was 4. She took me to the worst stores: Sears, Montgomery Wards, and a place called Newberry’s. This was in So Cal. I couldn’t find one I wanted so she took me out to the parking lot by my hair and started hitting me across the face and head and pulling my hair really hard. She also took one of those three pronged garden tools and slashed my brother across the back with it. I don’t think my parents wanted to be parents but society kinda expected married people to have kids at that time. This was late 70s early 80s. My parents separated for about a year when I was 10 and it was a relief. No more fighting and domestic violence but she came back and things were never the same

[@Chitownhomestead]

I don't have any regrets not having kids...

[@justinemarshall90]

I miss my mom so much 😢

[@sonjasun6227]

Story 2 : me, a 3 times trauma-induced psychosis survivor and daughter of a bipolar mom : *yawn* 😴😴

[@sumakeertanayerraguntla8188]

Interesting yet disturbing stories.

[@Gremlin48]

Calling the child psychologist on that 6 year old is crazier than anything he said

[@aneia6353]

Oh my god. This episode was crazy. ❤❤❤❤❤ I love your work.

[@robotaholic]

Tristan Bailey was murdered on Mother's day and I'll never forget it. You dont have to know her to know OF her.

[@lisajames3650]

I'm so sorry for you, hang in there ❤❤❤

[@mcgseafrass77]

Enjoy... just enjoy...thanks Joel 👍

[@denverwitchful]

My mom is not in my life much😢

[@coco-cliveasmrgenealogy6171]

Same

[@ChristaBlack-gn8ys]

I hate when parents ignore their kids 🤦‍♀️

[@Paddy-if3nd]

I know story 8 is concerning, but I laughed when he said, "Good."

[@darkangelprincess101]

I truly believe Russell has some blame in this. If you know for a fact you cannot leave your mentally ill wife alone with the children and you do that's on you

[@SnowyWolborg]

People like him don't really believe in mental illness.

[@emo7636]

The sad and frustrating part of the 5th story is that the media dragged the poor McCann family who were innocent, yet they defended Karen Matthews who was guilty. Simply because of a perceived 'social divide'. Karen Matthews mother was a low-life, Madeleine's parents were doctors.

[@runwithscissors04]

First mother's day alone wish me luck guys

[@Chronicallyonyoutube]

LETS READ !! I’ve watched your videos for years and I wanted to thankyou so much for creating them. You’ve helped me sleep so much better and get me through long days at work and traveling!! 🫡🫡❤️❤️

[@aimeylewis25]

Never been so excited to watch something in my life❤❤

[@maladroitknight]

Great to listen to while I get my “Scary m❤️m stories” tattoo