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The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
2025/2/4
Nobody Should Believe Me
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Andrea Dunlop
一名专注于真实犯罪和社会问题的媒体人物和作者。
Andrea Dunlop: 我将在新书中讲述我自己的故事,希望我的听众喜欢。这次自己录制有声书对我来说意义非凡。当时我的生活正经历着剧烈的变化,既要照顾八个月大的女儿,又要宣传我的小说。这本书虽然是小说,但基于摧毁我家庭的真实事件,让我感到非常脆弱。在新书发布当天,我收到了姐姐的律师函,要求我停止出版小说并停止谈论我与“代理型孟乔森综合征”的联系。我姐姐一直否认虐待指控,现在她想让我闭嘴。我公开自己与“代理型孟乔森综合征”的联系,是为了真实地描绘一个家庭如何应对它。我写这本书不是为了报复,而是因为我需要写。成为母亲的经历让我与姐姐的过往浮出水面,我特别在人生重要时刻感受到失去姐姐的痛苦。她的缺席变成了一种永久性的东西,感觉像死亡,但又没那么彻底。在新书发布会上,我努力保持冷静,环顾四周,看到了很多熟悉的面孔。斯蒂芬妮的出现让我非常感动,她是我姐姐最好的朋友,也像我的姐姐一样。我想象姐姐可能在书店的某个角落,我曾担心她会来捣乱。我以前出书时,曾希望姐姐能为我的成就感到骄傲,但现在我知道她不会了。我告诉斯蒂芬妮我担心姐姐会来捣乱,斯蒂芬妮告诉我她在洗手间遇到了梅根。我姐姐不仅像幽灵一样在房间里,她还在监视我,可能在等待我犯错。我丈夫从未见过我姐姐,但她却以缺席的方式存在于我们的生活中。那一晚,我们从姐妹变成了敌人。
Deep Dive
The author recounts the stressful book launch of her novel, "We Came Here to Forget," which is based on her family's experiences with Munchausen by proxy. A cease and desist letter from her sister, who denies the abuse allegations, adds to the pressure. The unexpected encounter with her sister's best friend reveals that her sister was present at the launch.
- Book launch of "We Came Here to Forget", based on Munchausen by proxy
- Cease and desist from the author's sister
- Sister's presence at the launch
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