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After you’ve been parenting for more than a few years, there’s something you learn.
The way you communicate with your child changes as the child gets older.
When you say something to a toddler, you don’t usually need to provide all the logic and reasoning with it. At that stage they are absorbing information like a sponge, and you’re the primary source of all their new knowledge.
But when they get to the teenage years, it’s a different story. At that point, they might question your advice. So a lot of times, as a parent of a teenager, you might find yourself walking that thin line – you don’t want to just tell them what to do with the “because I said so” logic, because that could just push them farther in the wrong direction. But you also don’t want to see them make a big mistake that could have serious consequences.
That’s kind of the spot Heidi was in, with her daughter Emali.
Emali was with a boy, and Heidi was trying to get her to understand that he was not the one for her. He was controlling and abusive. Emali did realize that eventually, but when she tried to leave, she sadly didn’t make it.
So Heidi is telling the story of her daughter Emali – who she sometimes refers to by her middle name, Renee – so that others might recognize that situation earlier, and get away.

If you have a question or comment for Heidi, she’s in the Facebook group. Come over and join over 7500 other listeners in our amazing discussions – WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.

If you’re in an abusive situation, you can call or text for help:
National Domestic Violence Hotline – thehotline.org – 1-800-799-7233 or text to 88788

Heidi created this GoFundMe to help with expenses:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-hands-for-elianna-rebuilding-life-after-tragedy

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/184

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:
If you and your spouse/partner had to switch jobs tomorrow morning with no training, which of you would get fired first?

Links for this episode:
 
Meredith’s episode about epistocracy:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7eccdbaa/ep-235-or-epistocracy-should-we-be-protected-from-uninformed-voters

Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com

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Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:
If you and your spouse/partner had to switch jobs tomorrow morning with no training, which of you would get fired first?

Links for this episode:

Meredith's episode about epistocracy:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7eccdbaa/ep-235-or-epistocracy-should-we-be-protected-from-uninformed-voters

Meredith’s podcast is Meredith For Real – the Curious Introvert:
https://MeredithForReal.com


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To listen to THE 82% series, follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING on the Wondery app or
wherever you get your podcasts!

Go to [cookunity.com/What](https://cookunity.com/What) or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.

Go to [Seed.com/what](https://www.seed.com/what) and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.

Go to [storyworth.com/what](http://storyworth.com/what) to save $10 on your first purchase!

Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod

Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to [RocketMoney.com/whatwas](https://rocketmoney.com/whatwas).

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Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?”
The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years – CIA officers being crippled with nausea and vertigo; cops OD'ing from exposure to fentanyl – and discovers they’re far more connected than we realize.
From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.
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Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high
school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent
symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their
head?”

The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the
most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for
answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops)
explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years – CIA officers
being crippled with nausea and vertigo; cops OD'ing from exposure to fentanyl – and
discovers they’re far more connected than we realize.

From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple
with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought
was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.

Follow Hysterical on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can
binge all episodes of Hysterical early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+ at
Wondery.fm/Hysterical_WWTL.

I think accidentally dialing a wrong number is probably the most random way for two human beings to get connected. Even if just for a few seconds.
I mean, think about it. There’s you, and then there’s this other person who you don’t know, and because you dialed a number that was just one digit off, the two of you are now speaking to each other.
Granted, those conversations are usually pretty short. It’s probably not the most effective way to meet new people and make new friends.
But one time, a young man named Henry saw his phone buzz with a text message. The message he saw there was clearly not meant for him. It was from a woman named Kasey, who he didn’t even know. Today you’ll hear what happened after that life-changing text.
Kasey told this story years ago here on the podcast. In today’s Flashback episode, you’ll hear our original conversation, and then an update from Kasey on what’s happened since then. And it’s a lot.

The Winter Fireplace app:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/winter-fireplace/id1041703579

Kasey’s website:
https://kaseybergh.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kasey.bergh

Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/kasey.bergh/

LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasey-bergh-543a505/


Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/183

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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