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SUMMARY:BookTalk: The House of My Mother
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260526T180000
URL;VALUE=URI:https://community.cityhs.net/u/b588e71154
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LOCATION:Auditorium\, Garland County Library
DESCRIPTION:\nThe House of My Mother is a memoir by Shari Franke\, the elde
 st daughter in a family featured in the YouTube channel 8 Passengers (2.5 
 million subscribers). Behind the picture‑perfect facade of a devout\, mo
 rally strict mother (Ruby Franke)\, Shari reveals a childhood marked by ab
 use—both emotional and physical—as her mother enforced an extreme mora
 l code while portraying the family as perfect to the public. As the family
 ’s online profile grew\, so did the pressure and the severity of the dis
 ciplinary methods. Ruby’s involvement with a life‑coach/therapist\, Jo
 di Hildebrandt\, and a coaching program called ConneXions intensifies this
  abuse\, creating both religious and psychological control over the childr
 en. Shari narrates her journey of doubting the rules she was forced into\,
  trying to protect her younger siblings\, and eventually seeking distance 
 and safety—first emotionally\, then physically—through college. She co
 nfronts the cost of growing up publicly\, the harm of invisibility within 
 her own home (despite being visible to the world)\, and her slow path towa
 rd truth\, healing\, and freedom.
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