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A Child Called "It"

Dave Pelzer

This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him...

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The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

This book was mentioned as an example of a truly torturing mother, as opposed to the author's own mother. The speaker felt that the book accurately described a psychopathic mother.

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And there's this book that I read when I was a teenager. I think it's called A Child Called It.

— Episode: J.D. Vance on Trump, Addiction, and Fami...

Episode: J.D. Vance on Trump, Addiction, and Family | Novem...

This book was mentioned as an example of a truly torturing mother, as opposed to the author's own mother. The speaker felt that the book accurately described a psychopathic mother.

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And there's this book that I read when I was a teenager. I think it's called A Child Called It.

Something Was Wrong

Podcast

Something Was Wrong

The book was described as the speaker's "Bible" after their escape from abuse, offering comfort and highlighting striking similarities to their own experience. It was mentioned as something that helped them.

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After I read that book, a child called it, it was the first thing I read right after I got out and it became my Bible. It was so comforting.

— Episode: S21 E4: (2/2) [Michelle] Loose Lips Sink...

Episode: S21 E4: (2/2) [Michelle] Loose Lips Sink Ships

The book was described as the speaker's "Bible" after their escape from abuse, offering comfort and highlighting striking similarities to their own experience. It was mentioned as something that helped them.

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After I read that book, a child called it, it was the first thing I read right after I got out and it became my Bible. It was so comforting.

Unexplained Encounters

Podcast

Unexplained Encounters

It was mentioned as a book that describes a similar level of cruelty as the speaker's own mother, who treated him and his brother poorly.

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If you've ever read or heard of a book called 'A Child Called It', that pretty much sums up how our mother treated us.

— Episode: 417 | "NEVER Hike the Appalachian Trail...

Episode: 417 | "NEVER Hike the Appalachian Trail Alone" | 1...

It was mentioned as a book that describes a similar level of cruelty as the speaker's own mother, who treated him and his brother poorly.

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If you've ever read or heard of a book called 'A Child Called It', that pretty much sums up how our mother treated us.

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