A Friend of the Family (Television Show, 2022)

October Challenge Day 27

So I binge watched this show after I already knew the story. And I was twice as mad afterwards. 

Let's dive into the [belch] story about this [bletch] monster: 

A Friend of the Family

First of all: what a fucking loser. You sorry piece of shit. 

Okay, now on to the story. This is a dramatization of an actual piece of garbage who stole a young girl - multiple times - and the family trusted him the whole time.

This is a cautionary tale, but also not really. This family was completely oblivious to dangers and this douche canoe took advantage of it. This family already suffered from the shame of ignorance and I won't add once ounce to that. They have nothing to be ashamed of. This guy was a piece of shit. 

That said, you don't get to be a savvy bad bitch without having a few hard conversations with the universe. Or maybe a really good friend telling some hard truths - as is in my case most of the time. And that's where you'll find me screaming at the TV 90% of the time for this story. This family needed some bad bitches ... instead they had religion :(

In any case, this family was poorly equipped to handle this master manipulator, this narcissistic [belch] person, this garbage example of a human being. And he did incredible damage. As most narcissists do. 

I like to think I can see garbage people coming from a mile away because I am, actually an intense introvert. I value my time, energy, and space so highly that to be a part of my space is big deal. THAT SAID, while I feel I can see leaches pretty quickly - they often smell and have a lecherous look, not joking about the smell, it's like sour milk - I've been suckered from time-to-time. 

This is a hard show to watch, but as the victim pointed out at the very beginning, this is a story to relay in hopes of helping people to understand what to look for in a monster. They live right next door and sometimes you call them a friend. 

I struggled about recommending which film to watch first - about this story.  This one is a television show with some dramatizations, while the documentary movie hits so fast in the face you can hardly believe what you're hearing. 

I watched the documentary first, Abducted in Plain Site, a few years ago. And then I just watched this show. AND THEN I watched the documentary again. I haven't made a conclusion. Just watch both if you can stomach it.

I watched this show on Peacock or use the Find It! Watch It! links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you can find this terrifying true story.