192: Mayson's mom married a murderer
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10/04/24 • 82 min
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When you’re early in life, growing up, whatever you experience is what you consider to be normal.
For example, when I was a kid, our family would go to church every Sunday. We knew everyone there, I had lots of friends there, and there was always a big crowd of people. So naturally, I just kind of assumed that everyone, on Sunday mornings, would be in a church somewhere.
But it was kind of a disconnect when we’d be in the car on Sunday, and we might drive past a park or a boat marina, and I’d see people getting their boat ready to go out on the water. And I’d think, how does that work? Maybe they go to a different church that meets later, or something? I couldn’t put those pieces together, because what I thought was the norm wasn’t the norm for everyone.
My guest today, Mayson, also had a childhood that was different from many other kids. From the time she was a baby, she and her mother would go and visit her dad on weekends – in prison. And since that was all she had ever know, she assumed that’s what everyone did.
Her eyes were opened on her 12th birthday, and you’re about to hear that story.
And toward the end of our conversation, Mayson revealed something that she only just discovered as a result of coming on this podcast.
If you’d like to ask Mayson a question, or leave her a comment about her story, she’s in the WWTL podcast Facebook group (along with about 8000 other listeners, and many of the previous guests of the show) - WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/192
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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When you’re early in life, growing up, whatever you experience is what you consider to be normal.
For example, when I was a kid, our family would go to church every Sunday. We knew everyone there, I had lots of friends there, and there was always a big crowd of people. So naturally, I just kind of assumed that everyone, on Sunday mornings, would be in a church somewhere.
But it was kind of a disconnect when we’d be in the car on Sunday, and we might drive past a park or a boat marina, and I’d see people getting their boat ready to go out on the water. And I’d think, how does that work? Maybe they go to a different church that meets later, or something? I couldn’t put those pieces together, because what I thought was the norm wasn’t the norm for everyone.
My guest today, Mayson, also had a childhood that was different from many other kids. From the time she was a baby, she and her mother would go and visit her dad on weekends – in prison. And since that was all she had ever know, she assumed that’s what everyone did.
Her eyes were opened on her 12th birthday, and you’re about to hear that story.
And toward the end of our conversation, Mayson revealed something that she only just discovered as a result of coming on this podcast.
If you’d like to ask Mayson a question, or leave her a comment about her story, she’s in the WWTL podcast Facebook group (along with about 8000 other listeners, and many of the previous guests of the show) - WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/192
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns!
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!
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The question for this episode:
What’s your best find at a yard sale or thrift store?
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193: Jami was followed home
Over the years, I’ve come to realize – the way I navigate the world day to day, as a man, is very different from what a woman has to think about.
I mean, when I go out somewhere, like to the grocery store, or the bank, or whatever, the thought that someone might be secretly watching me never even enters my mind. If I happen to have an encounter with someone I don’t know, I don’t immediately get suspicious. In fact, I often actually look forward to having a meaningful conversation with a stranger.
But for women, it’s very different. If a man holds a door open for you, and you smile at him, that guy could suddenly think you could be his new girlfriend. Or, it might not even be an actual encounter – someone could be watching you and even following you without you even knowing it.
When Jami was 18 years old, she had an encounter like that. But this incident ended up with the creepy man inside her house.
This is a Flashback episode. Jami told this story on the podcast more than four years ago. So after you hear it today, we’ll have a brief update chat to see what she’s up to now. And we’ll find out that the most recent excitement in her life has nothing to do with podcasting or true crime.
If you’d like to contact Jami:
Instagram: @JamiOnAir
TikTok: @JamiOnAir
YouTube: @JamiOnAir
Jami’s website: Murderish.com
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/193
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.
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