Today's episode includes descriptions of child abuse and may be difficult for some listeners. Even for those of us who did not experience childhood trauma, memories of our younger years are pretty sparse, partially because, for some of us who are hitting middle age, for example, these events took place many decades ago, but also because our brains store memories differently as very young children, which is why you can't remember, for example, being born. This is why we rely on our parents, for the most part, to be the historians of our childhood. This goes for our health history, too. I, for example, have a thin white scar from the time I put a tooth through my upper lip after I jumped off the deck at age three, but I don't actually remember it. I do remember trying to catapult my friend off of a piece of plywood we found in the neighbor's yard and putting a nail through my foot several years later. The '80s. But only my mom remembers taking me to the emergency room for my tennis shot. But what if your childhood was almost nothing but these types of stories? With large swaths of your time being spent in and out of the hospital for an illness or emergency.

What if all at once, as an adult, you realized you couldn't trust anything you thought you knew? People believe their eyes. That's something that is so central to this topic because we do believe the people that we love when they're telling us something. If we didn't, you could never make it through your day. I'm Andrea Dunlop, and this is Nobody Should Believe Me. Did you know that I have a new book coming out? True Story. And unlike my previous books, this one actually is a true story. The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy, which I co-authored with friend of the show, Detective Mike Webber, chronicles three of his most harrowing and impactful cases. Long-time listeners of the show will have some familiarity with of Munchhausen by proxy.Her mother, Donna, has a different story. Nobody Should Believe Me is written, hosted, and produced by me, Andrea Delamp. Our senior producer and editor is Mariah Gossen. Greta Stromquist is our associate producer. Engineer Associate Producer. Engineering by Robin Edgar. And administrative support from Nola Karmush. Music provided by Jonny Nicholson and Joel Shupak, with additional music and sounds from Sound Snap. And thank you to Cadence 3 for additional recording support.

of Munchhausen by proxy.

Her mother, Donna, has a different story. Nobody Should Believe Me is written, hosted, and produced by me, Andrea Delamp. Our senior producer and editor is Mariah Gossen. Greta Stromquist is our associate producer. Engineer Associate Producer. Engineering by Robin Edgar. And administrative support from Nola Karmush. Music provided by Jonny Nicholson and Joel Shupak, with additional music and sounds from Sound Snap. And thank you to Cadence 3 for additional recording support.