Long time fan, first time caller…actually, a refugee from the Jack Monroe threads which are also narc-tastic, with the same balanced, insightful, and eloquent posts on there too. I spy some familiar names, which is always weird…like seeing your teacher in Tesco!
Nothing much to add other than what an utter car crash. Way back when, shortly after Alice live-tweeted Ioan’s announcement, I remember her having some self-awareness and I felt a bit sorry for her (temporarily, and with hindsight absolutely not).
They’re long gone, I suspect, but there were a couple of reflective posts the morning after talking about how too much of a “lovely Chardonnay called Butter” could impair your judgement when it came to social media. It was an odd thing to feel sorry for her about – but at the time, I didn’t have the full background and saw her as someone recently dumped, making those nights a little easier with a buttery Chardonnay (can recommend the
Barefoot oneas a cheaper alternative, FYI), and fixating on one and finding some small joy in something as silly as a particular wine. I can’t begin to imagine what her Beer Fear must be like (or indeed if she has the self-awareness to feel it); it’s bad enough waking up checking your bank statements and sent items when the media spotlight isn’t on you.
I feel like a complete dolt now for feeling in any way mushy, but tbh this was a while ago and certainly
long before her abuse started.
Again, massively Team Kids here – as the child of a narc mother, that damage
lasts. I’m 37 and it took a buttload of therapy to get over my mother’s antics, and it’s safe to say they weren’t making headlines.
