From Health Scare To Hope: Family, Forgiveness, And Finding Your Way Back

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A brief check-in turns into a powerful reminder that love shows up in hard times. We start with gratitude, a quick health update, and an honest note about the holiday season from someone raised outside the usual traditions. Then Baby Doll takes the lead, reading a listener letter from a 19-year-old who was isolated by a controlling partner, assaulted by his mistress, and left alone in the rain. The story is brutal—and far too common—but the response is clear, compassionate, and actionable.

Together we unpack the pattern of coercive control: cutting off family, humiliation, and violence disguised as care. We talk about why shame keeps people stuck and how connection breaks the trap. The roadmap we share is simple and strong: call your people, tell the truth, and let them show up. From there, document everything and speak with an attorney about protection orders, custody, and stolen property. We also address what it takes to rebuild trust with family after lies and distance—owning your choices, asking for help, and proving change through consistent action.

If you’ve ever felt too far gone to go home, this conversation offers a bridge back. We hold space for different beliefs around holidays, celebrate the small wins of recovery, and keep it real about safety planning, legal steps, and the courage it takes to start again. Come for the warmth and stay for the practical steps that can make the next call, the next day, and the next season safer. If this resonates, subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find the support they deserve.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:04):
I'm not gonna keep you guys this week, but I do
want to thank you for all of thewell wishes and your concern
about my health.
I'm not gonna get into it thisweek because we're supposed to
be celebrating holidays, or asthey say, this is the start of
holiday season.
So I don't want to bring youdown, but just know that

(00:25):
everything is going well.
I'm home.
I sent China to Belize for aweek, so it's just me and my
little baby doll.
As far as the holiday seasongoes, I'm not really into that.
I grew up Muslim.
I grew up in the mosque with theHonorable Elijah Muhammad.
My mosque number was number 49,and it was in Kankakee,

(00:48):
Illinois.
So, till this day, I still don'teat pork, but we already knew
the true meaning of this holidayand how it came about.
We knew all of this and we nevercelebrated it.
As a matter of fact, I had myfirst birthday party maybe 20
years ago.
I know I was out here inCalifornia, so yeah, I've been

(01:09):
here since 2004.
But if you celebrate it or not,I hope you have a lot of fun
this week.
I hope you have a lot of funthis season.
Rochelle's been keeping thingsup and going for me, and I
really, really appreciate that.
I'm gonna turn the mic back overto her because I'm still a
little tired.
So I'm gonna let her have therest of the program.

(01:30):
I think she may become a regularfixture here because I we've
been getting a lot of goodfeedback about her.
And you'd probably want to heartwo women instead of hearing me
anyway.
But as I said, I appreciate youguys sending me your well
wishes.
I appreciate all the donationsyou sent on the donation page
since I've been gone.
And I want you to know I loveyou guys and I always will.

(01:54):
I'm here for you if you everneed me, and I'm not just saying
that.
If you need me, I'll be there orI'll try to make a way to make
your life a little bit better.
Let me turn the mic over toRochelle.
I hate calling her that.
She is and always will be mybaby doll.

(02:14):
I'll talk with you guys nexttime.
All right, baby doll, it's allyours.
Take it away.

SPEAKER_01 (02:23):
See, you did it again, Silk.
Every time you say somethingabout me, you make me blush.
As old as I am, I'm over hereblushing like a little
schoolgirl.
But at least you know I do loveyou.
China, like you say, is inBelize, and like her, I wouldn't
have wanted to leave you either.
But you pretty much made her go.
I do think she deserves a littlebreak.

(02:45):
Plus, she has family there, sothat's a good thing.
But I am just so thrilled you'resitting here with me that I
could cry.
We almost lost you this time.
I didn't think this day wouldever come, not wishing you any
bad luck or anything.
I just, I didn't think it wouldever come.
Anyway, Silk said I can go aheadand answer a question.

(03:05):
So I picked one out of all themessages.
It was from a woman named Kareenwho lives in.
I can't, I don't think I'm gonnabe able to say this word
correctly.
Rakyavik?
Silk's nodding.
I think that's what it is.
She's 19, but she says a mantalked her into leaving her
family.
He made her cut them off, noreturning phone calls, not

(03:26):
keeping any contact with them.
Even though they only moved tolike 100 miles away, she said
she got pregnant by him andduring her pregnancy, his
mistress beat her.
He and his mistress held herdown and chopped off her hair.
They then kicked her out of herown house in the rain and stole
all of her jewelry andbelongings.
So she asks, what should I donow?

(03:48):
I can't call my family not theway I left and did them.
Please help me.
I consulted with Silk to makesure it was okay to answer this
my way.
He told me it's my show.
What you need to do is get ahold of every male member you
have in your family.
Because remember, family isfamily.
I don't care what you did, Idon't care if you turned on them

(04:09):
or if you talked about them.
If you're the only girl like yousay you are, contact your
brothers, contact your uncles,contact your nephews, your male
cousins, hell contact a coupleof those female relatives that
like to ride five deep.
Let them know what happened.
They'll completely understandhow you fell for the Okie doke.

(04:30):
Let them know what happened toyou.
Because family will love youregardless.
They don't hate you.
They hate the way you went aboutchoosing your life.
There's a good chance that ifyou would have just told them,
hey, I met a guy, I fell in lovewith him, and I'm gonna go live
with him for a while, they wouldhave been prepared for your
call.
But after reading your long listthat I won't go through on here,

(04:53):
you did some really foul shit toyour family.
You never said whether it wasyour idea or his, but either
way, it was totally fucked up toput your family through all of
that just because you wantedsome guy you met online.
But you are their family, socontact them.
Let them know what happened.
You'll be alright.
They don't like the way you wentabout it, and for some reason,

(05:15):
girls today like to keep thingsfrom their family.
They don't want to tell theirbrothers, they don't want to
tell their sister, they don'twant to tell anybody the
scandalous things they do ontheir phones at night when they
are alone in their rooms onFaceTime with the boy.
I know.
They don't want to tell anybody.
But the truth of the matter isyour family probably already
knew.
They knew you were gonna be withthe guy.

(05:37):
You just went about it the wrongway.
You disrespected them.
You could have been an adultabout what you did, but you
decided to bring the police in.
You decided to lie.
You decided to recruit otherpeople to help you with your
lie.
Now, I guarantee you those samepeople that you recruited to
help you, that you haven'tstayed in touch with once you
left.

(05:57):
I bet they've gone back andapologized to your parents and
family.
You're the one that stayed away.
Your family will forgive youregardless.
They might not trust you for awhile, but they'll always love
you.
From what you say, there was noabuse in the family.
They did everything right.
You just fell for the classic.
I'm the only one that loves youlying.

(06:18):
Or they are abusing you.
Can't you see that?
Line.
Contact somebody in the family,then you contact an attorney.
Somebody in your family knows anattorney that can help you.
But you don't need to stresswith those babies so close to
being born, alright?
That's the only message I'mgonna address this week, because
like we say, we don't wanna keepyou guys long.

(06:40):
We want you to go ahead andenjoy your holidays.
I'll pop back on here every nowand then.
I'm eventually gonna finish upmy story about my life, but
right now I can't.
Guys, don't forget to check outthe blog page because I'm
starting to write blogs too.
Check out the merch page, we'vegot new merchandise.
If you want to shoot a donationor if you want to send us a

(07:01):
message because we finally gotthe messages a little cleared
out where we can take moremessages, just contact us at
letmepullyourcoat.com or you cancontact us at letmepullyourcoat
at gmail.com.
You can also check us outanywhere you get your podcasts.
Apple, Spotify, Buzz Sprout,Podchaser.

(07:22):
We're everywhere.
I'm really looking forward tobeing here with you guys.
Always remember we love you.
This is legit, this is no BS.
I am a living testimony of that.
Silk can help you a lot.
All you have to do is reach outto him.
I told him to get what's app,but he said he'll never get
what's app.
I'm gonna eventually find outwhy.

(07:44):
For Master Silk, this is BabyDoll.
Until next time, much love andmuch respect.