Gypsy Rose claims she was an “emotional support surrogate” for her mother

Consumed by resentment and anger over the abuse she suffered, Gypsy now reflects on their complex relationship with a mixture of sadness and understanding. In the memoir, she also makes several shocking revelations about the abuse, manipulation and control she experienced under Dee Dee’s care, highlighting the extreme measures her mother allegedly took to maintain power over her.

From forced medical treatments to emotional and physical abuse, Gypsy Rose Blanchard candidly examines the lasting impact of her traumatic upbringing and how she worked to reclaim her life and identity.

Gypsy revealed that even as a child, she served as an “emotional support surrogate” for her mother.

“I’m all for ‘us against the world’ if you’re a fierce single mom, raising strong daughters, and modeling what can be achieved when you stick together,” she wrote in her book. “But our ‘us against the world’ slogan seemed more like it had a hold on me. When I was very young, that stickiness was as sweet as molasses.

She recounted disturbing details about the alleged physical and verbal abuse she suffered from her mother.

She described one incident in which, after observing her talking to a man named Dan on the phone, Dee Dee called her a “bitch” and repeatedly punched her legs “like she was a boxer and I was a piece of meat hanging in the freezer cupboard.” “.

Gypsy has previously spoken about Dan, an older man she met online after attending a conference, in previous interviews. She eventually ran away to be with him a few months after contacting him. Dee Dee eventually tracked her down to a friend’s house in Springfield where Gypsy was staying with Dan. Dee Dee demanded that Gypsy go home, and Gypsy complied.

“If she fell asleep, I couldn’t move without waking her,” Gypsy recalls, adding that this continued for two weeks. “I was at her mercy for everything – going to the bathroom, to eating, for everything. As punishment, she didn’t feed me every day, just a little broth every other day. I often felt hunger pangs.

Gypsy claimed her mother “was right next to me and would eat whatever she wanted” and would keep “a knife next to her bedside table, which she said was for protection if she tried to run away or did anything to leave.”

Shortly after her parole, Gypsy Rose Blanchard revealed her plans to publish her memoir, and share her side of the story.

in “My time to stand up.” Co-written with Melissa Moore, Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares the harrowing story of her upbringing under the control of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Medical experts believe she suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, where Dee Dee isolated Gypsy from her family to hide the fabricated medical conditions and unnecessary treatments she imposed on her daughter.

“I love the title of my book not only because it addresses the question I ask more than ever, but because in our pain and struggle, we can find what we want to stand for,” she said in a statement. People magazine Earlier this year. “It is within our stories that, if we dare to sit in their stillness, our purpose can be revealed. We all have a purpose. And that is what I hope people take away from my book.”

Dee Dee deceived medical professionals, family members, and the public into believing that Gypsies suffered from a range of serious diseases, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, and other chronic conditions. She also claimed that Gypsy had a developmental delay, ensuring she was completely dependent on her mother.

Gypsy’s account reveals the devastating toll of her mother’s actions, which included removing her teeth and salivary glands, forcing her to use a wheelchair, and inserting a feeding tube — all based on fabricated diagnoses.

“Regardless of everything my mother and I have been through with each other — what I did to her and what she did to me — I now hold her grandchild,” Gypsy, who is pregnant with a baby girl, wrote. “Later today, when I see my baby on the doctor’s screen, I hope my mom is here for this.”

“My Time to Stand” is out now.