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Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi discuss listener dilemmas in this Feedback Friday episode. Gabe joins from Chile, where he narrowly avoided a serious car accident, and shares his travel experiences. The episode tackles two major questions: a mother seeking advice on helping her daughter regain custody of her child from a controlling grandmother, and another mother worried about her daughter's financial devastation after discovering her husband's massive hidden debt. The episode concludes with a special Father's Day segment featuring Jordan's 80-year-old father discussing his experience beginning therapy later in life.
Gabe's Chilean Adventure and Near-Miss Accident
Gabriel Mizrahi shares his extended stay in Chile with his friend Sebastian, whom he met in the Amazon five years ago. What started as a simple visit turned into an intense experience when Sebastian's family car flipped over on a dangerous rural road after brake failure. Gabe had declined to join them that day to prep the show, which may have saved him from being in the accident. The incident highlights both the beauty of dropping into local life and the unpredictable risks of rural living in remote areas.
- Gabe is staying with Sebastian in rural Chile near Pucon, about halfway down the country near the Argentine border
- Sebastian's childhood nanny randomly showed up the same day Gabe arrived, creating an unusual household dynamic
- Sebastian and his girlfriend Javi attempted to push-start their Korean sedan 'Bang Chan' when it wouldn't start
- The car's brakes failed during the push-start, reaching 70 kilometers per hour before Javi steered into the mountain, flipping the vehicle
- Both passengers weren't wearing seatbelts; Amelia hit her head and Javi injured her leg, but CT scans showed they were okay
- Gabe helped flip the car back over using his rental Hyundai Tucson and a cord
" La necesidad tiene cara de hereje. Necessity has the face of a heretic. Meaning when you have to figure it out, you figure it out. "
" If Feedback Friday didn't need to organize the deuce cruise, I might have been on the snooze cruise, the eternal snooze cruise. "
Daughter's Custody Battle with Controlling Mother
A concerned mother writes about her 21-year-old daughter Sam, who was convinced by her own mother to legally give up parental rights to her daughter Anne during a vulnerable post-pregnancy period. Sam's mother claimed the baby's father or his family would falsely accuse Sam of assault and take the child. Now Sam's mother has full legal custody, has become verbally abusive, and is actively preventing Sam from gaining independence by destroying credit cards and controlling her access to Anne. The situation presents a complex legal and emotional challenge with unclear motivations.
- Sam was ghosted by her boyfriend Tom and his entire family when she got pregnant at 19
- Sam's mother convinced her that Tom's family would take the baby through false accusations, leading Sam to give up parental rights
- Sam's mother now has full legal custody of Anne through adoption in Georgia
- The mother has become verbally abusive, telling Sam she ruined Anne's life and mocking her church attendance
- Sam's mother intercepted and destroyed Sam's credit card, claiming it would ruin her financially
- Sam can afford to move out but her mother refuses to let her take Anne, so Sam stays to maintain access to her daughter
" Sam truly loved Tom and was fully invested in the relationship. But when Tom found out she was pregnant, he completely ghosted her. He blocked her on all social media, stopped answering calls and texts. Even his parents cut off communication with Sam and her family. "
" Sam gave up her parental rights, and Sam's mother now has full parental rights over Anne through a legal adoption in the state of Georgia. "
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