Ruby Franke’s eldest daughter will be releasing her memoir on January 7. Ruby Franke’s daughter Shari has shared what she said when she called child protective services on her mother, Ruby Franke. Following her arrest, Ruby and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, including trying to convince Ruby’s two youngest children that they were evil, possessed by demons, and needed to be punished. Ruby’s four minor children were taken into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
“Ruby’s face contorted with anger and hurt. ‘I can’t believe you called the police on me,’ she began, her voice rising. ‘After everything I’ve done for you, after all the sacrifices I’ve made. How could you betray me like that, Shari? How could you be so selfish?” Shari wrote.
“The words hit me like physical blows, but I stood my ground. [I reminded myself] that I wasn’t alone, that I had support beyond the toxic web of my family,” she continued. “‘Selfish?’ I repeated, finding strength in my voice. ‘I was worried about the kids. They were alone for five days, Mom. Five days!’”.
According to Shari, her mother snapped at her and said her children were “fine,” saying they were “old enough to take care of themselves.” Ruby accused her daughter of being “jealous” and needing “attention,” Shari wrote. “I felt a bubble of hysterical laughter rise in my throat. How could she twist this around, make it about me? But then, wasn’t that always her way?.
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