When TikToker Rece (@rece.affair.recovery) was a kid, she had a run-in with a child sociopath. Now, she is reflecting on the encounter as an adult.
Growing up, she had two older brothers. Their family attended a small church. They met another family with two older brothers and a little sister, as well as a younger boy. Overall, their family dynamics were pretty similar.
A playdate was scheduled for the kids. Rece’s brothers were playing with the boys, while Rece hung out with the other little girl.
When the girl took Rece into her bedroom, Rece’s mouth dropped open. There was a canopy bed, beautiful wallpaper, dollhouses, and all kinds of other cool toys.
Rece gushed to her about how amazing her bedroom was. At the time, she was around seven years old, and the other girl was about a year older. She told Rece that she could teach her how to get a room that was just as amazing.
Of course, Rece was intrigued. The girl stated that she needed to make her parents feel bad for her. When they think that things aren’t going well for you, they will do anything to make you happy.
Later, after dinner, the girl told Rece to watch and learn. She pinched the back of her own arm hard enough to leave a mark and started screaming. When her parents ran in, she blamed one of her brothers, who was on the opposite side of the room.
Rece couldn’t help but think how awful this was. She spoke up and told her parents that the girl had done it to herself. The girl shot her a dirty look.
It was the wrong move because the girl turned the whole narrative around and flipped the blame onto Rece. She claimed that Rece was lying and making things up.
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For the rest of the playdate, Rece played with the boys because she was so uncomfortable with the girl. When her mom came to pick her up, Rece spilled the story of what had happened.
Her mom believed her and added that the girl had been having some behavioral problems at church. Apparently, her parents always made excuses for her and believed her over her brothers every time, no matter what.
The girl’s mom later called and said that Rece was no longer allowed to come over because she had lied. Rece’s mom tried to clear it up, but of course, the girl’s parents did not believe her.
A few years ago, Rece’s mom ran into the girl’s mom and learned that she was now a drug user. She was constantly in and out of rehabilitation facilities and was even involved in a domestic violence situation with a married man at one point.
Now, the family is no longer in contact with her because they can’t trust her.
“Anyway, as an adult, this girl struggled and struggled because she had zero boundaries growing up,” said Rece.
“And the funny thing is, early intervention for people like this who have these sociopathic signs early on is the most important thing for these people. You can’t cure it, per se, but you can teach them how to guide it.”
By Emily Chan
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