In the sixth episode of Blame The Parents, Mario begins high school while living with relatives who promised stability but brought a different kind of chaos. What starts as a fresh start quickly turns into a daily struggle filled with control, manipulation, and constant conflict. As family divisions deepen and relationships begin to fracture, Mario finds himself caught in the middle. Swiss Rolls is a story about power, family dynamics, and searching for a place to belong.

In the fifth episode of Blame The Parents, Mario enters eighth grade while living in the last home he would ever share with his mother. As her addiction spirals further out of control, life becomes increasingly unpredictable and volatile. Eventually, a series of events forces the state to step in, leading to a life-changing decision that permanently alters the family's future. Trailer Trash is a story about dysfunction, uncertainty, and the moment a broken family finally reaches its breaking point.

In the fourth episode of Blame The Parents, Mario returns to life with his alcoholic stepfather while his mother serves another prison sentence. As music becomes an escape from the chaos around him, tensions at home continue to build until one night changes everything. After finally leaving his stepfather behind for good, Mario's mother returns from prison only to fall back into addiction once again. Bye Bye Bobby is a story about instability, survival, and the end of a chapter that had defined much of his childhood.

In the third episode of Blame The Parents, Mario shares his fourth and fifth grade years after his mother returns home from prison. Although crack is no longer part of the picture, a new addiction quickly takes its place. As pain pills consume his mother's life, Mario watches her drift through church services, basketball games, and daily life while surrounded by others caught in the same cycle. During this time, family tensions come to the surface, changing the way he views the adults around him. Pill Popper is a story about addiction, family conflict, and growing up in an environment where chaos never seemed far away.

In the second episode of Blame The Parents, Mario shares the next chapter of his childhood. After moving to Joplin, a drunk-driving crash involving his stepfather changes everything. As his mother runs from a prison sentence and flees to Texas, addiction and chaos continue to follow the family. While living in Conroe, Mario is left in the care of strangers after his mother is arrested, leading to the incident that gave this episode its name. Covering one of the most turbulent periods of his early childhood, Chipped Tooth is a story of instability, survival, and the lasting impact of addiction.

In the first episode of Blame The Parents, Mario shares the beginning of his story. From being born a crack baby to losing his father to suicide at age three, navigating life with an alcoholic stepfather, and accompanying his mother on drug runs, this episode explores the chaotic reality of his earliest childhood years. Covering ages birth through seven, Crack Baby is the starting point of a story about addiction, family dysfunction, and survival.

Blame The Parents is a documentary podcast about growing up in addiction, abuse, foster care, and family dysfunction. This trailer is a brief introduction to the story, the people involved, and the events that changed Mario's life forever.