Imagine being raised in Eden, or at least a kibbutz that felt like Eden, where you, your parents, and your sister were all part of a large, happy, peaceful, useful community.

Writer, memoirist, and podcaster, Ronit Plank, moved to the US with her family when she was four years old, and after her parents divorced, she and her little sister lived with their mother in Seattle.

But what would you do if one day, your mother dropped you off in New Jersey to live with your father, while she left to join the ashram of a guru named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in India? Would you tell yourself it was no big deal? That lots of kids only had their dads? Or would you spend your childhood planning for the time when she finally came back for good?

More From Ronit Plank:

Visit: https://ronitplank.com/

Listen: And Then Everything Changed

Read When She Comes Back

Finding Ronit Plank:

Twitter & Instagram: @RonitPlank

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