A Thousand Tiny Steps

The Price of Settling


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I've been thinking about justice - and how Molly will never get it. I settled the lawsuit and took money and I wonder if that's a mistake. If I hadn't taken it I could tell so many stories about people's characters and that's its own kind of justice. It's a balancing act: I now have money to help others, but I can never reveal the full truth.

Key Takeaways:

[0:00] What is justice and does it exist?

[4:09] Reading my book about the justice we had for Molly

[13:06] What wasn't in the book: my drug use and how aggressive the lawsuit was

[15:00] I befriend a lot of people with narcissistic tendencies

[16:52] My deposition experience painted me as a bad mother

[19:02] Doctors thought Molly faked it - it's in the medical notes

[20:36] I have to live with the fact that Molly may never get justice

[21:14] The lawsuit just felt like a game of who could make the other person look worse

[23:25] Your house is on fire - do firefighters ask what you could've done better?

[24:18] The fire analogy in my book

[26:24] They really harped on my addiction during the deposition

[28:31] I hate the money I received

[31:03] Focusing on the medical reality of Molly for the Foundation

[32:34] I feel reluctant to pick a side

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