Dear podcast listener, We are back! Welcome to 2026. Thank you to our amazing listeners who wrote in. If you'd like to include you in a potential future mailbag too, let us know if we can read your email on the pod: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps If you'd like to learn more about the incredible Janelle Gray, visit www.janellegray.com.  Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on toxic relationships, gaslighting, the Confederacy, adoption, and complex parental/family issues. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com