As this week began, I received some news that left me shocked, heartbroken, and more determined than ever to share my story and bring awareness to things that are kept in the dark by many. My Story. I am a mother of three children (pictured above) my oldest son is now 25 years old going on 26 years old and my twins are 18 years old going on 19 years old. For the last four years since 2012, my twins were alienated from me. They were brainwashed, controlled, and manipulated because after 15 years in which I was being physically, emotionally, and verbally abused along with being threatened in this distributive marriage. I lived with a man that was a narcissist and when I left everything was done in their (my ex's family) power to control the situation with my twins so that would be against me. My crime was not leaving this relationship when my children were younger. What many do not know is that Parental Alienation is a f