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Remember the Turpin 13?

San Antonio Gal — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:05:07 GMT

Jordan Turpin was the one that broke out of their prison home and saved the siblings. Fast forward to 2023. She is 22 with her own apartment, a Tik Tok star and a model that was just featured in Elle magazine.

So glad that her life seems to be going well. She still has emotional issues to deal with, but has come a long way.

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RoughDraft — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:09:57 GMT

I do remember that. It's heartening to see her today doing well after all she went through.

She's a beautiful young woman and modeling suits her.

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Trinity11 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:14:36 GMT

I wish her well but the modeling industry is brutal and can be very exploitive. I hope she gets good guidance and has a lot of supportive friends. Bless her..

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Spacrazy — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:39:10 GMT

WOW and good for her !!

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OKPrincess — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:37:45 GMT

She's a very pretty lady with a bright future. Good for her.

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meallen616 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:46:20 GMT

@San Antonio Gal,

Thanks for this post, and, good for her!

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RedTop — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:52:54 GMT

I think she's a beautiful girl and definitely model material; I just hope she's not taken advantage of in the business.

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sabatini — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:31:09 GMT

I too hope things will go well for her.

BUT.

I vaguely recall watching a sort of documentary type show that followed the Turpin children after their 'release', & it was pretty grim.

Many of the kids were floundering, some in unsafe living conditions w/ no one to direct or ground them.

It was very sad, & I was surprised that after such cloistered lives, they were left to navigate the world and fend for themselves.

Sort of the way some foster kids who age-out of the system at 18, & then have to figure it out.

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GrailSeeker — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:49:46 GMT

@sabatini wrote:
I too hope things will go well for her.

BUT.
I vaguely recall watching a sort of documentary type show that followed the Turpin children after their 'release', & it was pretty grim.

Many of the kids were floundering, some in unsafe living conditions w/ no one to direct or ground them.

It was very sad, & I was surprised that after such cloistered lives, they were left to navigate the world and fend for themselves.
Sort of the way some foster kids who age-out of the system at 18, & then have to figure it out.

I also saw that documentary, I think 20/20 or Dateline. The kids had a trust set up for them, but none of them could access it. One of the brothers couldn't even get a bicycle paid for. No one had any answers. I hope they got that straightened out.

She is a beautiful girl. It would be nice if something turned out right for her, for once.

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:10:27 GMT

@sabatini wrote:
I too hope things will go well for her.

BUT.
I vaguely recall watching a sort of documentary type show that followed the Turpin children after their 'release', & it was pretty grim.

Many of the kids were floundering, some in unsafe living conditions w/ no one to direct or ground them.

It was very sad, & I was surprised that after such cloistered lives, they were left to navigate the world and fend for themselves.
Sort of the way some foster kids who age-out of the system at 18, & then have to figure it out.

@sabatini I also saw that show. It was very upsetting. A number of them had no place to live. Others were horribly mistreated in foster homes. I was hoping some wealthy person was watching the show and would reach out to help. So very sad.