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If Loving You Is Wrong
If Loving You Is Wrong: The Shocking True Story of Mary Kay Letourneau | Gregg Olsen
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Teacher's Pet Within hours of giving birth to her sixth child, Mary Kay Letourneau had her baby daughter whisked from her arms. She was then shackled and returned to her jail cell. Just years ago, the pretty, personable Seattle schoolteacher was living a life many would envy-- she had a handsome husband, four beautiful children, and a beloved following of students. Then she was accused of child rape, and her whole world turned upside down. Rapist Or Victim? How did a 34-year-old married teacher fall in love with one of her sixth-grade students? Was it a complete lapse of judgment, or-- as she contends-- the meeting of two soulmates? Were the two planning to run away together-- before police caught them in a parked car? Did the couple have illicit sex in every room of the Letourneau house, as the teenager told the tabloids? Read about the case that shocked the world and rocked the headlines-- about the lonely life of Mary Kay Letourneau and the young object of her obsession, the boy who fathered two of her children. You may think you know the story of Mary Kay Letourneau-- but you don't know the whole story until you've read...If Loving You Is Wrong. Includes interviews with Mary Kay Letourneau.
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I had forgotten about this 😱😱 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks They were in the news again recently. I don't remember when or why, but I think they're still together 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
Eggs They were married and had 2 daughters. She died of colon cancer in 2020 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs Yes, thank you! I knew there was something 2mo
Eggs YW! He was only 12 years old when she seduced him 😳 yikes 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs It was a crazy story! She had the baby in jail and she was raised by him and his family until her release 2mo
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Mdargusch
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The tragic true tale of a young boy falling in love with his slightly deranged teacher.
I have not read this but I do like the work of Gregg Olsen so I‘m adding it to my TBR.

#whenikissedtheteacher #abbainaugust

Meredith3 Yesssssss!!!!!! 6y
Meredith3 One of the great American love stories 6y
Mdargusch Are you even old enough to remember this? @meredith3 6y
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Meredith3 @Mdargusch sure am! They just had a special on this story too and they interviewed them. Did you know she is bi-polar? That I didn‘t know until the tv special 6y
AmyG I remember this. And I love his books, too. I think they got divorced. 6y
Cinfhen Totally remember this whole saga!! Of course all my “knowledge” came from People Magazine 😂😂😂 6y
Mdargusch Of course @Cinfhen me too. 😆 6y
Mdargusch I think you‘re right @AmyG 6y
Mdargusch Yes. I did know she had mental illness @Meredith3 which makes the story even more tragic. 😢 6y
Reviewsbylola For sure @Meredith3 I remember this vividly. Such a sensational story! And yet I feel like every other day now the Daily Mail app has yet another story about a female teacher seducing a young male student. Mary Kay set the standard I guess. 6y
emilyhaldi Lol @Meredith3 such a great love story 😆 I totally thought these two were still together!! 6y
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brokenpoet
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I cant lie, I really enjoyed this. The insight, the detail, the research that went in to it. Really well written and engaging from the start

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brokenpoet

Having read Tampa during the week my mind dredged up this case from the 1990s - Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. She was 35, he was 12. I am about halfway through the book and its actually really engaging. Learning all about the family history and how many people knew what was going on but didnt report it

tpixie Welcome to Litsy! 6y
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Meredith3
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#spicegirls that are a little too spicy. Maybe need to tone it down a bit if you know what I mean 🙄😳 #toospicyforschool #aprella

emilyhaldi I swear there is a new female teacher arrested every week for screwing her male student... @Reviewsbylola knows what I‘m talking about (Daily Mail....) 7y
Meredith3 @emilyhaldi yes! Nancy Grace posts about it all the time! 😱 7y
Kappadeemom 😂😂😂😂 I don‘t understand. I have 4 teenage boys and they are just gross 😁 7y
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Meredith3 @Kappadeemom 😹😹😹that cracks me up! 7y
Reviewsbylola YES!!! Literally once a week at least I see a DM article. Mary Kay was the start of it all tho, the true OG. @emilyhaldi 7y
Reviewsbylola Omg I know!! 😂😂😂 @Kappadeemom 7y
Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola delightful! I stacked it, thanks! 😸 7y
Kappadeemom @Reviewsbylola the True OG 😂😂 Down here in Georgia we‘d just look at her real sad and say “Bless her heart” 😄 (edited) 7y
IamIamIam It frightens me that Mary Kay Letorneau's name was on the tip of my tongue but I can't remember what I walked into any room for!!!! 🤣 7y
Meredith3 @IamIamIam I think that is totally normal! 😹 7y
emilyhaldi Lolol @Kappadeemom loving your commentary tonight!! 😆🙌🏻 7y
Kappadeemom @IamIamIam And I remember that she is a baby mama with a 14 year old. I bet he didn‘t even brush his teeth (remember, I have FOUR teenage boys) 7y
Meredith3 @Kappadeemom omg 😫😖😝😹 boys are so gross 7y
Kappadeemom @Meredith3 Yesssssss, when they are 14, they don‘t bathe 7y
IamIamIam @Kappadeemom 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Omigosh, RIGHT?!?! 7y
Cinfhen Love the hashtag!!!!!! (edited) 7y
Cinfhen Your tagged book sounds awesome @Reviewsbylola 7y
Mdargusch “Bless her heart” I love that @Kappadeemom I need to say that more often! 7y
Reviewsbylola It‘s amazing! @cinfhen. There‘s is a movie too that was very good! 7y
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