Under the Table and Escorting Courtney cover art

Under the Table and Escorting Courtney

Under the Table and Escorting Courtney

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Content warning: This episode references suicide, physical child abuse and child sexual abuse.

In this episode, the narrator reflects on their early teenage years working at a Mormon-owned restaurant in the 1990s, a job arranged by their parents primarily to keep the children out of the house and occupied. The narrator began working there at age 12, often underpaid and socially isolated, but still found the environment preferable to home due to the relative kindness shown by the restaurant owners.

We find young Joseph escorting his sisters on “dates” - not allowed in Mormon culture until a youth is 16 years old. The story sheds light on a household marked by emotional neglect, maternal manipulation, and the strategic silencing of abuse through forced busyness and isolation, all under the guise of religious and social propriety.

https://mormoncoverup.com/escort/

What listeners say about Under the Table and Escorting Courtney

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.