Ep123. Selkies & Terrible Mothering

The ladies are wrapping up spooky season with stories that range from delightful to downright dark. First, Emily shares the legend of the selkies, half human, half-seal creatures that were known for being forced to become wives by men, or seduced lonely women. Then, Kelley tells the twisted true tale of Elizabeth "Ma" Duncan, who took her role as an overbearing mother to murderous extremes. Hang onto your skin and cut the umbilical cord, because we're wining about herstory!Mornings with u by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US  Support the show10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstorySponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpodGet Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.