Show Notes
Betty Anne was only three years old when circumstances brought an extraordinary woman named Lisa into her life.Lisa became much more than a babysitter. She became a second mother.Then one day, Lisa and her husband Gerald packed two picnic baskets with food and took little Betty Anne on a walk into the woods.They placed the baskets on top of a large boulder, made a strange call and waited.Soon, something enormous began moving through the forest.A huge, hair-covered figure emerged from behind a tree, approached the baskets—and greeted Gerald like an old friend.That was only the beginning.Over the years, Betty Anne would encounter more members of this mysterious family, witness an exchange of gifts between them and her caregivers, and eventually learn that Gerald claimed his friendship with the enormous male went all the way back to childhood.But there was one rule Betty Anne was expected to follow:Never talk about them.This is her remarkable story.
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