Kim Plath from Welcome to Plathville dropped a major bomb on viewers as she shared that a babysitter abused her as a child, and fans have reacted to the revelation. Kim recently started to open up about her youth, and fans are enjoying learning more about her. The mother of nine is trying to change her ways and explain why she is the way she is, but not all fans are buying her story.
Welcome to Plathville season 4 has been one for the record books, and Kim showed a whole new vulnerable side to her personality. Viewers learned straight away that there was trouble in paradise, as she and Barry Plath have now called it quits on their 24-year marriage. Kim also embraced her body more and started to dress differently. Fans could see she enjoyed wearing mini skirts and more makeup after revealing she opened up her dance studio. Along with her at-home life changing, Kim has also tried to reconnect with her older children by being more honest.
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During the most recent episode of Welcome to Plathville, fans learned some intense information regarding Kim's upbringing. While having a very adult conversation with Micah, Kim revealed that she had been abused at the hands of a former babysitter. While meeting up for drinks, Micah asked her mother why she and Barry chose to raise their children conservatively. No one expected Kim to share the uncomfortable information as she noted that when she was 5, her mother, who was a single parent, hired a caretaker who turned out to be a teenage boy. According to Kim, she didn't want any of her children to be harmed as she had been. Fans took to Reddit to share their thoughts on the revelation, with @CG_thinks writing,
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