Trust your gut about people 9/10 times
Paige DeSorbo argued that if you get a gut feeling about someone, nine times out of ten you are right — and acting on it isn't being a mean girl.
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Jun 19, 2026
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Maternal Instinct Full Recap: Con Woman, Country Boy & Fake Pregnancy
At 36:01 · chapter starts 30:30
The episode's centrepiece is Hannah's extended recap of Maternal Instinct, delivered with the enthusiasm of someone who has just discovered a new religion. A beautiful woman arrives in a small Oklahoma town and sweeps Wade — an earnest, chunky, country-loving farmer — off his feet within days. She's loaded, she says, but can't access the trust fund just yet. She buys him a truck (there is nothing a country man wants more), then buys his mother a nice car — which is repossessed within three weeks because no payment was ever made. On Christmas Day, she gathers the whole family to announce she's buying them a $4 million farm. Everyone is cautiously excited. Then comes the pregnancy: she says she's expecting but won't let Wade touch her, won't let him come to appointments, and sends him a 2016-dated ultrasound as proof. For nine months, he never sees her stomach. She does a full photo shoot with a fake baby bump. The documentary opens — crucially — with her being stopped by police claiming she's just given birth in a car.
Hannah's Obsession With Con Men Explained
Con artists are fascinating because they fully believe their own lies. Hannah Berner argues that their superpower is opting out of shared reality — when you believe the con yourself, it becomes real.
Car repossessed within 3 weeks
The con woman in Maternal Instinct bought Wade's mom a nice car, but it was repossessed within about three weeks because it had never actually been paid for.
Con woman bought $4M farm on Christmas
The Maternal Instinct documentary subject told the whole family on Christmas she was buying a $4 million farm for them.
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