{"id":2718,"date":"2026-06-13T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:07:28","slug":"at-8-my-mom-abandoned-me-at-the-airport-and-flew-to-hawaii-without-me-she-said-find-your-own-way-home-so-i-called-my-billionaire-father-she-never-expected-what-happened-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=2718","title":{"rendered":"At 8, my mom abandoned me at the airport and flew to Hawaii without me.  She said: \u201cFind your own way home.\u201d  So I called my billionaire father.  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