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Not Every Child Is A Potential Dahmer Due To These Reasons

A look at ‘Dahmer’ episode 3

If I Ain't Readin'
3 min readSep 28, 2022
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I just can’t put my finger on it.

Episode 3 of the creepy show, ‘Dahmer’ explores quite a few issues and it’s making me question the original aim of this film.

If the producers are once more trying to get the public to feel sorry for him, it isn’t working. However, there are at least three elements in episode 3, that got me scratchin’ my head. Women’s mental health, disturbing personality disorders, and divorce.

Could it be that Mrs. Dahmer’s actions towards her own body produced such a monster?

I’m not putting the blame squarely on women’s shoulders in general. But in the show, we watch as she and Mr. Dahmer speak with the family doctor. She is 26 weeks pregnant with Jeffrey and she laments that she must take 20+ pills a day just to feel better.

Mr. Dahmer tells her to be quiet and let him talk. He is frustrated because he saw her sitting outside in the freezing cold with no shoes or coat on — rubbing her own belly, looking lost.

Then, Mrs. Dahmer says something, pretty bone chilling:

“I know there are women out there who like being pregnant,” she pauses. Then says…

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If I Ain't Readin'
If I Ain't Readin'

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Erica is an essayist and poet who enjoys reading, creating content, and helping others find their purpose too. Above all, she loves to read🖤

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