It started with a blocked number and a bitter ex. It ended with a 7‑year‑old in foster care, a mother on a 5150 hold, and a courtroom scramble for custody.

User u/SuccessIndependent27 dropped a jaw‑dropping saga on r/TwoHotTakes, claiming her husband’s ex has spent the last year spiraling into paranoia while brainwashing their daughter, “Bingo,” into a horror‑movie version of reality.

According to the post, the drama exploded when Child Protective Services called out of nowhere: Bingo was in foster care, and the ex was being held on a psychiatric 5150 after allegedly demanding hospital “grape kits” for both herself and the child. CPS told the couple there was a court date the next morning if they wanted a shot at custody.

The catch? They hadn’t seen Bingo in almost a year.

The stepmom says the ex blocked their numbers, moved over an hour away, and then spent the year dragging the child from cheap motel to cheap motel. During that time, the ex allegedly told Bingo that:

  • The government planted a microchip in her fingernail to track them
  • Her own mother practices witchcraft and tried to bury her alive
  • Shape shifters follow them, can turn into water, and watch her in the shower
  • Strangers constantly break into their motel rooms to assault them and then hack cameras and erase the footage
  • Dad and stepmom punch and slap Bingo, drug her with benzos, and even cut her hair and eyelashes to make her “less desirable”

CPS reportedly found a child with no social skills, convinced the world is out to get her. Commenters called it “brainwashing” and warned the couple that bringing Bingo home will be “rocky,” urging security cameras, protection orders, and intensive therapy for everyone in the house.

The couple says CPS has cleared their home, visits are underway, and they’re pushing for family, couple, and child counseling while their lawyer works on keeping their address confidential.

For now, Bingo is in foster care, her mother is under scrutiny, and a blended family is bracing for a custody battle where the real enemy is the delusion that stole a year of a little girl’s life.