Moriah Plath talks to dad Barry Plath in “Welcome to Plathville”.Photo:TLC
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Welcome to Plathville’sMoriah Plathis opening up to her fatherBarry Plathabout a dark period in her life.
During Tuesday’s episode of the TLC show, Moriah, 21, had lunch with her dad, 55, at the farm. As the father-daughter duo caught up on each other’s lives, the conversation took an unexpectedly emotional turn.
Moriah confided in her dad that she was in a “dark” place amidall the family dramaand confessed that, at one point, she even “didn’t want to live anymore.”
“A few months ago I hit rock bottom,” she shared. “I got used to just being miserable and I forgot what it felt like to be happy. And I was just yucky on the inside. I was very dark, very depressed. I just didn’t want to live anymore.”
Moriah Plath in “Welcome to Plathville”.TLC
On top of parentsBarry and Kim’s divorce, Moriah was facing an ongoing conflict with her brotherEthan Plath’s wife,Olivia Plath. She and Olivia, 25, were previouslybest friends, but a series of issues between them prompted Moriah to declare that she wasdone trying to have a relationshipwith her sister-in-law.
Speaking to Barry, Moriah alleged that Olivia stole her music, which they had recorded together. She also revealed that she blocked Ethan, 25.
“I started to feel like this is not how I want to live my life,” she said in a confessional interview. “Like, God, if this is how it’s going to be, I just, I would rather just die. Like, I would never kill myself. But like, can you take me now?”
She explained that she reached a “huge pivot” moment where she realized something needed to change or “it’s going to kill me.” Barry, concerned, said he understood a little bit about what depression was like andcould relateto where she was coming from.
Then, Moriah revealed surprising news: she wanted to get baptized again. She explained to producers that while she was baptized as a child, it wasn’t really her “choice” at the time.
“I’ve tried to do this alone for years, and there’s no way I’m going to be able to get through this without Jesus,” she shared. “God never felt real in my life until I hit rock bottom, until I realized I can’t do it alone.”
Barry Plath in “Welcome to Plathville”.TLC
“I am so happy,” he told producers. “Early on, you know, we just raised our children, you know, to love God and be his. But, you know, theychose their own path. And for a short time, they did their own thing. But not with Moriah. She’s back. She’s back with God. So it’s awesome to see.”
Moriah also reflected on her evolving relationship with her father, noting that they had become closer recently. She explained that, amid all the drama, she realized how her father had always been there for her “no matter what.”
“I’ve really leaned on my dad a lot this past few months because I was really struggling with the situation withEthan and Olivia,” she said. “I realized he was one of the few people that was there for me no matter what and didn’t judge me.”
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Welcome to Plathvilleairs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com
