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b'Why this interview must be heard?\\xa0The silence which surrounds domestic violence and child abuse in America is deafening.\\n\\nTrue North - The Shocking Truth about \\u201cYours, Mine and Ours\\u201d is an important literary work whose purpose is to advance discussion of this national epidemic; a discussion which is critical to the process of identifying solutions to a problem that will only grow if left alone.\\n\\nAging Younger Radio listeners will hear firsthand Tom North\\u2019s story.\\xa0 Tom North is one of the eight North children, who together with the ten Beardsley children, became the family which was featured in the 1968 film, \\u201cYours, Mine and Ours\\u201d starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, and again in the 2005 version starring Rene Russo and Dennis Quaid.\\n\\n\\xa0Tom\\u2019s mother, Helen North, became a widow when she was just 30 years old and pregnant with her eighth child. Tom was six years old, the fourth child in the North family. Not long after, Helen North met and married Frank Beardsley, a man with ten children, and she moved her family to his house in Carmel, California.\\n\\nThe North children were adopted and their names were changed to Beardsley. But, it wasn\\u2019t one big happy family as the movie depicted. The stepfather\\u2019s violence and abuse created a life of intimidation, confusion, turmoil, fear and depression for the North children. All hope seemed lost as Tom realized that he was caught in a prison and there was no way out. When he finally left home, he traveled on a journey of survival, self-discovery, and healing.\\n\\nYears later, Tom miraculously led his family to counseling sessions where shocking truths were revealed. He then came full circle as he reclaimed his father\\u2019s name and was finally, True North.'