Well, and since neither of us are living in that house or in the compound (where the family in the book eventually moved to after Carolyn escaped), we will never know what really happens. And I do respect your opinion. I was horribly abused by my peers in the public school system, but I never faced abuse at the hands of authority figures or my parents in my childhood, so I have no reference point.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on that. :)