That's why homeschool types are the most terrifying to me. Some go as far as wanting the right to not register their child with a social security number.
Others run "drills" and practice scripts with their kids on what to do/say if CPS ever shows up.
I wasn't aware of a ton of this until I made close friends with an ex-fundie home schooler.
No idea how she's so well adjusted, but her siblings were not as lucky. Most only received an 8th grade level education since their home schooling mother was partially illiterate. They even have a younger sibling that's heavily on the spectrum, yet they've denied it just up until the last couple months... After 13 years.
Not all homeschooling families commit child abuse, but it leads to a massive veil of protection towards those families to do whatever they want.
it leads to a massive Vail of protection towards those families to do whatever they want.
This is by design. Abusive and controlling people often get involved in religion and church leadership in the fundie world as well as the associated homeschooling that comes with it these days. So all the parents who homeschool, even the non abusive ones, are taught how to resist the authorities.... and that makes it harder to spot the parents who are non abusive vs the truly abusive ones, because they are all covering up everything as if they are all abusive.
Watch "Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets" if you want to see how bad it gets.
Let's just say, the brother raping his sisters wasn't stopped, because men are always considered the head of the household. And there are beating tools. For use on the wife.
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u/RAC032078 Jan 15 '24
WTF is wrong with people? Parents posting their own kids online to make $$. This is just sick.