Rachel Shannon

I will say though,

not knowing anything else about the situation other than the fact that he was only 15.

Him having to witness and taking part in her abuse at such a young age

that is also a form of abuse.

Yes, he is old enough to know better, but he is also living in a house with those adults who are all teaming up against this child.

When she moved in, he was also only 9 or 10 years old.

He's also not going to school.

He is also unable to confide in anyone outside the home.

Even if he knew it was wrong, he also didn't have any other options.

It was either bully and abuse his stepsister or be abused himself.

I'm sure years down the line, he will be traumatized with how he treated her and he'll need to work through the trauma himself.

I'm sure he will if he doesn't already feel guilt for his role in it.

Growing up in that situation can be almost just as traumatizing as being the victim of it yourself.

So I do want to give him grace and I know he's going to need a lot of therapy to sort of work through what he went through as well.

So I hope that he can get through this as well and that he comes out of this okay.

As for the adults in that home, they are all absolute monsters.

And I do want to take a moment to talk about Kayla specifically because not only is she not even a part of that family and she could have left at any time, but she literally works in early childhood education.

She got a degree in early childhood education and

and she worked outside the home and worked with children every single day she literally is choosing to date someone whose family is participating in the abuse and starvation of a little girl and she also took part in the abuse and starvation of a little girl she said that mg deserved it herself and then she took part in it herself

I don't know how you live with yourself knowing that at home you are starving, hitting, abusing a 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 year old girl and then going to work and working with children.