I absolutely agree! It's like you were reading my mind when you were writing this post.Vickie Noel wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 05:57 Children are individual personalities and each person's genetic makeup is different. Thus, they are all prone to handling things in different manners. The world isn't just all cupcakes and rainbows and a situation that is capable of destroying one person can be the reason another pushes through. I think the author did a good job in highlighting that fact.
I think the age when the abuse starts is also important. If they have a foundation made of love and then the abuse starts, they're more likely to be able to pull through and carry on. However, if the abuse is the only thing they've ever known, they never get the chance to build a foundation to stand on.