But those excuses don’t apply to anyone else. The other adults, teachers,
family, preachers and friends of my parents who knew what was going on in
that house let it happen for the same reasons my parents used to justify it.
People like the Pearls not only know about abuse, but encourage it. They are
all guilty, perhaps even more so than my mother, stepfather or any other
abusive parent. They are the enablers, the guardians and cheerleaders of
evil. They believe everyone should honor their parents, no matter what,
because a little black book says so.
Because a little black book makes a fine moral compass for monsters.
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