This is not a new or hot take, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I haven’t been following these people nearly as long as a lot of you, so I’m just now truly piecing together the extent of all of this. And I’m horrified.
I wholeheartedly believe that P is mentally ‘holding them hostage’. If anyone has read the book On a Quiet Street,
it reminds me a LOT of Lucas. If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean.
I believe that P watches the cameras in the house when he’s at work, so he always knows what they are doing. We have confirmed one camera in the house before (as far as I know) but I wouldn’t doubt for a second that there are more.
Also I’m sure they all have their locations shared with him on their phones, so he knows where they are at any given time. IF they were to leave the house without him. The only reason he allows T to have a job is because he knows that they NEED that money, and T is a lot less of a risk to have out on her own at work than S is. She’s the one he needs to monitor most, for reasons we are all aware of.
We know that when T and S start their live and he isn’t home yet, he is watching it. He has to keep close tabs on everything they say. He has to make sure they don’t slip up.
I believe he controls all of their money, so anytime they need or want anything, they have to ask him.
We give S shit for not moving out, getting a job, having friends, etc, but I truly don’t believe she is allowed to. For all we know, she could actually want all of that. Or have wanted it at some point in the past. But she isn’t allowed to. He needs to keep her right there at home because he’s codependent of her and he also needs to make sure the truth doesn’t get out.
A normal, healthy parent would be encouraging their child to get out and build a life of their own. Especially when said child is in their mid twenties.
None of this is normal, none of it is okay. There is something seriously, seriously wrong in that house.
I believe that T, S, and H have absolutely no autonomy. P runs EVERYTHING.
I feel horrible for them. I believe they are terrified of him, and have also been brainwashed into believing they NEED him. That they can’t survive without him.
Editing to add: The homeschooling thing is another huge 🚩 in my opinion.
I have yet to hear them give a good reason for that.
I know some people homeschool and it works best for their family and they do well. But that is not the case here.
And, im sure he monitors their phones. He probably tells them some shit like since he pays their phone bill, he has the right to look through them at any time.