[Vautrin]

Originally Posted by Luba

Very thought-provoking responses, Vautrin! Sad situations and, in the meanwhile, more and more children are getting hurt in the process....What will happen to their lives when they grow up? Will they carry on as their parents did...or find a way to make things better?

I am not an optimist in that sense. Children mimic their parents in more ways than they like. Puberty is just denial of what will be (more or less the same as their parents).