I was thinking that a primal part of me hopes that girl burns her parents in their bed. But then she would get a harsher sentence than her rapist father.

The boys both wanted to go out on a hunting accid... er, um... trip, with dad.

I’m going to hope for the TWIST! as well because I started to cry at my desk reading this story. I fucking hate people.

Absolutely. Her brothers, and possibly financial security, saving face with the community, etc. Anything other than the girl who is both their responsibility and his victim. Ugh.

You know what, it’s quite plausible that she’s devastated at the thought of not having her dad in her life

This entire fiasco is a sham of a travesty of a travesty of a mockery of a mockery of a travesty of two shams.

That’s what really stood out to me too-not only has this poor child had to endure being sexually assaulted by her own father, now she gets to live the rest of her life knowing that the people who should have protected her (mom, grandma) truly did everything they could to bring this man back into her life. They…

TWIST!!! I’m going to pretend that is what is happening so I can not spend the day rage crying.

Hopefully DCFS will remove her and place her with a well-vetted, loving foster/adopt family.

Okay...I was scrolling and scrolling thinking maybe I was the only one who saw that. Like, how is THAT the loophole? Really?

This poor, poor little girl. You know what, it’s quite plausible that she’s devastated at the thought of not having her dad in her life - abuse within families is as complicated as it is horrific, and it could not be clearer that the adults in her life are encouraging her feelings of loss and guilt, rather than those…

Yeah because teaching those boys that there is no penalty for rape is a great way to raise them. Unless it’s a trap and the family will be reporting him missing in a few days . . .

“...there’s a loophole for those arrested for incest involving someone under 12 years old.”
*record scratch* Say what now?

He is not a monster, just a man that really screwed up and has been paying in many ways.”

At the least she still has to live with a mother that thinks her rapist is not such a bad guy and deserves forgiveness.