One of the daughters said that the children had been shackled because their parents were afraid they were consuming too much sugar and caffeine. Some of the children described their household as a religious place where they believed what was happening to them was God’s will. They almost changed me.”Another daughter said her parents decided on home schooling because people criticized them for having so many children. They wanted to give us a good life, and they did everything they could to protect us.”To their neighbors, the family seemed normal, if reclusive. Neighbors rarely saw the children outside the home.

Source: New York Times April 19, 2019 17:27 UTC