Ok, where do I start?
Let's go with the easy comment. Please do not take offence if I do not leave a review. I will always like a chaprer I enjoy, and will usually leave an emoji in a review that reflects the emotions invoked, but seldom leave written comments since a run in with an author who took offence to what I thought was mearly a comment on the story taking an unexpected turn.
Now, the grands taking Troy out of school, whether supported by being on the school pick up list or not, IS an abduction as they did not have the legal gardians permission. Having worked in the daycare system, we would not have released a child under those conditions without reaching the parents/gardians. At a minimum it is custodial interfearance.
The school I worked with also would not have allowed the teacher to approve the release. The grands would have had to deal with the admins and been cleared by them, at which time
Troy would have been called to the office for dismissal from there.Maybe it is different down under, but it seems unfair to me to put that sort of responsibility, to vet all pick ups, on a teacher responsible for multiple students.
Now, going back to earlier chapters:
Parents have to pick their fights. Some things are just not worth fighting with a stubborn youngster over!
In my home, my mom's when she was growing up, and presumably going back more generations, the rule was take what you want, but eat what you take, you can always go back for more. We were not allowed to just refuse a new food, the rule was taste before you decide. More often than not the food was enjoyed, and on those few occasions it was not, mom always had hot dogs or hamburgers that could be quickly fixed to fill the gap.
I am not sure who I feel more compassion for, Lisa confined to the hospital, the children who have effectively lost both parents, the guys who were tossed into the deep end of parenting with very little preperation, or the poor schnooks at childrens services (or what ever they are called down under) who now haave to unravel the mess the Lyntons have caused. I do know how I feel about those two!