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That was my thought. When I read that line, I thought, “DANGIT, why did they have to throw that in; how is it relevant?” But I think they mentioned it because they thought that was a factor in nobody realizing she was dead; he wasn’t going to a school setting where his lack of a packed lunch or clean clothes might have been noticed, or where he would have talked about what happened. Also, the neighbors were probably used to not seeing her out during the day because of homeschooling.That is sad… I would really hope that when my kids were that age, they would have known to call an ambulance or something even if they knew I was dead.
I really pray that this kid isn’t made to be a poster child for some anti-homeschooling rhetoric.