Chapter 55 Breaking the Chains

The Gray family’s treatment of Arthur was a clear case of child abuse—years of relentless verbal insults, physical violence, threats, financial control, and emotional manipulation had inflicted irreversible psychological damage on him. People often say, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Disciplining a child when they misbehave is understandable. But too many parents project their frustrations onto their children—the one person in their lives who can’t fight back.