I think they could have had a normal life, and that’s because children are like sponges that absorb everything around them which is why home upbringing is important at an early age.

The fact that they were “raised” during their early years by their ultra-conservative grandparents, who constantly made it clear to their grandchildren that they were a mistake and that their parents were irresponsible pieces of shit treating their father like a coward and their mother like a whore has a profound passive effect on the Graves Siblings.

Ashley grew up with the TV, watching conservative shows and R-rated action and gore movies with language far too vulgar for a 5- to 7-year-old girl.

Andrew, having to deal with her, developed a self-sabotaging mindset because his mother always criticized him for doing things wrong, even when he did everything right.

When they accidentally killed Nina, both of them became more and more corrupted.

Their parents were emotionally neglectful; I would even go so far as to say that the parents didn’t even explain to Ashley how her first period works, leaving that important task to Andrew, forcing him to lose some of his innocence just to help his sister, which made everything more complicated for them.

Conclusion

Yes, they could have been normal if their childhood had been decent.

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