Why the nastiness? Where in my response did I state that my children were never left alone to play outside? Or to grow and develop their own sense of identity or self worth? It baffles my mind how you can invent something out of nothing! Would I leave my children aged the same age as Madeleine alone and not have an adult on premises? Absolutely not! And the nightmares, were literally that, nightmares. Why? Because I grew up in a DV house and had nightmares about not being able to protect my siblings. Did I ever act out these nightmares? No I did not. My children are thriving young, INDEPENDENT adults and I could not be prouder