It's not a good look for Kevin

I'm listening to Shari's audiobook and I absolutely understand where she's coming from re: over-contrasting Kevin and Ruby. She's young and needs a concise narrative while she unpacks this. Insight takes a long time to come to. But I also can't help but think about how casually Shari is remembering getting slapped in the face or smacked in the mouth at like, 5. Hitting a child in the face is beyond acceptable under any circumstances; you can fight me in the parking lot. Kevin had to have witnessed this physical abuse from the jump. By the time Jodi shows up, Ruby and Kevin had been doing this for over a decade. That's the part I'm very much struggling with

edit: ok y'all sorry, I see this is touchy. I do think it's more than Kevin just being shitty. Maybe we could be curious about abuse dynamics for men? and abuse in a family environment? I do think it's ok to struggle with what you read.

Edit 2: sorry I got feisty mods lol but even in our disagreements, I realize that we're all coming from a place of protectiveness for the vulnerable and I appreciate everyone who engaged in legitimate discourse w each other 💚