Or maybe she recalls the trauma in her own childhood when she was slapped hard for not eating. I really don't like to spank her. I grew up with it, and I swore I would never do it. By 8, the day is well under way. Some go to lawyers' offices, some to jobs or job training.
Children go to school or day care.
God, I don't know how' Three days a week, Sherwood conducts a residents meeting to go over safety rules and procedures. Even though the women are allowed to stay up to six weeks, even longer under some circumstances, many come and go within a few days. Sherwood sometimes sees several new faces during each of her thrice-weekly meetings. Twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, evening group meetings are held. Children are sent to one room for their own meeting, while adults attend another.