A bad parent

Why does Dave’s mother hate him? Why doesn’t she let him eat like a normal person? Why doesn’t Dave’s mother let him sleep upstairs in his own bedroom?
Who would treat their kids just like Dave’s Mother did. Why can’t his mother be nice like the other parents by giving him a little freedom? Well I think that she can be a good parent she just needs a little lesson which would be how to be around her own kids and learn to respect and love a child. Without these lessons, she is a bad mother.

There are several examples in A Child Called It where the reader can see how bad David's mother really is. For one thing, she didn't let him eat like a normal person. David had to finish washing dishes before he ate. Sometimes he didn't even get a chance to eat and had to eat out of the garbage at school. Another example is when she didn't let him go upstairs to his bedroom. Instead, he had to sleep under the table. Finally, she was not nice when she talked to David. She often said mean things to David.


It was unfair that David had such a bad mother. If anyone is treated like this, they should go to their grandparents if they even have them or they can just run away. David can just take the food when the mother is not looking at him, because it's the only way he can eat. Why can't the kids call to his father and tell him the whole story about his mother? I think that the father will understand.