Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-294840-20170719134411/@comment-4010415-20170729164929

Please don't make several posts in a row. The forum threads have a post limit of 500, and posting multiple times in a row causes the thread to reach its limit faster. You can edit your post to add onto it by hovering your mouse over the post, clicking "More", and clicking "Edit".

And I do agree that, if Jacques has been abusing his children (which, honestly, I believe he really has), it has been emotional abuse. I meant "Jacques' wrath" as in his anger and the things that he does when displeased with his children, such as, for example, cutting off their bank accounts, like he has done to both Weiss and Winter (Winter stated he did it to her too).

We know that he has held Weiss and Winter's bank accounts hostage before.

This Life is Mine says

"I've been afraid never standing on my own I let you be the keeper of my pride Believed you when you told me I was nothing on my own"

This completely supports what you said about the abuser telling their victim that they're worthless. Jacques attempted to keep Weiss close to him and make her dependent on him by making her believe that she is nothing on her own and thus needs to be by his side.

And then there's It's My Turn, which really, really paints a picture of emotional abuse:

"What a shame that you came Round and told me Said my dreams can't come true "Don't be foolish Give up your wish Big things aren't for you"

And how you'd scold and chide me Forever criticize me But now I think I know the truth

You were the one Who held me down and told me I was heading nowhere You said know your place Accept your fate and show good face And be thankful that you're there

That was so long ago When you owned me I believed it was true Bend me shape me Build me break me Why was I your fool?"

He scolded, chided, and criticized her, told her she was heading nowhere, told her to know her place. In both It's My Turn and This Life is Mine, she talks about Jacques "owning" her. "Bend me, shape me, build me, break me", like he was molding her into what he wanted.

"Wasted years that I spent Never knowing I was kept, I was used Never-ending Condescending Now I just refuse I don't care what it costs me I know I almost lost me Won't spend another day confused

You rose I fell Made my life hell Anything to crush my soul Anything to feel control Finally free I've come so far Finally see how sick you are I spent my life degraded But I won't leave here jaded I'll start again and finally prove"

Condescending, controlling her, degrading her.