lostaxe

I have to admit that the little song she was singing made me wonder. But in the end, I think the sexual references are there merely to shock the reader.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of public schools either although I sent all of my own kids there. It need not be as soul-robbing as he fears it will be. And he and Jane should choose to home school.
I did hate seeing my kids marched down the halls of public schools with their arms behind their back like little soldiers. And I disliked punishing them when they failed to comply with rules or meet desired milestones. Homeschool or private school might have been better. Especially for the first few years.
But, in my opinion, we have to balance our free-will against our membership in American society. The free-est society in the world mind you! Dad needs to realize that whether he sends her to Mr. Grimmel or not, Greta will probably not remain innoncent and free. We all have to learn to put on some clothes and quit pissing ourselves. A good father will teach her to keep that glow and be happy while loosely complying with the rules and expectations of our relatively free society.