Please take notice of the fact that many of these women have elected to return to their homes after having been safely escorted out of their hellhole.
I wonder how many of the women that, to this point, are remaining in custody with their children, would return to the compound if released with their kids today.
Many would return. Most would return. How in the hell is a woman who has never lived in the outside world supposed to raise six kids with a fourth grade education? Don't you know anything about why abusive women stay with abusive husbands?
These women speak like children. They are never allowed to think for themselves.
There were two young teen girls who left one of the other compounds a few years ago. One is doing well, but the other returned. She couldn't cope with having to make daily life decisions, for starters. She was overwhelmed. Even simple things like making clothing choices, what she was going to eat, what she was going to do, etc., proved difficult. And I think it was determined that they had about fourth or fifth grade educations. That's a lot of making up to do.
This is so different from - say - the Amish, whose children do live and interract somewhat with the outside world, and are given some choices in their lives, and who at least have eighth grade educations. Their women seem strong and capable. These women in this sect just seem so pathetic. It's heartbreaking.
A better question would be how many would do so a year from now, after adjusting to the outside world and gaining some perspective on what they were taught in the cult. They have been brainwashed to think that everybody outside the cult is evil and out to harm them and send them on the road to hell. The longer they interact with the outside world, the more they'll grasp that this was all a big lie aimed at controlling them.
I read an account yesterday by a physician who has been examining and treating some of the children. He said that while he was just spending some time trying to socialize with the children, one of the boys said "I know a song you don't know" and began singing "A Mighty Fortress is our God". The doctor said the boy was extremely surprised when the doctor began singing along, clearly knowing the words and tune quite well. The women will be making similar discoveries, and in due course will change their views on the cult and on the outside world.