So, I take it you were not present for each and every conversation between the boy and his parents?
My grandkids love the Wiggles’ song about Ol’ Dan Tucker.
You are welcome to have
0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000%
confidence
in my assessment skills;
in my discernment;
in my perceptiveness . . .
all without reading the book.
Please read the book and then tell me of your skepticism. Either way, it will tell me a lot about you.