Does Becky plan on telling the children about Alan s crime when they are old enough to understand?
Donnie will be told about the nature of the crime when he is mature enough to handle the facts. Joshua will not be told simply because he has no boundaries and would cause himself and his brother to be ridiculed by telling everyone in his path about their father s crime. Becky felt in was important for the boys to know that their father did do something bad, that it was alcohol related, and that he broke the law.
