I don't think the WAS really thinks about how it truly affects the children.
Nope. They don't. They convince themselves that what they're doing is OK. They convince themselves that what they are doing won't effect the kids in a negative way. Pure selfishness.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
