“He’d once overheard his mom telling her best friend, Judy, “Almost everything is easier to get into than it is to get out of.” He hadn’t understood her words at the time”(15).
This quote was one of the first pieces of evidence that Pete is going to face being neglected. First, his mother and then his father will stop caring for him. His mother left him with his injured father who cares about himself and never thinks about Pete's needs. After hearing this, Pete changed his number one priority of being a child to keeping his word and promise.
This happens to everyone at one point or another. People can jump into responsibility without realizing how easy it was, but getting out is the hard part. It can bring pain to anyone who depended on that person such as this situation. In the end, it is everyone's responsibility to know and understand what they get into because it could ultimately hurt someone or make the situation more complicated if they try to leave it.
This happens to everyone at one point or another. People can jump into responsibility without realizing how easy it was, but getting out is the hard part. It can bring pain to anyone who depended on that person such as this situation. In the end, it is everyone's responsibility to know and understand what they get into because it could ultimately hurt someone or make the situation more complicated if they try to leave it.