When the kids brought over the horse, it got me thinking. The experiment was supposed to be a year. Do the Amish know that? And do the Amish even know that it is an experiment and that they are the guinea pigs? I bet Eric never even told them he was writing a book. How is he going to tell them he is eventually leaving? Is he just going to say see ya, don't want to be ya? So far it looks like everyone in the community is planning for the next year's crops. They probably think Eric and Mary are there for good. I guess they are in for a big surprise.
Then the chapter talks more about insurance again. Not surprisingly, Mary didn't have insurance anymore. Apparently the couple would not have been able to go on the adventure if they had kept the insurance. But that was a risky decision. They didn't know how things were going to turn out. They didn't even have an ultrasound. I can't believe that couple is so irresponsible that they gamble with the welfare of their child. After i call the IRS, and Dateline NBC, i'm going to have to call child protective services.
And it Eric retarded or what? He was supposed to go get the midwife at 5 minute intervals between the contractions. But what does he do? He just sits around and looks at his watch, counting the time. What an idiot. If you give this family five years, they will probably be divorced and the kid will be a runaway. And his name...Hans? Are they serious? This is not 1900's Germany. I think they could have come come up with something a little more modern. If they had a girl, i bet that would have named it something like Gertrude, or Martha, or Ethel.
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Maybe Eric did tell them and that is why the Miller's are being so nice to them - so that they make a good impression in the book! ah-ha! Well, I would like to give the Millers the benefit of the doubt.
If they liked it so much - I still don't understand why they didn't just stay? Maybe as a community, they wouldn't let them for some reason?
they never mentioned that the experiment is for 18 months. They never mention that it was going to be a book. Lets see how Eric is going to tell them the big news.
I don't think that the Millers knew because when they found out he was writing a book about them he had to change their name and couldn't tell anyone where they actually lived. This shows that they were not proud to be in the book and were not happy that he used them as a research project to make money selling novels!
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