Well put Spud.
One can never assume what others think even when they speak of their daily fears, because many will react differently only when the chips are down.
It cost me the family I was born into to find my independence. They had built this moat around themselves and remained in the confines of their wretched environment that they were born into.
I was not about to hang around for changes, I realized at a young age what lie ahead in that environment and plucked the courage to move on.
I was rejected by my family and that hurt which made me more determined to find freedom and not to become "factory fodder" for someone else.