https://deceit.blog/tag/child-welfare Essays on what manipulation costs and why it lands. Tagged "child-welfare". en Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:08:07 GMT 60 https://deceit.blog/essay/the-house-of-horrors-had-many-builders https://deceit.blog/essay/the-house-of-horrors-had-many-builders Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. The headline writes itself. "House of Horrors." "Mom of 16." "Feral animals." Those are the words the national coverage chose. They are not wrong about the conditions. Sixteen children, ages 18 months to 18 years, confined to a 12 foot by 12 foot room in a home in Hamden, Ohio. Feces on the floor. N…