;). Eventually, Harry quit his job in Chowchilla. The whole family was restless, and they moved several times, completely disrupting their lives repeatedly. Lois developed severe, persistent headaches. By the time Terr sees the family for the last time, Tania is sullen, Benji is wild, and the parents excuse the strange behavior of their children. "Okay," says Lois of Tania. "So she can be a snot (p.60)." The parents even agree with the pessimistic views of the future that their children hold. When Benji says he thought he'd die at age fifty, Lois agrees, saying her husband felt the same way - then Harry agrees with both statements, affirming that there were a "lot of things" wrong with him. The trauma and post-traumatic behavior of their children had left the Banks parents feeling restless, angry, and lost. The normal family processes of teaching children right from wrong, committing to a stable household, and discouraging pessimistic future views in children was lost in the trauma of the Banks children, and the disruption of the lives of Harry and Lois.
             Another family affected by the Chowchilla kidnapping was the Sturgis family. Paul and Wilma Sturgis' daughter, Sandra, was a Chowchilla kidnapping victim. The effect of Sandra's traumatic event on he
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