Firstly, when Ray hits one of the girls, why didn't their uncle say something even if he didn't actually see it happen? And secondly, even if people don't like the Peppers, give them props for giving those children a safe and stable home.
Money isn't the root of all evil. Love of money is.
I imagine the uncle didn't want to make too many waves, with his sister's situation being so tenuous to begin with. That, and he likely 'wrote it off' as a spanking, even though Ray hit her too hard.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
You're probably right but if those girls were MY nieces Ray would've heard it from me, like "Excuse you! Don't be hitting my niece like that!" That child was only like 2 for goodness sake. That was kind of a ridiculous reason to spank her anyway. Plus, they were all playing on the couch and yet that idiot spanks the littlest one who clearly didn't know any better.