Msseeker, thank you, however I know some very lovely chassidish people who brought up their kids in a heimish and loving environment, and five kids stayed frum and one went completely frei. They were brought up in the same home, same parents, attended the same Yeshivas. It happens, nebbich, that sometimes someone goes off the derech in spite of our best efforts. I still believe this young woman would have ended up this way no matter what, because something is missing in her spiritually. Who knows if she is even describing her former home life accurately? She had so many inaccuracies in the article, I would not be surprised if a lot more was a sham. In any case, it is very sad that she chose to hold chassidish families up to such ridicule.
Interestingly enough, for those who actually watch TV, Oprah Winfrey has a 2 part special on tonight and tomorrow night on the OWN network on cable, about her very positive and beautiful experience with a chassidic family, with whom she spent some time. I find the timing and juxtaposition of this tv special and the Post article to be very much a case of hashgocha protis.