The Masturbatorium

It's a year after the divorce and Augusten and his mother are at Dr. Finch's office, like they are for hours every single day. His mother wants him to get to know the doctor because he refuses to go to school and doesn't have any friends. The doctor has a room in his building he calls "The Masturbatorium", which is pretty self-explainitory. The doctor tells Augusten that he wants to show the room to him, but when they walk in they find Hope taking a nap on the couch.

The next chapter starts as Augusten and his mother are driving to Dr. Finch's house. They are passing all these beautiful Victorian houses and Augusten is really getting excited. He is dressed in slacks and a blazer, and of course his jewlry. They finally pull up to the house; it was pink and didn't fit in with any of the beautiful houses surrounding it. They ring the doorbell and are greeted by Dr. Finch's wife, Agnes. Augusten thinks the house smells like wet dog and eggs and is extremely dirty. His mother forces him to hang out with Dr. Finch's daughters, Vickie and Natalie, who he wasn't very fond of.

When I read about the Masturbatorium I thought it was some kind of sick joke. But Dr. Finch really does go in there before, between or after patients leave. While reading the part when they were driving to Dr. Finch's house, I knew Augusten was going to be extremely disappointed. How they describe the house is absolutely disgusting. It's an absolute mess and no one seems to care, except Augusten.