Howwww? I always found garlic to be pretty much a standard ingredient of cooking, and although it's not as common as an onion (literally in almost everything), it's right behind it.
BTW, fresh minced garlic sautéed in a pan for 1 minute smells absolutely delicious.
I have no idea how bad the backlash was on either of those 2 outside what I read on the wiki page, but it seems like the father was halfway responsible for the outcome, yet he just had to have his sister live with them for a bit to regain his children? I have no idea how beating your wife would ever be ok for him to not lose his rights also. His decision making skills also suck...