There’s something wrong with these kids.
However, he didn’t fully think things through.
This is not what happens inJohn and the Hole.
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As suddenly as John decides to throw them in the hole, he lets them out.
They find John floating face down in the pool.
When they rescue him, they discover he is completely fine.
It’s never fully understood why John does this to his family.
If that’s what he wanted, then it can be implied through the ending that he got it.
After all, the hole might be covered up, but they still have John.