Bringing over from previous thread to respond:
I still think she looks like her mouth hurts. It appears to me she is sucking her bottom lip up in the hole where she is missing the top four teeth. Possibly even cramming her tongue up there because the pressure helps lessen the pain, IDK.
Remember being able to look at your own child and tell their mouth hurt when they were teething, even though they could not talk to tell you? Even when they were not crying I could tell their mouths hurt. They have that same look as she does in the picture, to me anyway. I see pain on her face like it is current physical pain.
If the gum area where her teeth are missing had already healed she may have developed a habit of holding her mouth that way, IMO.
We have no way of knowing who was caring for her and should have taken her to get a spacer because we do not know when she lost the teeth. We do know mom was in jail at least once so it is possible she lost the teeth while under somebody else's care and that may be why she never received proper dental care.
JMO
I checked and WV does have a decent CHIP program for low income families.
Aliayah should have been able to get free health care including dental.
I still wonder if Mom just snapped . Everybody has their breaking point.
May be the bed got soiled. More laundry again. So many kids to take care off and two more due shortly. Sleep deprived because of three old being sick during the night plus late stage pregnancy. I just can not imagine being responsible for all those young kids and pregnant with twins in a small rental house.
It must be overwhelming. Not making excuses though.
I had two kids, about two decades ago, 4 years apart and it kept me super busy but I was working full time also. My husband passed away when they were very young, pregnant with one and a 3yr old and used to get panic attacks, afraid I could accidentally fall and/or get sick and unable to call for help. I never could imagine hurting them though in any way no matter what.
Kids that young are totally defenseless.
If there is no history of any abuse regarding the other kids, I bet my money on that scenario, Mom just lost it. The abduction/wandering off story is beginning to look less likely however, but still could be true.