gitana1
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IMO the mother does have mental issues and I know it has been brought up somewhere that she may have the mental capacity of a 13 year old. To me, that would explain the lack of motherly instincts as well as how SB could manipulate her.
IMO, SB has been working on this one for a long time. I think she took advantage of TM's mental state to get this baby.
I'm not saying TM is 100% innocent in this, but I can see how this "woman" could have played her like a fiddle.
I agree with you. I think it is too early to tell the mother's level of culpability. IN DCF reports, she seemed earnest in her desire to properly care for the baby and learn how to be a good parent. That report, by the way, seemed to stem from calls made by SB stating the baby was being abused. I think SB wanted to have that baby taken from the home, and NOT out of any concern for the child but out of anger, evil, malicious desire to control, whatever. When her reports did not work, she preyed on the mind of TM to get the child away in another manner.
That being said, clearly TM should not have a child. I believe that besides having the intellect of a 13 year old, she is also bipolar and this incident shows she cannot handle the care of a child. She should never get custody of the baby back, IMO because her problems will not resolve themselves and what she allowed to happen shows she is a danger to this child. Supervised visitation would not bother me as long as it was shown that TM WAS manipulated, in connection with the disappearance, and not acting out of any sense of malice.