The bio-mom has an older daughter with stepfather. This older daughter has autism. Perhaps that is why he would help with King? Because daughter is difficult or may hurt the baby and bio-mom can't handle both?? Just a question as I have zero evidence of her behaviors.
I do think bio-mom will be haunted for her entire life. She lost her baby and didn't even know it because he wasn't in her care.
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This fully explains the situation, and I am prepared to not blame the parents, and sympathize with them.
Autism is, give or take, genetic, and here is like the family situation looks now, to me.
Overwhelmed is the word. Add lack of finances and organization to it.
Two separated parents, caring for the autistic daughter, I bet! - overwhelmed and tired and hence physically unable to dedicate enough time to the other child. Also, there are. likely, some genetic traits, so parents mean well but are unable to organize care of the boy. So the boy ends up with the babysitter for such a long time.
I can’t blame these parents. People from much higher socioeconomic circles end up totally burned out with the care of children on the spectrum. And here, probably, they had minimal economic support. I think both parents were totally, utterly, burned out.
I haven’t seen the father, but remember the mother, from the interview, her posture when she was sitting. Really, the situation looks very different to me now.
Very sorry that King ended up with TP, and for his tragedy. I can bet the parents tried, but it may be too hard.
Of course the mother will be haunted, but she is already beaten down by the situation. I feel mere compassion for her. People can spread only this thin. MOO.
