The mom and the FB postings remind me of someone in my extended family. She was into drugs and bad boyfriends, but then suddenly would “clean up” and be the perfect mom, to the point of going overboard. She doted on her son, focused on housework and cooking, did all sorts of really fun things with the child….and then she just couldn’t hold it together and would disappear. (The child’s grandparents had custody.) The attraction of drugs and a druggy boyfriend were stronger than the mundane routine of being a parent day in and day out.
I don’t know if Bella’s mom actually left physically, but I think she “checked in and out” of parenting.
I think a bad boyfriend/husband, drugs, and lack of self-discipline led to this horrible tragedy. I do think Bella’s mom loved her baby, but she wasn’t fit for the mundane attention that’s required of parents.
Well, the truth is about to come out and we’ll know for sure.