Nor can I. It’s even more baffling when I read about the extended family network she had available. Nothing justifies what she did, but if she was having problems, there should have been somebody she could have asked for help. This doesn’t seem to be a case where she was isolated and without support available. I’m not sure the overall family was a particularly healthy one - but even a dysfunctional family would have been better than what has happened.
Eight children with five fathers indicates to me that this woman has problems establishing a relationship with others.