The mother is trying to absolve herself from the worst decision she has ever made, by taking in the immigrant child. See, he is a good boy so therefore, my daughter is not dead because I was stupid and hired an illegal alien.
Guilt and a painful loss is causing her to rationalize in a way that protects her.
I hope Nadine stays way out there. I need to leave next week for the birth of my first grandchild. I live on the space coast and dont want Nadine coming anywhere near me.