I have personally much thanks for my wife with regards to our own kids. I got frustrated with them and thankfully she had a way different outlook (more patient and protective) outlook on the children, even when they were insufferable infants who would wake up every 1 or 2 hours at night. At least I think I am well off for being married to a woman who cared a whole lot about our children.
In this situation, the boy was clearly older (3 years old) and probably was also adopted older as well, and maybe not as fussy. But one way or another, it still does worry me that while the boy isn’t dead, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some degree of negligence.
Oh, I don’t think they’re being inattentive to the boy, no, I suspect he’s getting a lot of inappropriate attention.
I know. I’m worried about the boy and about the role he is playing. One would hope that social services intervened. Clearly the working parent’s judgement is questionable as well and the home cannot be thought of as safe for the boy.