At 13, she does not have enough sense to not stick her hand in boiling water. Really? Surely, even though she does not experience pain, at her age she can reason that the boiling water could damage her skin. And if she is not smart enough to reason that, why would her mother allow her in the kitchen?
I am not buying this.
I could see it. If you have no concept of pain you might think there’s a difference between a light and heavy boil.
C’mon... you’ve never accidentally grabbed something hot with your bare hands, even when you COULD feel pain? I know I have.
The pot may not have been at a roiling boil - as she obviously didn’t have 2nd or 3rd degree burns.
The unusual thing here is that this child is still alive at 13. Most children who are incapable of feeling pain do not survive past toddlerhood. I also hope this girl does not have children; a defect in the pain sensing mechanism does not need to be preserved in the population.
Of course she would not have "common sense" telling her not to put her hand in the water. That kind of common sense is a result of being hurt by hot things in the past. Without pain, she will never have the instinct that tells her to avoid certain things; while she may learn intellectually to avoid such things, intellect is not as quick acting as instinct.