[Mr. Silverback]

Please tell us what kind of mother she was to her son (alive, infant to young adult), as you apparently have information that she was worthless, despite the information about said son contained in this article.

It is impossible to reconcile her current actions with being a good mother. The sort of personality that makes a good mother could not be present in such a hateful person.

IIRC, Sheehan spent a very long period away from her family, so she was not integral to his development.

Though a two-parent family is optimal, there are many children who've grown to be fine men and women in a single parent home. Ditto for kids that have one good parent and one bag of crap.

There. Now you have three reasons that steve's comments weren't out of line.

[Mr. Silverback]

After seeing a post downthread, I realize I was wrong about Sheehan leaving her family. Still, that leaves us two reasons why this woman's misdeeds are not mitigated by the fact that her son was an excellent human being.

Heck, Madalyn Murray O'Hair was a horrible person and and abusive mom, and one of her kids is a pastor.