[hellinahandcart]

I just do not understand this. I also don't understand how the girl could actually give birth a few feet away from her family and expect to get away with it undiscovered.

[ladysusan]

I just do not understand this. I also don't understand how the girl could actually give birth a few feet away from her family and expect to get away with it undiscovered.


Denial. Denial of pregnancy, denial of consequences, and let's not forget her family's denial in not seeing her pregnant state.
This baby dumper deserves everything she gets.
Have they determined who fathered this boy?

[Catspaw]

She didn't expect the baby to be discovered.

I could make that harsher and more vivid, but if she wanted the child to be discovered, she could've taken the baby to the closest hospital, police or fire station. Of course, if she went, she'd be asked questions, including (possibly) her name and someone would find out.

The time to make the baby's presence known is long before birth, so the mother and child could have prenatal care and give birth under medical supervision. Instead, like so many other tragic cases, she hid her pregnancy, hid the birth and hid the disposal of the child.

I'm very glad the child was found in time and survived. And I do hope that a good family can be found to adopt this precious child.