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It's very odd to me that there have been no motions or court orders for a psych eval for Elizabeth.
Would those be public record does anyone know?
Could it be done just on recommendation of the jail or her attorney and us not know about it?
It sounds like, on some level, she wanted to do the right thing. Having been through the foster care system she stated that she didn't want G to do the same. Maybe she realized that she wasn't great at mothering whether because of post-pregnancy depression or having never received decent mothering herself.
~respectfully snipped for space~
ITA: I can see her fantasizing as a child that perhaps she would be rescued by adoptive parents.
I also appreciate your ability to empathize with EJ, for I believe her childhood was indeed quite tragic and filled with sorrow.
The instability of growing up with addicted parents is traumatic enough. Then insert her into the seriously flawed foster care system that is rife with exploitation, neglect and abuse, both physical and sexual. I have tried to pinpoint the exact number of years she was in the FCS to no avail, but five different placements indicates to me that there were problems. Serious environmental factors that were beyond her control.
The one area where she did have control in her life was in the educational system as evidenced by high achievement that culminated in a full paid scholarship to college.
When she gets to college, I believe she was overwhelmed by the social pressures (other than the academic pressures) due to maladaptive coping skills and she left after just two weeks.
Her pregnancy was probably accidental, and, I agree she realized that she was not cut out to be a parent. When she perceived she was betrayed by the most stable person in her life (though I believe her relationship with LM was quite volatile/passionate), she decided to take matters into her own hands and take control back. Control over little Gabriel's destiny.
And here is where I see a fork in the road.
I think her silence is a good indicator of the path she took if my interpretation is on target. I am leaning toward the silence meaning that she wants Gabriel to live the fantasy that little EJ could only dream of.
The one area where she did have control in her life was in the educational system as evidenced by high achievement that culminated in a full paid scholarship to college.
Her pregnancy was probably accidental, and, I agree she realized that she was not cut out to be a parent.
When she perceived she was betrayed by the most stable person in her life (though I believe her relationship with LM was quite volatile/passionate), she decided to take matters into her own hands and take control back. Control over little Gabriel's destiny.
And here is where I see a fork in the road. I think her silence is a good indicator of the path she took if my interpretation is on target. I am leaning toward the silence meaning that she wants Gabriel to live the fantasy that little EJ could only dream of.