Believe me it's not only stepmoms who kill children by far. Iirc, those murdered by a step parent or live in boyfriend or girlfriend are around 4 to 5% of those who murder children.
All anyone has to do is look at the many cases right here on WS, both active, and recent murder cases to realize way too many bio moms are murdering their precious children or are willing coconspirators in carrying out horrific abuses, gross neglect, murders, and helping to discard their children's bodies.
The last data I read on the maltreatment of all children in the US it is done 59 to 60% of the time by their own biological mothers.
It's also biological moms who are selling their little children to pedophiles or are raping, molesting their own small children while video taping it, and selling it online to other pedophiles.
I've also read bio moms, and bio dads by far murder their children much more often than steps or live ins do.
This case is absolutely horrendous no doubt...committed by the most evil stepmom imaginable, but we cant lose sight of who the majority of abused, grossly neglected children had/have to fear the most during their childhood if they survive, and its bio parents.
Children who suffer neglect, abuse, and being murdered are also committed by a bio parent the majority of the time.
I would put the links up now, but I'm away from my computer. Since my recent hospital stay I cant sit up for long at my computer or I would link them all myself like I usually do.
We can't pretend that children only have to fear someone that doesnt have the same bloodline as they do for it simply isn't true.
I read almost every single day about another child being abused or killed, and most often the suspect is one of their own parent who brought them into this world then feel they are burdens they no longer want to carry instead of the true blessings from God as all children are.
To think the cure all for protecting all children is for the bio mom to be raising them is unrealistic,and baseless since so many of them are the very ones causing great pain, suffering, and death.
Maybe another poster would be so kind to put the links up for me. If not, I will try my best to do it tomorrow.
As a childhood abuse survivor, I think it's very important for all to know who children have to fear the most, and who is the greatest enemy they have to face behind closed doors of their home.
The facts, no matter how brutal to take, matters... especially when it comes to the maltreatment of precious innocent children.
Jmhoo