don't forget that the father didn't know of the girl until after she was born and had to prove his link to her with a blood test. Poor guy, he is hero material. I hope it works out for the girl and her dad.

what a nightmare

Not saying what she did was okay at all, but postpartum depression affects 17% of mothers worldwide. Even in developed countries, less than half have the privilege of getting diagnosed. It is severely under-recognized and often goes untreated.

Not to mention that not every pregnancy is wanted and not every mother has the resources, support, or even the human right to follow through with an abortion.

Combine these two and you get woefully unprepared mothers who just went through the most excruciating experience in her life and is still expected to smile at the sight of her newborn. Ever heard of a perineal tear? It's exactly what it sounds like and it affects 90% of first time mothers. And that's only a fraction of the pain involved in childbirth. It's kind of disgusting how women are expected to gracefully hide one of the most traumatic experiences in their life and package it neatly into social expectations of motherhood.