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In reply to the discussion: "Why I rejected Plan B after my disabled daughter was raped" [View all]HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)as a mental health worker would mean very little abillities; as in the mental capacity of a toddler (VERY low functioning). If her daughter is bipolar, medication will stabilize her moods. While bipolar is legally a mental illness, it has nothing to do cognitive abilities. BiPolar people can be sitting at the office next to you. They are all around. It doesn't sound as if this Mom is doing very much for her daughter. IF this story is true, this mother is failing her daughter in so many ways. Pregnancy will only makes things worse.
Look at it this way. Try to imagine a 2 year old with PMS, cramps, periods, morning sickness, or LABOR? A grown woman with the mental capacity of a 2 year old can become very, very dangerous, certainly not "sweet" when in PAIN that she is incapable of understanding.
I worked with a 8 year old child with the mental capacity of a 2 year old. He "got out" one night while Mom was out and left him alone. Do you know Mom was arrested for abandoment? If this daughter just "got out", HER Mom could also be charged because her daughter is still in effect a CHILD.