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In reply to the discussion: A motive is emerging (Sandy Hook shooting) [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)My understanding is that he was very quiet. I don't know if it's fair to say she "wouldn't let him speak" if he just didn't speak much.
And it makes sense to me that a mom with such a high-needs child for 20 years would need to occasionally do something other than care for him. I have two children who have no special needs and whom I haven't been caring for nearly as long, and occasionally I need to do something else.
There's nothing wrong with socializing and volunteering, and her survivalism hobby, while I don't understand it, was her thing and not a good reason to kill her.
He might very well have not felt loved, but that might have been a result of his mental illness. You can't always *make* a person feel loved, no matter how much you love them.
I find your assessment of the mother to be horrible and very mean spirited.