# This is not a mother. \[Kills her children\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558 "2012-07-07T22:40:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558/21 "2012-07-09T06:01:30Z")

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> [@JoseB](#):
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> This is not a mother.

Well, not anymore at least.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558/22 "2012-07-09T10:51:26Z")

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My pary are with their father. I am truley sorry for your lots.

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558/23 "2012-07-09T14:01:26Z")

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This is what happens when mental illness goes unaddressed. Please, people, take care of your brains.

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**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-mother-kills-her-children/627558/24 "2012-07-09T15:02:30Z")

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> [@olivesmarch4th](#):
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> This is what happens when mental illness goes unaddressed. Please, people, take care of your brains.

And this is the kind of thing that we, as a society, get when we discourage people from seeking treatment for mental illnesses. When we tell people mental illness is a character flaw, or that it isn’t that bad and they should just suck it up, this kind of thing is the result.

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