@mekkaokereke Vermont eh? One of this country’s whitest places? Her son is adopted, black, *and* has special needs? A trifecta of “oh no”. He’s fortunate not to be dead. Unfortunate to be the adoptee of someone who means well but isn’t equipped to parent that particular child. The article doesn’t mention an adoptive father, so if this is a single parenting endeavor that’s even worse.