Why Do Some Mother's Do Horrible Things To Their Children?

Caylee

For some reason this story has captured my attention and pulled at my heart.  I've been following the story since it broke and can't seem to quit thinking about how horrible it is.
Though this happens many times a year, this story about little Caylee Anthony has really got me thinking.....
In the animal kingdom it is normal for a mother to kill or maim their young, and though we are merely animals we are also human.  We have feelings and sympathy and we know right from wrong.  But what happens when a human mother kills her own children?  What goes through her mind when she is holding their head under water or wrapping her hands around their throat taking their life away?  What are they thinking?
I've met a girl in my lifetime who took her new born baby and threw it in a dumpster to leave it to die.  I talked to her a little about it and her explanation was that she wasn't thinking straight at the time.  She thought that the baby was dead, but then the baby started to cry after she dumped it and she left the baby anyway because she didn't want to take care of it.  Selfish!! 
The baby was found by somebody and was saved.  She went to jail for a while, but was only a child herself so she didn't serve much time for this crime.  I always wondered what happened to her and wondered if she ever had any other children.  Maybe I'll check into that some time.  She was always a little off mentally and I'm sure that is the problem with any woman who kills her child.  You would have to be wouldn't you?
The mother of Caylee Anthony has been arrested in this case and is being charged with her murder, amongst other things.  This mother didn't even report her missing until after a month after she had disappeared!  She was leading her life like normal and was even out partying with her friends while her child was missing!  Unbelievable!!  Even if she is found not guilty of this baby's murder she should still be found guilty of neglecting her child at the least.  What mother would have her child missing for a month and not report it?  A guilty one???
These are my thoughts:
Being a mother is not a right!  It's a privilege.  Children are miracles and should be thought of in that way.  You have been given the privilege from your God to raise this miracle and soak in the happiness that this miracle will give you along the way.  I believe that you are special when you can take your love and share it with a child, and that means natural mother's and adoptive mother's....You are all special when you share your love with a child, and if you can't share your love and only have hate or regret for your child, reach out and give that child to someone who can!  You will be blessed further down the road eventually.
Take Care!
Merry Christmas.....and love your children unconditionally!