Tron answers “I am only on chapter one, but I am not...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius:

I am only on chapter one, but I am not sure I can finish this book. Yes- the young man is clearly a gifted child and is doing great things. But mom's perspective seems... off. She almost died when her child was born 3 weeks early (?? Why? ) yet they went home right after the birth and stopped to sign mortgage papers on their way? The descriptions so far seem so overly exaggerated and ridiculous. Munchhausens?

Tron Now that it has come to light about how she treated her adopted daughter Natalia who had a disability, I sense this woman has narcissistic personality…moreNow that it has come to light about how she treated her adopted daughter Natalia who had a disability, I sense this woman has narcissistic personality disorder or some other borderline personality disorder. She threw a child with a disability under the bus so she could write this book. Lock her up and throw away the key.(less)

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