I feel like we had a similar conversation at the P/R threat a few months ago.
All I will say is that dealing with low income community in NYC, I've witnessed plenty of mothers insulting their kids in front of me, sometimes asking a 3 year old "Are you F***ing stupid?" because the kid asked for food.
Kattelox: I understand what you mean by motherly love, but that only applies when the mother had the kid because they wanted one. Not because they ended up pregnant by accident and ended up having a child they were not ready for.