So She Made A Tough Call
She decided to make a judgment call based on their poverty, and the fact that her mother could become dangerous at any time. She put her son into an orphanage, where he would be both safe and well looked after. It wasn’t easy for her by any means, but she intended to take him back once she was on her feet again.
After a few years her mother passed away, Dorothy decided to get her son, especially now that she had one less person to look after and the danger her mother posed was gone. However, she was disappointed to discover that her son had been adopted by another family.