[hazyjo]

From what I've read, there was abuse in her childhood (not sure if mental/physical). She left home at 14. She'd been privately educated. She obviously suffers with severe Body Dysmorphic Disorder. No, that does not mean she is vain - far from it. From articles, it seems her dad used to call her ugly (gawd knows what else was said/done). Obviously did not have a very happy or nice upbringing - and the scars are there for all to see.

Some people like Katie H only see the surface of a person and label them 'thick'. It didn't take any more than basic psychology for me to see that there was more to it than that. She obviously looks for approval from men and will never be entirely comfortable in her own skin. She even changed her name.

Despite all that, no, it does not mean she is 'mentally unstable'. She obviously has issues but that does not mean she can't be a good mother. Sounds to me like she's doing the absolute best she can to ensure her children don't have the life she had, and that she educates them to the best of her ability - before the youngest is even 4. More than what a lot of parents bother doing.

If you have no idea where 'people like her come from' then you are one extremely lucky person.