Probably, and that’s fine a lot of the time. But, with regards to developmental psychology, having a parent engaged and genuinely devoted to the development of a child aids in theory of mind development, which is a skill that enables people to understand the mental states of others and enables complex social relationships.
From seeing what I’ve seen of Shiv (which is, unfortunately, plenty) it seems like her development of theory of mind is severely stunted. And I’d go so far as to predict that her selfishness, her obsession with her “values” and them always being put first, and her lack of empathy will not leave space for her to actively engage, respond, and devote time to her little one.
I’m by no means getting into the school of thought regarding epigenetics, so please don’t even go there, anybody
but good parenting is a difficult and time consuming skill. Not everybody should have children. It’s a decision I myself have made, because I’d rather devote myself to something else (research/academia) and not harbour any resentment for splitting my time between things I love. Not to say it can’t be done - just that I have chosen not to do it.
But yea. Ol’ mate Shiv… I hope she proves me wrong. But I feel so sad about that baby.