Bewildered parent

August 10th, 2010- Page 199

After the incident in the park with Turtle and Edna Poppy, Turtle and Taylor had been seeing the social worker, Cynthia on a regular bases. Cynthia tells Taylor that Turtle has no legal claim over Turtle. Since Turtle has no legal guardian that makes her a ward of the state. Taylor tells Lou Ann the information, easily making Lou Ann outraged and encouraging Taylor to find some way around the law so she can keep Turtle. Taylor becomes depressed and hopeless and Lou Ann and Mattie can see right through her lack of confidence.
I believe that Taylor was meant to have and take care of Turtle. It seems like there is so much that is going on and Taylor might not know how to deal with it. She never thought that she would end up with a child at any point in her like. Mattie calls Taylor a "bewildered parent". Therefore Taylor was meant to be her mother she just needs to get back on track and set things straight.