Sane and Insane

Andrea Yates was obviously a troubled mother with a lot of mental issues, but I can't pity her because in my book she was "sane." When Andrea drowned her four kids in their bathroom and placed them on her bed one by one when she was done with hem, these actions had to come to be by someone who was meticulously planning it out. She claims that she was influenced by the teachings of a pasture that emphasized on the idea that everyone is going to hell when they're born, and you have to earn our spot in heaven by not sinning. Andrea became convinced she was a horrible person and became obsessed with the idea that her kids were going to hell for being disobedient rather than just being kids. Convincing herself that the only way her kids would be able to go to heaven is if she killed them. She knew the act of murder was a "sin," but she decided to make that sacrifice. This was a mother with serious mental health problems, but she knew her actions were wrong and knew she had to deal with the repercussions of her actions.