Writing for Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams commented that "it would be cruel and inaccurate to suggest that Carla Alcorn did not love her child", but added that Carla's statement that she "loved him unconditionally" revealed "a tragic lack of understanding of the word 'unconditionally', even in death".
Nun artigo para Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams comentou que "sería cruel e pouco preciso suxerir que Carla Alcorn non lle quería ó seu fillo", pero engadiu que a afirmación de Carla indicando que "amábao de forma incondicional" revelaba "unha tráxica falta de entendemento da palabra 'incondicional'".