Popular Mechanics

I found popular mechanics a very odd story. One thought that was brought to my attention by the substitute teacher on Friday is that the story may be an allusion to the book of Solomon. In the book of Solomon, two woman claim a child to be there's, disputing it in front of king Solomon. When neither will deny that they are the mother, the king says he will split the child in half so they can each have a part. The woman that starts freaking out is obviously the mother and a much better suited mother. In Popular mechanics, two parents fight over a child, when the father is leaving. Neither will give up, so in a fight for the child, they each grab one of the child's arms. They pull and pull to get custody, until the author writes "He felt the baby slipping out of his hands and he pulled back very hard. In this manner, the issue was decided." The author implies the child had it's arms pulled off, likely dying. This shows that while in Solomon there was one quality parent, in this story, there are two terrible parents.