Posted on 01/05/2007 11:01:13 AM PST by Cecily
In total agreement with you. This is just adding more devastation onto Beth's plate. How very sad that Jug couldn't understand the "for better or worse."
With a husband in the military reserves, at times I've had to reconcile my situation to that of a single parent. No family support close by and I do it all myself. I watch my children every day missing their daddy and nearly every night they express to me their wish that he was home to put them to sleep; and this is our second activation. He was gone the first time nearly two years, and only a 7 month period in between. In a sense, it would be easy to pack up and file papers, but by the grace of the Lord, we have gotten this far, and I will not fail in my marital promise.
It's sad how soon people give up.
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I always thought the mother was stupid for letting an 18 year old go without proper supervision.
You know, regardless of Beth's personality, politics, decision-making in having a child participating in a trip, or any other characteristic: If my child was lost, hurt or killed I would hope to be able to exhibit half the relentless backbone she has exhibited on her child's behalf. Elements of style aside, you better be able to fight for your own.
She knows that her daughter is dead, and that her body will almost certainly never be found, and according to her she has come to terms with it. While giving her testimony, she said she realized that Natalee was dead about 5 days into the ordeal, but allowed herself to believe that there was at least a splinter of hope that she may be alive. Though she didn't say outright whether she still held out any hope, I got the impression that she had now accepted that Natalee was gone.
You make a good point. If Natalie had been raised properly she may have never been in the situation that caused her to lose her life. Its sad.
Atlantis.
May God bless you and your husband and your family. You are both heroes!
What a ridiculous thing to say! Had she been "raised" properly? What is that supposed to mean. I'm betting you either don't have teenagers, or don't have a clue what they're up to!
You are quite the class act.
Who didn't see this train wreck before it happened? Beth loves the spotlight, and from many news articles spends much of her time in LA...
"...had been raised properly"
Uh-oh...
An 18-y/o is an adult. If my 18-y/o decided to go to Aruba, I would not be able to prevent it. I sure as heck wouldn't pay for it, but I couldn't stop her.
How is she responsible for the death of her child? The responsibility lies solely with the killers.
See #68 for the proof of your comment.
Agreed, and that guilt likely festered to the point that her marriage was ruined. And that is sad, but we are used to it by this point.
Do you have kids? Both of mine learned the laws of the Jungle when they were pre-teens, and today, repeatedly thank me, as they see many of their earlier friends fall by the wayside from drugs, aggression and suffering.
Part of that was learning to shoot when they were six or seven.
Survival and flourishing indicates the true efficacy of lifestyle choices, and as you and I both know, often draws the line between the quick and the dead.
So many Americans have lost that tradition, I guess we just need to out breed 'em!!! We certainly will out live them.( LOL). Darwin Awards? Well maybe that is too cruel.
If you are 18 most can't afford it.
Yup -- the "family pharisees" are out in force. We're so lucky to be amongst the best parents in the world, who know it all. Bush should start a blue ribbon panel on how to raise kids right and put them on it!
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