Sometimes, when children paint in all black, they are flagged. Children are also sometimes held back because they are not socially appropriate for their age ... that makes them one year older and socially appropriate or children with corrected personalities ... or children that are held back for no good reason. Given the amount of trouble that Arias was in from the age of 5 or 7, it doesn't surprise me that she is on trial for murder.
I was
flabbergasted to hear Jodi say she failed kindergarten. I'd never heard of such a thing. That's a HUGE red flag, IMO.
So I did a Google search and learned there a few variations as to why this happens. Some indicate trouble grasping academic concepts, but a shocking number of cases cite immaturity that manifests as: aggression, toy stealing, crying and screaming tantrums, kicking teachers, etc.
That made me immediately think about what Jodi's babysitter told Dr. Drew. She said that she couldn't leave the 5 or 6 y.o. Jodi alone with her little brother. Once, in fact, Jodi cracked him on the head with a baseball bat, leaving a big lump. She heard the boy screaming and ran to see what was wrong. When she asked Jodi what happened, Jodi just stood there saying she didn't know, didn't have a clue...
Sounds like as an only child for a while, Jodi got too used to getting all the attention. And then along came her brother to ruin it. When talking about her parents not giving her art interest encouragement, that definitely spoke of a child starved for attention.
I really want to hear her mother's side of why Jodi "constantly" got The Spoon. Was this child a holy terror from the start? (Think: "The Bad Seed.")
Jodi seems obsessed with getting the adoration that was taken away from her as a child. Then along came poor Travis, who worshiped her for five glorious months. Once she realized she just couldn't hook him, her dream of the good-life with him was
really over, her unquenchable inner-child threw her biggest tantrum ever.
<In interrogation, she said twice, "I should have been an
adult and confronted Travis... well not 'confronted' him, but...>
Similarly, Jodi's demeanor on the witness stand tells me she is LOVING this. She is waaay too poised and comfortable up there, from the word "hello" she was all in...
Finally, Jodi's getting ALL the attention she could ever dream of. Her art is even selling!! Where's her friggin' movie deal already?!! Ugggh