I am so glad Priscilla braved coming forward to speak of her heartache in this. I just don't have words for that newspaper obituary. Crystal was her bio-dad's girlfriend, for Pete's sake. There's an undercurrent going on, here...to say she's survived by her "parents, Barney, Crystal, and Priscilla." Crystal isn't technically even a step-mom, here, is she? I'm sorry if this seems critical, but I'm really hurting for Priscilla. Whether the bio parents shared custody, or even if dad had full custody, you don't deny a bio mom who loves her child the chance to say a final goodbye, especially after a death as cruel and shocking as this. That obituary to me is beyond odd...and seems vindictive, somehow, in light of Priscilla also being barred from the funeral.
dinaslala, please give Priscilla a hug for me, and tell her I'm praying for justice for Leila, and peace and comfort for her.
Yes, that does sound critical...
I don't know how or why Priscilla was kept from her own daughter's funeral, but it's a shame that she wasn't present to say goodbye to her child.
There's no way to make that right after the fact. I hope Barney didn't instruct her not to come.
However, with hearing this news, I think the posters here are taking their frustration out on the wrong person. We don't know the reason that Priscilla didn't have custody of the kids she had with Barney. We do know that Barney and his GIRLFRIEND are raising the kids together. Speaking from experience, being JUST the girlfriend doesn't lessen the parental responsibilities when your partner's child is living in the home with you. Crystal has had all the responsibilities a MOTHER has. Today, my boyfriend's son, of whom he has 50/50 custody, got hurt in school. He called ME from the nurse's office. Not his REAL mom. I get no pleasure out of saying that because I'd rather his mother be a reliable, dependable parent but she has shown numerous times not to be.
To the mothers reading here, I assure you, I do everything you do as a parent. Parent/teacher conferences, trips to the ER, colds, flus, tummy aches in the middle of the night. School projects, Little League...All of it. And I'm just the girlfriend.
Give Crystal some credit for raising these kids as her own. Don't bash her because she is not married to Barney.
I believe Crystal's name was before Priscilla's name because Barney and Crystal are a couple. Crystal is now an extension of Barney so they were listed together, then Priscilla was listed as the other parent.
And the reason I am still JUST the girlfriend is that my boyfriend's ex is doing everything in her power to delay their divorce (that she filed for 3 yrs ago). Meanwhile I am happily performing the duties of a loving (step)parent.