Okay I have been meaning to post along these lines since I joined here. . . because what I have to say is relevant it's just going to be hard to follow.
First of all I believe something unfortunate has happened to Caylee and I believe the GM knows more or believes more than she is letting on and that is making her into the difficult person she is.
Now for the position I haven't seen posted (but I could have missed it).
I have an 18 year old son and a 15 year old daughter. My son is brilliant. Seriously, I.Q. and understanding. He is also a compulsive liar. And to top it all off he lies about obvious things that he could easily tell the truth about. It makes no sense and never has. He has had many many many difficulties because of this. I was devastated as a parent because I could not seem to get through to him all the damage to himself he caused. The worst part is when he was telling lies he truly seemed to believe them. . . and the more you cornered him with the truth (walking into Universal Studios) the more adamant he became that he was telling the truth and he would become truly devastated that no one believed him.
My 15 year old daughter never has had this problem. Now here is the kicker. They have different fathers. The father of my son displalyed the same traits and I blamed his parents. I also had another son with this man when I was very young and placed him for adoption. I have since been in contact with him and his mother and HE IS EXACTLY THE SAME.
I truly believed I and my husband were to blame for how we raised our son. The woman who adopted my first child, believed it was a failing of thier raising him unfortunately they didn't have a second child to compare to.
My point is this. My son has never truly been in trouble. He is warm, outgoing, gregarous and will charm the pants off anyone old and young alike. He is LOVED, and forgiven by many for his lies. He's seen many counsellors, and psychatrists, all who tell us different things. He's been diagnosed with various non-verbal learning disorders. . . . but no mental health issues. It just is.
Casey reminds me a bit of my son. And, obviously another child I gave birth too with the same character traits.
I don't know what this means. . .but I do know that it makes this case very very very difficult. . . but it does not obviously mean her lying is a learned behaviour and nor does itmean she is obviously guilty of harming her child because she is lying.
Just another take.
I can completely relate to this. I have a sister who is habitual liar who had 2 kids and 1 is exactly the same and the other a little less (his lie's are only when it is to benefit himself) whereas my sister and her daughter will tell some of the most outrageous lies for no reason whatsoever.
They can be so charming and that is the hook, it takes a while for people to start to question what they're being told. That's why they get away with it, the lies are so indiscernable from what could actually be true that it is taken at face value.
This is why casey and cindy are so unbreakable they do this for a living, they are for lack of a better phrase.."Professional Liars". When you lie so often it becomes a way of life and when someone doesn't believe you, Oh well, too bad for you. They marry themselves to the lie and almost never give it up, they will change the subject when confronted or add new and more interesting details for you to piece together.
It's the most baffling thing ever...