It wouldn't hurt to meet them. If she didnt like them she could go on her way, exchange cards at christmas, whatever, and not have much more to do with them. No damage done. But it is going to be hard to do that once you have insulted them, rejected them and hurt their feelings. It is a stupid thing to do, its burning bridges with people you personally shouldn't have a gripe with for no real reason other than to hurt them. It isn't her sisters fault, they probably didnt even know she existed before she ended up in Garrido's back yard, so why hurt them?
The quote was "does not wish to see Kenneth Slayton or his family, though she reserves the right to change her mind later". If a long lost sister told me that after I had reached out to her, I would tell her to stuff it if she "changed her mind later".
I hope I did this quote thing correctly. Anyway, based on the sentiment in this sentence about telling someone to stuff it after they changed their mind later. . .
Doesn't Jaycee have the same right to tell someone to stuff it, aka her bio dad, who didn't want anything to do with her but has now "changed his mind"?
He didn't want anything to do with her and now she doesn't want anything to do with him right now. And it is him, apparently, and not his family who is seeking the paternity suit.
Also it has been two hours since when he was suppose to talk to the media. I guess and hope he read all the comments, only one of which was even vaguely on his side. The rest were real damning of him and his attorney.
Jaycee, by involving Ken Slayton in her life, would also allow access by his wife. I am sorry, but take a look at her body language and facial expressions during the news conference. She is one scary "Mommy Dearest" in my eyes. She gave me the shivers!
As for "rejecting" them, don't you think that the appropriate place for blame for that action is on the ADULT Father who made financial and emotional decisions based on his welfare when Jaycee was born?
"I am also a victim of Phillip Garrido because he kept me separated from my daughter and because he inflicted terrible pain on her," he said.
Slayton claimed he heard rumours she had a child, but didn't know more than that.
As any adult would tell you, two wrongs don't make a right. Even if he did engage in irresponsible behaviour 30 years ago, it does not make irresponsible counter behaviour OK today. Are these people still in high school where they are getting revenge on their enemies? If he is making the effort today she should at least be prepared to listen to him. It doesn't mean that she has to incorporate him into her life, he has to fix that himself and prove himself worthy. The sisters on the other hand don't have to prove anything, they should be given the benefit of the doubt until such time as they disappoint or betray that trust. Whatever happened between Ken and Terry 30 years ago is not their fault.
As for Slayton's wife, you know nothing about her. She looks pretty much like half of middle America. Demonizing her based simply on how she looks is, well....you know. In any case, meeting the other side of the family doesn't mean she is going to go and live with them. They would just be talking, getting to know each other and going from there. If Jaycee and the Slaytons really had nothing in common they wouldn't get too involved with each others lives. But if they refuse to even talk they will never know that and in the long term will be poorer for it.
Everyone is assuming that Jaycee did not know who her real dad was prior to her being kidnapped. She may have known. She wasn't hatched. Anyway, on to what I was going to say.
Slayton has filed the paternity suit apparently last month. He said he wants nothing from Jaycee (yeah right) he wins the suit he gets a confirmed seat at the trial. (Reading comments in very informative). So he does want something from her.
In my opinion the guy is an insensitive slug. He is out for something is so obvious.
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Does anyone else get the feeling that his "sincere desire" to be in Jaycee's life is more about getting a foot in the door so he (or his wife) can sell photos, stories or God knows what else???
YES. YES. YES. YES
At that yesterday's press conference, Slayton said this:
I am also a victim of Phillip Garrido because he kept me separated from my daughter and because he inflicted terrible pain on her," he said.
He's also a victim? What do victims do? Perhaps sue?
Last Sept. when Allred was asked if any book or movie deals in the works, she replied no comment. I thought it odd at the time but now................
This just breaks my heart. I think he's only after any money and I believe Jaycee knows this. And damn, that must hurt.
Absolutely false.
Here's what he could have done, if there is anyone here reading that thinks this course of action would be inappropriate and would demonize him in your eyes, I'd love to hear your thoughts:
He sends a message through whatever channel along these lines:
Instead he hires an attorney and tells the world he WILL get to her and it WILL be on his terms. Not cool.
He's fighting for what he wants, period. Jaycee is an adult and gets to make her own decision - finally. Absent some evidence - not conjecture, not that it's a possibility, but evidence - that she is being "controlled" by anyone else I'll take the statements attributed to her to be her actual feelings.
There was some conjecture early on that her children were being "manipulated" in some way to say that they did not want contact with the Garridos when in fact they did. This was proved to be completely false. I look at this situation the same way.