Well a pretty lady can party for free, and even an unattractive lady who is free with herself can party for free, but not too many nanny's will nannysit for free, so with no income, and no job, and stealing from folks left and right, if she needed a nanny to party, and her name was Zani the Nanny, then I conclude once again that she was giving the baby Xanex the Nanny which she is said to have texted that she could obtain from one of her gal pals...so, I don't think to party is going to fly...unless her boyfriends were paying the imaginary or prescriptionary hehe...nanny...:banghead:
Several years ago, I was a young, single mother. Sometimes I worked, and sometimes I didn't. It depended totally on my personal circumstances at the time. I had very loving grandparents, who raised me (bless them forever!) that loved me and my children as much as life itself. Whether I was working or not, as long as I didn't lay in bed all day and be lazy (which of all the things that I have seen about Casey, this wasn't one of them), they were very understanding of my situation and never expected more of me than I was capable of in my unfortunate situation. They kept my kids for me...cost free...almost anytime that I asked, they even called and asked me to bring them over even if all I was doing was sitting at home. They said that they knew I was young and needed to be able to do some things that my friends my age were doing and to let them help while they could. My grandfather would follow me to the car sometimes, and even pass me a couple bucks with pride, knowing I didn't have much. My grandmother always made it clear that if I got in a bind, to let them know and to not let the kids go without the necessities...food, meds, going to the doctor, etc. They did all of this and much more without asking me where I was going, only telling me to be careful and to have fun.
Looking back, they weren't spoiling me, they were being very supportive of me and helping me. I have continued this tradition with my children and grandchildren.
During this time, there was an older friend of mine who had 3 children of her own but plenty of love in her heart for my 3. She insisted that they call her "nanna" because of the mutual love between my kids and her. She kept my kids for me for $20 a week for 9 years when I was working, back when it should have cost me $50. She would keep them on a weekend night if I asked if I had something "special" going on. She kept them 100% of a straight 3 weeks that I was in the hospital and wouldn't take a dime. (bless her forever, too)
I have also had gentlemen offer to pay my sitter to got out with them. Sometimes for selfish reasons...because they really wanted me to go, and sometimes because they knew I was a single mother and didn't always have the extra cash to pay for one. This is quite common and almost a given where I come from.
I say ALL of this, and believe me there is much more...to address all of the posts on this whole board that have to do with > free nanny's > dates paying for sitters > family and friends helping young mothers to care for their children, free or cheap > young mothers not ALWAYS having a good paying job or even a job at all > that just because you get pregnant and have a baby before you really planned to you that you are to be doomed and
not be able to have fun or explore what you might want to do for a career (not everyone has this figured out immediately on exit of high school, I didn't).
I personally believe that about 90% of what was going on in the whole family in this case is blown so out of proportion because it is in the spotlight and is being taken apart bit by bit. I think that it is what goes on in alot of families these days than we want to admit, and alot worse in alot of cases, as I watch the news daily. So much we never even hear about... Times have changed. It is sad, but unfortunately out of control. There is a saying..."victims of circumstance"...for a reason.
PS...I was known back then to party some, drink and take a xanax myself now and then, also. Just because I did that myself was certainly no indicator that I would have EVER given anything to my child. I don't believe that KC did, either.
Thanks for being patient with my post. Things aren't ALWAYS what they seem.