:waitasec: Venting some idle thoughts, all of which have been mentioned here at some point since July 2008, which still percolate around in my brain when I see pics of Caylee and think about her life:
Caylee seemed to generally be isolated from other children. She didn't go to preschool. She wasn't enrolled in a day care facility, even though all the adults in the family "worked" (supposedly), and there were no family members living nearby who could care for Caylee.
Caylee had no little friends. In all of FCA's hundreds of pics of Caylee, and in all those taken by Cindy/George, there are no little friends; no documentation of her at other kids' birthday parties, friends over at the house, playing at the park with children, playground fun with little buddies, going on play dates (though one of FCA's friends, who had little ones of her own, said she had babysat Caylee, and the two moms on at least one occasion took the kids for a walk at a public park shortly before Caylee disappeared). Caylee's own birthday parties were attended by adults, not kids. Caylee seemed to have been kept at home purposely; isolated from other children/parents.
(Am I remembering this one incorrectly?)
Unlike most little children, Caylee didn't go to the doctor (or dentist). I do recall FCA texting excuses(probably lies) to Amy H., saying that she was with Caylee at the pediatrician... kinda like George and his nonexistent "near-stroke emergency" IMO. And yes, Cindy refers in her myspace post to having paid "medical bills," but that might refer to costs surrounding Caylee's hospital birth. In FCA's initial interviews w/LE, she told them Caylee had never been treated by a doctor because she had never been sick. Was there ever any investigatory or trial evidence indicating that Caylee had a history of treatment by doctors or dentists, or received check-ups, immunizations, well-child visits, etc? I don't remember?
Nobody else was allowed to cut her hair. Cindy said only she or Casey always cut Caylee's hair. No one else was allowed to touch her hair. They never took her to a salon for her first "big girl haircut." Caylee had her hair/bangs cut many times -- but always by her grandmother or mother, with varying results as seen in photos/videos of Caylee IMO.
Caylee's very existence was kept secret from the beginning. No one was allowed to know FCA was pregnant, until she was nearly about to pop. Not even Lee, an immediate family member. Exception: FCA dragging poor Caylee along on dates/sleepovers/raucous parties, etc., evidently unbeknownst to the almighty Cindy.
Why not have Caylee's portrait made? ICBW, but I believe there are very few professional photo portraits of Caylee as well, especially compared to most children. Why not take Caylee to have her portrait made on a regular basis? Six months, One year, Eighteen months, Two years, etc...? I don't remember seeing any professional portrait shots of Caylee past infancy... or am I mistaken about this one?
Caylee's paternity was always a deep secret. No one was allowed to know who Caylee's father was, though the A's allegedly were somehow able to file legal papers establishing that there was no father in the picture at all, and that CA and GA were to have full custody if anything happened to FCA. The family lied to people about Caylee's paternity; then when she disappeared, they all told new conflicting stories about who Caylee's father was. To this day, I don't believe LE ever learned the answer to this puzzle... It's all so strange and secretive IMO.
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And finally, though this thought is not directly related to the theme of the A's keeping Caylee oddly "under wraps" at Hopespring Drive, I still find it bizarre to recall Cindy's accounting of Caylee receiving "5 or 6 baths" a day. And that's in addition to presumably frequent dips in the backyard pool.
Oh yes... And then there was that childproof lock on the doorknob of Caylee's room. --> On the INSIDE...
So much tight control over Caylee's life and her very existence... How likely is it that someone like Cindy would ever accept the word of her daughter (an established liar, 'spiteful b*tch,' and 'unfit mother') that this same highly protected child was being cared for by a "nanny" whom she, Cindy, had never laid eyes on ... and who gladly cared for Caylee for FREE and bought her lots of clothes, videos, toys at her own expense, kept her overnight, etc... yet was still referred to as "the nanny?" It does not add up!
OR... How likely is it that a grandma/mother like Cindy would let 31 days go by without seeing Caylee, with FCA feeding her lies every day and not even letting her speak to Caylee by phone -- Cindy HAD to know something was very, very wrong regarding Caylee's safety and welfare... if nothing else, there was no way to make sure FCA was bathing Caylee the requisite 5/6x per day (LOL). --> Why did Cindy let it drag on like that?
:banghead: It never made sense! And it still doesn't. Never will.
Caylee is long gone and the trial is long over, I know, I know. Just idle thoughts when I looked at a pic of her today and noticed her haircut. Apologies for the long post, and thanks WS, for having a place where we can muse over this stuff.
illowfight: :bigpillowfight: ATL says ATLanta Falcons will rise up over your Saints.
