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The indictment says he failed to seek help when he came home around Oct 27th. Jackson's photo still haunts me from 9-16.
Maybe my child was an extreme case but please tell me other moms, have you ever had a baby that would fall asleep on its own at that age on the carpet with the lights on without anything to sooth him? My child had to be held and helped to sleep because he didn't learn to self sooth til he was a toddler. But in the photo Jackson doesn't even have a pacifier and he is sound asleep and her comment makes it pretty clear she didn't rock him to sleep or anything like that "he couldn't wait for naptime." I know this photo disturbed a few of you on here too and that was my pinpoint, I can only imagine sick babies falling asleep without any support. What baby can fall asleep like that at 3 months or however many he was... plus who leaves their 3 month old on the carpet anyways without a blanket or playmat. My son was a held all the time kind of a baby so I really don't know if babies at that age can really be put on the ground and manage on their own. Well obviously her parenting was way off but still....
I think he failed to seek help a long time before the actual incident, whatever it was, because he should have been smart enough to see his children were not thriving and step in. He is an adult after all with 2 children. I don't care if she dominated him or whatever because when it all comes down to it, he is just as responsible in my mind. He was just as capable of getting help for his children and seeing the problem. He already knew about her problem with Blake when he was deployed so in my mind that just makes him even more of a responsible party to make sure his children were receiving the best care possible.
So he fails to seek help, the baby dies shortly after, and then 3 weeks later they decide to flee. Yeah, I really could care less if she dominated him or not or if he has a spine. Just like u2forever said, he still has a mouth and a phone. Plus he should know after having Blake and CPS around what the definition of a healthy baby is. Maybe there needs to be more books directed at men on baby development? I don't know. All of the men I know are really involved in taking care of their babies (even if some of them can't multitask). I know he had a job to do but I still see it as neglect on his part too. It takes two to make a baby, it should take two to look after its well-being and actually take the time to know what that entails.
You know, I think she didn't take more photos of him after that one because it was getting bad and it would show. I don't think the type of neglect she is responsible for just comes and goes. I think she had an every day pattern.
I know I am being very judgmental towards her and him but I just think it is absolutely disgusting and even without the facts it is pretty much clearly laid out.
Seriously heartbreaking.
