As more information has come forward that punches hole in original claims and “information”, it’s making me go back over a comment made by TB in an interview.
It may have been made, just prior to when she took off-which we have been discussing.
TB said , and I paraphrase, Samuel called her “super mommy, but he knows who his mother is”. It struck me as odd. She said this while still spouting the faux SO/LE pick up story, before BR came forward with the 5/10 death revelation, and before very much information about the custody dispute was publicized.
Now, in retrospect, it’s bothering me even more as the timeline puzzle is shaped.
May 9th was Mother’s Day. I have not seen yet where one of the “mothers” with direct physical access to Samuel, spent their day. I have not seen yet where Samuel spent his “Mother’s Day”. I have not seen yet where DO spent his Mother’s Day. Was it with his own mother, or was he with his son who might be missing his bio-mom?
Which brings me to a question that has crossed my mind every time I read ‘LE does not have a motive.’
Without confirmation otherwise, Samuel would have been with TB on May 9th. I think that’s a significant day for a child. Maybe Samuel wanted to talk to his mommy, maybe he did, maybe he didn’t, we don’t know, but it’s reasonable to assume it probably was part of the conversation of the day. And maybe TB didn’t like it. Maybe the fact that she did not have custody of her own 3 children wasn’t making her feel very good that day. One can’t help but wonder if she spoke to any of them. And maybe Samuel cried for his mommy and she didn’t like that.
Coming back around to some previous opinions I have posted. I believe the May 10 call to BR was a updating of Samuel’s condition. He was not surprised and did not react in an emergency situation way. IMO He reacted in a way which indicated he already knew of the trauma. I believe the trauma happened on
May 9.
IMO the passive-aggressive comment of TB ‘ he knows who his mommy is’ was loaded with information. Did TB let Samuel know her opinion of his mother when he wanted to see SO? Did TB let Samuel know that SHE was acting as his mom? In retrospect, the “Mommy” may be the ‘motive’.
IMO May 9th may have been the trigger. The custody fight; the overbearing court cases, preparations and appearances; the mothering of a child that wasn’t hers while being kept from her 3 own children; and a child possibly crying for his own mommy. I can’t get it out of my head.