Agreed. It's interesting to read Mrs. Anthony's Myspace post again. It's a sincere post that clearly shows the depth of her anguish.
Funny, she lies so much about so many things, and yet this one post is the only verbiage of hers I can think of, where I can honestly say I believe she is telling the truth....probably because she never expected anyone besides her daughter to read it.
One thing about the post bothers me though, in the same way that a similar moment during the trial sort of creeped me out. She uses "My Caylee is missing" as the subject line in this post. I see that as an example of blurring the boundaries, or disregard for roles, to the extent that Mrs. Anthony saw herself as more Caylee's parent than grandparent. That idea is also supported in the post by the way she describes having provided so much for Caylee. Anyway, she showed that same sentiment again in court when, at one point, she was shown a picture of Caylee and asked to identify it. Her reply, "That's our Caylee", and there was something about the way she said it that rang very odd to me (and sort of creepy....can't explain it, just a gut feeling). Regardless, this disregard for her 'place' as grandmother must have been a serious issue in her relationship with her daughter.
Anyway, back to topic. I think between 15 June and 15 July 2008, George was concerned (mostly because his wife was concerned, and was probably driving him crazy during that period), but was generally oblivious to the idea that anything dangerous was going on, or had happened. But once that car was picked up, he knew. He said, that knowing exactly what that smell was, he was relieved to not see his daughter or granddaughter in the truck when it was opened. But if they weren't in it, and Ms. Anthony herself was found without Caylee a bit later, he had to know as, if it wasn't Caylee's body that produced that odor, who on earth else's body could he have thought it was?!? Did he think his daughter could have the smell of human death in her car and have it NOT be Caylee (who was 'missing'?)? Further, he showed many other signs along the way after that, that he knew she had done something to Caylee, but his wife and his own desire to not believe it kept him from forcing the issue. Too bad, because if he had been stronger and more insistent with his wife and law enforcement, I feel sure Caylee would have been found much sooner and the verdict would have been different.
As for Mrs. Anthony, I'm more conflicted. She's so caught up in presenting an image of the 'perfect family', headed by her, of course, that for the longest time, I don't think she could allow herself to believe that she was capable of producing a child who could murder. I have a parent who is in serious denial about one of her children (not me! LOL) and even after watching it happen for my entire life, I'm still amazed sometimes the EXTENT to which my mother will go to deny that her son is, well...nevermind, but you get the point. But my own experience makes it a lot easier for me to understand Mrs. Anthony and the depth and extent of her denial. But I do think somewhere deep inside, she understood a long time ago....in that place where 'things are never spoken aloud'.....that her daughter murdered her own child. And to have it all presented in front of the entire world in court? Wow, that must have really killed her. And if there had been any doubt in her mind prior to trial, I think it slowly vanished as she heard all the testimony in court day after day. But will she ever admit it publicly? No....mainly because it makes HER look bad.
All my opinion.