The lack of pictures really bothers me. It's like this child didn't really exsist. My son had a soccer game on Thursday and I took 3 pics of him before the game even started. My best friend has a lil boy that will be 3 in Feb and a daughter that just turned 1 in Aug, I take pics of them myself at least monthly and I get pics of them from her weekly if not daily. It helps that we both have cells so I'll give the mom that but even my 11 year old buys a disposable camera for important stuff like vacation, school trips, etc and I'm certain if he had a child her 3rd b-day would rate the purchase of a camera.
Why have they took no pics of this child? Is it because she is abused and they don't want that documented? It's hard not to imagine just that, MOO!
Haven't been posting, but keep checking the thread for updates. News coverage has been just awful, so thank you all.
In terms of the lack of photo's, I wonder exactly how much time in her short life Aliayah has spent in a home with Mom and the other children? I keep seeing that she has been incarcerated, but no exact time frame. Also someone said LL just recently got the kids back? Was she in foster care or with the Grandmother?
As for the children being removed from the home, I was very relieved to hear that. From what I have read, the children do not all have the same Father and some posters have theorized little Aliyah may have been taken from the home for her own protection. Ideally this would be the best scenario if true.
When I was thinking along those lines, I wondered if Aliayah could have been singled out because of who her Father was. Meaning, if RL is not her Father, but he knows who is and bears some sort of grudge against that person? Could it be a source of contention in the home?
Another thing that caught my attention is what the Mom and Grandmother said in that video interview. If Aliayah is a shy clingy child, always at Mom's side and wanting her attention. Being sick would certainly exacerbate her need for Mommy. The whole scenario of her in bed with another older child is hard to swallow. Possible, but it wouldn't have happened that way in my house. If Dad had to work in the morning, I would have slept in that child's bed or on the sofa with with her so I could comfort and attend to her during the night.
Over medication keeps popping into my head, as well as someone losing their temper with a sick, cranky toddler.