Recent content by kindiejo

They mentioned speakers and programs aimed at increasing community awareness. From looking at the website, Stop Child Trafficking Now looks to me as if they are in the beginning phases of organization. I can only hope their efforts to grow and increase awareness about child trafficking help to...

Sure, just click on the link that PattyG provided, and you'll read the following paragraph: The Shaniya Speaks Out Fund was formed in memory of 5-year-old child trafficking victim, Shaniya Davis. The fund allows Shaniya's voice to live-on, by funding speakers and programs designed to bring...

Well, perhaps he won't be the next John Walsh, but the Stop Child Trafficking Now website does include the Shaniya Speaks Out Fund, and mentions the involvement of BL.

Yes, I see that people interpret even the smallest things very, very differently, and that is understandable, I guess, since we all have such varied life experiences, beliefs, and opinions. IMO there just aren't enough facts known about this case at this point to form any reasonable...

*gentle smile* I expect that anyone who would like to enter into a religious debate with me will soon discover that it is actually rather dull to debate oneself. I've been posting online long enough that I outright refuse to engage in any religious debate, and my only intention in posting the...

Hmmmm, I think there is a bit of a misunderstanding here. I have no wish to enter into a religious debate, but would like to make one attempt to offer some explanation about what some Christians believe, as it might clear up what I believe to be a misconception that BL is blaming God. Many...

Does anyone know the distance between the Sleepy Hollow moblie home park and the elementary school that Shaniya was attending? Would that be the school she would be zoned for if she was living with AD? Something about the phone calls is bothering me, too. Do we know whether or not there...

Hmmmm, I know I read speculation that he might not be on the birth certificate, based on Shaniya having the mother's last name. Actually, where I live, at one time that was the only last name a child could have - the mother's. If dad had a different last name (i.e. unmarried parents), the only...

It seems that we can agree that there is no factual basis to a statement that BL claimed not to want custody of Shaniya. I am glad that we got that cleared up.

My understanding is that BL has stated that there was no formal custody agreement. One article stated that there was no record of any custody disputes in Cumberland County's court records. BL is her father. I do not know if he is listed as such on her birth certificate or not - that would...

What you stated was, "i.e., If DCF did take action, what would it be? He has made it more than clear that didn't want the responsibility of custody, and they can't force him to take her against his will. What if they put her in foster care, which we've heard nighmares about." While you began...

Link: http://www.examiner.com/x-29672-Daytime-TV-Talk-Show-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Father-of-Shaniya-Davis-appears-on-Oprah Quote: Shaniya lived with her mother for the first year of life before going to live with her father. Lockhart said he and Davis had a verbal agreement because Davis...

My understanding has been that AD raised Shaniya for the first year of her life, then gave her to BL when she didn't feel able to care for her adequately. BL has mentioned her financial problems, and said that she seemed to have gotten over that lately, and had maintained steady employment...

Of course, everyone has the right to post their interpretations. It is probably a good idea to consider your post carefully, and be sure to make it clear when you are posting an interpretation or an opinion, though, rather than a fact. When you post that someone has made something clear...

If you followed things closely, then you are aware that he and AD worked together informally to arrange custody regarding Shaniya. He encouraged AD to maintain a presence in Shaniya's life, and I think he did that with the very best of intentions. AD asked BL for a chance to be a mother to...