2010.02.07 - GGS interview with Jacksonville. com

[azwriter]

Now refresh my memory. Wasn't it GGS who claims to have seen Haleigh on the front porch eating dinner the night before Haleigh went missing?

I've never believed it. So I gotta ask...after the events the past few weeks, does anyone still believe that alibi er story she told?

suziQ, put me on that list. I don't think any of them in the Cummins family have told one bit of truth concerning Haliegh's disappearance. I think GGS and TN are trying to back away from this whole thing now that the main characters are facing a tell-or-go-to-prison situation. GGS and TN must be feeling the cops breath on their necks.
All my opinion, but I'm on the same page as you SuziQ.

 

[LFlorida]

Keep talkin' Granny. LE's listenin'.
And takin' notes.

(sshhhhh... she might hear you.)

 

[azwriter]

By the way, did I read that correctly? That TN said Ron was very, very smart and has a high I.Q?
She can't really mean that.
And where are all the comments from everyone on that claim?
jmo

 

[LFlorida]

By the way, did I read that correctly? That TN said Ron was very, very smart and has a high I.Q?
She can't really mean that.
And where are all the comments from everyone on that claim?
jmo

Here's mine: ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... good one Tee!

 

[Capri]

"Annette and Kirby Sykes had guardianship of the two children beginning when Ronald was 3. He moved out as his grandfather became increasingly ill and was back with his mother, Teresa Neves, in Sumter County by the time he was a young teenager."

Well, at least we know the living arrangements when RC was young. He lived with
GGS and hubby Kirby. Not much contact with biodad Lester and moved in with TN later. He referred to GGMS hubby as Dad.

 

[Capri]

Quote:
On Feb. 9, the night after Croslin returned to Cummings' mobile home from the weekend of partying, Sykes dropped by. She said she was upset that Croslin had gone off and left her grandson without anyone to watch over the two kids.

"I was mad because Ronald let her come back," she said. "But it's his house. There wasn't nothing I could do about it other than be mad."

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2...st_their_way_l

Well, if truth be told there was absolutely something she could do about it. She could offer to take the kids, or tell her daughter TN she needed to help out, as MC was unfit, due to coming off a binge.

 

[Nore]

By the way, did I read that correctly? That TN said Ron was very, very smart and has a high I.Q?
She can't really mean that.
And where are all the comments from everyone on that claim?
jmo

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So TN said Ron has a high I.Q.. compared to who or what? :dance:

 

[Bobbisangel]

Both TN and GMA have been in cover mode from day one. Many have suspected that they were lying.

There is no good reason that either of these two could not have watched the children IF they were concerned. Because they didn't, they have had to praise misty on her childcare skills and great love for ron's children..to make sure that people knew misty was just as good as they could have been....thus, making it appear they did no harm.

If Ron's mother wasn't working at the time she could have watched the kids but his gramma is to old to take care of two little kids. Remember, she is the kids great gramma. I would imagine she is in her late 70's and it takes everything out of a person that age to run after two little kids....even if they are good kids. A person's body just can't handle it at that age.

 

[debs]

If Ron's mother wasn't working at the time she could have watched the kids but his gramma is to old to take care of two little kids. Remember, she is the kids great gramma. I would imagine she is in her late 70's and it takes everything out of a person that age to run after two little kids....even if they are good kids. A person's body just can't handle it at that age.

She's only 69........just. GGM seems well on her game for running herd on her family. JMO

 

[dodie20]

If Ron's mother wasn't working at the time she could have watched the kids but his gramma is to old to take care of two little kids. Remember, she is the kids great gramma. I would imagine she is in her late 70's and it takes everything out of a person that age to run after two little kids....even if they are good kids. A person's body just can't handle it at that age.

I agree with you, sort of. But this wasn't your every day situation. On this particular day, the babysitter was coming off of a 3 day drug binger with no sleep, & according to Padilla, the daddy was coming off of a wild weekend of his own-involving holding up & robbing a drug dealer. So, tired or not, working or not, somebody should've gotten the kids OUTTA THERE.

 

[Bobbisangel]

She's only 69........just. GGM seems well on her game for running herd on her family. JMO

Regardless if she is 69 or 70 years she is still an old woman when it comes to taking care of little kids. I have two great granddaughters. One is two yrs and the other 9 months. I love those little girls with all of my heart and I baby sit them every now and then. After a few hours I am worn out. I mean I am physically exhausted. It's hard work taking care of little ones when you are getting up in years no matter how much you love them. I'm giving great gramma an out on this one because I am a year younger then her and know the toll it takes. Even kids Haleigh and RJ's ages want to be entertained when you watch them. It's much different when you are even in your 50's. I think that most of the females on here are much younger then us oldie but goodies.

 

[debs]

I was physically exhausted raising my 3 children and my granddaughter gives me a run for my money but swear to god it doesn't matter if i'm chasing her down or figuring out laundry...my day goes on as it does. I give her time and attention and all it means is there's less time i focus about myownself and understand what I'm building for the future. It's a matter of perspective, not age.

 

[Bobbisangel]

I was physically exhausted raising my 3 children and my granddaughter gives me a run for my money but swear to god it doesn't matter if i'm chasing her down or figuring out laundry...my day goes on as it does. I give her time and attention and all it means is there's less time i focus about myownself and understand what I'm building for the future. It's a matter of perspective, not age.[/QUOTE


I raised four kids by myself...ended up raising one granddaughter part of her growing up years until she moved back in with her mom and raised another granddaughter after her mother was murdered. Part of this time I was going to college and working full time. I know what doing what you have to do means and how tired a younger person can get. Younger makes a big difference though. There is no way I could carry that kind of responsibility or schedule now at my age. You can want to do a lot of things and in your mind you think you can but the body stops agreeing when you get older. At my age it isn't a matter of perspective...it is a matter of age.

 

[dsntslp]

I just recently had a spinal fusion (2nd one) complete with hardware because I could no longer get my grandson (2yrs) in and out of the tub. I knew if he ran across the room toward danger I could never run fast enough to catch him and save him from dangers he did not know of. I put that surgery off for ten years knowing I needed it but never gave in until it became a danger to my grandson, for me not to have it done, or I just would not be able to watch him any more. I am not making excuses for any one person or any side of this family but only ask that others keep in mind that the physical capabilities of caring for children are not so much age related as they are health and physical capability in general.

It seems to me that once again (Anthony case?) we have a case of grandparents being expected to take up the slack when in fact the grandparents may have been hoping and praying to God that their own children would finally wake up and do what is right and take care of their own children (the grandchildren). Expecting your children to take care of their own children is not selfish but is expected.

I was taught that when I present a problem I should present a possible solution. I see no solution here and I think we will see more of this same situation and type of case in the years to come due to the economy and drug use both. The economy and all of it's ill's forces people back to the days of "The Waltons" to survive. Maybe it wasn't so bad after all, they all lived in the same house.

Don't take it the wrong way, just something to think about.

ETA: BTW I am 45.

 

[LFlorida]

If Ron's mother wasn't working at the time she could have watched the kids but his gramma is to old to take care of two little kids. Remember, she is the kids great gramma. I would imagine she is in her late 70's and it takes everything out of a person that age to run after two little kids....even if they are good kids. A person's body just can't handle it at that age.

She is 65 per Gainesville Sun.

She was less than 1 yr old per the 1945 Florida Census, so I believe she must be 65 yrs old.

 

[dsntslp]

I was physically exhausted raising my 3 children and my granddaughter gives me a run for my money but swear to god it doesn't matter if i'm chasing her down or figuring out laundry...my day goes on as it does. I give her time and attention and all it means is there's less time i focus about myownself and understand what I'm building for the future. It's a matter of perspective, not age.[/QUOTE


I raised four kids by myself...ended up raising one granddaughter part of her growing up years until she moved back in with her mom and raised another granddaughter after her mother was murdered. Part of this time I was going to college and working full time. I know what doing what you have to do means and how tired a younger person can get. Younger makes a big difference though. There is no way I could carry that kind of responsibility or schedule now at my age. You can want to do a lot of things and in your mind you think you can but the body stops agreeing when you get older. At my age it isn't a matter of perspective...it is a matter of age.

I agree. All the want to in the world will not overcome physical disability. That is what makes it so maddening when our youth do not use what they have wisely while they have it, isn't it?

 

[debs]

She is 65 per Gainesville Sun.

She was less than 1 yr old per the 1945 Florida Census, so I believe she must be 65 yrs old.

Plus, and not to diminish anything else: Annette was NOT the primary caregiver for Haleigh and Butterbean. She was Ronald's primary caregiver, and she surely would have had much more energy then. Ronald seemed to engage younger people to help him with his children.

 

[Pondering Mind]

I feel ya on this one Bobbisangel! I'm 52 w 5 grandchildren ages 9 mths.- 10 yrs. and they wear my butt out in a few hours! I'm sure if I HAD to do it (which thankfully I don't) I could do it, but when you're NOT used to it on a daily basis it makes a huge difference!

I'm very grateful just being grandma, so when I do have them, they have my complete and total attention..They are are my hearts..

 

[PorcineGranny]

About Ron's high intelligence? I don't believe he is highly intelligent, or maybe if he was the drugs have cooked it all in his brain. But, his overall impression is not one of someone really smart. He is trying to mimic others in his dress and speech. And his thoughts do not run smoothly, he has to search his mind. Interesting to me that he finished high school, cause he sure appears to me to be a drop out. Now, that said, I have no real way of knowing how smart Ron is cause I have never talked to him. And, I think I am intelligent in some areas, not all, and I have to search my mind sometimes too. I see him mainly as a child with alot of potential that was never taught or instructed in life how to have empathy, love and show kindness. He just existed and whatever came along that appealed, he clung to. This topped his mistreatment in terms of being motherless and fatherless. How sad the waste here!!! There were never any standards of right and wrong, only whats in it for me. Gosh, we see so many children being drug up like this today. It makes sense that he is without a clue on how to raise any child, much less a one with special needs such as Haleigh. Slapping, cursing, yelling, what kind of person does this? I'll tell ya, an extremely ignorant one.

 

[dsntslp]

Intelligence does not always equate to knowledge (how to raise children). Skills are taught and learned, often by example. IMO