The news is reporting her stuff was not taken but I gotta think some of her stuff was taken by her dad. I just have to think this because I can't think that was all the stuff she had. SO in mY MIND i am going to think her dad did take most of her stuff and left that stuff behind. Or was going to come get rest later IDK but I can't in my mind think that was all Zehra had. I just can't .
I agree with you. I think AB likely did take some of Zahra's things. But, my dear dad died two years ago and I have yet to allow one tiny thing of his to be thrown or given away. When it's your kid, I'd think a normal person would want every last thing belonging to them, especially the clothes they wore which may still hold their precious scent. Only someone who does not want to be reminded of the child they no longer have would leave anything behind, IMO. This just confirms to me my feeling that AB does not want to think about the baby he either allowed to be killed, or helped kill.
I will say this though, I do think they painted that room and put up the border for Zahra. I have known a couple abusive parents like that - both from my old childhood neighborhood. One girl was horribly sexually, emotionally and physically abused but her room was filled with toys and nicely decorated. The other kids, their parents had the best of intentions and seemed to feel love for their kids. I remember when they moved in, how they seemed so nice and hopeful about their kids loving life there and making friends. But I saw the horrific belt marks on all of their little bodies each summer, I heard their stories of abuse (which they did not think was abuse, really) and I saw the father go into rages and I saw the mother come home and be standing there, suddenly evil and filled with malignancy towards her kids.
I bet AB and EB envisioned a nice life with Zahra, decorated her room, etc. But the horror that is EB and the apathy that is AB superceded their earlier fantasies of a happy family and AB allowed her feelings of inadequacy, jealousy and rage to overcome any desire, no matter how fleeting, to have a normal, happy family.
Evil is usually never 100% evil 100% of the time. IMO.