GUILTY MO - Clauddinnea 'Dee Dee' Blancharde, 48, Springfield, 10 June 2015 - #3

[Tower]

Actually the two cases are very similar. Both of them convinced their boyfriends to murder their mothers for them. Both very selfish and immature. And both are young mothers. Who she isn't like at all is Elizabeth Smart. Elizabeth was kidnapped and raped. Elizabeth also went for counseling when she was rescued.

Since you added more to your post after I replied, please do not misunderstand me. Of course, Gypsy is nothing like Smart and I never implied that in my post. I simply said that standing up and getting help in many instances, under duress, is not as easy as it seems to us in the outside when you are being imprisoned by a powerful person.

 

[KooshBall]

I lost all sympathy for Gypsy because of her behavior once released. She was no peach while incarcerated either. I feel bad for her child. Gypsy seems all about herself and I can see her using the baby to beg for things and money. In fact I think the attention and having a prop to use in her grifts is the whole reason she got pregnant. MOO.

 

[LinasK]

I lost all sympathy for Gypsy because of her behavior once released. She was no peach while incarcerated either. I feel bad for her child. Gypsy seems all about herself and I can see her using the baby to beg for things and money. In fact I think the attention and having a prop to use in her grifts is the whole reason she got pregnant. MOO.

I agree with you. The child is a prop for her, just like Casey Anthony.

 

[ilovewings]

I agree with you. The child is a prop for her, just like Casey Anthony.

I would not compare a murdering mother situation to this woman. Casey Anthony murdered her daughter. That is a horse of a different color. We cannot predict for sure what kind of mother Dee Dee will be- yes, she is emotionally damaged and we are concerned--- only time will tell. We can only look from afar and hope for the best for her child. There is no way this child will be taken from her mother unless there is evidence of abuse. We can all hope and pray that does not occur.

 

[Lilibet]

We cannot predict for sure what kind of mother Dee Dee will be-

BBM
I know you mean Gypsy. I agree with your post.

 

[LinasK]

I would not compare a murdering mother situation to this woman. Casey Anthony murdered her daughter. That is a horse of a different color. We cannot predict for sure what kind of mother Dee Dee will be- yes, she is emotionally damaged and we are concerned--- only time will tell. We can only look from afar and hope for the best for her child. There is no way this child will be taken from her mother unless there is evidence of abuse. We can all hope and pray that does not occur.

I think that someone who could kill their own mother could just as easily kill their own child. There's another case right now that I can't think of the name. It happens. If a person is so jaded as to kill a family member, they sometimes kill more than one.

 

[Jo in Calif]

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Welcomes First Baby, Daughter Aurora, with Boyfriend Ken Urker

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and her boyfriend Ken Urker have welcomed their first baby together, a daughter named Aurora Raina Urker.

people.com

 

[Vaderman]

I really hoped when she was released from prison last year that she would seek healing and recovery and shirk the spotlight her mother constantly forced upon her. I fear she hasn't been able to overcome that lifestyle.

 

[LinasK]

I really hoped when she was released from prison last year that she would seek healing and recovery and shirk the spotlight her mother constantly forced upon her. I fear she hasn't been able to overcome that lifestyle.

She's far from shirking the spotlight, she actively seeks it out. I have no sympathy for her. She's grifting on her infamy. What skills does she actually bring to society? If she was lecturing on Munchausen's I might feel differently.

 

[shesfixingherhair]

I know she didn’t have a good upbringing, but I wonder about the years she was in prison. What was going on that indicated she was being rehabilitated? Is the GRB we see now the same person the parole board expected when they made the decision to grant her parole? It seems like if she really didn’t seem to have changed a single bit, her parole shouldn’t have been approved. I get that prisons are crowded, but I’d think that the benefit of the doubt would be reserved for non violent offenders!

 

[Luna20]

She's far from shirking the spotlight, she actively seeks it out. I have no sympathy for her. She's grifting on her infamy. What skills does she actually bring to society? If she was lecturing on Munchausen's I might feel differently.

One of the first things she did when she got out was talk about her sex life with her then husband. No one needed to hear that. No one needed to see the suggestive photos of them that she was releasing to the public. She was seeking attention from the public.

And just like that she ditched her husband and had herself another man. She quickly moved on to giving interviews, the red carpet and plastic surgery.

 

[LinasK]

One of the first things she did when she got out was talk about her sex life with her then husband. No one needed to hear that. No one needed to see the suggestive photos of them that she was releasing to the public. She was seeking attention from the public.

And just like that she ditched her husband and had herself another man. She quickly moved on to giving interviews, the red carpet and plastic surgery.

And now the prop baby. I really fear that she will kill this child somehow when it outlives the narcissists usefulness.

 

[ilovewings]

One of the first things she did when she got out was talk about her sex life with her then husband. No one needed to hear that. No one needed to see the suggestive photos of them that she was releasing to the public. She was seeking attention from the public.

And just like that she ditched her husband and had herself another man. She quickly moved on to giving interviews, the red carpet and plastic surgery.

She is not emotionally stable, that's for sure. However, all we an do is look at the situation from afar and hope she is able to manage caring for a baby. I hope that social services will monitor the situation. They will not remove the baby from the mother without good reason, such as abuse. That is just the way it is.

 

[ilovewings]

I think that someone who could kill their own mother could just as easily kill their own child. There's another case right now that I can't think of the name. It happens. If a person is so jaded as to kill a family member, they sometimes kill more than one.

I don't think because she killed her mother we can jump to some kind of conclusion that she could "as easily kill their own child". First of all, Gypsy was subjected to horrendous abuse at the hands of her mother-- She built up years and years of rage, which culminated in murdering her mother. Murder is obviously a terrible solution to a problem, but on some level it is understandable-- she was brought to justice, tried, convicted and served time. I believe that she was so emotionally damaged by her mother that she will never be a "normal" person. It is unfortunate that she has chosen to have a baby- I share your concerns , but I don't believe she is a danger to the baby in the sense that she could kill the baby. In her mind she probably tells herself that she will be a great mother and do everything opposite of what her mother did to her. Unfortunately, when someone has been so mentally and physically abused, they tend to repeat that kind of abuse. It is like a child that was abused, grows into an adult and says I will never do that to my children, but they do exactly that as a parent.

 

[Bluebear15]

Using the term Munchausen by proxy is just a way of excusing child abuse. Gypsy killed her abuser. If her abuse was sexual i doubt there would the same sympathy for her abuser (mother). Jmo, moo

 

[killarney rose]

I believe that if Gypsy has extensive therapy that she could settle down and be a good mother to her child. But I haven’t seen any evidence of her having therapy such as she needs. I do think she has a strong support system from her dad and stepmom, if she will allow them to help her. Which so far, she hasn’t.

 

[ilovewings]

I believe that if Gypsy has extensive therapy that she could settle down and be a good mother to her child. But I haven’t seen any evidence of her having therapy such as she needs. I do think she has a strong support system from her dad and stepmom, if she will allow them to help her. Which so far, she hasn’t.

It is difficult to judge a person from afar, but she does not appear to have a lot of emotional awareness that would allow her to reach out for help and assistance from a therapist or a therapeutic situation. I hope I am wrong.

 

[Stunned]

IMO in her mind she thinks that by removing/killing her mother the threat to her and her own sanity is over. So she feels she's all better now. IMO!!!

 

[loveplace]

I believe that if Gypsy has extensive therapy that she could settle down and be a good mother to her child. But I haven’t seen any evidence of her having therapy such as she needs. I do think she has a strong support system from her dad and stepmom, if she will allow them to help her. Which so far, she hasn’t.

I worry that her actual support form them may not be as sturdy as it really should be.

 

[LinasK]

Using the term Munchausen by proxy is just a way of excusing child abuse. Gypsy killed her abuser. If her abuse was sexual i doubt there would the same sympathy for her abuser (mother). Jmo, moo

Correction- she recruited her boyfriend to do her dirty work. No one is sympathetic to Claudine having Munchausen's, but killing her is no better. Murder is never the answer.