newstome, you're right, Misty has shown an ability to change personalities from the 911 call on. This is important to know about her. Watch her in the jail house tapes and you will see she has a different personality for ever person she encounters from her brother Timmy to her Mom.
And, yes, Ron does select younger women (girls) to fulfill his needs. In order to have custudy of his children, he needed someone to care for them daily. I doubt he would take on the daily needs of a child, which can be endless. A younger woman will take a lot of you know what for a little bit of lovey-dovey. They rarely have much self-esteem so they are easily pushed around. However if anything since she's been behind bars, we see a very spoiled and demanding Misty.
Could she have harmed Haleigh out of trying to bend that child's will? Of course. At one time I posted here that I believed Haleigh to be a very active and possibly willful child who was hard to handle. I really based it on the video and photos of Haleigh. She rarely seemed to be calm in the photos and videos.
Add to this Misty's comment about Haleigh seeming to be allright the last night Misty was with Haleigh. Why wouldn't she seem allright?
Also, I'd really like to know, why didn't Misty want to babysit the children that afternoon/evening? Was she really physically tired or just tired of trying to get Haleigh to behave and do what she was told?
Anyone have any specific ideas why Misty didn't want to be in charge of the kids that night?
With her comment to TN that she would watch the children if it was okay with Ron, I got the feeling she was afraid of Ron that afternoon/evening. Why would she need his approval? Wasn't tending the children one of her duties as his live-in girlfriend? Hmmmm?