Both of those quotes seem bizarre to me, especially the one by Lori. What parent would say their child is dead, even if true, without getting emotional. I have known parents who lost children and they show emotion for years and rarely use the words dead, died, etc. One in particular was practicing LDS so even though he believed his child was in heaven and all that, he still could not speak so callously even years later. Loss of a child is something that has a profound impact for life.
And what would she say this in response to? What question would someone have asked her? "How's Tylee?"
And where are the maternal and paternal grandparents? I can understand they may want to keep quiet. Someone said Lori's parents would protect her even if what we fear is true. I'm in no position to doubt or believe that. But if she really was gone since 2017, a year before her father, wouldn't the grandparents on both sides know?
Now Chad's statement, I can see being more innocent. Someone asks about his new wife...Does she have any children?...No small children...A 17 year old is essentially an adult in many ways, not legally, but she was smart, maybe headed to college soon so he might have say no small kids and it got changed to minor. Who would say minor in a conversation anyway. Does she have any kids might be something asked but responding whether they are a factor in the household is answered possibly with no small children.
Now JJ is not hers. Her husband adopted him but he is gone. Perhaps he just did not want to get into any family drama.
So I really have a hard time figuring out whether to take those statements as bad or neutral. Lori's certainly seems bad. But if she had had a thing to do with her death I doubt she would say she was dead...easier to say she is in college or traveling abroad or something.
Just moo
