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I’m thinking one of the parents would have been the primary caregiver.Nobody ever takes care of the caregiver. If, big if, she was actually the primary caregiver for her sister, that changes things for me.
In a perfect World, yes. There are way too many cases of families where a child is the primary caregiver of someone else in the home, be it a parent, grandparent or a sibling.I’m thinking one of the parents would have been the primary caregiver.
Yes, in a two parent household I think it's unlikely a fourteen year old would have been enlisted to be a primary caretaker. There are also plenty of Centers for disabled adults in a city like Lancaster, where her sister could have worked or gone to for therapies during the day. Or they may have had a health care aide come to the house. We don't have enough information to assume Claire was her primary caretaker, although being a member of the family, I'm sure she would have helped out. It's hard to make sense of a crime like this. We don't know what motivated her to kill her own sister.I’m thinking one of the parents would have been the primary caregiver.
Yes, in a two parent household I think it's unlikely a fourteen year old would have been enlisted to be a primary caretaker. There are also plenty of Centers for disabled adults in a city like Lancaster, where her sister could have worked or gone to for therapies during the day. Or they may have had a health care aide come to the house. We don't have enough information to assume Claire was her primary caretaker, although being a member of the family, I'm sure she would have helped out. It's hard to make sense of a crime like this. We don't know what motivated her to kill her own sister.
I thought the mention that LE took her chore list into evidence interesting. Was it just a list or had she added comments to it? It's really hard to say what motivated this 14 year old girl to murder her sister, as mentioned above. At this moment, I'm thinking it might have been to give the middle finger to her parents. IMO
Per articles, Helen was a student at HMS in Philly. HMS does offer day therapies. I don’t know what covid-era transportation and/or therapy looked liked. JMO.
Per articles, Helen was a student at HMS in Philly. HMS does offer day therapies. I don’t know what covid-era transportation and/or therapy looked liked. JMO.
As I posted earlier, HMS also has a residential program for students whose homes are too far from campus to make a daily commute practical. It looks like the drive to/from school would’ve been at least an hour each way from the family’s home, which IMO is right on the cusp of being what most folks would consider “too long”—all this is to say that I could see Helen either living at the school 5 or 7 days a week, both of which are residential options, OR making the commute daily. If the former, then perhaps COVID pushed the parents to move HM back home for her safety. This would’ve definitely changed the dynamic in the home, and resentment could’ve emerged quickly as a result—especially if CM was accustomed to being the only child who lived at the house.
Yes, that she was enrolled at HMS while receiving services from her school district probably means she was a student at the school district and they paid for her to attend HMS. They would also be responsible for any other services she required so she would have been eligible for occupational and physical therapy at home. That may have been difficult due to covid.Regarding HMS, this article presents conflicting information about whether Helen was enrolled at HMS “virtually” or received “educational services” from Manheim Township School District. It could have been both, of course. In any case, if she was living at home again due to Covid, the dynamic you describe could have ensued.
What we know about the 14-year-old accused of killing her disabled sister and why she’s in an adult prison
A spokesperson for the Manheim Township School District told Lancaster Online Tuesday that Helen Miller received educational services through the district.
A family directory for the HMS School in Philadelphia, which is intended for children with cerebral palsy, also listed Helen Miller as one of about 40 students.
Tom Quinn, president of the school, told ABC27 in an email that Helen Miller was a student and participating in the school’s program virtually.
Either way, it probably would have been a stressful situation for everybody. It may have been a factor
I was referring to the suggestion that Claire may have been her sister's primary caretaker and may have been resentful, as a contributing factor to her motive for murdering her sister.Quote RSBM.
I don't understand what you're getting at here. What would have been stressful for everyone, especially C?
I was referring to the suggestion that Claire may have been her sister's primary caretaker and may have been resentful, as a contributing factor to her motive for murdering her sister.
Right, it was just speculation that she might have been her primary caregiver, especially "if" the parents worked outside the house and Claire and her sister were both at home during the day. Claire's school was open since Sept for in school learning, but we don't know if she attended or stayed home. I don't think we know any of those details. ImoNothing has been said anywhere about her taking on any caregiving roles, though, right?
I would assume she might have to help out with cooking, her own laundry, etc as teens should, but I do agree if it were actual hands-on caregiving, that could cause resentment.
Yeah, I think just about every teenager resents doing chores, having to look after younger or disabled siblings, or having more responsibilities at home than their peers. All the teenagers I know would much rather be on their phones or socializing with friends.I’m going to put this rather indelicately, but why would the parents pay for CM to attend prep school if they wanted her to assume significant caregiving duties? I’m inclined to think CM was a sibling with normal chores (and echo @MimosaMornings above, which I wish everyone would read) and not a default caregiver. JMO.
That said, I imagine it’s easy to feel resentment when a sibling simply isn’t physically capable of doing the dishes. And what 14yr old *doesn’t* feel resentment about something?!
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