I think Caylee was more of a little sister to Casey all her life, and there was always more of a sibling rivalry than a mother-child connection. Casey could
not handle the parenting role and it must have always been a huge power struggle between Cindy and Casey. Cindy kept that conflict going all the way until she reported Casey to the police, then began to back-pedal when things got out of hand (e.g. out of Cindy's control). I do think that Cindy must feel
terribly guilty for "sending Casey and Caylee away" and is now trying to fix the unfixable. She is living in denial because the truth would be devastating.
Casey is enmeshed in some severe family dysfunction. I am not a therapist, but I can see that the family's unhealed issues have been visited on the innocent child. Casey probably has by this time dis-associated herself from the reality of Caylee's death and believes her own fabricated story.
Casey's big smiles, in just about every photo that has been publicized, bother me. Although people do smile for photos, you will often see them in other
moments as well. I think Casey runs on borrowed emotions and is unable to even fake those of a grieving mother. And it is scary the way she can answer her brother's questions so fast. Most people would have to stop and think a little when trying to recall critical information. Her answers pop out fast. I think this will eventually be part of the downfall of her "house of cards". Cindy says Casey is a Sociopath and she acts like one. And IMO, Casey exhibits extremely similar behaviors to women who were sexually abused as children.
I think Casey just deals in the moment. And she of course would not have anticipated this being a high-profile case. All she thought she had to do was fool Grandma and Grandpa as usual. Now the tangled web she has woven has taken on a life of its own, wherein neither Casey nor Cindy is in control.
I think Casey had some help in covering up the crime.
A few of my thoughts about George and Cindy:
George seems to be mostly logical, dealing with details, and sometimes his built-up emotions get poked and he lashes out.
Cindy seems to be mostly emotional, dealing with drama, and sometimes she gets a whiff of logic and tries to express it.
Given the dynamics of this horrible nightmare they are living, their normal styles of relating are understandably blown up a million-fold.
What a mess. I frankly have no clue how they even get out of bed in the morning.
George and Cindy have been compared to Scott Peterson's parents. I agree, but would add -- on steroids!
DISCLAIMER: These are just my opinions expressed for purposes of discussion on a message board. Just piecing together some of my thoughts so I can try to understand why a beautiful little child would be traded [[make that "sacrificed"]] for a few nights of partying and some Target stuff.
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