or better yet, encouraged FKC to allow Caylee to be adopted ... before the 31 days of course. I would have taken her! I am sure many couples would have loved to adopt and parent that little girl.
IF CA had been honest with herself about the complete lack of responsibility FKC continually exhibited in assuming financial, emotional, educational, and basic needs caretaking for Caylee ... she would have confronted FKC immediately when the money started disappearing out of her account and the credit card debt started piling up, before the fake work letters and the fake work ID's appeared as excuses, any excuses, to leave her daughter and "party hearty", as we used to say.
I agree, denial ran heavy in that family, and GA and CA disagreed on how to parent their daughter. But I gotta say, if they had given it the energy, time, and heartbreak it deserved right at the beginning, when FKC made it clear she really didn't want a baby, and taken steps to get custody or adopt out Caylee, there is no question in my mind that she would have a better than average chance of being alive today.
I think if CA wasn't such a competitive mother/grandmother herself and yes, difficult to get along with, FKC would have felt more comfortable letting go of her pride and admitting her own shortcomings to her, and let her parents have custody. I don't believe CA was truly ready to commit to being a parent, all over again, either. It is hard work, exhausting, expensive, and CA was ready to just be a grandma. I think that had alot to do with not seeking custody as well. GA just didn't perceive the dynamics quickly nor insightfully nor courageously enough to realize what was happening.