Caylee Anthony and Lessons Learned
Everyone who has watched this case found it compelling and fascinating – like watching a cobra ready to strike.
This case caught my attention right in the beginning, and what a great job #Nancy Grace and HLN did in keeping the pressure on, assisting with the search in the beginning, and actually finding photos, etc.
My daughter-in-law wasn’t pregnant when this trial started, but now she and my son have 18-month old twins, and we are all watching this trial together. I started out disliking the Anthony parents, but now that I’ve seen Cindy and George break down on the stand and now that I understand the critical role of grandparents, I have sympathy for them.
Here’s what my lessons learned include:
1. If you are a grandparent and thinking something is wrong – don’t wait. Who
cares if your child thinks you’re nuts, you are an advocate for a child too young to
protect themselves. Grandparents can save the lives of their grandchildren when
young parents are overwhelmed.
2. Lock up the swimming pool. Whether it’s an in ground or above-ground pool – it’s
too dangerous for children who can’t swim. Take extraordinary steps to keep that pool
out of reach of any children.
3. Don’t tolerate lying from your children when they are young. This must be a
lesson that is taught when children are young. Lying is not right, and not acceptable.
When you in your twenties, or even in high school, it’s too late. This tragedy was
compounded by the constant lies of Casey Anthony.
4. Love and enjoy your children every day because life is uncertain and you may
never get another chance to say how much you love them, and how much they add
to your life!