Primetime Live about the mother and her twin girls...

[vettechick99]

I looked for a thread on this, but didn't see it. Tell me if y'all have discussed this today already.

Anyway, did anyone see this episode with the mother and her twin girls going through the custody battle with the man she had an affair with? Does everyone thinks she's a loon as much as I do??

Here's a good link to pics and the story (sounding really good for her side)

Here's the side I tend to believe more. For once I agree with O'Reilly!

 

[KatelynnsAuntie]

I think the way the mother carried on in front of those girls was deplorable. I have no doubt that she scared them even more acting like that. If she wanted to do what was best for those girls, she wouldn't have acted so distraught when she was turning them over to their father.

Those poor girls. They'll probably always remember that day.

 

[barbeml]

I don't think she's a loon, I think she is a manipulator who is getting as much media attention as she can so that she can make money on her "story."

 

[disneyjunkie]

Originally posted by vettechick99
I Does everyone thinks she's a loon as much as I do??

 

[Az Pirates]

She said that she does not understand the mentality of someone who would do this to kids - the way SHE was playing to the cameras and CHOSE to make the handover a media spectacle was amazing to me - definitely NOT in the best interest of those little girls!
I'll bet in the long run it plays against her. She could have arranged for a quiet, calm exchange and still gotten her story out to the media and kept up her fight without putting the girls through that.
Every time they calmed down she would start shreiking and crying to get them worked up again.

 

[jennyanydots]

I didn't see the show, but I think this is the same woman who's been featured in the NY Daily News on an almost daily basis. the newspaper is definitely on her side, thinks the judge was way out of line.

 

[meeshi]

I didn't see Primetime, but I did see the small piece they did on it yesterday morning on GMA. From what I saw, it totally looked like she was putting on an act for the cameras and made herself look like a fruitcake. I do feel sorry for those girls.

 

[lightningcoach]

Isn't this the lady that had her daughters lie about abuse or lied herself? That is the reason the judge punished her. Otherwise if she had just gone through the regular custody hearing she would have kept her daughters. She made a very bad choice lying. Should she have lost her kids for it? - probably not- the whole thing could have been handled much better.

I have a friend who won't seek child support because the dad has threatened to seek custody. Since he's remarried and earning more money she thinks he has a better chance so she won't pursue support. It's insane.

 

[jennyanydots]

Actually, the judge believed she was lying about the abuse, but the newpaper feels the judge disregarded evidence that would have corroborated the mother's claims. In fact, according to the newspaper, the judge's opinion was poorly written and didn't give a factual basis for her conclusions or decisions. There is an appeal pending on that basis.

 

[jennyanydots]

And if you don't think judges can be biased...

 

[meandtheguys2]

Originally posted by jennyanydots
And if you don't think judges can be biased...

You are right...judges have been biased against fathers for ages...

 

[Pembo]

I saw it and thought the mother's behavior was awful but I have no idea what I'd be like in her shoes. I'm not sure about the abuse allegations but it did sound like the court wasn't being fair. Also the fact that the father has ALOT of money makes me wonder....Those girls are very cute!

 

[Elwood Blues]

This caught my eye in the article.

"The judge, relying on New York's history of parental alienation case law, ruled that Marks despises Aylsworth so much she cannot be trusted to foster a father-daughter relationship."

Huh?

Now what happens if he does the same thing now that he's got the children?

 

[meandtheguys2]

I am sorry, but I have seen too many kids coached into abuse accusations. If she lied, and the court believed she had lied, I think the her testimony is not worth diddly-squat.

It used to be we (children counselors) were told ALWAYS to believe the child, because a child would not know how to lie about such things. Well, now every mother knows how to coach a kid.

I do hope and pray that those girls recieve the help they will need, but I also believe all parents have the right to have visitation with their children. THAT was all he wanted to begin with.

eta: I just want to add that I believe these girls should not have been pulled from their home. I do, however, believe the dad has the right for visitation unless their is verified abuse.

 

[Disney Doll]

I think it's shameful to use children as pawns in these types of cases.