I believe this is the first time I've posted in this thread, but I have been reading it all along.
Taylor's story of almost being drowned in the pool by Russell. Really? Russell was listening through the buses, came out and attacked Taylor while the friends (a man and a woman) stood by? Then he hit the man and knocked him out and then threw him in the pool, and then threw Taylor in the pool and tried to drown her? Russell had such superpowers that he could simultaneously hold off 3 adults??? The guy was hurt badly enough that he had to be taken away in an ambulance? And yet they didn't press charges because Taylor asked them not to??? Rubbish, pure rubbish!
I DO NOT believe that Russell was a saint by any means, but since the man cannot defend himself against any of these "allegations" it's open season for Taylor to make up whatever the heck she wants and call it true.
I can't speak for the what happened to Taylor, but I can tell you what happened to me.
My best friend's now ex husband POINTED A GUN AT MY FACE.. while we were helping her move out, he came home and caught us . : (
Her Step mother ran out , called police, they moved in and arrested him.
They held him for 18 hours and then he bailed out . Luckily that was plenty of time to get the house cleaned out of her and her child's items.
I let the charges ride .. she begged me to drop them as he would lose his job, high paying salary, she was a stay at home mom. If he had no income, how would she live until she could get a job ?? I finally dropped them under enormous pressure , I did feel bad about him losing his job, only for her and her child.
I wish to this day I hadn't done it , the girl he was cheating with and continued to date after the divorce, threw herself off the a balcony 11 stories up after a huge fight with him , investigation ruled he didn't push her, but I KNOW he did, even if it wasn't with his hands, his words did it. .. I blame myself all the time, If I would have kept those charges on him, what would have happened , would the mistress left him, when he was broke and in jail ? ( who was BTW .. one of my close friends.. the three of us were friends until we found out she was sleeping with other friend's husband) .
Sounds like a freaking soap opera doesn't it !? Well unfortunately , I lived it, my friend lived it and our other friend didn't survive the abuse. I got guilted into something I knew was wrong and I have a feeling maybe that is what happened to Taylor's friends..
Listening to Taylor discuss Russell is like listening to someone spot on describe my friend's husband, ubber rich, paranoid, alcoholic , narracistic (SP?) and would follow us all the time when we were together . Hiding in the bushes, listening to us , wouldn't surprise me one stinking bit. Russel doing it .. yup I can see it. Now Taylor may be lying ,but she certainly has done her homework, i have seen this kind of behavior first hand.
OK... back to crazy Kim, someone else said it !! DUMMY , you hurt your family , NOT BRANDY !!! She didn't bring it to light either, we ALL knew there was an issue and don't think your kids didn't for a moment.
Whew.. rant over lol.