Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Caylee's Birthday

Today would have been Caylee Marie Anthony's 6th birthday.

The hoopla over Casey Anthony's acquittal is starting to die down but I don't believe that most people who felt passionately about this case will ever forget.

Today must be a hard day for Caylee's grandparents who frantically searched for her when she went missing before her 3rd birthday. They are working on a foundation in Caylee's name that would help missing children and also protect the rights of grandparents.

In the state of Florida (and other states) grandparents have very little rights to their grandchildren. When a couple divorces, unless the grandparents have a relationship with the parent who has custody, many times they lose their grandchild to their child's divorce.

There are many more reasons why the Anthonys are going to focus on grandparents rights. Rumor is that Cindy Anthony wanted custody of Caylee because she had felt that her daughter was unfit. Maybe she was right and had the laws been different, Caylee might still be alive.

We cannot go back, only move forward. Perhaps the grandparents of Caylee can do something positive for others in Caylee's name.

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