Okay America. I gave up General Hospital today (well...not really, I can catch it later on SoapNet) in order to watch the season opener of Dr.Phil.
The much-talked about anticipated interview with Casey Anthony's parents was his subject for today's show.
I have to admit that so far I still feel the same way that I did about the Anthonys. Tomorrow the interview concludes but from today's show I have to admit that George appears to be much more in reality than Cindy does.
It took a lot of courage for them to appear on television after the spectacle that has been made of their lives. They are undoubtedly two parents who lived their lives with blinders on.
Cindy Anthony is an enabler and makes excuses for her husband's past gambling and still believes that there is a "reason" why Casey did whatever it is that she did.
I want to shake Cindy Anthony and just say "lady, your daughter is disturbed and there is NO excuse for her behavior".
Cindy brought up the idea that Casey's "involvement" in whatever it was that happened to Caylee was due to either post-partum schizophrenia (?) or grand mal seizures. Never mind the fact that she had been to a doctor about these mysterious seizures and nothing was found; Cindy still feels that perhaps she has a brain tumor or some other hormonal condition that caused her uncharacteristic behavior.
Oh, poor Cindy Anthony. She needs to face the fact that her daughter is just not a very good person.
She still insists that her daughter was a great mom.
I guess she wasn't paying attention in court when a former boyfriend spoke about how he and Casey slept in the same bed with Caylee. Yes, that is what good moms do.
George seems angry and he has every right. Casey accused him not only of molesting her but coming up with the idea to make Caylee's accidental drowning appear like a missing child and helping to dispose of the body.
Looking back they both seem dumbfounded that there may have been signs that something was wrong and yet they missed it. These are two people who seem to have trouble facing reality.
Talk about walking around with rose-colored glasses on. Even when they did not see Caylee for several days when they were used to seeing her daily they took no action.
So far part one of this interview only reinforced Cindy Anthony's denial of reality. It is sad that after everything that has happened she still is making excuses for her daughter.
George seems to have his own theory of what happened although he has not shared that yet. George can see Casey for the liar that she is.
One has to wonder about both of these parents/grandparents. George, the former police detective, really was clueless. Cindy, a trained nurse, also clueless and grasping at straws to find a "reason" for why her daughter behaved the way she did.
Just because a jury could not convict Casey does not mean that she is innocent. Her behavior and actions after Caylee went missing are not those of a "sane" person or an innocent one.
Overall I am disappointed in Dr. Phil because although he called Cindy about her denial and looking for excuses for people's behaviors (he called it "balancing") he really should have been tougher on these two. Their "revelations" are not that surprising.
I will finish up tomorrow when I see the second part of this interview. Dr. Phil promises that we will change our minds about how we feel about the Anthony's. It is going to have to be really good for me to change my mind. So far, there are no big surprises revealed to me.
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