Woman missing after reporting seeing a toddler on the highway

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

They raised her. They have an idea of what she's capable of or at least know more of her history that this didn't come out of left field. Probably some permissive parenting is what led to this situation in the first place. Hopefully this is the wake up call the entire family needs in order to get help or open their eyes.

Don't bother trying to talk some sense into her. She's just as bad as Carlee

WTH! I agree with pp…you’re all a bunch of vicious sharks. To what end?! I can understand how some people might not have any compassion, but this vitriol toward this woman, a private citizen, is off the charts.

Before you say she wasted taxpayer dollars, think of all the lying scum politicians wasting more of our time and money, and causing more sweeping harm to the public. Yet, you all are bending over backwards to forgive them. SMH.

No one here has done any such thing. Your histrionics are absurd.

[Anonymous]

Stop with the mental illness nonsense. And no, the shame alone is not enough.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

The phrase you’re looking for is “hindsight is 20/20”.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

They raised her. They have an idea of what she's capable of or at least know more of her history that this didn't come out of left field. Probably some permissive parenting is what led to this situation in the first place. Hopefully this is the wake up call the entire family needs in order to get help or open their eyes.

If you don't think good parents even wind up with kids who are messed up...you have not lived very long.

+1 so true. Sometimes good parenting cannot overcome one's genetic makeup.

Does being a good parent mean you can’t admit your child’s mistakes and shortcomings? Why is the assumption the parents are good? What do we know about Carlee and her upbringing? Seems like there are some issues in the household.

There are issues in every house hold. I’ve learned that. You will never find a perfect family.

[Anonymous]

Probably not on vacation in Atlanta….but rather headed to a high profile attorney/PR firm. I doubt the parents are that obtuse…to be actually on a vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not on vacation in Atlanta….but rather headed to a high profile attorney/PR firm. I doubt the parents are that obtuse…to be actually on a vacation.

This.

Or perhaps they are getting her some help from a mental health provider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not on vacation in Atlanta….but rather headed to a high profile attorney/PR firm. I doubt the parents are that obtuse…to be actually on a vacation.

Lol. They went on the Today show after she told the the story about an orange haired man with cheez its. They are idiots

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

I fully believe the parents will never watch that press conference and will continue in their belief that she was abducted and returned because facing the reality she’s a silly billy goat who made it all up is too difficult.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

I fully believe the parents will never watch that press conference and will continue in their belief that she was abducted and returned because facing the reality she’s a silly billy goat who made it all up is too difficult.

It's not that she's a silly billy goat that's the problem. It's that saving face and being admired/envied is everything for this family. Just too damn hard to get up on that high horse if they face the truth head on.

[Anonymous]

^^PP: That being said, being Black and successful in the South is complicated. There are much larger and more subterranean forces at work here. People make their own decisions, their own choice, but it'd be foolish not to acknowledge that there is a lot more going on than funny memes and the bizzare soundbites.

Damn, that purple suit though. Man showed up.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

+1

The mom seemed genuine when answering some but her face and mouth movement changed when asked directly if Carlee was abducted. It was telling.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

I fully believe the parents will never watch that press conference and will continue in their belief that she was abducted and returned because facing the reality she’s a silly billy goat who made it all up is too difficult.

It's not that she's a silly billy goat that's the problem. It's that saving face and being admired/envied is everything for this family. Just too damn hard to get up on that high horse if they face the truth head on.

Do you know them personally?[img]

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

They raised her. They have an idea of what she's capable of or at least know more of her history that this didn't come out of left field. Probably some permissive parenting is what led to this situation in the first place. Hopefully this is the wake up call the entire family needs in order to get help or open their eyes.

If you don't think good parents even wind up with kids who are messed up...you have not lived very long.

+1 so true. Sometimes good parenting cannot overcome one's genetic makeup.

Does being a good parent mean you can’t admit your child’s mistakes and shortcomings? Why is the assumption the parents are good? What do we know about Carlee and her upbringing? Seems like there are some issues in the household.

There's a video on her Instagram of her parents surprising her at her high school graduation, like literally at the ceremony, with what looks to be a BMW. https://www.instagram.com/p/29C4SXyy5v/

That screams indulgent parenting.

Probably another case of affluenza.

But based upon her prior social media presence, she was not exactly raised to a high standard.

Material goods are not what solid parenting is all about.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

Lol. You are a lunatic

I do feel sorry for her parents and what truly had to be unimaginable initial terror, but they should not have doubled down on what were obviously easily discredited lies. Especially after cries of racism and LE in earlier parts of investigation. Bad optics. Thinking the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to dishonesty.

I disagree. Her Dad was clearly uncomfortable and her mom genuinely was distraught for days/ if anyone is to blame it’s Carlee.

I am talking about the interview once she was home. Do you think the parents believed her story at that point?

The dad didn’t seem to by his demeanor but the Mom more than likely believed her.

+1

The mom seemed genuine when answering some but her face and mouth movement changed when asked directly if Carlee was abducted. It was telling.

I watched the interview when it was aired and I didn't think either of them presented as parents who truly believed their daughter had been abducted.