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Cindy Anthony on Today Show

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Cindy Anthony was on the Today show last week and I was asked to review the video for all the apparent lies. It doesn’t take any talent to see that Cindy is having a hard time with the truth, and can’t face it, but is she doing this intentionally or is this an unconscious coping mechanism?

Read moreThe topic about whether Cindy is intentionally lying is highly debated and I can confidently say to you that the more emotional you feel about this subject, the more likely are to believe that Cindy Anthony is absolutely lying, but I don’t believe that. I don’t believe Cindy’s clearer-than-day denial of the truth are her attempts to deceive the public. Rather I believe she is talking like this because it is a coping mechanism–because it is too hard to face the truth. It’s too much to bear. I believe Cindy Anthony is in denial. The American Psychological Association defines denial like this:

Denial represents a basic or primitive psychological defense mechanism by which a person or persons unconsciously rejects some or all of the meanings of an event or situation. Through denial, an individual or even a group of individuals (loved ones, friends, colleagues) avoid awareness of some painful aspect or aspects of reality (health issues, financial issues, relationship issues) in order to decrease anxiety or other unpleasurable emotions such as guilt or shame (1).

George, on the other hand I suspect knows the truth, but loves Cindy and is trying to support her however he can.

Mental health expert, Jim West, talks about how Cindy Anthony could be in denial as well.

References:

(1) Moore, Burness E. & Fine, Bernard D (Editors) Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts. The American Psychoanalytic Association, 1990 pgs 50-51.

George and Cindy Anthony on GMA Today


Exclusive (video): George and Cindy Anthony Speak on
Anniversary of Caylee’s Disappearance

It’s been two years today since Caylee Anthony disappeared and her parents marked the anniversary by going on Good Morning America and speaking. It was gut wrenching for me, because I can only imagine the pain they must experience knowing their granddaughter will never return, and their daughter is now facing the death penalty for their granddaughter’s murder. Cindy made a statement that they have now lived without Caylee as long as they lived with her.

Read moreI feel people have been unfair to the Anthonys and very harsh on them, because the Anthony have lashed out in their pain with sharpness, or they reverted to denial to cope — Cindy more so than George. So many people believe the Anthonys are lying, and I couldn’t disagree more.

The Anthonys have gone in and out of denial, and it now looks like they are in complete denial. I am not surprised in the slightest.

Denial is a coping mechanism that helps us deal with circumstances when emotionally we are unable. The Free Dictionary.com gives a medical definition: “A primitive–ego defense–mechanism by which a person unconsciously negates the existence of a …stress-producing reality in his environment.”

Many people confuse denial with lying, when the two are very different animals. Yes, sometimes people deny things consciously, and that is not denial. That is lying, but that is not what we are witnessing in Cindy Anthony.

While Cindy likely was not the perfect mother, I don’t think we can blame her for what Casey did or for “raising Casey wrong” as so many people suggested. If you’ve never witnessed the wrath of a psychopath, you have no clue how incredible challenging they can be. You can never win when you compete with fairness and honesty with a psychopath. You can win if you lie with a psychopath. There is no winning, period. They will always make sure you lose. They are master, cunning manipulators that I believe are a result of a genetic flaw.

I believe Cindy loved little Caylee so much that Casey was jealous and ended Caylee’s life because of it. Casey had been the center of her parents world up until Caylee arrived and Casey resented losing that spotlight. In all the videos we see, it is quite clear that Cindy is the one who cared and financed everything for Caylee and gave her the beginnings of normal childhood. There is no doubt it, the Anthonys doted on little Caylee and truly loved her, yet they wanted Casey to take responsibility of being Caylee’s mom, which I suspect sparked a lot of fights and ultimately Casey to let it out on Caylee.

If Cindy Anthony were still “covering” for her daughter as many people have said, we would have never seen Casey write about them so cold and callously as she did in her jailhouse letters. Casey wrote about her mom:

Come to find out that she put a trademark on Caylee’s name months back, never told me, and even talked about doing the same with mine. This is the same time she publicly states that she plans on writing a book about this! B-E-T-R-A-Y-A-L!!! I’m so sick to my stomach even thinking about this. I’m the only person who has tried to protect Caylee throughout all of this, and it kills me!

Casey goes on to write:

I’ve officially lost my entire blood-related family in the blink of an eye, in the middle of mourning my daughters death, trying to exonerate myself, and figure out what steps to take in achieving these things, and I get [expletive] over by my entire family.

I believe Cindy absolutely put a trademark on her granddaughter’s name, and perhaps Casey’s, too, and it wasn’t to profit! Casey knows this, but she is twisting things to get sympathy. Cindy likely did it because a company made little Caylee dolls and starting selling them in the heat of the search for Caylee’s body, and this was the legal way to stop this from every happening again. Did Cindy ever talk about writing a book?

If Cindy was in on this with Casey, she would have never called the cops and been so honest when she made that 911 call — talking about the car smelling like a dead body. It never, ever would have happened. Cindy would have coached Casey and hid the body and waited for someone else to discover that Caylee was missing, but that never happened. I am surprised people have such a hard time seeing this.

River Cruz

The other day a reader asked me for my opinion on River Cruz on my Feedback page. Cruz is the woman who claims she had an affair with George Anthony, and that George confessed to her that Caylee’s death was an accident.

Read moreThe reader wrote:

River Cruz supposedly had an affair with George Anthony two years ago. Supposedly authorities came to her to get the info. She says that she is not hoping to make money off of the information. Both she and her sister Skye Benhaida were interviewed. Videos of both are on WFTV. http://tinyurl.com/y... more

River Cruz supposedly had an affair with George Anthony two years ago. Supposedly authorities came to her to get the info. She says that she is not hoping to make money off of the information. Both she and her sister Skye Benhaida were interviewed. Videos of both are on WFTV. http://tinyurl.com/ykrveth

http://www.wftv.com/news/22846532/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/video/22828740/index.html

They’re all short videos. Do you think that the two women are being truthful. I thought that the sister seemed to be taking delight in the whole thing on her first interview. River Cruz herself seems to want to be left alone and doesn’t seem interested in getting attention for this although my guess is that she’ll be happy enough if she gets some money from the tabloids in the end.

http://www.wftv.com/video/22847997/index.html

I responded two days ago on the 17th (I just see UserVoice isn’t showing dates! What the heck? They used to):

These two are sending mixed messages. There is quite a bit of shoulder shrugging where I wouldn’t expect to see it. This is also not a high stake lie, but I don’t believe we are hearing 100% of the truth. I’d need to see more to break it all down.

There is definite interest to get money from this, if you want my opinion, from both women. Was there an affair? I am undetermined at this time.

Nancy Grace interviewed River Cruz’s sister on her show on the 17th. You can read the transcript here, and River’s sister denies selling the story to the National Enquirer or having interest in any money.

Yet last night on Nancy Grace, what do you suppose Nancy Grace was holding up? The National Enquirer with River Cruz’s story!

Is that a hit? A success at calling out a liar? You decide. I’m pissed User Voice doesn’t have date stamps anymore! We all need to complain to them to change that!

The Anthonys on The Early Show: Part 2


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Read moreWhen I watch the video above, I don’t see any indications of deceit. George is truly proud of his daughter when he speaks about her.

I also believe the Anthonys when they say they just don’t know what Casey was thinking, and that they still have questions. That makes sense. Casey likely has refused to answer questions. She probably has used excuses like she fears her conversations will be released to the media, she’s still afraid of what “these people” might do to her parents, she’s too stressed out to talk, and if the Anthonys have pressured her, I am sure she has threatened them on some level.

There was one interesting slip that Cindy made that was notable here:

RODRIGUEZ: What finally prompted you, Cindy, to call the police?

CINDY ANTHONY: I could sm…when I saw Casey, I could tell something was wrong.

I think she didn’t want to bring up the smell of the car again. That is what truly concerned Cindy, and she has already told us that. Of course, today, she doesn’t want to believe that Casey could have left Caylee in the car, dead and decomposing, and I am sure she doesn’t want to open that can of worms again. She is reminded about it every day, if she turns on her TV.

When Rodriquez ask the Anthonys, “Do you fault her for anything?” I think George’s response is interesting. Watch how he presses his lips together and up. It’s indicative that George is holding back.

Do I think the Anthony’s knew their daughter was a liar? I do, but I don’t think they thought that equated to the potential for murder. There are many pathological liars who never murder.

While people are hard on the Anthonys for standing beside their daughter, I wonder how people would feel if they stood up and threw her under the bus? What would be more outrageous?

I commend the Anthonys on their unconditional love for their daughter. Love doesn’t mean that they approve of her actions, should they come to terms with them. And if I were in Cindy Anthony’s shoes, I would continue to speak publicly in defense of my daughter as well. I think it is all that the Anthonys have left in a very hopeless situation regardless of what they believe is the truth.

Tomorrow on The Early Show

Here is a preview of Part 2 of the interview the Anthonys did with Maggie Rodriguez of The Early Show that will air tomorrow. Cindy Anthony talks about writing suicide notes last summer.

Check back tomorrow for my thoughts on the entire segment!