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Friday, January 9, 2009

In Memory of Caylee

I haven't had much chance to post about the Caylee Anthony tragedy (when I was busy with my In-Laws and getting ready for Spring classes to start), but I didn't want to forget to do so.

The Anthony family lives less than a mile from me, so this whole mess and tragedy has been going on pretty much in front of us (all the search and forensics crew buy lunch at the Publix across the street from me, and you can plainly see the area where they were excavating and people were leaving stuffed toys, while driving down Chickasaw heading to my home). It's still very difficult to wrap my head around this: I've been deeply affected, and although I can somehow find it within myself to forgive this egregious crime, I don't think I will ever live to understand how someone could murder such a beautiful and loving little girl and then just dump her body. In the woods. As if she didn't really mean that much.

If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I truly hope her next life is charmed beyond belief.



I hold my little daughter Penny just that much tighter and longer, because of poor little Caylee. I'm glad the Anthony's decided to donate the memorial stuffed toys to needy children.