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February 23, 2008, 8:13 pm PST
behind closed doors
Quote From: schaleeseI am unfortunately a neighbor of this out of control family. About a week before the airing of this show they blanketed the neighborhood with their propaganda material. They begged us to watch the show and to help them with their "benefit" they were having for Koal. It was very obvious that their only purpose for the "benefit" was to raise more money to sue Rita.......the grandmother. I know they expected this program to show what an evil grandmother Rita is, but in reality all it did was to show how out of control and how vengeful Lisa really is. They do not care about their sons welfare, all they care about is winning. I have questioned many times the sanity of the boys parents. They let them run the neighborhood until all hours of the night after curfew. The boys are rude, loud and disrespectful to passing cars. Its a clear sign to me that they have little parental control or structure in the household. I hope Rita is allowed to see her grandson and I would also hope the courts allow her to form a relationship with the other boys. They really do need to know that not all of their family is out of control as their mother.
- I don't normally respond to post, but I just can't pass this one up without saying something! Being the Neighbor of this family, I would imagine that you have seen and heard things. But seeing things and being behind closed doors are totally different!
- I don't know Lisa or Rita, but I can tell you that Rita came out looking evil on her own. I think you are misguided in your beliefs that Rita is innocent here. Did you see the show and hear all the lies that she was caught in? Did you see the disregard that she had for her own grandson's words? Rita is putting Rita first, not her grandson, daughter or even the rest of her family because of what her actions are putting them through.
- AND, if the boys ran the neighborhood that bad, (when Lisa and her boys lived with Rita), if Rita is SO GOOD, why didn't she control it? My parents would tie a knot in my kids tail if they ever acted out of line in their neighborhood! Did you ever think that maybe Lisa was dealing with depression problems from having to live back at home with her mother again and her hard times that put her there? You seem to have been a witness when Lisa lived with Rita, but do you know anything other than Rita's side of things since Lisa moved out? Maybe Lisa's depression during that time took over and maybe she has changed since she got her life back on track.
- Unfortunately, we all have kids in our communities, just like the boys you are describing. It irritates me to no end that parents allow their children to have the run of the neighborhoods, with total disregard to anyone around. But your words have made me look twice at the neighborhood children that are allowed to run around like that. Maybe their home life is lacking, just like what Rita provided for her kids and then it continues on through the next generation. Maybe instead of judging these children, we should stop and ask them how they are doing, offer them a soda/snack instead of treating them as if there is something wrong with them. They are a product of their environment that they had no choice but to be born into, just like their parents had no choice about the life they had to live! Maybe instead of bashing them, try that act of kindness towards them, it could help them see how kindness pays off and maybe, just maybe, your act of kindness can inspire them to change for the next generation. Maybe it can open up a line of communication and you can help teach them from that.
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- It seems obvious to me after reading all the post here, that Rita has many family members that believe she is as evil as what we witnessed on the show. If this is what other family members witnessed, I can only imagine the scars that Lisa has to over come on a daily basis!
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