Caylee Anthony Still Missing

Unless you've been under a rock for the past month, you've heard of the missing three year old from Orlando, Caylee Anthony.

I have no idea what really happened to the child. My gut is telling me that an accident occurred and Mom Casey is responsible. As I said, that's just my opinion, I have no idea.

I have a feeling that Casey, who is only 22, was jealous of Caylee, who was now getting the attention that Casey used to get from her parents. Casey was now expected to behave like a responsible adult and mother. She may not have even realized that she was jealous of her daughter, and was happy with the attention that she received as the mother of Caylee.

It might be that Caylee drowned in the pool outside her grandparents house. It could be that Casey had a moment of rage and lashed out at Caylee. It might even be that Caylee is alive and well, but Casey refuses to tell where she is. It might be something else altogether. I wasn't there, so I don't have that knowledge.

Here's what I do believe about Casey. I think she probably has a history of manipulating her family. We know she has a history and reputation for lying. Her family may not even realize that's what Casey has been doing. Casey may not even realize it. I have a feeling that as Casey was growing up, what Casey wanted, Casey got. What she is doing now is manipulating her family by refusing to answer questions, and by refusing to see them.

Something else about Casey that is a part of the whole, is that Casey craves attention. This story isn't about Caylee being missing. It's about Casey. It's Casey's daughter who's missing. In Casey's mind, it's all about Casey; it's always about Casey. If Casey tells what she knows about her daughter, then the attention is diverted from Casey and it isn't about Casey or Casey's daughter. It's then about Caylee.

Casey was expected to be a responsible adult and mother. But Casey is only 22 and wants to party and have fun, but she can't because of Caylee. So something happens to Caylee and Casey is free to live her life. When Mom Cindy asks about Caylee, Casey says her daughter is with "the babysitter" or "nanny" or whoever. That works until Casey isn't so responsible and runs out of gas, her car is towed, and her parents find out. They retrieve the car and start asking questions.

If Caylee is with someone else, Casey doesn't want to be a bad parent by telling her mother that she gave Caylee to someone (for whatever reason, for however long) or that there was an accident. So she says Caylee has been kidnapped and that she's been looking for her (she must have attended the OJ Simpson School of Detecting). Casey thinks that makes her look like a responsible parent: her child has been kidnapped and she's the heroine for looking for her.

But Mom Cindy calls the police and reports that Caylee is missing. Casey, who remember has a history or lying, starts lying to the police. The detectives realize very quickly what she's doing and Casey puts herself in their sights as the one responsible for Caylee's disappearance. By refusing to answer questions truthfully, she's obstructing the search for Caylee. So in the course of events, Casey is arrested for child neglect, among other charges.

She attempts to manipulate everyone: her family, her attorney, detectives, the press, the public, the judge. Casey does nothing to aid in the search for her daughter, saying now that Caylee is in danger and she can't say anything. The detectives are still looking for Caylee, but are also starting to build a case against Casey in the event they find Caylee's body and can charge Casey with homicide. Everything Casey does only points to her as the perpetrator of Caylee's disappearance - whether she had anything to do with it or not.

I don't have kids, but if I even thought my child was in danger, I would have been running to the police the minute my child went missing. I'd be telling the detectives everything they wanted to know and things they probably didn't want to know. I can't imagine that any parent who wasn't involved in their child's disappearance wouldn't do the same.

What it boils down to is that consciously or unconsciously, Casey doesn't want Caylee found. As long as Casey's daughter is missing, the attention, in Casey's mind, is on Casey. She's getting the attention she wants. When her family begins to stray from the way she wants them to think, she says or does something to bring them back into line. When Mom Cindy starts to ask questions when Casey is in jail, Casey cuts her off asking for a telephone number. When Mom Cindy and Brother Lee have to cancel visitations, she retaliates by refusing to see them at the rescheduled visitation. Lee makes excuses saying that Casey wasn't feeling well. I wonder if "not feeling well" is something she has used in the past. It's another type of attention getting device. I'd bet that she's used not talking to her parents when she was mad at them and that refusing to see them is another form of this.

Casey is a manipulative, attention seeking, immature 22-year old. I could go on and on about what she's done to manipulate and get attention, but I don't have the time or space. I believe the girl needs psychiatric help desperately. Caylee might not be missing now if Casey had the help I think she's needed for a long time.

I can only hope and pray I'm wrong about everything.