BRITTANEE MARIE DREXEL: TEEN MISSING FROM SPRING BREAK S.C.
Myrtle Beach, SC– Brittanee Marie Drexel, 17, has been missing since the evening of April 25th. Drexel was last seen, according to witnesses at the Motel she was staying in, against her Mother’s protests, at 8:15PM.
Police have named Peter Broswick, the person last seen with Brittanee, a person of interest in her disappearance. Dawn Drexel, Brittanee’s Mother did not grant her permission for the Spring Break trip, but she had maintained regular contact with the sparkling blue-eyed beauty.
Broswick has retained a local attorney and attempts to reach him for a statement have not been returned to blinkoncrime.com.
Mrs. Drexel became worried when she was unable to reach her daughter Sunday after she told her she would be returning that evening.
“Then I called John Grieco back, Brittanee’s boyfriend. He proceeded to tell me, nobody’s gone looking for her. Of the friends she was down at Myrtle Beach with, nobody had gone looking for her. I don’t know what kind of friends those are, but that’s not right,” Hahn said.
Hahn went on to say Brittanee’s boyfriend, John Grieco, first informed him of Brittanee’s disappearance in the early hours of Sunday morning through a text message from Rochester. Hahn says Brittanee was staying in a room at the Bar Harbor hotel with three friends – two females and a male.
According to Hahn, Broswick left S.C for Rochester, his hometown, when he learned Police wanted to speak to him and Hahn was on his way to speak with detectives.
When Hahn arrived in Myrtle Beach, he was immediately concerned.
Hahn found all of Brittanee’s belongings still inside her hotel room, he also found Drexel’s clothes and liquor inside Broswick’s hotel room.
Broswick and friends also left behind a $100 deposit at the front desk
The assault on the web community commences, note who gives an obvious Broswick supporter a voice:
Broswick, the 20-year-old who is reportedly the last one to see Brittanee, has hired defense attorney John Parrinello.
Parrinello says his client is fully cooperating with investigators and hopes the young lady is okay.
Apparently his well wishes do not include mentioning “the young lady”, Brittanee Marie Drexel, by name.
In an interview with WHAM, Brittanee’s Mom, Dawn Drexel said:
..” Peter, we need to know what’s going on. “Brittanee is very special to us. We need to know what is going on. We need to know why the authorities weren’t called. We need answers and we’re not getting them,”
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is this natalie holloway again?
I said that exact same thing to Klaasend last night. A Quote.. “This dude is effing Vandersloot.”
However, I don’t think his dad is a judge and I think his haste to get out of dodge will hopefully allow Britanee to be found. I pray I am never in that situation, but I can tell you if I were, I would have called police and had her picked up until I got there. People, are kids are not safe at that age in that enviornment. I pray for her to be found quickly and for her family.
B
(Apologies for this off-topic comment, but it does relate to the image in this story.)
Blink, I love your blog but I hate your images. I’m sorry! I don’t mean to criticize because I think you do great work. It’s just so frustrating that oftentimes the images are almost like thumbnails, and they are not clickable to enlarge. I’ve tried downloading them and opening them on my own computer, but can’t read anything when I blow them up to normal size. I always end up having to do a web search to find them elsewhere. In this case, I’ll probably have to guess what forum that Broswick supporter comment came from and see if I can read it there.
Is it because I’m using Firefox? Do the pictures work better in a different browser? Please let me know, because it is starting to ruin my enjoyment of visiting your site daily. You always have things before anybody else, but I end up having to wait for the rest of the media to catch up before I can actually see things. Maybe it’s my old lady eyesight, I don’t know.
I am going to pass this on to Klaasend, but to my knowledge you should be able to see on the right corner of your screen a “magnifying glass that you can adjust to bloat the image. Sometimes I save them as thumbnails and sometimes I post larger images for “effect” to the reader, true, but I will check.
B
I would have done the same Blink. Her Mom obviously had a bad feeling about her baby girl (they are always your babies) going on this trip and unfortunately now she knows why. I tell my kids you may hate me now but you’ll love me later when your a happy, healthy, responsible adult. My 13 year old daughter hates how protective I am of her, but I wont let up, you are the parent to keep them safe, not be their friend. I hope they find this gorgeous girl but the circumstances surrounding her disapearance looks really bad. My heart goes out to her mother.
Something is not right with the mother. She shows absolutely no emotion in interviews. (Check out most recent interview on CBSNews.com The Morning Show.) I’m not buying the disappearance. I think Mommie tracked her disobedient teen daughter down and did the unthinkable. Just a gut feeling.
Wow. I didnt see that coming, respectfully, I disagree, I have seen her interviews and have seen her very upset.
B
Blink I love your site.
I came here to see if you would report anything on this new mystery. Where is Brittanee? and you have thanks!
Well it just amazes me how its the last person to have seen her or anyone in the past cases is always the person of interest. That they can’t keep their story straight and then become a person of interest.
I like how Broswick has already lawyered up so fast. What a snake.
I feel so bad for her mother, sounds like her daughter was a little head strong. But no matter how upset you get with your child you always will love them. I hope they find her.
Keep up the nice work Blink!
Im sorry but…As a mom of a daughter,(who is 21 now) I would have gone and snatched her the heck home. She had no business there at all .Her mother said NO! SHe was only 17. Hanging around guys who were a tad too old….. And yeah, I would have and my kids know it…. I thank god my daughter has common sense. Instilled mostly by us, her parents. Some parents today just seem to let their kids run all over them….Most likely out of fear of “not being their friend”…Im a “PARENT” first. Im not saying my kids are perfect. There is NO such thing, but I happy good they both use good judgement…….And still ask us our opinion. I hope they find this beautiful girl. Its called PARENTING people…These are your kids. If they can not protect themselves, its our job too. BOTTOM LINE.
Chi, I agree. It is my understanding the parents are or were going through a divorce and Brit was taking it hard. It is common I suppose for teenagers to act out in such a situation; my parents never fought in front of me to this day so I have no knowledge base there. However, I think I would like to keep as much focus on finding this girl as possible and less on “judging” the Mom. We all don’t come from those families unfortunately. I’m so sick of seeing this.
Why don’t parents have more control over their teenagers? If I had told my daughter, when she was 17 years old, that she could not go somewhere, she wouldn’t have gone. What happened to parental authority? Or how about teens respecting their parents? My God, I am thinking the worst here.
I’m with you, Blink, on this; I would have called the cops in Myrtle Beach and had her picked up as a runaway and held until I personally drove down to collect her. Why wouldn’t Dawn drop everything and go down there to bring her home? This is probably why the girl defied her mother’s instructions; Brittanee knew her mom wouldn’t take any action to stop her. No respect for her mother, and because of that, she’s probably paid the ultimate price.
What a shame. Such a beautiful girl. Just tragic.
I thought the same thing about the mom. Either she knows something, or she is in serious denial. The few interviews I have seen show her as far too calm. Your kid takes off from New York to Myrtle beach? And you don’t have her picked up and returned? You would think these parents were wanting to be known as the new set of bad examples. DOes anybody know for sure if the person of interest has cooperated fully or is actually hiding behind a lawyer?
It’s in the article, he had a lawyer by the time he hit NY
B
Blink,
Has there been any activity on her cell phone or do we know the last time there was activity on her cell phone. Was it in the room among her belongings? I truly don’t think I can handle another Natalie Holloway.
There has been no mention of her phone except her Mom said she could not reach her on it. I would be willing to bet it is missing. I am under the impression her purse/ID is missing and just her clothes and hair and beauty supplies were left.
B
I heard on Fox News this morning that the POI, Peter Broswick, left Myrtle Beach at 2 AM to drive back to Rochester, NY. Your article relates he left behind personal belongings, liquor and a $100 deposit made to the motel. This behavior demonstrates conscientiousness of guilt, imho. He’s fled the scene of the crime.
I saw the interview of Dawn Drexel, too. I think the mother may have taken a sedative to relieve symptoms of panic, which would account for her (dazed) disaffection. My take is that Dawn is scared to death that her daughter is dead and she’s shut down emotionally, as any mother would be.
God bless this family and the missing beauty, Brittanee.
I saw the mom briefly as I had the news on while I was cooking dinner. I didn’t get that she was hiding something, I got that she is maybe in a bit of denial, but not ready to panic just yet. After all, this isn’t a small child missing, she is *almost* an adult. However, I immediately thought of NH as well, and something tells me this outcome will be similar.
What is Peter Borswick doing with a 17 year old out of state girl? The young men in the picture where drinking beer so probably contributing to the deliquency of minors if BRit was with friends they where the same age, probaly drinking and doing drugs. Going to bars in Mytrle beach. What doesn’t MB check ID’s. This guy ran out of town it wasn’t because he missed his Mom’s home cooking. When some one goes missing I always feel that the focus should be put on the people they where with and blast them all over the news. This young girl is a rebel at this age and brainless. To bad she didn’t know how to listen. May have cost her, her life.
There has been at least one sighting of Brittanee this morning according to reports.
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327
Thanks for the update, But I have my doubts.
We pretty much know the outcome. How sad. I agree the mom may be sedated some (cannot blame her). when my grandma died, I asked my aunt how on earth she was holding up at the funeral. Her answer? Xanax!
Or was is valium? Oh well, I don’t do any meds whatsoever, never have..but my poor aunt WAS sad…but in a “zone”. Probably same with that mom.
Myrtle Beach Police say they’re working with SLED and other agencies on several leads, but they aren’t speculating. NewsChannel 15 confirmed the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Department assisted Myrtle Beach in investigating one lead on Tuesday, though they wouldn’t elaborate.
Cpt. David Knipes with Myrtle Beach Police Department couldn’t answer many specifics on Tuesday but said they aren’t ruling anything out.
“Until you actually have a person and know they’re OK, you can’t rule anything out. You know, it could be anything from being a runaway to an abduction. We just don’t know right now,” said Knipes.
Good morning, Blink.
Thans for submitting this recent case.
You had written: “There has been no mention of her phone except her Mom said she could not reach her on it. I would be willing to bet it is missing.”
I bet law enforcement authorities will be doing a little forensic cellphone analysis here.
Those “digital footprints” (pinging/gps) have caught a number of offenders thus far!
Chris
Actually Chris, I have an update I cant verify yet. As another posted earlier there has been an alleged sighting and Police quoted they were tracking her cell phone along route 17 back into MB. Personally, I am wondering of someone was smart enough to put her phone in a bus seat pocket and give them enough time to get out of town, etc? May I please be wrong!
B
I forgot to ask…
Is the man who was with Brittanee when last seen the one sitting in the middle, in the photograph?
If so.. He looks like an arrogant and controlling type of individual just from his body language/facila expression.
Another Joran van der Sloot in my personal opinion.
Chris
I live in Rochester NY and just wanted to let every one know about the “Lawyer” John Paranello he is one of the better know lawyers of the rich & guilty here. He is one to take the high profile cases around here. For me just having him, as your lawyer is a sign that this kid is trying to get off for something that he did. A person who has nothing to hide would NOT be using John in my opinion. I just hope she comes home safely! Prayers and thoughts are with the family.
Rich and Guilty, thats a keeper.
B
I want to know who she traveled with to get to MB? If she was the only one under age? How did they rent a hotel room if they where under age? Even if you make a reservation on line, you have to show ID when you get there. Read reviews on Bar Harbor Motel they stayed at described as a dive, roaches. ugh. She went to Krytonite Bar on Friday, had to get in with an illegal ID, is adult bar. They take pictures of patrons at this bar perhaps some one got her on film with who she was with. They should check the route Peter drove home for bodies. At two in the morning not many people on the road. Phone on the bus, never thought of that. Blink you are so savy. Father said sighting was an unconfirmed report. What about Peters family? Are they wealthy? He had a very nice car. Have they checked his car? I read this Lawyer his a high profile criminal guy must cost big bucks.
Police found Brittanee’s belongings (except her cell phone) still in the Bar Harbor hotel room.
I’ve just been thinking out loud..could maybe Brittanee have traveled back to the Rochester/Webster area with Peter Broswick in the middle of the night? Maybe that is why he got a lawyer?
and the sighting seems kind of fishy to me..the person described the outfit to the letter..who looks at someone that long..maybe to lead police on a wild goose chase?
First let me say I pray they find this young woman alive and well. I am curious though, if she wasn’t a bright blue eyed caucasion young lady, would anyone reven care??? You never see LaTawnya or Maria all over the news when they go missing.
BLink, I did read the article, but sometimes people with attorneys cooperate fully and sometimes they hide. I guess I was wanting more information. There was another report of a siting I saw. Not just a cell phone track, but people who said it was her. Hope it is true. Better to be embarrassed, by far.
I completely agree. I can however tell you from experience that witness sightings are pretty unreliable as a whole; she looks like every young teenage girl I see at soccer games. I pray you are correct; I would love to update this case by saying this girl is under house arrest for 6 months by her Mom.
B
In Kindergarten you are taught not to talk to strangers, never go any where with a stranger, never get in a stranger’s car. When adolescence hits the line between friend and stranger is difficult for young ladies to separate. The defiance Brittney displayed through going on the trip without permission was reflecting her anger over the difficult divorce her parents just went through. Children are the victims of divorce. Her guard was down. Their friends became her friends. A 17 year old does not have the skill level to pick up the subtle clues given out by a sociopath or psychopath
ABSOLUTELY
My God, Shades of Natalee Holloway [without Beth Twitty or Mr Holloway).
WHY would an innocent acquaintance (BoyF) lawyer up BEFORE anybody accused HIM of anything>? (except for being one of the last people to see her alive).
Once again, we have the boy’s protective parents seeking to protect HIS rights … while the girl’s mother (belatedly) moves into action.
Once again, the TRUTH gets lost in the miasma of unadulterated CRAP stream. Everybody runs for cover –her supposed “friends” who weren’t concerned after NOT seeing her for days. The “friends” should be held to account for being so self-centered, NOT to worry that a 17-yr old very pretty girl was “missing” … without anyone bothering to report it.
Her MOTHER? LET ME count the WAYS! You have an attractive “sex-pot” looking far OLDER than her 17-years (for a daughter). You specifically REFUSED her permission to travel hundreds of miles to a college-age Spring Break TOWN (that BTW had been BURNING UP due to wildfires all over Myrtle Beach for DAYS … BURNING out of control) –and THAT’S where your under-aged child goes?>
So, WHAT do you (a concerned MOTHER) do? NOTHING!
You have several conversations with her in the burning down
“FREE-SEX & ALL THE BOOZE you can get down your throat” PARTY TOWN … and you REMAIN up in NY>? You DO NOT CALL THE POLICE (to report your under-age CHILD AWOL)?>
What mother would NOT have been on the first plane down to Myrtle Beach to drag her willful child HOME?
WHY wouldn’t that mother CONTACT the police, thE FBI, the national guard ==the boy scouts ==whomever? There is simply NO EXCUSE for such laisse-faire (la-de-da) behavior.
Your child is down in Sodom & Gomorrah where booze is free and wet T-shirt contests, downing massive #’s of shots –and everything ELSE is free. WHY AREN’T YOU on the first plane SOUTH ???
When her body is FOUND –and eventually it will be … mother will be on camera bawling her EYES out at the heinous crime her child was a VICTIM of … YUCK. Where was concerned mom when he daughter was running WILD? WHY did she do NOTHING to get her child BACK ==as SOON AS she realized WHERE the kid was ??
There is simply no excuse. You talk your child down from a bad day or a bad break-up. YOU DO NOT sit idly BY while your child risks HER LIFE in a strange town where NO ONE cares whether she LIVES -=or dies horribly.
PARDON ME … but I am SICKENED beyond belief at the countless bodies piling up of defenseless children, dim-witted teen aged girls and women who are victims of untold numbers of domestic, molestation, and all other forms of violence
The Cindy Anthony’s, the Brittneys’ mothers, Haleigh Cummings’ fathers … all those who are (frankly) derelict in their responsibilities to protect the innocents.
In THIS SPECIFIC case, another victim whose life was likely ended horribly long before its time –in this case, it was a CRIME that COULD HAVE BEEN prevented.
The reckless teen ager was running from all that made her life (for her) unbearable. She was running toward mindless freedom and a sense of ESCAPE. Any child NOT IN FEAR of her parent’s RETRIBUTION might also have run. Those of us with parents who would have GROUNDED US for eons –or slapped us silly WOULD NOT have dared to do what this kid did.
That aside, HER MOTHER should not have spent time ON THE PHONE talking her down –SHE SHOULD have been AT HER MOTEL and every bar on the strip FINDING her child.
The entire COUNTRY was aware of the terrible wild fires burning ALL OVER that part of North/South Carolina; entire sub=divisions of homes WERE DESTROYED in that part of the Carolinas.
Whoever took this child’s life prematurely must be severely punished; but there is a greater responsibility that must be realized: parents are the stewards and protectors of their children. TOO MANY are FALLING DOWN on their jobs.
Blink,
I was not judging the mom…I reread what I wrote. All I said was I would have gone and got her….And my kids both know it
..Sad they are going through the “D”….Seems teens have enough stress put on them already. I totally understand that. But, her mom said NO she can’t go. Divorce or not here, Im sorry. It does not excuse her disobeying her mom. The mom seems very genuine….And I am sure sge never thought for 1 minute she would not return….I pray for her safe return as we all do here………..Sorry blink if you thought my comments were toward the mom or that I disrespected
Chi, no not at all, I should have been more clear, I meant in general, not you specifically. My comment was almost identical to yours and I meant it. I was afraid of my mom’s wrath and she never so much as raised her voice to me. I have kept the tradition going
B
RE: Post No. 22
Hi kuaitzudog.
You had written: “Police found Brittanee’s belongings (except her cell phone) still in the Bar Harbor hotel room.”
A woman taking off without her personal things/clothing?
Now that does sound bad doesn’t it?
I wonder where her purse is?
Chris
Just one comment: I agree that if she were my daughter, I would have called the cops and asked them to pick her up. However, in some states 17 is considered adult for certain purposes, including going where you want without parental permission. It’s entirely possible that S.C. is one of those states, which means the police probably would refuse the mother’s request.
But I’d still fly down there and snatch her bald (as my mama says) myself.
Were any of the friends she went down with 18 y.o.+? If her mother refused permission and an adult took her across state lines to Myrtle Beach, Uncle Fed may get involved and start passing out Leavenworth coupons.
And as far as flying down to get her, I would never do that. Driving gives you way more time to chat on the way home. Next to her proper upbringing, this would have been the best 14.5 hour education this child ever received. She would have been 28 years old on a maturity scale when we arrived home. And gray.
I hope this baby has just run away and is safe at a newfound friend’s house. But I know better. She was not scared to talk to mom on the phone. She would have called.
Myrtle Beach, SC– Brittanee Marie Drexel, 17, has been missing since the evening of April 25th. Drexel was last seen, according to witnesses at the Motel she was staying in, against her Mother’s protests, at 8:15PM.
Brittanee2
DEAR DEVOTED BLINK: (I think we had similar parents). I tried to run away ONCE (before my 1st marriage) but I had to come right back or my mother would have taken turns (w/my father) beating my butt with a hairbrush.
ANYWAY: I believe you reported that the 17-yr old female left home WED April 22nd. I reaffirm THIS as the child LEFT HOME without her mother’s permission. ERGO: she was (really) or should have BEEN “DECLARED MISSING” on 4/23/09
Just because her mother CHOSE TO have phone conversations w/her child WITHOUT reporting her missing to authorities is the “MY BAD” of the mother. Regardless WHAT their relationship or what drove the teen to escape her parental units –THE main parental unit (mother) was obligated to DO a lot more than “converse” with the under-age CHILD. The fact her child LOOKED LIKE LOLITA made it even more IMPERATIVE that she TAKE ACTION immediately.
You do not supervise an unruly (defensive) and aching “to get even for a divorce” CHILD by long distance phone calls.
You call the police =-=or A PRIVATE DETECTIVE to immediately ROUND up the recalcitrant child without further delay; no matter WHAT your kid says to you ==you (the parent) know better what happens to young females on the loose in PARTY TOWNS. If given the choice today, I doubt Beth Twitty would have permitted Natalee to venture to a far-away RESORT locale WITHOUT her mother being present. Beth had to rely on ADULT SPONSORS to safeguard her daughter; and it is just SAD that they FELL DOWN ON THEIR JOB. When you agree to SUPERVISE teens (or children) you had better NOT be derelict in your duty. It is NOT “OKAY” for them to break free –or spend hours DOING SHOTS w/strangers on a far-away island. Whoever was supposed to CHAPERONE those teenagers should count themselves LUCKY that Beth (and Natalee’s father) weren’t vindictive ..because anyone else would have sued their lame-brained butts into perpetuity.
As a teen supervisor, you NEVER retire for the night WITHOUT BEING 110% CERTAIN of precisely “where” everyone of your charges is! Just because it’s a relaxed slow=moving isle does NOT mean anyone can let “down” their guard.
Blink Peters name is Brozowitz 20 years old lives in Webster NY. Is a club promotor for Ronnie Davis. viphappyhour.com
One of the girls I believe that was with Brit was Jenn Oberer 20 years old. Don’t understand why these girls are not in the spot light.
Peter Brozowitz was staying at the Bluewater resort in MB. The men staying with him Phillip Watson, Matthew Abrams, and Keith Cummings. The Lawyer Parrinellos is connected with Ronnie Davis the Club owner.
When you read they are a lot of those on line that have a low opinion of Peter from NY.
Donna K & Klaasend. I can never blow-up the images. They are thumbnails and when I copy them to a photo file they remain thumbnails. Dang! I really wanted to read the one in this article. No magnifying glasses can be seen anywhere I look. Clickin’ does nothin’. My browser; Internet Explorer/AT&T Yahoo!
My best friend’s daughter who is 19 is friend’s with Brittanee Drexel. She is in Myrtle Beach putting up flyers. From what I understand, Brittanee rode down with 2 of her gf’s. She got mad at her gf for wearing a pair of her shorts or vice versa. She went to the Kryptonite Club as a VIP w/this Peter. Also she went to his hotel room to vent to him about her argument w/her gf. He was with 3 of his friends. Peter does club VIP/music in Rochester, so am guessing it is how he got VIP at the club. As of right now, he is a person of interest, and his behavior is very suspicious. Her mother is in shock and the reality of what has happened is hitting her. They are asking local patrons, combing the beaches and putting up flyers. Sounds like a Natalie Halloway case.
Just found this website yesterday – just glued to this site, thanks Blink! Finding some great comments and insight from intelligent people….husband asked why am I not watching my favorite TV show, and “thought you couldn’t put that book down”, etc………cuz I’m HERE – so thanks again for the up-to-date and honest input.
post number 24….SANDRA CANTU!!!All the missing matter every single one.If I was running the world ,they would all be high profile.All child killers and molesters would also be executed.
But I’m just a simple retired radio show host from Texas,but I look and watch for the missing anyway because most important…I’m a mother to 4 boys (grown) and 1 wonderful 15 year old girl.
just to clarify why Dawn Drexel did not go to MB to drag her daughter home..she did NOT even know that she was in MB until she received a call from Brittanees BF stating that Brittanee was really in MB and already missing…her Mom thought all along that she was still in NY staying with her friends??
Mom did call Brittanee on her cell phone, and asked to talk to the Father of the friend where she was presumably staying in Rochester, and one of her “guy” friends (in MB)got on the phone and told Mom she was OK? but truly at the time she was in MB and one of her guy friens was posing as the friends Father(in NY) on the phone..
I am not getting why all of a sudden the girl’s Mom is to blame. I am sure she is kicking herself each way from Tuesday for not rushing down to pick her up! I would hardly consider her negligent. As for Mom’s demeanor, I think she is in shock and medicated. Just cause she’s not making an ass out of herself everytime she smells media, doesn’t make her uncaring. Not all Mom’s can carry on like Cindy Anthony…Thank God!
Oh and Mr.Boswick……they are on to you.
Why is no one blaming dad?
I am not blaming mom or dad in this case. I am however curious why those who are blaming mom are not mentioning dad. I am sick of mothers getting the rap for everything. Dad. society, friends…there is plenty blame to go around, why do mom’s always get blamed.
I feel that in general we need to look less for someone to blame and more for ways to resolve the issues that lead to these things. We’re so busy pointing fingers at each other and judging others that we seem to have lost some of our humanity.
Harming another is wrong, other than that I wish we could stop judging and start healing.
*Swigs last of red wine from bottle*
Turning in, PTA meeting in the AM. Harper Valley and all.
Please STOP blaming the parent for everything! All kids have a mind of their own, and not all are easy to “control”, in fact some are IMPOSSIBLE to “control”. Anyway, my understanding is that the mom didn’t even realize that her daughter wasn’t in the Rochester area until AFTER her daughter went missing. In that case, she called a close friend to personally check things out until the mom could get there.
I just get sick to death of know-it-alls always blaming the parents for everything just because THEY think they would handle things soooo much better, or assuming that ALL kids are “controllable”.
I dont think anyone is “blaming” Mom. As for how it should have been handled and your facts, not true. She asked to go, Mom said no (applaud) she took off that evening anyway. Mom was in contact with her during the time she was in MB, last time on Saturday, and THEN she did not hear back from her. I don’t doubt this child was not “controllable” at that age, but Mom’s reactions are. You cannot blame people for their opinions that she should have called Police immediately and had her picked up- she is a minor, she is responsible for her, and that’s just a fact.
Y’all that dont get this by now, if you want to protect your kids/family- you need to B E L I E V E that the worst possible things can happen by the worst possible people to YOU US and THEM. Happens every damn day.
That being said this Mom deserves our support and Brittanee needs to be found.
B
Right on Ioco #45. Get off Mom and wth is Dad anyway? People need to blame in order to feel safe and/or superior. I’m watching Mom on Nancy G. replay and will say she looks to be the type that would want to be known as “Cool Mom.” (Hairstyle/necklace/halter top with black bra straps/false eyelashes/) Definitely medicated in some form.
My original comment was going to be on how the two side by side pics you posted blink, look like a “Before” and “After” story.
Faces of meth?
Anyone else think the difference is dramatic?
Not sure why people keep saying the mother should have gone and picked her up. If you read the news articles she did not know about her daughter being in MB till the friend called and said she was missing.
My understanding is that Dad is at home in NY caring for the family’s younger children and Mom is in MB searching for the child. Mom did not even know she had taken off to MB and thought she was with a friend in NY.
I don’t see much else the parents could have done that would fall within the scope of normality. Mom checked in with Brit. and thought she was in NY at the beach with a friend. I bet that if she had known that the kid had taken off she would have called the Popo or gone to get her.
Compassion leads our path and helps us to build bridges to others. Once we have those connections we can then begin to help one another become better people.
I try to have compassion for these parents. It does not make me feel better to blame them.
Hindsight is 20/20. I am sure they are wishing that they had done a million things different.
And the truth is I think that mom is holding it together fairly well. She looks showered and seems like she is in the ‘denial’ stage of grief. This would be a normal stage at this point.
Heck, I would be unshowered, carpet growing on my teeth, dread locks in my hair and so heavily medicated you could blindfold me with dental floss if my kid were missing like this.
She seems like a good mama. My heart breaks for her. Every cell in my body screams out ‘please don’t ever let it be me!’
When I imagine it, I feel like I would be a tall building collapsing. Like my entire body would crumble to a pile of rubble and ash if I were ever in her place.
Be good to one another.
Applaud,
B
I have gone through all the comments, and feel there is a problem here involving parental responsibility. You are responsible for trying to take care of your kids. Good parents try. I too thought that the mother knew after the first call that her daughter was in Myrtle Beach. If she didn’t, that would explain the lack of response. I hope Britannee is found and grounded until she is 35. or maybe 40. BLink: what you said. We need to learn that BAD THINGS can and do happen, everyday, to anybody. That’s is why you can’t be a cool parent, you have to be the over protective parent who is in your kid’s business all the time. Cool=dead, all too often.