An Anomaly

calindi · January 2012

The only 18 year old I've ever heard of who I think is mature enough to get married...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082210/Theres-dangerous-woman-child-Teen-mom-shoots-dead-intruder-week-babys-father-died-cancer.html

kyrgyzstan · January 2012

How old was her H?!

kara811 · January 2012

Wow, that is one brave woman! She's good with the gun too. Honestly, I would do the same in her position which is why H got a gun for us in the first place.

I also can't believe she lost her hubsand on Christmas day, how terrible, but she seems to be a strong woman.

kara811 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]How old was her H?!
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

<div>I was thinking this too. I wonder if he's just as young, it's really sad he had cancer. </div>

kyrgyzstan · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: An Anomaly : I was thinking this too. I wonder if he's just as young, it's really sad he had cancer.
Posted by kara811[/QUOTE]

<div>Did you see the early 80s fab pic of him, where he was an adult?</div>

kara811 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: An Anomaly : Did you see the early 80s fab pic of him, where he was an adult?
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

<div>Damn my eyes, when I saw the picture while reading the article I thought it was the guy she killed! My bad. </div><div>
</div><div>He seems to be a lot older than her... </div>

kyrgyzstan · January 2012

And if she's 18 with a baby, they were together a while...

amh04 · January 2012

Wow - That's awesome that she was able to protect her home. But it's very sad that she lost him, especially to cancer on Christmas day.

amh04 · January 2012

Might I add that I love that she has a German Shepherd.

And yeah... it seems like her H was on the older side.

kara811 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]And if she's 18 with a baby, they were together a while...
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

<div>I was thinking this too, although it seems like there's a lot of relationships like this in small town mid-America.. </div>

Beachy730 · January 2012

Wow that's a crazy story, I can't believe she stayed as calm as she seems to have though during it.

And yeah, it looks like her H was way older than her.

crownsuperstar · January 2012

Good shot. Wow that is crazy. I would like to think I would remain clam but who am I kidding, I wouldn't!

Agree by the looks of that photo he has to be in his 50s now right? That is one old school photo.

calindi · January 2012

I was thinking the photo was fairly recent. I dunno, I guess I just figure most 18-year-olds marry people in their 20's. Probably he was a good bit older, but I can't seem to find an obituary for him.

AmandaSC1988 · January 2012

Hey... I saw that on the news! I think i had seen somewhere that the husband was in fact a lot older than her, like 58, and they had been together for 2 years....but that is OKlahoma for you...Ha.

Eitherway, that is a brave thing to do! They say the guy she killed was a creepy guy from her past that followed her around at rodeos 2 years prior....I wonder if there is a back story...

calindi · January 2012

I can't get over how calm and rational she sounded on the 911 call. I'm not sure I'd be able to keep it together so well! And how smart of her to put a bottle in the baby's mouth to keep him/her from crying. She's definitely got a tough road ahead of her as a young Mom & widow, but hopefully that pedophile (yes, a 58 year old who has been with an 18 year old for 2 years is a pedophile) left her some money in his will so she'll be able to take care of her child. I have a feeling she'll be just fine, though, with that strength of character. She'd make a fantastic policewoman, don't you think? Really calm in a crisis, and an excellent shot!

kyrgyzstan · January 2012

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[QUOTE]I can't get over how calm and rational she sounded on the 911 call. I'm not sure I'd be able to keep it together so well! And how smart of her to put a bottle in the baby's mouth to keep him/her from crying. She's definitely got a tough road ahead of her as a young Mom & widow, but hopefully that pedophile (yes, a 58 year old who has been with an 18 year old for 2 years is a pedophile) left her some money in his will so she'll be able to take care of her child. I have a feeling she'll be just fine, though, with that strength of character. She'd make a fantastic policewoman, don't you think? Really calm in a crisis, and an excellent shot!
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]

<div>Thumbs up! She'd need some counseling though, to realize that there was something wrong with her marriage age difference. I would hate for her to respond to a pedophile and be like, NBD! Carry on!</div>

Danidawn20 · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: An Anomaly : Thumbs up! She'd need some counseling though, to realize that there was something wrong with her marriage age difference. I would hate for her to respond to a pedophile and be like, NBD! Carry on!
Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

I agree with this

SamiJoeB · January 2012

Okay, so because I'm such a reader I like to read comments and did anyone else notice the comment about protecting her first amendment rights. Umm... Last time I checked the first amendment was freedom of speech, not the right to bear arms... I mean.. I get the posters point, but really?

And yeah..her H had to of been a lot older than her..

Zimsgirl · January 2012

That's sad she lost her husband and so young with a child. FI is a big believer in having a concealed carry and is getting it in February. He wants me to get one too when I'm old enough

Zeldakins · January 2012

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[QUOTE]That's sad she lost her husband and so young with a child. FI is a big believer in having a concealed carry and is getting it in February. He wants me to get one too when I'm old enough
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]
Same here with my FI...he's gonna do his over the summer before we move into a house/apartment. He's taught me everything I know about guns. I can't imagine myself with a child at that age...I want to enjoy mine and FI's time alone for a good while before kids come along. :) It's really sad that she lost her husband and I can't believe that her husband was that much older than her...my cousin's 30 and her husband is about twenty years older...but she met him when she was in her twenties already. So it's not quite the same.. .(Had to go back and edit...phone's acting up again)

Zimsgirl · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: An Anomaly : Same here with my FI...he's gonna do his over the summer before we move into a house/apartment. He's taught me everything I know about guns. I can't imagine myself with a child at that age...I want to enjoy mine and FI's time alone for a good while before kids come along. :) It's really sad that she lost her husband and I can't believe that her husband was that much older than her...my cousin's 30 and her husband is about twenty years older...but she met him when she was in her twenties already. So it's not quite the same.. .(Had to go back and edit...phone's acting up again)
Posted by Zeldakins[/QUOTE]
FI's 21st is in February. He's more excited for his gun than drinking haha. He already has his paperwork done. I joke that I want a little pink gun that can go in my purse and we even found one at Bass Pro Shops once!

Zeldakins · January 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: An Anomaly : FI's 21st is in February. He's more excited for his gun than drinking haha. He already has his paperwork done. I joke that I want a little pink gun that can go in my purse and we even found one at Bass Pro Shops once!
Posted by Zimsgirl[/QUOTE]
Haha! I've seen that gun at Cabella's :) My FI wants to get me a beretta pistol for my 21st XD the glock is not for me apparently...something about the safety, I believe.

AmandaSC1988 · January 2012

Here is a follow up story with more information in case anyone is interested:

http://newsok.com/teen-mother-kills-intruder-in-blanchard/article/3637495

It is really creepy to think that they were probably stalking her house waiting for her husband to die to steal his pain meds.

calindi · January 2012

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[QUOTE]Here is a follow up story with more information in case anyone is interested: <a href="http://newsok.com/teen-mother-kills-intruder-in-blanchard/article/3637495" rel="nofollow">http://newsok.com/teen-mother-kills-intruder-in-blanchard/article/3637495</a> It is really creepy to think that they were probably stalking her house waiting for her husband to die to steal his pain meds.
Posted by AmandaSC1988[/QUOTE]

Wow, so scary.

I still stand by the fact that her husband was a pedophile, but I honestly don't judge her for the situation. A young girl who was not in contact with her parents living with a 55 year old man is understandably drawn to him. It's up to the adult to maintain a respectable distance, if she was a legitimate boarder when she was 15 years old rather than already in a romantic relationship with him when she moved in.

I get choked up listening to the dispatcher say, "You do what you have to do to protect your baby." I don't know how she held it together so well, I am completely in awe of her strength.

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