Kate obsessed with beautiful children?

Marian wrote:I certainly think that the saccharine laden parts in the book are Kate's attempt to show us that she and her family led an idyllic life, free from the normal tribulations that befall lesser mortals. However, I don't think that there can be anyone actually like that, not outside the pages of Hello and OK magazines anyway! To me it seems as if the children were a bit of a bind; can anyone else remember a quote from Gerry that he felt envious of other holiday makers who did not have children with them at meal times?

lj wrote:

Marian wrote:I certainly think that the saccharine laden parts in the book are Kate's attempt to show us that she and her family led an idyllic life, free from the normal tribulations that befall lesser mortals. However, I don't think that there can be anyone actually like that, not outside the pages of Hello and OK magazines anyway! To me it seems as if the children were a bit of a bind; can anyone else remember a quote from Gerry that he felt envious of other holiday makers who did not have children with them at meal times?

So true, Marian. And not only showing off the perfection of her children, and thud indirectly of Gerry and herself, but she is also making a pathetic attempt to show she is a loving mother.

It is so classic for a sociopath, who knows more or less what feelings she ought to display, but then gets the details wron.

And yes Gerry did lament his not being able to persue only his own pleasures. Remember also the passage of the book where they are upset they have to pick up the twins from the creche themselves shortly after Madeleine disappeared.

jd wrote:

lj wrote:

Marian wrote:I certainly think that the saccharine laden parts in the book are Kate's attempt to show us that she and her family led an idyllic life, free from the normal tribulations that befall lesser mortals. However, I don't think that there can be anyone actually like that, not outside the pages of Hello and OK magazines anyway! To me it seems as if the children were a bit of a bind; can anyone else remember a quote from Gerry that he felt envious of other holiday makers who did not have children with them at meal times?

So true, Marian. And not only showing off the perfection of her children, and thud indirectly of Gerry and herself, but she is also making a pathetic attempt to show she is a loving mother.

It is so classic for a sociopath, who knows more or less what feelings she ought to display, but then gets the details wron.

And yes Gerry did lament his not being able to persue only his own pleasures. Remember also the passage of the book where they are upset they have to pick up the twins from the creche themselves shortly after Madeleine disappeared.

Why go to all the trouble of IVF then? Because the picture perfect family has children, it's all about appearances. Kate could be be was it Hyacinth (?) Bucket's daughter.

The do seem to be doing anything except being with their kids

PeterMac wrote:p 26 "Our daughter was perfect. A beautiful round head, no marks, and not at all squashed. Big, brown eyes and a lovely, compact little body. The most wonderful thing I had ever set eyes on. I loved her instantly."

p.37 He wasn’t the prettiest, God bless him: he was squashed from the birth and his head was lopsided. But I loved him regardless and I’m glad to say he’s a really handsome chap these days, just gorgeous. Amelie was beautiful from the start - petite with a little rosebud mouth.”

p 129 too infamous to quote here - but again the emphasis on the ‘perfect’ rather than normal.

p 52 Sean and Amelie had always been perfect sleepers

So some perfect children, but Katey is such a perfect mother that she is able to love the one who wasn't. And now he is perfect and gorgeous again, so that's all right then. This is part of the strange Disney world they inhabit. Nothing can just be normal.
In fact we know that Madeleine was not perfect at all. She had a possibly very serious eye condition, which may be a sign of other genetic abnormalities, she screamed with colic for the first four months of her life, she had difficulty sleeping and used to get out of bed and go into the parent's bedroom, hence the need for the 'star chart'.
And when the detectives asked Katey whether she had considered handing Madeleine to a relative to look after, this was not something they just invented. They knew the answer and were asking to see if Katey would tell the truth or lie. In fact she refused to answer.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Hamlet, 3,2,230

Jean wrote:It's interesting that in the initial reports of 4th May 2007 the description of Madeleine's eye tallies with what the McCanns are now saying - there was just a mark or spot - which doesn't sound very noticeable. I wonder how this subsequently developed into the massive LOOK publicity campaign.

pauline wrote:It just occurred to me that the Catholic Church is firmly against IVF which apparently led to the three mcCann children.

now how devout a Catholic Kate is, is open to doubt. Her mother says she is not devout. But she has certainly claimed her faith has been a great support. And she met the Pope. Perhaps this faith, is yet another 'marketing ploy' like the colobama eye defect?

Jean wrote:It's interesting that in the initial reports of 4th May 2007 the description of Madeleine's eye tallies with what the McCanns are now saying - there was just a mark or spot - which doesn't sound very noticeable. I wonder how this subsequently developed into the massive LOOK publicity campaign.