Posted in emotions, law enforcement, Uncategorized, tagged authorities, Chicago, choices, concern, custody, danger, dangerous liaisons, disappearance, Drew Peterson, emotional, engaged, failure to protect, father, fiance, home, law enforcement, legal, loss, media, missing, moves in, relationships, romance, romantic, speculation, suspect, suspicious death, wife, wives on January 15, 2009|
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Wow, I can’t imagine, as a parent, how horrifying it would be to me to have one of my daughter’s move in with someone who was suspected of killing not one but possibly two of his wives. However, that is the exact scenerio that Ernest Raines, father of Christina Raines-Drew Peterson’s fiance, is facing this week.
Ernest Raines is extremely worried and concerned that his 24 year old daughter has moved out of the residence that she shared with her previous boyfriend, and moved in with Drew Peterson the former police sergeant from Chicago.
Christina and Drew became engaged in December after becoming involved with one another approximately four months previous to that. Drew has been considered a suspect, by many, in the suspicious disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy at the end of October 2007. Drew’s third wife , died under mysterious circumstances, in 2004, and that death has recently been classified as a homicide.
It is no wonder that Christina’s father Ernest is seriously concerned about his daughter’s well being considering the fact that 2 of Drew’s 4 wives have either gone missing or died under questionable circumstances. Not only has Christina moved into Drew’s home; but , so have her very young children, ages 4 and 5.
Christina is a legal adult and is free to make her own choices regarding her personal life; even if she doesn’t believe that she is in some kind of danger. However, she is the parent of two young children and it’s not good parenting to put them in the middle of a situation where they could possibly be in danger.
Parents across the nation have had their children removed from their custody for lesser reasons. There are reports that the two young children’s birth father, Tony Yauk, has allegedly been asking authorities how he goes about getting custody of those children. If I were in his position…I would do the very same thing.
If you are a parent who perceives that your children are in danger and you do nothing…that is considered failure to protect. I would ask Christina if her relationship with Drew Peterson is worth the possible loss of custody of her biological children? Shouldn’t your own flesh and blood come before any romantic relationship? If her relationship with Drew is so important to her …maybe she should consider relinquishing custody to the father of her children; or, maybe even to her own parents or relatives; if they are appropriate people to be caregivers.
You also have to wonder about a woman who would start a relationship with a man who is 30 years older than her; who has also been the subject of much speculation regarding previous relationships. How do you put those concerns aside and consider becoming his 5th wife and move your children into that environment? What needs, of Christina’s, are being met by being romatically involved with Drew Peterson? Why would Drew Peterson want more attention drawn to him after all of this time of scrutiny from the authorities and the media?
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Posted in accomplishments, Celebration, celebrity, commitment, competition, dance, Dancing With The Stars, emotions, life, love, marriage, news, relationships, Uncategorized, tagged committment, competition, dancers, dancing, Dancing With The Stars, engaged, engagement, entertainer, Happy, Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Mario Lopez, marriage, married, New Year's Eve, professional, relationships, talent, Tango, teams, two, viewers, wish on January 5, 2009|
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It was announced today that two of the professional dancers on Dancing With The Stars are now engaged. This is a surprise to many as Karina Smirnoff was involved with former contestant entertainer Mario Lopez not so very long ago.
Karina is now engaged to be married to Maksim Chmerkovskiy. They are both very talented. They have been dating for most of the summer and are , at present, involved in the Dancing With The Stars tour. They became engaged on New Year’s Eve.
The new season of Dancing With The Stars begins the second week of March. This new aspect of their relationship should make for a very interesting season for viewers. How will the competition between dancing teams affect their relationship….how will it affect their dancing? In any case, we wish them well…may they live happily ever after.
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