On the Blind Side...when the mom has to say the husband is right...he asks her what those words taste like in her mouth...she says "Like vinegar"...
I know how she feels...now, I do not like to be wrong. I do not like to be made a fool of nor lied to...and I most assuredly do not like bringing aid and support to a cause then finding out things are not "exactly" like they are made out to be...by whomever....
When I am wrong, I feel compelled to admit it, when I have made a mistake, I feel, as a God fearing soul, I must apologize to anyone I have hurt and humbly pray that not only the Lord will forgive me but any human my mistake touched or harmed.
With this said...and a deep gulp taken here.... I say to you all, I made a mistake with one of our Blue pages/cases. Ethan Hyatt in Oklahoma was not/is not a case the Blue Soldiers needed to be involved in. Ethan did not die from abuse, his death, although tragic, was accidental and no one should have let his death become the war it became. This is, at least, what I have come to believe as I have now viewed documents and listened, for once, to the tale from every side I think possible, including the opinion/findings of a fine officer in law enforcement (in Oklahoma), one I have trusted for years. I am a grandparent myself, I hold no ill will towards a grieving grandparent for fighting vigilantly for a precious angel, missed beyond measure... I, myself, have fought as hard for children I have never held, never kissed...so I understand.
The Blue Soldiers came together for one reason, to protect children, to save babies, to assist in the spreading of awareness, pursuing justice for each and every child abused, murdered, raped...we have not been wrong about many cases...only 2 in fact. One, we busted in GA within 2 weeks...
No one is being accused of being dishonest, hurtful or deceitful purposefully...no one is being blamed for anything lest me for not doing my homework, me...for continuing to support the cause even when it was clearly damaging the Blue reputation (because of certain accusations against Ethan's father). I have a hard head. I don't back down and I still maintain that EVEN if Ethan's father has a serious record within the sex offender scope, AND Ethan had in fact died from abuse, I would STILL fight for the child. I allowed my better judgement to be silenced as I battled my own demons, I even allowed new enemies to be formed through my support, through asking my trusted supporters & followers to campaign for arrests, charges...
I was wrong. It won't happen again. I have pondered this in my absence from FB, I have prayed, I asked for answers, I received finally what I asked for... and I am pretty upset with myself for not doing my job myself...
Mandy Simpson, I ask for your forgiveness. I am apologizing on the behalf of the Blue Soldiers...I offer my deepest sympathy for your loss and I humbly ask that you understand my only concern was for your son, Ethan...I wish I had been able to see this for what it was long ago but my eyes were on other things, my heart tied so wholly to Conrad, MerSadie, David, Daniel, Izzy, Seraphina, Lily....that I did not look at you as a possible innocent. Whatever comes of this, whatever the future holds for you and your children, I wish you the best, I have asked that all the edits of your Ethan be taken down from Blue pages and his Blue Justice page is already down. I am sorry for standing on the wrong side and I hope you can at least respect me for admitting my lack of vigilance for the truth on this case. The Blue Soldiers will not be acting in cooperation with JFE or any other group pushing for further investigation. May you find peace in the loss of your son.
Well, that's it for today....I will be publishing the definition of a Blue Soldier tomorrow. You shall be surprised...
God Bless you all xo MB
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