Mama June Didn’t Believe Her Daughter Was Sexually Abused, So No Wonder Honey Boo Boo’s Father Wants Custody

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I will admit to not really knowing much about the family from the TLC show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo prior to the scandals that have been in the news recently. Sadly, now I know so much that I wish I could bleach it out of my brain forever. All of the developments over the last week have made me want to kidnap these kids and give them a decent home with a mother who would shelter them from disgusting child molesters instead of having them around every day. I can’t even believe a lot of what I have been hearing but sadly, photos back up most of these claims along with statements from those involved. Now, it has come out that Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, father of Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and ex-husband of June “Mama June” Thompson, plans to fight for custody of his daughter from his revolting ex-wife and I am truly hoping he gets it because anything has to be better than what she is dealing with now including allegations by her older sister that their mother dismissed her claims of being sexually abused at the age of eight. This whole story is truly unreal.

This all started when photos surfaced of June Thompson getting cozy with Mark McDaniel, a convicted child molester released from prison earlier this year after serving a 10-year sentence for his crimes. News reports began to bubble up that McDaniel had, in addition to the molestation charges that put him away for 10 years, molested an 8-year old child that Mama June was related to but no news outlet would reveal the child’s name. Eventually, Anna Cardwell, Mama June’s oldest daughter, came out with the startling (and incredibly sad) revelation that the 8-year old McDaniel violated was her. She stated that she was the victim and that her relationship with her mother could very well be over as reports continued to surface that Mama June was spending time with McDaniel.

To add insult to injury, news reports state that Cardwell revealed the fact that her mother did not believe her when she said McDaniel had been touching her. Let that sink in. An 8-year old went to her own mother to tell her about the worst thing that has ever happened to her and her mother did not believe her and took it a step further, blaming Cardwell for ruining things with her piece-of-human-filth boyfriend. From Jezebel:

“A week or so after it happened, I talked to Mama and she was upset, crying and saying, ‘I don’t believe you, I don’t believe you, why would you do this to me?’ ” Cardwell says. “And I was like, ‘Mama, he did that to me and I can’t do anything about it. You were never there to see it. You were always at work.’ “

Her daughter opens up to her, obviously hoping she can make this situation better, and her response is “I don’t believe you, why would you do this to me?” If I lived in Georgia, you would probably see me on the news tonight because my urge to strangle this horrible woman is very strong. For a child to go to the person they trust above all others to share a secret most disturbing and then, have it flipped on her as though she is somehow wrong? I cannot think of many greater crimes. And now, to start seeing the man who did this to her daughter? It would be wrong for them to have any contact at all, let alone a romantic relationship. Yet, here we are.

Mama June has tried to deny the relationship but photos say otherwise. The most recent leak includes a shot of Mama June, Alana and McDaniel on a staircase together and McDaniel’s hand is resting on the child’s shoulder. It is reported by The Daily Mail that this photo in particular upset Mike Thompson and fueled his resolve to get custody of his daughter:

‘Mike is all over the place and is distraught that his daughter has had contact with a sex offender,’ said friend ‘Crazy Tony’ Lindsay, who appeared in the first season of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

‘He wants her out of that environment and knows the only way to do that is to get custody.’

It came as RadarOnline reported that Child Protective Services in Georgia have opened an investigation into whether any crimes have been committed involving her three minor children – Alana, Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon, 14 and Jessica ‘Chubbs’, 17.

Lindsay said that Thompson may not have enough cash to bring a legal action of his own as he is now virtually destitute and has been reduced to borrowing cash from friends.

He is living a mobile trailer home that was bought for him by TLC after his split from Shannon.

The Daily Mail goes on to reveal that Mike Thompson has been asking for hand-outs from friends and that he has not gotten any of the money that the family earned from the reality show. Thinking of him with no money and terrified of what could be happening to his 9-year old daughter makes me sick. He must feel so helpless. It has been mentioned in several news outlets that Child Protective Services is getting involved but I’m sure confidentiality prevents the agency from officially confirming anything. There is a quote suggesting it may happen and I sincerely hope that is the case:

But Susan Boatwright of Georgia’s Division of Family and Child Services told People: ‘From our point of view, when there are young children who are not able to protect themselves that are in daily contact or living with a sex offender, someone would go out and assess the situation and decide whether the children can stay there or not.’

She added: ‘If we thought a child was in harm’s way in any way, shape or form, we would develop a safety plan and make sure the children are not around an offender.’

I will admit to always rolling my eyes at this train wreck of a family but withheld judgment because, who am I to criticize their lifestyle? Although pretty outrageous, they did seem happy and it was widely reported that Mama June was putting the earnings from their reality show into trusts for her children. They were different but by all accounts, doing right by their children. Now, any illusion that this woman gave a flip about her kids has been shattered. They will be the ones to suffer in the end and it breaks my heart. I hope that at least Alana is able to get out and be with her father before her mother’s filthy boyfriend can get to her. It makes me sick to think about history repeating itself after what happened to her sister.

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