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[grandmoon]

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/vincenti-sisters-reveal-what-it-was-like-to-be-taken-from-a...

Vincenti sisters reveal what it was like to be taken from Australia back to Italy

[gleee58]

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@am*3 wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

The young girls spoke no English when they moved to Australia, their mother having lived in Italy since she was 14, but they adapted quickly to life Down Under.

news.com.au

Very young age to go on international exchange?

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Very young age to not return from an exchange visit. 

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Not very good supervision from the host parents (new baby).

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I think there is more to the story than the tid bits we've heard.   She must have felt very isolated at times.  I wonder why the girls didn't learn any English from their mother while growing up and why they didn't get to holiday with their Australian family.

[cherry*135]

Yes, never going to know the whole story.

When this blew up 3 years ago... maybe it was in the court transcript.. it mentioned the girls Grandma (from Aust) came over to Italy with a boyfriend when the family there were still together. The girls parents arranged a rental car for them.. they took off in it, never brought it back on time (or not at all, can't remember the finer details but left a hefty bill)... very irresponsible and took advantage of the family in Italy.

[gleee58]

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@am*3 wrote:

Yes, never going to know the whole story.

When this blew up 3 years ago... maybe it was in the court transcript.. it mentioned the girls Grandma (from Aust) came over to Italy with a boyfriend when the family there were still together. The girls parents arranged a rental car for them.. they took off in it, never brought it back on time (or not at all, can't remember the finer details but left a hefty bill)... very irresponsible and took advantage of the family in Italy.

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That's not a good sign if it's the truth.

[azureline**]

I suspect there has not been a lot of truth told by anyone except the children.

[cherry*135]

The court transcripts made good background reading, if they are still available.

[punch*drunk]

Nice to see the girls looking happy and settled. Especially nice to see they are now allowed to love both parents equally and speak their own minds, vastly different to how they were being raised here.

[polksaladallie]

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@lloydslights wrote:

My opinion is that the father is the best parent.  If the mother wanted to be involved she could have been, but she chose not to.  That speaks volumes to me.

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  On what knowledgeable basis have you arrived at a conclusion that deserves the statement....... That speaks volumes to me.

DEB

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Huh?  That doesn't even make sense.

It is my opinion, and I have the right to my opinion, sams as you do.

[Anonymous]

i'm pretty sure deb was not suggesting

you don't have the right to your opinion.

she simply wanted to understand the 

reasons behind your opinion  

(but i think you knew that lol)

[polksaladallie]

No, I did not know that.

The reasons for my opinion are in my post.

So, I don't know why he/she made the comment.