Natalee Holloway's stepfather seeks divorce

[kskiska]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The stepfather of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who disappeared in Aruba in 2005, has filed for divorce from Holloway's mother, Beth Twitty.

George "Jug" Twitty filed divorce papers in Jefferson County Circuit Court on Dec. 29. The court filing said the couple separated Dec. 15 and have "such a complete incompatibility of temperament that the parties can no longer live together."

The Birmingham News reported the court filing Friday.

Jug Twitty declined comment on the divorce proceedings, and a phone message left for Beth Twitty on Friday was not immediately returned.

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The Twittys appeared together during the early stages of the search. As it dragged on, Jug Twitty returned to Birmingham, and Beth Twitty remained in Aruba for almost three months.

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[dogday]

1. Unfortunately, this is all too common when Parents

lose a child.... They either come together over the event or they grow apart... One lets go, the other holds on..... Bless them both, I do feel sorry for them.....

[StClone]

4. Yes it is

My brother and his wife lost a child to SIDs. They were torn inside out, then torn apart, by grief and the feeling of inadequacy to protect their child.

[salin]

10. True... and very sad

more loss for each of them.

[Taverner]

2. I feel sorry for the Holloways

They lost their daughter, and the media fed them bullshit to give them false hope and covered them non stop.

Exploited their loss, totally.

Not saying there was a vast Aruban conspiracy, or that Natalee's dissapearance merited all the Faux news coverage....

[johnnie]

3. Unfortunate

I feel bad for this family. The use of their daughter's disappearance on television as "entertainment" and the way it was used by many people when it came to others missing without being "blond and white".

I honestly do feel for these people.

[Lerkfish]

5. tragedies like this rip families apart.

Either they turn to each other for strength and grow closer, or they turn away from each other in the stress.

[Botany]

6. I hope they all find peace.

Lose a child and the pain and anger can rip apart anybody.

And I will go old school red neck on ANY reporter who bugs the
family now. They need time to heal.

[mentalsolstice]

7. Very Painful

I live in the same metro area as the Twitty's, and know one of the kids on that trip. I know a lot of people decry the "missing blond of the week" story, and I agree that news coverage is sickeningly skewed. However, this event was really painful in our community as many area high schoolers go on similar trips, both inside the U.S. and abroad, and there were a number of lessons to be learned here.

[burythehatchet]

8. Come on..there has to be a Nancy Grace joke in there somewhere

Is she still feasting on the carcass?

[bpj1962]

9. Helpless

As a father of a child who has cancer I truly understand the pain they are going through. The hardest part is the utter sense of helplessness, you have no control over the situation, in my case it is the cancer in their case it was the search and subsequent investigation. My wife and I have made a concentrated effort to make sure that we don't shut each other out and that we also make sure that we listen to our other children's needs as well. The good news for me is that my son's treatment is working and hopefully in a few months he will be cancer free. The doctors office has told us to make sure that we get both family and couples counseling so that we can all express how we have felt during this time. I can only say the worst thing for me would be to have one of my children disappear and to not know what happened to them. At least with cancer I know what is going on and what will happen.

[Botany]

11. Atttn Helpless

DUers have some big shoulders if you ever need them.

I hope it all works out for you.

[bpj1962]

13. shoulders

Thanks for the thought. My wife and I have been very fortunate to have both family and friends who have helped us through this difficult time. I will say that I have gotten much of my strength from my son who has shown incredible toughness and strength for a 5 year old. He has weathered this illness far better then I could have imagined and he has taught me that sometimes being stuborn is a good thing.

[mentalsolstice]

12. Best wishes for your family...

...it sounds like you and your wife are lucky to have one another and your son's doctor. The illness of a child is horrific enough, but at least you have time to prepare for the long weeks/months ahead. The suddenness of a missing child hits the family like a nuclear blast. On local TV, Mrs. Twitty's grief was palpable and would almost jump off of the screen.

The back story to all of this was that she and her husband were cooped up on that tiny island with her ex-husband and his current wife. Even under the most amicable circumstances, that had to have been tough at times. And probably still is as everyone moves on with their lives and priorities at different speeds.