[Rummyfan]

I don't blame her. She had 11 children all under fourteen. As for Bobby Jr, sounds like he always was a punk.

[Arm_Bears]

Why now?

[BwanaNdege]

As for Bobby Jr, sounds like he always was a punk

"...the scion of our greatest political family..."

But he was a Royal punk!

/s

[Rummyfan]

David died of an overdose in 1984. Another son, Michael, made headlines in 1997 for having an affair with his teen baby sitter. Months later, he died playing football on skis, hitting a tree. In 2012, Ethel’s son Doug was caught on camera kicking a nurse in a hospital elevator. (He was acquitted.)

In 1994, Bobby divorced Emily. His new girlfriend, Mary Richardson, was six months pregnant. His marriage to Richardson was tumultuous, and in 2012, she committed suicide. That year, his sister Kerry stood trial for driving while drugged on a Westchester highway. (She was acquitted.)

Well, Kathleen did make it to Lt Governor of Maryland.

[Sparky1776]

It was called growing up in the 60s.

[fieldmarshaldj]

The family from hell...

[sodpoodle]

The Kennedy golden days are long over.

Personal experience: Had surgery at Georgetown in 1988. Half a dozen med students came in to read my chart, one of whom I was proudly told was a “Kennedy”. Must have been William Kennedy Smith.

Needless to say, I was not impressed. Surrounded by sycophantic future doctors, while enduring post-op pain & trauma. The Kennedy mystique is a mystery.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Yep, Ethel is a real scumbag. Robert’s bad genes + bad upbringing + too much money kept the show alive.

Sounds like Hollywood.

[Chickensoup]

My favorite part: Ethel offered to host the rehearsal dinner at the fanciest local restaurant her assistant could find. The bill came to $8,939.80. Short by nearly $6,000, Ethel promised to pay the rest. Two years passed without payment. On April 20, 1982, the restaurant’s owner, Rudy Fisher, sent a letter to Hickory Hill. “In these trying times . . . we need the cash flow to pay our suppliers,” it read. No response. He threatened to go on TV and “tell the world what a bunch of cheapskates the Kennedys were.” By September, Fisher was paid in full. He later said a Kennedy family member told him “it should have been a privilege to serve the Kennedys, and you shouldn’t be charging for the dinner at all.” ___________________ The money quote about entitlement. Friends I knew back then never ever did business with the Kennedys twice. They rented my aunts friend's place to ski and it was trashed, totally trashed and never did they take responsibility.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I believe everything in this article. They are the most horrible, arrogant, entitled people. I had a friend who, back in the 70s, was a paralegal at the law firm that managed one of the kids’ trusts. The kids would come in to get checks every once in a while and my friend said they were completely obnoxious and demanding. They would get angry if they had to wait. They wanted to go ahead of everyone else who was there. They expected the staff to be there with a check in hand immediately.

[Arthur McGowan]

Ten years ago, a local person in the know told me that Hickory Hill was a dump. There’d been no upgrading of the wiring, no remodeling, no maintenance, etc., etc., since 1968. So bad the house could not be sold.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

She wasnt a kennedy, had and raised 11 kids. That’s saint material. If her adult kids never took responsibility for themselves, like the blood kennedys never did, that is their own problem. You raise 11 kids alone, however much money you have, and keep your wits and not date. Tell me whether you can have any say in their adult years.

[Arthur McGowan]

The Kennedys have never been Christians. Evil going back generations.

[Mercat]

I do blame her. She had almost unlimited money in those days and could have had the best nannies, one for each kid and a housekeeper. She chose instead to be bat-sh*t crazy. I recognize a lot of her disorder but there was help available. I also blame her husband. Recognizing her insanity he should have quit breeding her and stayed home with the kids who were already born. Totally messed up family.

[napscoordinator]

Yeah this story is just nasty. How would most raise 11 kids as a single mother? She probably was in robot mode for the next 5 years after seeing her husband murdered in front of her. I just think this is in bad taste especially since he is still alive.

[PAR35]

May have been the only one the Kennedy boys didn’t pass around. Would explain why she kept herself pregnant.

[rabidralph]

Such high turnover contributed to the deplorable conditions at Hickory Hill, which staff dubbed “Horror Hill.” Bobby had left behind a huge turtle, which defecated everywhere, as did the family dogs. A soiled rug, a gift from the shah of Iran, ended up stashed in the basement. The dogs pooped under the table during dinner parties.

“No one would dare say anything to Mrs. Kennedy, who tried to cover up the mess with her foot,” Fell told Oppenheimer. “But everyone could smell it.”

Yikes!

[Grammy]

My dad told me he had a date with one of the Kennedy sisters. Only one. She scared the hell out of him.