Yates lived by rigid schedule, according to husband

The Dallas Morning News ^ | March 1, 2002 (The Ides of March are upon us!) | By TERRI LANGFORD / The Dallas Morning News

[Lanza]

Frankly, I think the media has been rather kind to Mr. Yates. The Today show allowed his aunt on yesterday to talk about what a great husband he is again. I think the liberal fems are standing by him, because he is standing by Andrea. The fact is, he is standing by her to protect himself. His family was more worried about his reputaion than those dead babies within days of the murders. I keep thinking about Andrea stinking with matted hair and wondering "how could he not know how bad she was?" I have not had sympathy for her until I heard the best friend's testimony. I would not be surprised if there was physical abuse as well, and that is just being covered up.

[muggs]

I find it strange that they lived in such small quarters. Other than that, we have 8 kids, we homeschool, my wife stays home and I work, she had natural child birth. What's wrong with that. I don't think she gets very many hours a week to herself either.

Nothing is wrong with that but I would expect that if you saw your wife not copeing with everyday life that you would releive her of her responsibilites and also stop producing more children.

[joathome]

My husband is the head of our home and breadmaker, and I stay home and care for, and homeschool, our younger two children. But, GEE, our marriage is so much more than that! He regularly helps with the children when I need a break. I can get out whenever I want. I don't have to stay home while he "bikes" and goes to the "gym". And our marriage is completely biblical. We cherish each other.

Just what we need--another demented man insisting for the world what a biblical marriage is! Ugh

[swampfox98]

Yates should be jailed for keeping his wife in a state of constant pregnancy. She should have ofted him, instead of their innocent children.

[xsmommy]

I have not had sympathy for her until I heard the best friend's testimony.

I hadn't either. Stories like this appall me so that i avoid them. i was so horrified by what she had done that i avoided this story like the plague. then on FoxNews last night i saw a blurb about the best friend's testimony and that led me to read this story here, which is the first i have read. I was astounded that he had stuck by her, because as much as i love my husband, if he laid a hand on any of our kids it would be OVER. You are right though, he HAS to defend her, because he KNOWS he is equally to blame.

[muggs]

Well said. In the rush to pronounce her fit for firewood, no one seems to want to consider the considerable medical documentation that while not absolving her, definitely points the finger of guilt at him.

I agree with you.

[Slip18]

Exactly, muggs.

[hobbes1]

What I am saying, is that there is a considerable amount of medical documentation, that, while not completely absolving her, would in fact, make him the only SANE, Rational (relatively) Adult in the household.

I don't think she should ever breathe free air again, but the one MOST DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE, in light of her psychiatric history is HIM.

[SunnyUsa]

"To "punish" her husband, perhaps? Wasn't he the second phone call?"

I think thats probably alot of it.... If she was so insane how did she even THINK to call 911 or her husband?

"Insanity" can be convenient in her case.

Anyone remember the reports by her siblings right after the murders, weeks later saying "how much better she was feeling/doing". Killing her kids cured her "insanity"....

I am hopeful she gets DEATH like she gave her babies - and the thing is WHY would she want to LIVE? Who could LIVE with themselves after doing the absolute worse crime imaginable?

Her husband isn't as insane as she is, he didn't DROWN the kids...but he's just as nutty having more babies with her and after she kills them all - sticking by her....but in a way, he's doing us a favor because if he TESTIFIED against her, she'd become more of a LIBERAL victim.

[biblewonk]

That would crack her up too.

[hobbes1]

I had him pegged since I saw the Opening statements.

[joathome]

"but being a homemaker, having natural childbirth and homeschooling did not cause these problems."

Natural childbirth for the sake of a drug-free healthy baby is a beautiful option. Natural childbirth because some jerk of a husband decided that the pain and suffering was good for his wife is torture. There's a slight difference. I WOULD HAVE GONE NUTS MARRIED TO THIS MAN, AND I AM A STAY-AT-HOME MOM TO FOUR, HOMESCHOOLING TWO, WITH TWO ON THE WAY (adoption). There's nothing "Christian" about being a control freak!

[biblewonk]

Nothing is wrong with that but I would expect that if you saw your wife not copeing with everyday life that you would releive her of her responsibilites and also stop producing more children.

You ARE right about that! As I think about it she gets a bit more time to recover than Andrea. Just last night I took her and my parents out for dinner for 3 hours. Saturday I'm taking her out to a live music bar. I can give you a URL of her getting one of her tattoos. The tattoo represents our 8 kids by the way. I keep very close eye on her mood and pray that her life is full of joy all the time.

[MeekOneGOP]

This article is continued evidence that Andreas strange comments and behavior indicate that she killed the children as some kind of "payback" to the husband. I'd have to look up old threads, but her comments at the time can be seen in that light.

Here is FR Search for "Yates" articles. . .
FR Article Search: "Yates"
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/latest?ao=1&s=yates

[riley1992]

but the one MOST DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE, in light of her psychiatric history is HIM.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. There is absolutely no doubt that he is grossly culpable by virtue of turning a blind eye alone. However, this broad didn't just snap. This was planned out in her twisted little mind and done by her own hands. SHE is the most directly responsible. You can take her so called psychiatric history and set it on the chair with her when they fry her.

[xzins]

Thanks, Meek. I'll see if I can find the comments.

[Slip18]

OPH was right about you.