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  • Gramma made it a case of the face.

    I hadn't given a thought to Mrs. McCann's looks until Gramma brought it up. Now that she has, and therefore I've taken a closer look -- I'm sorry, but Gramma's pretty laughable to me. Mommy is not attractive; she looks like an anorectic witch -- which has absolutely no bearing on whether I believe she's guilty or not. (For the record, from the moment I heard this story, not yet having seen what she or Dad looked like, I decided the both of them were guilty of stunning neglect for leaving the kids alone, if nothing else.)