Joran van der Sloot - Mom speaks out!

I am with you. I am a mother and I agree. The guy needs to take responsibility. He is now rescinding his confession. That is probably what mom is going on. Denial is a great place!

I think that her reaction is a normal for a mother, in this situation. I can understand that she can't believe that her son is being called a monster and has done this sort of thing. I don't think that many mother, if any, want to raise a child, who will eventually kill other human beings. But at the same time, he did kill two women that we know of. And it's a really awful and terrible act that he's committed. It's absolutely wrong to take two women' lives, especially the way that he seems to have done. I certainly would not have wanted to have seen him commit these acts. I feel so sorry for the families of the victims, as well as for this guy's own family.

Hi Lelin, Yes, He is a monster. I'm a mom and if one of my kids did something that hideous, I'd be beside myself with all sorts of emotions and yes...even love. Still, i would never ever do or say anything to try to justify his actions or to protect him from the consequences of them. Her son is still alive. Unlike the other mothers of the girls he killed, she will still be able to communicate with her son. So some truths about what he did to these girls bothers her?? How does she think the mothers of the girls he brutally murdered feel? I know it isn't always the parents fault when kids do really bad things but I have to say that rather than lash out at the media, I'd be questioning myself on how I raised him . Whether it was my fault or not, I would feel I had to take on some of the responsibilty....he is the end product of what I gave to the world. It would eat at me as to whether I failed as a parent and I'm not saying she did. I have kids and whenever one of them has done something outrageous ( and not this outrageous) I always question myself. You have to wonder if maybe she came to his rescue so many times in the past that he's never learned consequences.

Hi lelin, I think we would have to be in that mother's place before we could understand. Neither can I call the man a monster as I don't know what drove him to do such things. Of course such a person cannot be allowed to go free where he can harm others either but there is always more to a story than first meets the eye. Blessings.

I think she should be more upset about the growing evidence that her son is a serial killer - who then tried to extort money from one of his victim's families. I understand that it is hard for her to accept but she should put the blame where it belongs.

I guess all Mom's initial reaction would be like her's, trying to defend her child. But, yeah, we're all accountable to whatever we're all doing whether someone had seen it or from the little things we are doing on our own. I'm sure he'll get to pay for what he has done as well, be it by law or by God's judgment. This is only my opinion, you're free to share yours. Happy MyLotting! :)

He is her son & i know she loves him but if i were her i'd keep my mouth shut & stay out of the media.

I try to put myself in her place and I can't do that. She said she was feeling very removed from her son. How he got to be what he is I can't guess, I think he has a terrible temper and is just one of those people with no moral conscious. He has no care for anyone except himself. I think that it will not be long before we find what happens to the brain to cause this lack. It seems to be common with serial killers. Then maybe we can cure it when they are young. In the mean time he has caused so much pain, and will continue to do so even if he never kills again.

I think even a monster has a mom too, and what reason we have to blame a mom's love? Of course the criminal must be punished. But the executor should be the goverment, the law, or the god, not the medias. I don't like medias, nor trust in them. The can reverse the truth only by conceal one sentence from us. Sometimes media violence is much more terrible than real violence.