Good American family; Disney about Natalia Grace

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Has anyone watched this? On really confused about something things

I’ve watched the 6 episodes on Disney + - the whole thing is disturbing. Looking forward to how it all pans out but from reading this thread, I’m not sure there will be much resolution!

No, the children were younger- their youngest was only 6 when they decided to adopt Natalia. MB even said how excited he was to have a ‘twin sister’ for him.

The documentary is on YouTube.

Ah, thanks

I thought this until I watched the documentary and saw the real life dad. His portrayal is spot on. The guy really does overact everything.

The documentary is available in full on discovery channel. We have a login for it but I don’t think we pay a subscription for it.

We do know. She has since formally been re-aged back to what her birth certificate says. DNA and dental records back up her real age, along with records of her birth.

So how actually is she?

How old I mean

She was born in 2003. They found her mother and did a DNA test, the mother would have been 10 for her to be born in 1989. The age thing has long been resolved now.

Ah right ok so the parents who adopted her were in the wrong

It's on my list to watch but I'm not going to have time to watch it in the immediate future

The documentary is a really hard watch. MB is so uncomfortable to watch, he’s exhausting, cringeworthy and infuriating. I’m also hating how they’re showing the intimate photos of Kristine, that serves zero importance to the story; you can just mention them without showing them.

Next episode was released today and the final one is on 30th.
Just started the documentary on Discovery+ and already have a strong sense that there’s something very wrong with Michael.

He’s a compulsive liar at the very least. They actually show clips in the documentary of him directly contradicting what he’s saying as the truth.

My goodness, his “re-enactments” are shocking!

Natalia seems incredibly traumatised, god knows what’s she went through before all of this. Her inappropriate sexual behaviour towards ‘older men’ that one of her former neighbours mentioned in the documentary screams sexual abuse. I know her age has been re-assessed in line with her being a child but I don’t think it’s impossible that her mother could have had a child at 10/11 if there was also sexual abuse in that environment. I’m not sure that can be dismissed as impossible or used as evidence that she’s not somewhat older than claimed.

I don’t want to derail a thread about the drama by talking about the documentary but I wonder if there will be subsequent seasons as it’s such a complex case with more of the story to tell.

I don’t think the maternal age was the only consideration for changing the legal age back.

What's the documentary called? And is that on Disney plus too?

No it wasn’t, I think it was more based on Natalia herself - bones, teeth etc but I was just struck by the fact it was considered impossible, which could be a dangerous assumption. There’s been a few horrific cases where quite young girls have become pregnant after sexual abuse. Not saying that’s the case here.

I don’t think I’ve read anyone say it was impossible, but it was unlikely, statistically speaking not many girls would have started their periods by aged 10. Not impossible, but added more for the child case than it did adult.

I’m watching this. Such a sad and strange case! The young woman playing Natalia is a very good actor.

This whole case is so bizarre. Not seen the documentary but watching the episodes on Disney and keen to see how the programme finishes. Will watch the documentary afterwards.

I hope it’s resolved in the last episode though not optimistic. I find the multiple unreliable narrators approach frustrating. The later adoptive family seem to get off lightly so far considering the mum blatantly took the food allowance.

Oh I loved this series but was so confused it ended abruptly, I didn’t realise there was another 2, where can I watch them?
the episode from Natalia’s pov really made me change my mind, it was really sad.
off to google now!

@narcASDthey’re still on Disney - episode 7 was released yesterday & final episode next Wednesday.

@Tourist29 I agree about all the unreliable narrators & also found her new family strange. I couldn’t work out if they just wanted her money or genuinely cared but feel I’m erring on the side of genuinely caring & simply being very good people (we’re just not used to that these days!)

The parents are weirder than the kid!

Totally @TheaBrandt1& what about the Barnett’s own 3 boys?! Are they ok?