Hannah Smart
The fact you think people aren’t completely aware of EXACTLY how you are is ridiculous. You are so self-obsessed it’s unreal. Not one time have I made Elliott choose between me or you. Every single time you’ve fallen out it’s been me that has encouraged him to reach back out to you. And over the last two years I’ve brought the subject up multiple times, asking whether or not he thinks he should at the very least text his mum. But no. He does not want to. Because thanks to your years and years of abuse he cannot be around his mum. Because of you. It’s literally all you and you don’t even see it. Church is completely irrelevant. Get off your high horse because you were running the church down all over Facebook not that long ago. Stop being a gigantic hypocrite and act like an actual parent.
Derek R Smart
The very first sentence here is another one of your unfounded assumptions, then comes the rudimentary insult in the second sentence, finally, the third and all subsequent sentences, sprinkled throughout your post, are clearly lies. If I abused my children for years and years, as Hannah has said, why is every photo of them, that we have, them smiling and being happy, thousands of photos, why are they always seen as well kempt, well fed and well clothed. How were they capable of obtaining a good education and a higher education after enduring such abuse, why were they always considered by friends, associates and family to be well rounded polite and caring children by everyone who encountered them, especially those we helped along the way by giving them a secure home to live in. Why have they all been successful in their given vocations. They always received good quality birthday and Christmas presents. They were well educated and rarely stayed home from school. They were healthy children. Why were they exemplarily behaved children up until they married to the likes of you, who came from broken homes and questionable standards. They were never segregated from their families as you and my wayward children have done with our grandchildren. They had a well balanced loving environment to be raised in, they were never abused. Only a fool would look at this evidence and conclude they were abused. Only a person, such as you, would say they were abused. You are envious of them so you bring them down to your level and below in order to be on a level pegging with them, or better, knowing that if you admit that they are a better person than you then your marriage will fail because you will lose your control over him. You could not exist without being the head honcho. You almost admit it in your claim to resolve issues between Elliott and us. You took charge and cannot see how narcissistic that is. I see it now.
Hannah’s Original Message
Would you please mind removing this picture of Elias from the internet? Both from Facebook and your blog. I have no idea what your privacy settings are or who you are friends with. This picture could end up anywhere and I don’t consent to pictures of my children being used/uploaded by other people. I would be grateful for you taking it down purely out of concern for safeguarding
My First Response
I have had problems of a similar nature from Khadra and she called the police to ask me to take them down. I contacted Facebook who informed me that I have not contravened any of their policies. Because Khadra asked me with a hostile tone I never took the photo down and left it their until I wanted to take it down. This photo is an old one so it does not resemble Elias sufficiently to give you any concern which leads me to believe that you are intentionally complaining for whatever reason. I have cropped Elias out of the photo simply because you asked politely. My intentions were not to publish Elias’ picture, he was there incidentally, no, it was to publish the face of the person capable of reaping such havoc, in a one time tight knit family, for no real reason, other than to get at me, in particular, and thus satisfy her ill intent and gratify him to whom she serves. As it contributes nothing to my agenda I have removed it. Joseph Smith once said “I have become used to wallowing in deep water, it has become second nature to me” It is my lot that when you stand for Christ and his teachings that Satan, will set as a priority, a target on your back. Get ye behind me Satan, I am wearing the full armour of God.
Response by Susan Harrold
Why are you constantly putting Hannah down. She is a beautiful Christian lady whose husband obviously adores her. Her boys are lovely and well cared for. I don’t know why you feel the need to talk about her so cruelly. You are not the Derek that I had such respect for in the past
Steven’s Comment
Susan Harrald you obviously don’t know everything that has gone on between Hannah and my dad otherwise you wouldn’t be talking such nonsense.
My response to Susan Harrold
Susan Harrald Hannah is responsible for destroying my family because she lied and exaggerated about how I raised my children, which is none of her business. She instigated the silent treatment against me, kay and Steven, contrary to the Prophets instruction not to give family the silent treatment in the Spring 2023 conference. She contravenes so many commandments like honouring your mother and father, loving one another, refusing to forgive those who trespass against her, taking the sacrament and holding a calling whilst she has issues with her fellow man. You obviously have not seen what she has done to my family and condemn ME as the aggressor. I am sat in my living room minding my own business and enjoying my retirement. By chance, I noticed that Hannah had sent me a friend’s request, which I immediately responded to and accepted it in the hope that Kay would be able to see her grandchildren that she had been banned to see, by the good christian lady, Hannah. As soon as I accepted it, this good Christian lady, as you called her, launched a barrage of insults, innuendos and outright lies against me and Kay creating a massive rift in my family. If your defence for such atrocious behavior is to call her a good Christian lady, which she most certainly is not, by any sense of the word, I do not want your respect because I know the difference between right and wrong and the damage she caused to my family is positively evil and I shall not rest until she apologises for what she has done to us. I was happily living my life, she contacted me first, i did not contact her at any time, and picked a fight with me for something that had nothing to do with her, my child rearing abilities. How would you like it if I critiques your parental skills and told you that you abused your children with neglect. I know you would not like that. But imagine that your children childishly emancipated you and gave you the silent treatment, in church. Would you think I am a good Christian man. No, of course not, so why do you judge me so severely. Is it because your daughter, Jenny, allowed her family and friends to bully me and misunderstood my good intentions for malice. It is because of judgements that you have made about me that I keep defending my families good name to stop the unfounded wrongful judgements that people like you make. Perhaps you should look at the terrible things that Hannah has done to us and the bullying she organised against us and the blatant lies she told about us before you condemn me for something you obviously know nothing about. It is my opinion that she is unwittingly serving the adversary and assisting him to get to me, a real Christian man who keeps the commandments and wears the amour of Godat all times, commandments and principles that I claim to know inside and out, and serves the Lord fervantly. Those who know me respect me. How can you not see in her post to me here, how nasty she has been to me, and my response is to defend my children’s good character. Why can you not see te contention in her words. I am so disappointed in your message. I am Hannah’s victim and she has been the blatant aggressor and you ask me why I pick on her? How have you got that so wrong?
We Did Our Best 