Pat Taylor

American sociopath, a woman who left a tornado of destruction in her lifetime of lies, concealment, conniving, stealing, manipulation, seduction and betrayal. A Southern belle from the day of her birth, Pat was high strung and delicate, given to fainting fits and hysterics when she did not get what she wanted. She was her grandmas girl up to the age of five until her mom remarried and was able to take care of her. Pretty as a little doll, she was doted on by her family, and if she would eat nothing but pancakes, she was given pancakes; if she wanted only this one toy, she was given that one toy. No limits were ever put on her behavior and she learned early the right combination of sweetness and charm, manipulation and stubborn tyranny to control her environment. When her mom married on 1/08/1942, she took the family to Texas, Patricia and her deaf brother, Kent. Pat hated Kent as he took attention away from her and she was ruthless in seeing that he was blamed or ignored. Pat never had an awkward period of adolescence but bloomed early and sweetly with the promise of her childhood beauty. At 15, she got pregnant and her 18-year-old beau, Gilbert Taylor, was happy to marry his tiny doll-bride on 9/06/1952. Their daughter Susan was born 3/04/1953, and two years later, Deborah was born, 6/14/1955. After a couple miscarriages, Ronnie was born in November 1958. Gil had entered a military career and they moved to the Philippines on assignment in 1957. Pat settled into a matronly life style, making clothes for her little girls and showing off her handsome family. If things did not go as she wanted, she was able to pitch a fit until everyone around her fell into line. She was given to scenes that spilled over into fights with the neighbors and when Gil was posted states-side, fights with Gils folks. The kids received their share of screaming and her son had convulsions up to the age of 12. Somehow, Pats environment was always one of upheaval, emotional fireworks and confrontations. In 1963, they were posted in Germany. Pat began to complain that soldiers were making passes at her or that they were attempting to rape her. She was once seen hitting herself with heavy pans and later turned up with bruises that she claimed were from molestation, claiming that a salesman had attacked her in her own home. The moved to Fort Bragg, NC in 1965, back near to her family. The family always backed Pat up, believed her and believed in her, protecting her when she was in the midst of mood swings and chaos. She did not have girl friends but she had her family. Other than her emotional instability, Pat was a good mother to her kids, serving in Brownie activities, giving kids parties, making their clothes. All of her life, Pat had undermined her brother Kent, her competitor for family attention. She told him that his beloved was a lesbian and instead of the marriage he looked forward to, Kent shot himself to death on 2/01/1966. When Gil drew duty in Vietnam, Pat stayed with her folks. She saw that the girls had riding lessons and Pat dreamed of having a southern mansion, her "Tara" where she would be "Scarlett." When Gil came home in 1969, he began to work two jobs outside of his army schedule, in order to buy the property that Pat wanted, land with a big house and a riding ring. Her folks sold their home to put money into the property. The girls were now teenagers and it was time to get them out of the nest. At Susans wedding on 3/2 Read less