If you are new to this blog, you may want to read the posts “In a Nutshell” or go to July 2012 and read “Sending out a Letter.” My daughter Emma Katherine Roey lied about a friend being raped and attempting suicide, claimed to have been molested by a priest, and then, just as her attorneys were about to file a law suit, Emma accused her mother (me) of physically abusing her and later of poisoning her with DDT. Emma claimed to have a toxicology report to confirm that her mother (me, again!) poisoned her, but would never turn over this report to my attorney. If you read through the blog, you will find many other examples of Emma’s lying. At one point, she even complained about the way her dad touched her and that he called her a “bitch” and a “slut” everyday. (I refused to listen to her when she talked about her dad like that.) As long as Emma continues with the lies, I will tell her story. Love and thanks to all of you who read and have written to me. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at: losingemma@gmail.com Please continue to share the blog with others.

Emma and fiance Tyler Albert Buchheim.

Since I won’t be attending Emma’s wedding, I couldn’t help making a few bridal pictures. Emma Roey, Emma Katherine Roey, Emma Kate Roey
For those of you attending Emma’s wedding, I hope everyone knows it is still Sept. 19, 2015, but the location has changed from Port Girardeau, MO to Santa Rosa, CA. Gee, I feel sorry for the people who go their plane tickets already (wink wink) Then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s an Ohio wedding?
In 2012, I heard Emma was engaged to Tyler Buchheim, an architecture student from West Chester Township, Ohio, who attended Notre Dame University and whom Emma had met on line. I had mixed feelings. She was 19, and too young and immature to be engaged, and Tyler was her first boyfriend, but I was also saddened, no, heartbroken, that I didn’t hear about Emma meeting Tyler, falling in love, etc. from Emma. I felt like in addition to all I’d missed with Emma starting college, I’d missed hearing about something else that was so special in Emma’s life. She’s my daughter, and even with all the horrible things she’s done, I do love her, and I want to see her happy and to have a normal life, even though now I don’t think that is possible. Emma will never have a “normal” life.
I was sad at the thought of missing all the wedding things with Emma like seeing her walk down the aisle to marry the man she loves, helping her with arrangements, going dress shopping, attending her shower, etc.

Since I won’t be attending Emma’s wedding, I couldn’t help making a few bridal pictures. Emma Roey, Emma Katherine Roey, Emma Kate Roey
Of course, later on, I was to find out that there was no engagement, according to Tyler’s mom, Sherry Buchheim, who e-mailed me several times and told me that Tyler was not ready to get in engaged, etc. Who knows, maybe Sherry was lying to cover up for Emma. I don’t know, and it doesn’t really matter. I still find it odd that a family from Ohio would let their son’s girlfriend move from Georgia to Ohio, to move in with the boyfriend’s grandparents, if the relationship was not fairly serious. They’d even taken Emma on vacation to Hilton Head and even had professional pictures made of Emma and Tyler.
I felt obligated to warn Tyler’s family about what they were getting into, and saw no point in e-mailing a young man who was in love. Who would he believe? His girlfriend? Or her mother whom he’d never met? Instead, I contacted Tyler’s mother, Sherry Buchheim, and told her briefly what Emma had done. I gave her my name, address, phone number and e-mail address and told her I would be happy to answer any questions she might have. (I’ve already written about this, so dear readers, you can go back and read about “Bud the Boyfriend” to get the full story about Emma and Tyler Buchheim.) I knew that Emma marrying anyone was going to be a disaster.

Since I won’t be attending Emma’s wedding, I couldn’t help making a few bridal pictures. Emma Roey, Emma Katherine Roey, Emma Kate Roey
Now, when I think about Emma getting married, it just makes me sad for her. What kind of marriage can she have? But then again, I am glad Emma’s getting married. She won’t be able to hide her crazy (with apologies to Miranda Lambert—I love that song!) forever, and once the newness and excitement wears off, and the young groom is close to Emma, living with her day in and day out, her husband is going to see that something’s not right. Eventually, the marriage will end in disaster, but of course, nothing will be Emma’s fault.
I was discussing this with a friend, who knew Emma a few years ago, and I guess after everything Phill and Emma put me through, I’ve come a long way. I was telling her that I don’t even feel like I’m missing anything by not attending Emma’s wedding because I feel like the whole thing is such a farce. Her marriage is just the countdown until the first divorce. Or, as my friend put it, it’s the countdown until the next train wreck.
Emma will have her wedding day, her pretty dress, her handsome groom, her wedding gifts, her honeymoon, and she will be the star of the show. But just wait until Act Two.
Special thanks to Face in Hole for the fun website! Emma and I used to do those Jib Jab things where you put the face in (or the dog’s face!) and when I saw this site, I thought this was the kind of thing we would have sat there and played with, laughing hysterically as we made funny pictures.

Ha. Ha. Love the bride photos!
9/2/15 10:50pm
i have read many parts of your story…your daughter’s story through your eyes…how COULD she EVER have ANY kind of life with you there to remind her constantly of her past, her faults…ugh! how can you even call yourself a mother? you are jealous that you will not attend her wedding…get your head out of your ass…you are so far into denial that i think you actually believe what you say! maybe your daughter made mistakes..,.maybe they were big mistakes…maybe she learned from them…guess what? THAT IS WHAT LIFE IS FOR! to learn from our mistakes, move on, and become better people…how dare you attempt to ruin her entire life rather than giving her encouragement and love? how much better of a person is she going to be with a mother who exposes her life to the entire freakn world on the internet? you actually contacted her boyfriend’s family? you need help, lady! you really do! get a fucking life.
9/3/15 1:27am
p.s. My daughter passed away in January…should something ever happen to YOUR daughter (I pray nothing ever does happen to your child), i GUARANTEE that you will wish you had spent your time writing (since you obviously cannot tell her anything in person) how you LOVE her, that she is a beautiful soul (that i am quite sure God has not given up on like you have), and that even though she may have made mistakes in the past…that there is always time to change…that is what life is all about …rather than airing every, little thing wrong that she ever did while in your care! one day it may be too late to apologize for all of your stupidity…for ultimately ruining her life that could have possibly been normal had you not done what you are doing right freakn now!
9/3/15 1:28am
and if you do not display my comments…that just proves what a cowardly little girl YOU truly are!
9/3/15 1:33am
most mothers do not expose their daughters’ shortcomings on the freakn internet rather than being an actual mother…ever from afar…and just loving her…allowing her to learn from mistakes and actually have a chance at a normal life…after losing a child, well maybe i can just see much more clearly how precious life is…how it can be gone in an instant…and how stupid you truly are for doing this – of all things – to your child.
9/3/15 1:39am
you are not angry that she lied…that emma has made these mistakes…you are simply jealous that she is trying to grow and cannot do it with you in her life…this is obvious!!! i am so enraged by you tonight…i have read this crap for months without the energy (from grief of losing my own child…i stumbled upon this blog as i aimlessly scoured the internet to take my mind off of losing my own daughter…i pray that you never have to know what that feels like…then she will REALLY be gone) to even bother to comment…but someone needs to speak up – i am so glad to see that others are – this needs to be taken down, and you need to be charged with slander!
9/3/15 1:43 am
and i do have a question…maybe i missed it, but i see that you have used your daughter’s name here…her real name…your husband’s real name… and many others’ names – what is YOUR name, and how can i contact YOU on facebook? not email, FACEBOOK…just like you gave out info so that others would search for your daughter there.
Nancy, I have combined all your e-mails to make it easier for the readers. I am so sorry for your loss.