Country singer Rory Feek is speaking out after her eldest daughters expressed concern over the health of their 10-year-old sister, Indiana.
On August 31, Feek published a lengthy Blog Post In the message, titled “Love, Dad,” he wrote that his youngest daughter “has never felt more loved and cherished” and that the claims made by his eldest sisters “break my heart.”
“I never dreamed that my older daughters would be doing the work they do today, or that I would be sitting here writing this blog post,” Feek wrote.
“But here we are, and I'm sitting here trying to make sense of all the texts and pictures people have sent me, the online articles and accusations, and on top of it all, the things my oldest daughter, Heidi, has said and done, all of which I'm sure she thinks are for her sister's sake.”
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In a lengthy blog post, Rory Feek addressed allegations that her youngest daughter was being “neglected.” (Mindy Small/FilmMagic; roryfeek.com)
“Indiana has never been more loved and cherished than she is now. She is 10 years old and has a mother for the first time in her life. Of course, she has always known she had a real mother. She has seen pictures and videos and heard songs, but waking up in the morning and climbing into Rebecca's lap and saying 'Good morning, Mommy' is different,” Feek wrote.
Feek married Rebecca on July 14 in Graycliff, Montana. Previous Blog PostThe wedding came eight years after his wife, Joey, died of cervical cancer.
“Indiana had just turned 2 when Joey died and doesn't remember much about her,” he wrote. “Ever since then she has desperately wanted and needed a mother, and now she finally has it. It's truly a wonderful thing for her and for all of us.”
Rory Feek wrote that his wife Rebecca had become a “mother figure” to their daughter Indiana “for the first time in her life.” (roryfeek.com)
Rory Feek's wife, Joey, died of cervical cancer in 2016. (Fred Haise/Getty Images)
On August 29, Feek's eldest daughter, Heidi, Country Taste In the article, she was asked about her and her sister Hopie “growing up in their father's care,” and in an Instagram post, she claimed that “Rory would often leave Hopie with people who took advantage of us.”
She added, “Indy was recently placed with an organization that has an extensive record of physical and sexual child abuse. Indiana, who has special needs, deserves to be in a safe and stable environment where her well-being is a top priority.”
According to Taste of Country, Heidi previously posted on her Instagram Story that she and Hoppy were taking legal action against Feek over her sister.
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Feek was referring to allegations that Indiana was left alone with members of a so-called “cult” when he and Rebecca went on honeymoon.
“If you're asking whether Homestead Heritage or Graycliff are cults, the answer is no,” the singer wrote in a blog post Saturday. “They simply live a way of life that other people don't like or understand, and it's a lot easier to call something a cult and dismiss it than it is to dig deep and really examine what they do and why they do it.”
Feek wrote that while he and Rebecca were on honeymoon, Indiana “stayed with two families, both of whom had young children who Indiana was very close with.”
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Rory Feek and daughter Indiana attended a special screening and reception for 'Patsy & Loretta' in Franklin, Tennessee on October 9, 2019. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images via Lifetime)
“I'm not a perfect father, but I'm not a fool,” Feek wrote in response to allegations that he separated her “from child molesters.”
The “Gentleman” singer also responded to claims that Indiana isn't allowed to speak to or see her sisters. Feek wrote that the sisters had previously been allowed to speak, “even this spring when the sheriff came to my house with a summons and told me I was being sued by Heidi and Hoppy and I had to hire an attorney to defend myself and my daughters.”
But “when Child Protective Services called me out of the blue and told me they had filed a report of Indiana being neglected, along with other allegations, Heidi and Hopie lost their right to speak with their sister,” Feek wrote.
Heidi Feek and her sister, Indiana, 2023. (Heidi Feek's Instagram)
“This is not something we should be doing. Instagram and Facebook are not the place to resolve conflicts or differences as individuals or families,” Feek said in the blog post.
He added, “Too often these platforms are used to expose our dirty secrets and say things about or to people that people don't have the courage to say directly. I know it makes for a tough show online because people are drawn to catastrophe, but in the end it only hurts everyone.”
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On Sunday, Heidi shared several posts on her Instagram account in which she commented on some of her father's blog posts.
The first post began with, “Hello Dad. This is Heidi and Hoppy. We are sad to hear from you, but so happy to hear from you.”
The next slide states that the couple agreed that the internet “was not the place to resolve this,” adding that they had reached out to Feek but had not heard back. The next slide showed text messages that the couple purportedly sent to their father.
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Heidi Feek shared text messages she allegedly sent to her father, Rory, but received no reply. (Heidi Feek's Instagram)
“Love is actions, not words. We forgive your callous words. In your blog post, you called us cowards for not confronting you. We forgive you. The last time we sat down to have this discussion without the intermediary you requested, you said you were done being our father. We forgive you.”
The final slide had a picture of Heidi and Hopi and said, “We have found peace in our lives and have been on a long journey of healing. We have come out of our childhoods stronger.”
The final slide of Heidi's first Instagram post about the situation included a photo of her and her sister Hopie. (Heidi Feek's Instagram)
In another post, Heidi wrote, “This is Heidi now. When you said 'Indiana has never been more valued' it broke my heart…I feared you would try to erase Joey from the story like you erased our mom. You say Indy has a new 'mom' but several people close to you have reached out to me concerned about the way she is treating Indiana. Hoppy and I are not the only ones speaking out.”
The post continues: “Some of those who have spoken out grew up at Homestead Heritage. You refer to the numerous convicted pedophiles within Homestead as 'a few bad apples,' but as the saying goes, 'a few bad apples spoil the barrel.'”
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On her Instagram Story on Monday, Heidi shared a video she previously posted in 2022 of her drinking from mugs with Hoppy and Indiana, with the caption: “I [heart emoji] I love my sisters so much.”
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In a blog post, Feek said he loves his daughters “deeply and I would never want to hurt them, even if they want to hurt me deeply.”
He ended his post by asking his fans to “pray for us. Pray that we would let go of our selfishness and choose to love one another. Pray that we could put aside our devices and blame, swallow our pride, get into the same room without lawyers or middlemen, and start talking and listening to one another, even when it's difficult and uncomfortable.”
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