Replies to '08/21 Ask Dr. Phil & Robin with JCPenney Jam'

Quote From: crazyeyes

i just watched the show and i cant believe the way the teenage girl was talked about by her step mom. I do not think that this is any way that a mother should ever speak about her child. Parents should be nurturing and supportive Is that supportive, twlling her she is overweight, there has got  to be a better way to go about this. This girl is a size 2!!! That is not big...i do realize that her step mom does not want her to become a size 12 like she said, but this is not the way to do it. By her talking to her daughter like this, telling the audience and nation she is overweight she is teaching her step daughter o pick out her personal flaws, if her step daughter  thinks like this she will never be satisified with herself and will be wanting surgeries etc like her step mom when she gets older aswell.  I agree with robin, the need is to focus on health, that way she will grow up living a healthy lifestyle so she will not have to worry about being overweight (which she is far from now!!!!!!) and she will not have the negitive thoughts about herself. Intervention. This is the first time that I have posted anything but i had to do it because I work with children everyday and i would never want my children to be made to feel like their body is not good enough, we try to teach our girls to be happy with themselves, not find all their flaws. I know i do not know the whole story but i myself was made to feel this way in high school and i would not want it for any other person, step mom included!! You are not aging badly at all, from a womans perspective you are beautiful and I would stop wasting you money on these procedures and start to really enjoy your life. To live a happy life starts with being happy and satisfied with yourself.

Quote From: crazyeyes

i just watched the show and i cant believe the way the teenage girl was talked about by her step mom. I do not think that this is any way that a mother should ever speak about her child. Parents should be nurturing and supportive Is that supportive, twlling her she is overweight, there has got  to be a better way to go about this. This girl is a size 2!!! That is not big...i do realize that her step mom does not want her to become a size 12 like she said, but this is not the way to do it. By her talking to her daughter like this, telling the audience and nation she is overweight she is teaching her step daughter o pick out her personal flaws, if her step daughter  thinks like this she will never be satisified with herself and will be wanting surgeries etc like her step mom when she gets older aswell.  I agree with robin, the need is to focus on health, that way she will grow up living a healthy lifestyle so she will not have to worry about being overweight (which she is far from now!!!!!!) and she will not have the negitive thoughts about herself. Intervention. This is the first time that I have posted anything but i had to do it because I work with children everyday and i would never want my children to be made to feel like their body is not good enough, we try to teach our girls to be happy with themselves, not find all their flaws. I know i do not know the whole story but i myself was made to feel this way in high school and i would not want it for any other person, step mom included!! You are not aging badly at all, from a womans perspective you are beautiful and I would stop wasting you money on these procedures and start to really enjoy your life. To live a happy life starts with being happy and satisfied with yourself.