Quote From: thriceshyIt's not often I feel this way, but Dr. Phil dropped the ball here in a HUGE way. Practically shouting at a woman who doesn't/won't pretend to be thrilled that her child is having to go with a possible molester? Asking her if her attempts at comforting her child aren't exascerbating the problem?
Excuse me?
If the courts were forcing me to honor a visitation agreement with a likely child molester, I sure as heck wouldn't be saying, "Come on, sweetie, go with Daddy, it'll be fun!" No, provided I hadn't fled the state with my child in order to protect her, I would say, "I'm sorry, baby, I know you don't want to go, and I don't want you to go." To expect anything different from a woman who loves her child is unrealistic and unfair.
Perhaps directing audience wrath or suspicion toward Kaylee's mother makes the show more interesting or dramatic, but I felt it really did her a great disservice. She was/is trying to protect her child. Ignoring her child's pleas or pushing the child to stop complaining (about being molested!) is just wrong, as is berating the mother for not doing those things.
Thrice
He also said: 'maybe you don't realize that is what you are doing but
it needs to stop'.
Just because a Mom does not realize she is re-enforcing a bad behavior
does not mean someone who is no nonsense direct to the point as
Dr. Phil is aint gonna get with her about especially a CHILD!
he does it all the time in anything regarding a child! to anyone!
