Replies to '05/30 Pretty/Ugly'

I just saw this show.  I have never wanted to slap some sense into a guest more than Debi.  She is a monster, I can't believe how horribly she treats her daughter.  She is the most shallow, insensitive, self-absorbed person I have ever seen.  She says she wants to change, but she really doesn't, she sat there and excused her behaviour and blamed everything on her daughter.  She is raising her older daughter to be just as shallow as her, which will ultimately set her up for failure, she will only end up as arm candy for stupid shallow men.  I just want to hug the younger daughter, she deserves such a better Mom than Debi is.  Debie, if you don't want you daughter, give her to me!!!!  I will love her and treat her with the respect that she is entitled to.  I will give her birthday party's, enroll her in dance classes and be proud of her.  I know from experience that she is turning to food for comfort because she feels as if her Mom hates her.  When I was a child I felt like I was not as valued as my sister, I often felt alone, and I often ended up eating.  When I left home, I distanced myself from my Mom, I resented so much the extra love and attention my sister got that I didn't.  I get along with my Mom now, but it took years to build any kind of relationship.  And sometimes I still feel so sad when I remember being a little girl who didn't feel as cherished as my sister.  Debi is going to end up all alone, a bitter woman with an ugly spirit.   

Last year my daughter had her first dance recital.  There were several different dance classes and types participating.  There were girls of all shapes and sizes up on that stage, and they all performed fantastically.  All of the parents beamed with pride, and nobody was ashamed of any of their children.  Too bad Debi can't be that kind of Mom.  I wonder if her parents raised her to be so shallow?  I would love to go on the show and confront this woman, I am seething.  Dr. Phil should have been a lot harder on her.  Everybody, just wait until you see this show, you will be sickened and angered by Debi and the very cruel way she treats her child!!!!!!