Replies to '06/05 Family Court Battles'

First let me say, i watch the show everyday and think Dr Phil usually has a real handle on his topics and is right on the money most of the time, But..Is it me, or was the grandma in this story really shed in a bad light? Sound bites in between commercials showed her laughing when it seemed inapproriate to be doing so etc.. , The grandmother was on the stage alone with her daughter and husband. I think the brother should have been allowed to sit with her. The daughter was extremely hateful to her mother. If she could be sending off smoke from her head she would have been. You can't tell me she hasn't influenced her son in his feelings for his grandmother. What a shame. I think grandparents are such an important part of the family dynamic. I hope they can work things out, but it didn't seem like they would be able to. I' m not a grandmother yet, but I can' imagine the heartbreak of not being a part of my grandchild's life.

 You have taken the high road -- if only this mother and grandmother could do the same!  Watching the show was so frustrating.  Obviously, we don't know everything there is to know, but I tended to lean towards the mother's side.  Granted, she's not totally an innocent bystander in this mess, but  this child caught in the middle is her son!  According to what Koal himself said, he doesn't even want to have a relationship with Rita -- and he shouldn't be forced to do so.  At his age, he is probably starting to pull back a bit from family anyway, as he tests the waters of becoming independent.  And I cannot imagine that Rita is any sort of a wonderful grandmother when she doesn't even seem to care whether she sees any of her other grandchildren!  Wonder how that makes Koal feel?