Replies to '03/16 Cheerleader Scandal'

I have watched Dr. Phil's show from the beginning and I have to say that I as well was extremely disappointed that he allowed Brandi's parents to attack Daniel's family the way that they did. The bottom line is that whether their daughter is in jail for 4 years or 12 years SHE IS ALIVE. They will be able to be together again when she is done serving her time. They will be allowed to hug her and talk with her and experience life with her. It may not be the same life that it was before the incident but nonetheless it is a LIFE. Daniel's family will never have the chance again to hug their son or watch him grow into a man. Just because they can't hug her or talk with her on a daily basis is unfair to say that they don't have her at all. I believe that we may have seen the true colors of what Brandi's family life is actually like.  

No one wants to admit that their child has done wrong and it doesn't matter if she is a straight A student and cheerleader. Anyone who has lived through their teen years knows that we all do things that our parents don't know about. I think there is definitely more to this story and it has nothing to do with either of the parenting skills of each family. Teenagers make some incredibly dumb decisions but I feel that Brandi is where she needs to be. Accident or not she needs to show remorse for taking the life of another person and not just for being in prison. Until that can be done then I feel that she should serve her time. 

My heart goes out to Daniel's family as I hope they are able to come to peace with losing their son and live their life they way they feel he would want them to carry on. 

I have watched Dr. Phil's show from the beginning and I have to say that I as well was extremely disappointed that he allowed Brandi's parents to attack Daniel's family the way that they did. The bottom line is that whether their daughter is in jail for 4 years or 12 years SHE IS ALIVE. They will be able to be together again when she is done serving her time. They will be allowed to hug her and talk with her and experience life with her. It may not be the same life that it was before the incident but nonetheless it is a LIFE. Daniel's family will never have the chance again to hug their son or watch him grow into a man. Just because they can't hug her or talk with her on a daily basis is unfair to say that they don't have her at all. I believe that we may have seen the true colors of what Brandi's family life is actually like.  

No one wants to admit that their child has done wrong and it doesn't matter if she is a straight A student and cheerleader. Anyone who has lived through their teen years knows that we all do things that our parents don't know about. I think there is definitely more to this story and it has nothing to do with either of the parenting skills of each family. Teenagers make some incredibly dumb decisions but I feel that Brandi is where she needs to be. Accident or not she needs to show remorse for taking the life of another person and not just for being in prison. Until that can be done then I feel that she should serve her time. 

My heart goes out to Daniel's family as I hope they are able to come to peace with losing their son and live their life they way they feel he would want them to carry on.