Quote From: tayla69To say your way of thinking is kind of out there is putting it midly. How can Marri have a good life when:
1.) Her mother is a crack head and ADMITS she was
2.) Child was home alone many times - This is the mothers JOB to make sure her children are fed, have a roof over their head, are loved and are SAFE
3.) Her brother has a record of jail time, drugs, etc.
There is no law that states you should love the human who gave you life. Any female body can give life, but that does NOT make you a mother. It is everyone's business when the mother's behavior, habits or lifestyle AFFECTS the other lives she is responsible for.
Marri's mother CHOOSES to take the crack. The mother you described in your post as taking a "prescribed" drug for a mental disease and sits on a couch all day, did not CHOOSE to be afflicted with the disease. Yes, I too, had a father who was bipolar with maniac depression, but I tried to understand it was a disease he did not want or ask for.
We, the rest of the world are NOT GOING TO MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS. We, care about the well being of children. We will report people like Marilyn who mistreat their children. We will testify against people like her. We will ensure children of these types of parents are not allowed to parent innocent lives and to destroy more Marri's in the world.
And just food for thought....WHY WHY WHY......do women like Marilyn lay down and have sexual intercourse and get pregnant when they know they really don't want to be bothered with the true sacrifices it takes to be a loving giving caring parent. Get your tubes tied, use the depo shot, but QUIT HAVING BABIES!!! It is obvious from her time on Dr Phil, Marilyn really has no use in the past, present or future for children or grandchildren.
I commend Marri for what life she had growing up, to be this close to obtaining her master's. How many children from the kind of home life she has had can say that???
The person who wrote the message sticking up for the drug addicted mother probably does drugs as well. He/she probably saw themself in Marilyn and feels the need to defend that behavior. When you are addicted and it has such a strong hold on you, you feel like you can't survive without it, so you'll do or say anything to keep it. I feel sad for people who are addicts. Even though we all know that nothing good comes from drug use, people still continue to try it and once you're in, you're in. It's like the song Hotel California by the Eagles, you can check out, but you can never leave. I applaud those people that have been clean and sober for an extended period of time. There is nothing harder than giving up drugs. That's why I always tell my children, don't try it even once. Why would you try something that's so addicting and people are always trying to stop? I use this with cigarettes as well. If you never try it, you'll never have to stop it. Life is hard enough without adding to the problems.
(Original Air Date: 04/03/06) Marri and Jessica both want to confront their mothers, who they say were neglectful and abusive during their childhoods. Marri has put up with her mother, Marilyn's, addiction to crack cocaine for 18 years, and she's ready to shut her mom out of her life for good if she doesn't admit she has a problem and seek help for it. Marilyn says her drug use is the solution, not the problem, and she can be a good mother and still smoke crack. Then, Jessica says she had to care for herself when she was a little girl. Her mother, Deana, was never around, and when she was, she was bringing strange men home for sex. In a ploy for attention, Deana committed her daughter to a mental institution -- three times! Tired of holding in her anger, Jessica demands her mother take responsibility for what she's done. Will these daughters get some emotional closure on their painful childhoods? Share your thoughts here.
