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Topic : 12/26 The Nanny Affair, Part 1

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Created on : Friday, September 07, 2007, 03:33:20 pm
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(Original Air Date: 09/12/07) Affairs, fights, lies and dark secrets are tearing a family apart. Brandon and Amy have been married for 2 1/2 years and have three children. One year into their marriage, Brandon was caught having an affair with their teenage nanny. Was she the only one, or did he cheat with others? The couple's tumultuous relationship reached a breaking point when Amy, who said she feared for her life, obtained a restraining order against Brandon. What led him to file divorce papers?  Then, five months into the proceedings, their relationship reignited. Why did Amy let Brandon back into her life? Amy's parents and her ex-best friend, Heidi, say Amy's heading down the road to disaster. So why do they doubt Brandon's recent revelations? And, why does Brandon say Amy's ruining his reputation? Talk about the show here.

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September 12, 2007, 9:33 pm PDT

NANNY/HUSBAND AFFAIR

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I  have been watching this show and want to just smack the wife upside the head!

I agree, she needs to grow a spine, learn to think for herself, and learn to take of herself and her children.  She needs to get a job and not rely on this "man" who claims to love his wife so much.  Loves her so much in fact, that he never even looked  her in the eye and said " I love you".  You would think that someone who's trying to convince their estranged spouse that they've changed, would make more of an effort.  He's not shown one single bit of caring or loving emotion toward his wife.

I do think that the girlfriend has her best friends interests at heart.  It's very difficult to watch someone you care so much about to potentially ruin not only her life, but the lives of the children involved. 

I really don't think this "man" has changed, or will change....he can't even take responsibility for any actions other than 1 affair.  He has excuses for everything else, or manages to turn the attention to someone else so he can get around the question.

I can't wait to see what happens in Pt 2
 WELL SAID , KNOW PERFECTLY SAID!!
ANOTHER THOUGHT - IN SOME COUNTRIES IF HE WERE A WOMAN IN THE SAME SITUATION(PROV EN OR NOT) THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED(TO PUT IT VERY DELICATELY) YEARS AGO.
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September 12, 2007, 9:33 pm PDT

09/12 The Nanny Affair, Part 1

Ok...Heidi needs to get lost. She gets no say in this. All she seems to be doing is joining in a tug-of-war with Brandon over Amy.

Is Heidi in love with Amy or something? I cannot understand her at all. Why is she involved in this? Amy is GROWN WOMAN. 

Amy needs a therapist of her own and Brandon needs to do a LOT more to prove this "change" he's made...
 
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September 12, 2007, 9:35 pm PDT

09/12 The Nanny Affair, Part 1

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YOU MADE  A VERY GOOD POINT. I NEVER THOUGHT OF EVEN AFTER SEEING THURS. PREVIEWS HIS

APPARENTLY HAD  ALLEGEDLY  MULTI. AFFAIRS WITH   NANNIES.  KNOWING THIS WHY DOES SHE KEEP HIRING THEM? DR. PHIL, NOW THERE'S ONE ONLY FOR YOU!!

MY PERSONAL OPINION, THERE IS ALOT OF PATH OLOGY IN THIS TRIO...

SINCERELY,

NANCYTS

Cheating is a weakness and ultimately a huge betrayal of love and trust.  Maybe today people can just do it and not really think about the pain and hurt they are putting upon their children for a lifetime; but ultimately you are talking about immature people here who have no idea how to communicate!  So what if she hired the most beautiful of models to help her run her home?  Maybe she was the most qualified!  Should she not hire her because she thinks that this situation will happen or should she put her children and house first and believe that her marriage is sound and strong?  Beauty is a tricky thing... but to have a skill and brains to go with it; should you be forever docked because someone else has a low self esteem?  If you have faith in your partner you are busy then working on other areas of your home and life, correct me if I am wrong?  Yes, we know NOW he had affairs with nannies but she also made it clear she needed the assistance due to her disabilties and he was not available to assist... Shouldn't she believe in her condition that he would attempt for their families sake to keep it in his pants?

 
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September 12, 2007, 9:41 pm PDT

Heidi is a nut job

Wow. I can't believe that poor family is having Heidi interfere in their family. Real friends don't turn on you when you need their support. I knew Heidi about 8.5-9 years ago. She was a nut job then, and clearly still is today. All I can say is wow. What a jerk to go on national TV, and belittle another person while they are trying to apologize.

 Heidi just likes to stir the pot. She wants to destroy a family- for drama's sake. She just wants the spotlight because her modeling career was a failure. I am sure she is enjoying the spotlight from the tragedy in her friends life.

  She seemed to enjoy antagonizing the cheater husband. Clearly he is no saint, and needs help. But the family unit needs help. I just hope the wife realizes her husband isn't the only one with a blemished past. Her choice in friends is poor too. About 8 years ago Heidi was fired from a nanny job for abusing the children in San Jose, Ca.

 

 
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September 12, 2007, 9:42 pm PDT

This guy is dangerous

 This man has serious problems. I  think he is narcissistic, and even a psychopath. I'm surprised Dr. Phil would have someone on the show. This woman needs to get out, go home where her family is, get the restraining order back, She is in danger I believe from this man. You cant cure whats wrong with him
 
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September 12, 2007, 9:45 pm PDT

disturbed by everyones behavior

This guy sounds like a sociopath and I found it very disturbing that the wife claims to have seen him give those drugs to the nanny  where is her moral ground? The wife is emotionaly imature she seem to lack understanding that something is very wrong with that picture.  The wife claims the nanny was like a daughter what mother would stand by and watch someone give their kid a drug .If the all of the nannys ever  get together to press charges they  should show the tape of this show in court. The car  accident was in 2005 why have babys if you were physically a mess and unable to care for them its called birth control. Why have two kids that makes no sense was it to hold onto the creepy husband? To the best friend you need to get a life and stay out of your friends marriage be a concerned friend nothing more show your suport but stay out of it this lady needs to clean up her own house.

 
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September 12, 2007, 9:46 pm PDT

Get lost Heidi!

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Ok...Heidi needs to get lost. She gets no say in this. All she seems to be doing is joining in a tug-of-war with Brandon over Amy.

Is Heidi in love with Amy or something? I cannot understand her at all. Why is she involved in this? Amy is GROWN WOMAN. 

Amy needs a therapist of her own and Brandon needs to do a LOT more to prove this "change" he's made...

Heidi is probably just mad because he rejected her...................................

She is sick.

 
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September 12, 2007, 9:46 pm PDT

Please Leave Him Alone!

I would ask that for your sake you leave him alone.  I am going through the same thing and my husband has not changed.  His spots will reappear!
 
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September 12, 2007, 9:47 pm PDT

Amy needs to run!!

I am 20 years old and have a beautiful baby girl in which her father was abusive to me. I got out of the relationship before she was even born b/c I don't want her raised around that. So my thing with "The Nanny Affair, Part 1" is that not only has he cheated on her with a teenager and even more nannys is that he is abusive towards Amy mentally, verbally, and prob. even abusive. He has treatened her more times than she can count most likely. So Amy why put up with it? I understand where the best friend is coming from but she doesn't need to not talk to Amy what Amy needs is someone to talk to. And Amy, you need to get a grip on life, you have children, do you really want your kids raised around this person? I know what love is and I know what being abused and cheated on feels like from experience. If I can walk away from it when I was 18/19 years old and stand my ground for my child then you can for yours. Being a single-mom, going to school full-time, and working is a hard job and yea sometimes I wish my daughter's father was here but it ain't worth my daughter being put through all that pain or growing up thinking its ok for her dad to act that way. Do you honestly think this is healthy for your kids or yourself? Just leave him because regardless of how many times he says he will change, he ain't evenually that same part of him will come out and next time you may really be dead and then your kids are left without a mom. THINK ABOUT YOUR KIDS if you ain't going to think of anyone else. And if he is going to change then let him do it alone. Its going to take years to fix his problem if he can even be fixed.

 

From experience... 

 
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September 12, 2007, 9:51 pm PDT

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First of all, the only reason the "Firefighter" came into TV was making his story so interesting to Dr Phil's crew by saying interesting things that he may have "made them up."  Seems to me that the "Ugly Firefighter" was having a problem putting out the flame, his personal flame with his wife, so he strayed!!  So say the least, a person who is telling you how they will kill you does not bother you, you should think about the children who will be left behind..if he choses not to bury them with you!!!  Mother's instinct is to protect your children, not put them in a situation where they will be in-cased in concrete!!  For the wife to think that he will change is like my mother used to say, taste of the honey, burning the mouth will not kill the taste that has been had!!  I think "MOM" needs to think about the children's future rather than her personal needs. 

What really bothered me with this show was having the "nanny" there, all by herself.  It looked like one person against two....and when the "firefighter" stated that she was not good looking....HE needs to check himself out in the mirror....and to say the least....How dare you state you are a Firefighter!!!  We had many of our Firefighters loose their lives not only on 9/11, but in the past.... 

 WELL SAID ON ALL POINTS!!
ANY MANY WAYS THEY BOTH HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES.
I WATCHED HIM AND THOUGHT HOW DID HE EVER PASS GO TO BE A F.F. AND HASN'T HE THROWN UP ANY RED FLAGS AT WORK WITH HIS VERY UNINHIBITED DISPLAY OF ANGER THROUGH THE YEARS. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING AT HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK LIKE IT WOULD THE AVERAGE PERSON IN HIS PROFESSION. STRESS USUALLY SEPARATES THE MEN FROM THE BOYS.
I ENJOYED YOUR COMMENTS.
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NANCYTB
 
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