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Topic : 06/17 A Daughter in Danger? Part 2

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Created on : Thursday, November 08, 2007, 07:39:52 pm
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(Original Air Date: 11/15/07) Dr. Phil continues the story of a young woman who made international headlines when she ran away to Palestine to be with a man she met on the Internet when she was just 16. Katherine was stopped by the FBI and brought back home, but two years later and now an adult, she’s left the United States again to be with Abdullah, the man she says she loves and wants to marry. Katherine’s terrified family thinks she is being brainwashed, and may never be allowed to return home. They say they’ve witnessed Abdullah’s violent temper when he’s verbally abused her over the phone. Now, in an exclusive interview via satellite, Dr. Phil speaks with Katherine and Abdullah together. Is Abdullah lying about letting Katherine return home? Is this couple already married? Talk about the show here.

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June 17, 2008, 6:19 pm PDT

06/17 A Daughter in Danger? Part 2

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  I have to wonder what in the world was this girl's mother doing that her daughter who is a minor and had total and complete access to the internet with no parental blocks or supervision.  Maybe had she been monitoring her, this situation wouldn't have gone so far.  Another thing I have to wonder is, what kind of gov't do we have that grants a minor a passport no questions asked without investigating the reasons behind it.  The father of Abdullah should have been charged and criminally prosecuted for what he did.  This girl is a very naive, and disrespect person and if I were her mother I would have slapped the day lights out of her because she is long overdue for a slap right back into reality.  When you're 18 you think you know it all, and you don't.  I would have handcuffed her to a chair if need be, but she wouldn't have made it to that airport that's for sure.  This family has allowed this piece of garbage to have total power and control over that house and their daughter.  I would NEVER allow anyone to call my home 20 times a day all hours of day night, insult me, my children.  I would have let him have it  and change the phone number heck disconnect the phone all together last time I checked AREN'T YOU THE MOTHER, THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD?  The phone would have been yanked out of the wall, the computer gone!!!!

 

This girl has absolutely no idea of what she is getting into this guy is a worthless piece of garbage who is just looking for an american naive girl to sponge off of.  He has no intentions of doing anything for her and I'm sure he has also physically abused her as well as mentally.  As for the people said the mother reacted spitefully, I disagree b/c the mother is angry and frustrated and has every right to be considering the ordeal that her very selfish daughter put her through.  I hope this girl comes to her senses and returns to the US and never sees this man again.  MOM it's time for you take your daughter, your house, and your lives back and make sure that this never gets access to her again.  

I was the one who said the mother acted spitefully and I said that after redaing the update. 

 

The daughter did fly home and the mother refused to go to the airport to meet her because she was angry with her. 

 

That is spite.  I stand by my statement

 
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June 17, 2008, 6:19 pm PDT

06/17 A Daughter in Danger? Part 2

Im hoping that Dr Phil or one of his staff reads these boards because there is a movie out there regarding a US Marine that met n Bahrain Princess in 1999, brought her back here to the states and married her in 2001.  At one point in this affair an FBI agent had told Jason that a man had been intercepted who had been paid $500,000. I followed the story of this couple until nothing more came up.  Last I have found on them is that Jason and Mariam divorced in 2004 and she went home to her family with fear that harm had been done to her.  Othere stories out there are that she kept her green card and is still living here in the states.  One of the talk shows that I know the couple did was Oprah back in 2001.  There are all kinds of sites about this some good some bad just type in Jason Johnson and Meriam Al-Khalifa.  I have posted one of the better links that I have found below.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/30/national/main658351.shtml

 

 
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June 17, 2008, 6:44 pm PDT

WHAT WAS SHE THINKING

HERES WHAT I HAVE TO WONDER: What was the teenage daughter of an AMERICAN family taught after 9-11 did she not know the dangers of middle eastern countries?  My husband hwo is in the AirForce was sent to Kuwait for four months in 2004 and I worried the entire time and cried everyday in fear of his safety I cant imagine my daughter going over there willingly!  I found her myspace page and sent her a word of encouragement and mentioned I was praying for her and her family and all their safety.  I think she could use a lot of support right now, I do have to agree in the post about what were the parents thinking of not having control over their daughters net usage.  My daughter is six and is already asking if she can go on disney.com and I dont even trust it fully I tell her maybe later all the time and she forgets.. or just that she doesnt say anything about it later which is good.  I cant imagine my daughter going to meet a man half way around the world at 18 or any age that she doesnt know really well or has never met at least once in person, web cams dont count and phones dont count either.  Myspace is not safe for anyone if you are nto carefull about every thing you do on there , You never know what kind of sick psycho is lurking around any corner waiting to rape, molest, torture, or even kill your son or daughter or even you , you just cant be to carefull this day and time.
 
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June 17, 2008, 6:53 pm PDT

What about Katherine?

 Just wondering, what ever happened with this young girl and her family?  I have researched this on but I haven't found anymore updates.

Please advise?
 
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June 17, 2008, 7:10 pm PDT

RUN Katherine, RUN

Don't be a stupid girl and continue this mistake just so you don't have to hear anyone say you were wrong.  You have to get home before it's too late and mark a notch for experience.  You're a nice and fresh young girl and he's going to eat you alive!  I've seen this so many times.  Believe me, if he didn't find you, he would have found someone else.  The culture difference matters BIG TIME.  You are being ignorant of what you will have to change and sacrifice to be with him in marriage and parenthood.  You will suffer a lifetime.  Your children will suffer too.  The fact that he is already disrespectful to your family should be a red alert.  The fact that he has been abusive to you is a NO DEAL.  Stupid, stupid girl.  It shouldn't be this hard.  So many years ahead of you, so many fish in the sea.  You are jumping into a fire and you will burn.  I hope you RUN Katherine, RUN...and don't look back.

 

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June 17, 2008, 7:22 pm PDT

06/17 A Daughter in Danger? Part 2

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I was the one who said the mother acted spitefully and I said that after redaing the update. 

 

The daughter did fly home and the mother refused to go to the airport to meet her because she was angry with her. 

 

That is spite.  I stand by my statement

 I stand by mine too, she has a right to be angry b/c of her daughter's disobedience she had put this family through so much mental and emotional anguish but I do believe that she should have been at the airport too.  I hope that she stays here in the US and doesn't try to meet up with that idiot again. 
 
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June 17, 2008, 7:44 pm PDT

Sterotypes

I have never seen so many sterotypes of arabs and the middle east. It is hard to get a visa, especially palestine, they dont even have their own country. He cant just go get a visa. She is a grown women, let her love who she wants to love, she can leave palestiine when ever she wants. ARABS, MUSLIMS ARE NOT EVIL DANGEROUS PEOPLE.
 
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June 17, 2008, 8:09 pm PDT

this is not right!!!

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Most 18 year olds don't understand what it means to love someone and surely her parents warned her that women have no rights in the Middle East.  It's too bad she is going through this and maybe this experience will help her prevent a worse situation in the future.  I am sorry for the pain and suffering her parents are experiencing.

i understand that her family is worried, but why do they have to be so worried about her being in palestine??   the girl is in love!! and yes shes young, but you cant control love... and what im here to say is that if it were paris or austrillia or maybe any where out of the middle east, maybe it would'nt of been a big deal!!! getting a visa now a days isn't  easy for us arabs!!  especially in palestine look at what they are going through. and what im really mad about, is thAT you Dr. Phil are with this, you and her family are making us arabs look bad!!!  this is great for her to go and seek the world, if he's not the one, then ok.. the girl learns a lesson.. and its like you guys are all on him on being the "BAD GUY".... shes the one who ran to the other side of this world to go and find him.  why dont you look at her like she's the wrong one?? since this whole situation is all bad.. thank you for taking your time to read my letter.

 

 

 

naseem algazzali.

 

 

 

 
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June 17, 2008, 8:10 pm PDT

06/17 A Daughter in Danger? Part 2

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I have never seen so many sterotypes of arabs and the middle east. It is hard to get a visa, especially palestine, they dont even have their own country. He cant just go get a visa. She is a grown women, let her love who she wants to love, she can leave palestiine when ever she wants. ARABS, MUSLIMS ARE NOT EVIL DANGEROUS PEOPLE.
hahahhhahah. foreall!!
 
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June 17, 2008, 8:14 pm PDT

why are the palestinians looking bad?

shes the one who ran to palestine!!! he's not doing anything wrong, but loving her, feeding her and giving her everything.  i believe they should live thier lives the way she wants, the family make him seem so bad and wrong.. im so angry, that i dont know how to explain this. FREE PALESTINE!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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