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Topic : 06/24 Banned from the Wedding, Part 2

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(Original Air Date: 11/27/07) Dr. Phil follows up with a family torn apart when the mother was banned from her only son’s wedding. The bride-to-be, Michelle, said she’d rather burn in hell than let her future mother-in-law, Jane, attend the ceremony, and her fiancé, Jay, stood behind her decision. This sent the entire family into a tailspin, with the best man resigning, the aunt disowning the groom and the wedding planner on alert to call 911 if Jane showed up. The big day has come and gone, and everyone returns to update Dr. Phil with the latest. Were they able to bury the hatchet before the wedding? Jane has gone through a rollercoaster of emotions, and Dr. Phil finds out what has her so mad at him, she even wrote him a scathing letter one week after her appearance. Has Jane done a 180-degree turn since? Has Michelle stopped her “campaign of hate mail” as Jane called it and opened up her arms to her husband’s mother? Share your thoughts, join the discussion.

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November 27, 2007, 7:19 am PST

Two words...butt out!

You know what, I don't care if Michelle is the biggest you-know-what on wheels.  Last time I checked, Jay was OVER the age of eighteen; therefore, he is responsible for his own actions, as well as his own mistakes.  Jane has no business telling her son what to do, and she is only making things worse by running her oversized mouth.  Mothers-in-law like this would not be happy if their sons married friggin' Snow White; it's not about the trashy DIL, it's about their control over a child that is no longer theirs!!!  I read all these posts attacking Michelle and I think to myself, oh boy more psycho MIL's jumping on the bandwagon! 

 

Look, I don't think Michelle is a peach, and I believe she is a manipulator and a bit conniving.  But Jay is a grown boy and Jane is no longer his guiding influence.  She needs to keep her big mouth shut and allow the marriage to decay on its own as it probably will.  Jane is just another Mommie Dearest who just doesn't get it.  Her job is to now stand back and trust her boy to eventually make the right decision.  I can't STAND women like this!!! 

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:21 am PST

11/27 Banned from the Wedding, Part 2

Quote From: saved7

It is really sad to see family fighting each other. God's purpose for family is not this. The mother went a little too far but Michelle should really be ashamed of her self as well as the son. Yes, the Bible say that a son should leave his mother and father and cleave to his wife. It also says, that you should honor your father and your mother. To the son this is your mother, the person that God gave you to be your mother, the person who raised you, loved you and took care of you, you should not be treating your mother this way. To Michelle, how would you feel if it was the other way around and he didn't like your mother. And  remember this you reap what you sow, one day, if God willing you will be a mother . To the mother, as hard as it may be you are going to have to let go and let  your son find himself. Give it to the Lord, Pray it works. If any of you do not know Jesus, get to know Him. And forgive one another.

Be ye therfore tenderhearted, forgiving one another just as Christ has forgiven you.(Ephesians 4:32)

I pray for you all, for you to have compassion for each other and for each of you to receive for yourselves the everlasting, uncoditional love of God, and for you all to receive knowledge and peace that passes all understading. In Jesus Name.

 

Many  people do not reap what they sow.  Bad things does happen to good people all the time,

always has throughout the Bible.  This Michelle knows that.

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:29 am PST

11/27 Banned From The Wedding, Part 2

I really feel sorry for all parties involved. I did not see the first show due to my school schedule. I was fortunate enough to have a husband that told his mother before we got married that she should never make him choose between her and me, because she would lose. I was not aware of this conversation for over a year after we got married. In our first year of marriage it was hard due to my MIL going through a divorce. Many times I was at fault because I kept in contact with the one she was divorcing-a stepsister was involved. My husband and she wanted to keep in contact no matter what so I was the middle man. After my husband's little sister was killed in a car accident, my MIL did not have an excuse anymore. My husband and I talked about this quite a bit. I choose to make my relationship with my MIL work because I want my children to know their grandmother. She is a good person. I think that Jay needs to make sure he and his mother talk about their relationship without his wife there. His wife needs to decide what she wants her children to grow up seeing. Does she want her children to have a grandmother? Sometimes the younger woman has to bite her tongue and make the relationship work on her side. I have been married almost 12 years, my relationship with my MIL has gotten better due to working on it. There are still issues there but they are all minor in the big picture of life and love. My husband has more challenges with my MIL than I do right now. I let him handle his challenges with her, that is their relationship. My responsibility is to make sure our four children know their grandparents and are not caught in any "crossfires". My husband and I have already gone through issues with both sets of inlaws (mine and his) and we survived as a family intact. All I have left to say is decide what is most important, work towards that, and Good Luck!!!!
 
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November 27, 2007, 7:31 am PST

Michelle needs therapy also

The mother-in-law is putting forth an effort and trying to change, but why isn't Michelle in therapy and trying to change. Michelle acts like she is 100% the victim and she shares in the problems that have been created.  The husband/son needs to get a back bone because he is right in the middle of this and he should be the hero here, what a mouse.

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:35 am PST

Banned From the Wedding, Part 2- Hope Jay will read this

I am very concerned about this family, especially Jay.  Yes,  you are doing the right thing to support your wife, however, you need to also  to find a way to have meaningful communication with your mother.  What saddens me with Jay is that he may wakeup too late.    I lost my mother in January and the one thing I regret is that I did not hug her before she died and I stayed in the hospital with her for 3 weeks.  My life revolved around her.    Jay, how are you going to feel if you don't find a way to have communication with your mother.  I understand how Michelle feels because I was in the same position with my ex mother-in-law.  We lived much closer and I bit my tongue a lot.  In my case, I did not  have the support of my ex husband.  She could say and do anything she wanted. 

 

Michelle, please think how you would feel if this was your mother instead of your husband's mother.   You are young and you think you have your whole life ahead, but things happen.   Try  counciling.  Find out how  to come across differently.  Try watching this show multiple times.  Jane appears like she is trying.

I realize there is history with Jane, but please try.     

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:37 am PST

Mad from SC

Just finished watching the show "Banned from the Wedding"!!  About halfway through the show I decided that I would have gotten up looked at my son (which I do have a son) and said "you know wives come and go but you only have one mother.  When you decide that you want a relationship with me give me a call.  You accuse me have treating you like a puppet, well guess what, who has the puppet strings now.   I'm outta here!

 

When people are mad they do and say things that are more often than not, not very nice.  I know when I get really, really, mad I don't remember things that I said.  So it is more than likely she said the things they are accusing her of, but not without motivation.  The little twitt needs to step back and let her new husband have a relationship with his mother and he needs to get a backbone and stand up for his mother.  She is the only one he will ever have.  As a mother we all do things that are children do not like and vise a versa.  But we don't disown them because of it.  The twitt just doesn't want to share him with anyone not even his own mother.  

 

I must be doing something terribly wrong with my sons relationships because when he breaks up or does something wrong the girlfriends always call and cry on my shoulder, like I should convince him otherwise.  He hasn't had a relationship that I haven't gotten along with the girl.  Can't imagine why this twitt has to act the way she does.  She needs to grow up!!!

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:37 am PST

WOW

The little bride has a chip on her shoulder and I feel that she is extremely jealous of her mother -in-laws relationship with her son. Its so obvious that she wants to keep her husband to herself and wants to be the only important woman in her husbands life. What she fails to realize is that marriages sad to say come and go things happen and do not last forever but family does and his mother will still be there when she is long gone. The husband /son needs to step up like a MAN and put his foot down and let his wife know that no one will disrespect his mother no one and needs to realize once his mother is gone and he has no mother to even fight with he will regret it oh yes he will and he will blame his wife for splitting his and his mothers relationship up like Dr.Phil said KARMA IS A BEAST and i will sure hate to be on that end of the stick when karma comes back around. The bride is so hateful i wonder if she is close with her family there is something else there the bride should be in therapy too. GOD does not like ugly there is something in the bible i believe it says honor thy mother and father and that is not being done here at all its shameful.
 
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November 27, 2007, 7:37 am PST

Banned from the Wedding

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I think the bride could be more gracious, however, in matters dealing with the m-i-l, it is the SON's place to do so.  I married a man while living in Europe.  His mother came to visit him at that time.  To her knowledge, I was merely 'the girlfriend.'  I did not feel it was place to tell her we were getting married the week after she left.  She was furious that she 'missed the wedding.'  Firstly, not my place to tell her.  His.  Secondly, she didn't miss a 'wedding.'  We went to another country, just the two of us.  Not like she was excluded.  Nobody was included other than the two of us.  I made efforts to please this woman, nothing worked.  Gradually, I just backed off and stopped doing things like buying the exact same Mother's Day card for her that I got my own mother.  Getting her son to write one line on the card and sign it himself got nothing but three weeks of arguing between the two of us until I'd usually sign it myself and it often got there late!  HIS fault, not mine.  There are two sides to every story and between the two lies the truth!
I lost my mother in a car accident and would give anything to have her back. I think the bride is horrible! The son needs to grow a set and tell her that that is his mother and he should back her up. He can have a relationship with his mom without his bride. The bride is lucky i'm not her mother in law. I would really give her a run for her money. Nobody would keep me from my son!!!!! Someday the son is gonna regret the time away from his mom. I only hope it's sooner than later!
 
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November 27, 2007, 7:41 am PST

Why can't we just get along

I can't believe she the mother-in--law got got banned from the wedding and it's riddulus and she is mad at Dr.Phil for this?  They should be ashamed of themselfs because he is working his tail of helping you out

and that is jobyou know that. your madness toward your new daugher-in-law is asking for trouble. I suffer

from Bipolar Disorder and have an impulse problem  and I can tell you need help in the worse way possilble. Your a pathalogical liar you don't know how to get along with them and I think you should stay

away from them for the time being this is your mother talk to her as best as you can. Yesterday my brother

and my aunt called me they were furious at me because I lied to them I don't know what going to happen

to me finaually but my mental and emotional satatius is being put to the test. The angry from my pathological lies has made me very very sick emotionlly and mentally and the same thing is going to happen to you if you don't find a way to stop what your doing a get some help like Dr. Phil got you the

first time a why can'n all of of you get along.

 
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November 27, 2007, 7:42 am PST

CRAZINESS

I FEEL AS THOUGH THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE BRIDE. I SEE HER AS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

 
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