Topic : 08/08 Divorce that Daughter-in-Law!

Sorry, I have to disagree! The mother made that mess, and then gripes because the mess she made is a whiny, childish, co-dependent, greedy, ridiculously self-absorbed ball-less eunuch!

There's no intention to "help"...she just wants to keep her little boy tied to her no matter what the cost...in money or in emotional damage. She is a true soul-sucker!

I wonder just how many times she said the word "money"? It's all she cares about. I'm sure in a will somewhere she has stipulated that all her assets are to be buried with her...and she will probably be buried in that damn Mercedes...after she sets the house on fire so no one can live in it. 

yea Dr. Phil the follow up really did seem like a re-run, hopefully you can do a real follow up in a year.

The son on the show was married before.. i am just speculating but I think that marriage fell apart because his first wife got tired of supporting him.

I also believe this man is Lazy, despite his proclamation abut how much he works, blah blah blah, When Dr. Phil said he had an individual that can get him a high paying high powered position this guys lit up like he hit pay day, sure I would love to have some one do all my research, resume writing, tweaking and all, set up interviews,, on and on, and just have to go in and present myself already represented by a high powered individual as the person the potential employer really really needs...

This guy is not a mamas boy he is a leech, and sucks any one and every one dry that will let him.

He is a lazy, man that thinks if he grins and grits his teeth through the shame of some one pointing out the truth to him that it will be business as usual the next day.

Is his mother blameless? Hells no! She is an elitist, and she brought up her son to feel that he is a elitist too, and he deserves a well educated and well to do wife..

I may sound harsh but this is my opinion, That mans mother is a snob and she raised a son that is a snob as well. Unfortunately for his mother she is finding that maintaining a snob son is an expensive endeavor.

Fella do not worry about not being able to get a third wife, or having no children, because in my opinion unless you have a serious spiritual awaking you do not have the right to put another woman through the hell you have to offer.

I'm not just talking about financial support here buddy, I'm talking about the emotional and spiritual destruction you would wreak every time you put your wife beneath materialist BS.

The love of money is the root of all evil, well making it so that a human being is worth less to you that a freaking care and rent free house is atrociously insensitive, vicious, and pathetic.

Sigh, gonna stop here, the people on this show really are pathetic.

 Fella stop worrying about getting another wife, really, you said you are glad Amanda does not have to put up with all the BS, yet you are willing to put another woman through it.. geez you make me sick!

And just how did you find the ex-daughter-in-law so disrespectful in comparison to the disrespect the ex-mother-in-law showed? If anyone showed disrespect it was the mother-in-law and the husband who couldn't stand up to his mother to defend his wife. It was he who should have stopped taking money from his mother. I think you should have watched those tapes again...and again...and again.   The daughter-in-law just got caught in the line of fire in a very disfunctional family and the mom needed someone to blame along with her son. Did you not hear how she trashed her in French to her son IN FRONT OF HER in the restarant??? Speaking a foreign language in front of a person so they cannot understand the conversation is DISRESPECTFUL!!! Constantly insulting them is DISRESPECTFUL!!! Trying to interfere with their marriage is DISRESPECTFUL!!! Reading from a private piece of mail on national TV to trash her is DISRESPECTFUL!!! And NO,NO,NO, she had no right to go through her things when she left. The mother-in-law might have owned the house, but she did not live in it....the son still lived in it. She had absolutely NO RIGHT to go through her things...if not legally at least morally!! That woman was on a mission to ruin that girls reputation to get her out of her son's life and I  get the impression she would have done it to any woman involved with her son unless she was filthy rich and could have supported the mother-in-law too!!!!

Too much blame put on the mom.  She got cut off too often while trying to explain the rest of the story. Of course she is lamenting about the money, because her son and daughter in law (mindless mindy) spent it wrecklessly. No one would have condemned this mother if the money was used to help them move forward in their own lives, via education to further careers or rehab for the user.  The son tricked the mother and now the mother is the sinner?  The son had some sort of set back in a business and somehow couldn't get his financial life back on track and I don't know that complete story, but it is obvious that the son definitely took advantage of mom.  and so did mindless mindy, the wife.  Mom is getting older and wants to secure a stable life for her son, as most caring parents do. I think everyone jumped on mom as if she were a criminal.  My parents are also european and it is so natural for them to speak their first language amongs others that do not understand. I bet she didn't just use her french to condem the daughter in law, but also in other conversations. It is too easy for them to use their most fluent language to express themselves. I ususally respect Dr Phil in his recommondations to problems, but in this case he inordinately came down on this mom. I think the son needs to realize that his ex wife was a user and took advantage of both of them. He was blinded by mindless mindy. How dare he be so disrespectful to the mother that tried to help him. He is a cad. Get a life and get over yourself and be grateful your mom tried to help you. Just because a parent doesn't help the right way, doesn't mean they should be trashed around and blamed for being an interfering parent. Kids get you involved when they need your help and you are not suppose to say anything? Only they get rights.  Parents get tired of parenting, but not loving their kids.

We don't expect to have to parent a 40 year old and instructions don't come for the first 18 years of their lives, let alone for expirey dates.  Get off the mom's case and always blaming parents for kids mistakes. All she was doing was trying to help and she did it the best way she knew how. She could have been treated much kinder on the show.

C