Topic : 03/16 Cheerleader Scandal

After watching the show today, seeing the anger in Daniel's parents & sister, just broke my heart.  Brandy's parents hit it right on the nose when they said that Daniels parents just want revenge.  If they continue to live the way they are, with no forgiveness whatsoever in their hearts, they're going to live & die very unhappy and angry lives.  I'm not saying to forgive Brandy for what she did, she said it was an accident, the police ruled it an accident, Daniel's parents are saying it was deliberate.  Who's telling the truth here? There's always 3 sides to every story, his, hers & the truth.  If what Brandy said is true about Daniel threatening her & her brother & with suicide, then that boy had some serious issues of his own that he wasn't handling all that well.  Maybe he did step out in front of the car, who knows? None of us ever will, that's for sure.  Brandy is doing time for the crime, let her serve her time & be done with it. Look at Karla Holmolka here in Canada, she's out after the same sentence due to a plea bargain, 12 years, and her life is hell and probably will be until the day she dies. 

If Daniel's mother doesn't find some peace soon, she's liable to do something she'll regret doing later too.  Anger does funny things to people, and it's not fun. 

When you are trying to sound high and mighty--check the spelling. 

Living in a trailer park does not mean you deserve to die. 

Dr Phil, 

I watched today's show.  Brandi's family (especially mother) is in a pity party.  Take their love for her and suggest she make the most of the next nine years.  She could get a degree, leave prison with a profession and goals.  Turn an awful, negative situation around. 

Daniel's mother seems to be raging with guilt.  Perhaps she wasn't a good mother.  Telling Brandi's mother about being a P-P mother maybe was about herself.  The guilt is about not being the mother she should/would/could have been to Daniel and now she cannot . I think if Daniel's mother and family loved him the way they profess......Then look at the possitive side of Daniel.. What he did, and how much they enjoyed him "while" he was an active part of their lives... They are cheating Daniel's sister of her joy and happiness in her fleeting youth.  They are being poor role models.  How about turning that anger, blaming-game and guilt tripping into an active and positive energy.  Become involved in bereavment group, MADD, or helping youngsters nationwide that DON"T have parents........ 

Parents may think they know everything about their kids whether or not if there child would do this or that how is it that anyone but those two kids know that yes he was abusive or would kill himself if she left or if she just finally had enough and took his life to make it stop I myself have been there in life ive never killed anyone but was once considering suicide or a way to make him stop and my family had no idea i was like that til i finally told them one day after it all finally went away thank god, about my agony. These two familys really need to look at the big picture here its to late now to go back hes not coming back shes going to spend more time for what she did or didnt do because she did not fight for the truth she says is true and they both need to heal and see nothings changing nothing but forgiveness is the key i know because i now have a son with the man that once brought me to suicide or worse and forgiveness helped me rid myself from a child molesting father it is the ultimate healing aid and once they find it the son, brother they had will be remembered for the right reasons not for brandi killing him forgiveness doesnt mean wanting her to get out of prison though just a peace withen yourself for Daniel and eachother.