Topic : 06/02 "My Annoying Family"

My sister is the most annoying person on this planet.  She is so selfish and whinny, she IRKS me.    

She uses people all the time and never thanks a soul.  She expects me to always be home to take care of her kids and even pay their way when we go on outtings together.  She was divorced 2 years ago and had visitation of her 2 girls on weekends, but changed her visitation to Thur - Sat.  She calls me on Wednesday begging me to take care of her kids on Thur and Fri so she can work.  I told her to go back to the court documentation and take care of her own kids.  She doesn't seem to realize the attention these 2 girls are thriving for.  She just shes what she wants in life ...and it's a big party!  I do not trust her to come back and pick up her kids when she gets off work.  And when she arrives I do not want to give her the kids cause she's been drinking.  I can not enable her to become more worthless.   Her problems drag me down.  I refuse to talk to her anymore.  And, I will not take her kids away from her visitation time so she can go party after work.  These are her kids and it's time for her to be a better mother and take care of her own.  However, I feel so bad because it makes me look "cold hearted" towards the kids.  At moments, I just want to move 1000 miles away just to get away from her.   Family can be such a drag on each other!  

I watched the show with my girlfriend and we both agree that Dr. Phil was completely too hard on Erin and Loren.  Everything that they have done wasn't that bad and for the most part was done in the privacy of their own homes.  The wives/sisters shouldn't have gotten married to them if they thought they were so annoying.  Loren's wife said she was annoyed for all three years she dated him.  Well, if it was that much of a problem why get married at all. The girls need to relax.  We've seen people shot and killed on this show.  These guys are nothing.  I don't hear anything about them not providing or helping around the house.  

Two final points - If you use Dr. Phil's definition of funny, then they are because we both think they're fun guys.  Secondly, Emily Post says that it is more than appropriate to correct your spouse when they say something incorrectly.  It's not a matter of trying to offend.  What if they got embarrassed in public because they're wives misspeak?