Messages By: pal2k9s

  I was in the audience at the taping of this show, and it was great!  I met a lot of fun people at the show.  The surprise at the end was overwhelming.  Thank you, Dr. Phil! 

The only suggestion I have for any future shows of this kind-

If you're going to keep us in the sun all day, please let us know beforehand so we can make sure we've got our sweatproof sunscreen on.  No one told us that we'd be outside, and a lot of people (including myself) got quite sunburnt. 

Congrats to Dr. Phil for Season 4- and here's to many, many more!  We'll definetely be watching!

Cheers!

Actually, we believed that the venue was going to be inside the studio.  It was a surprise to everyone when we were escorted to a parking lot.  And if I'd left, I wouldn't have been able to find my car.  I don't know the area, and remember, we were driven to the studio in busses.   

  

It was a great experience overall, but they should have been handing out sunblock when we got on the busses.  I still think Dr. Phil is the best!  :) 

This post has made me think about another issue that no one seems to be addressing:

Has anyone considered that the MIL's behavior may be indicative of undiagnoses neurological changes due to aging?  I do not condone the MIL's behavior on the show whatsoever, and I'm certainly not trying to think of reasons to excuse what she did. 

I've noticed that many people on this board have also mentioned that they've noticed that older adults in their lives have taken to lying on a regular basis.  Maybe these older adults have some sort of memory disorder?  They actually believe that things happened differently than what they really did. 

I work professionally as an animal trainer.  Whenever I notice an unexplained behavior change , I run tests to rule out any unseen physiological issues; in most cases, we find a problem (illness) that usually can be remedied. 

While I know that the MIL is definetely not an 'animal', narrowing down the problems should still be the same.  Is there a physical/neurological problem contributing to the MIL's lying/denial behavior?  Have tests been run?