Messages By: kaysquare

I totally agree with you.  What kind of woman would put up with a guy's mistreatment of her kids for years, then decide to marry him.  Sounds to me like she wanted his financial support over the welfare of her kids.  Her kids don't sound like "model children" either, but that's not their fault....it started with their Mother and then she makes very unsound decisions with their upbringing.  It sounded to me like the kids don't stand much of a chance to turn out good with or without Kevin in their lives.  But I do think that Kevin needs to be OUT of their lives.   I'll never understand why people like Kevin & Shannon bring more children into their unstable, abnormal & violent worlds.

Watching the Dr.Phil show has taught me one thing.....there are far more stupid folks in this world than I ever thought. :-)

Wow...this situation is a difficult one isn't it?  For some reason, just a gut feeling, I just can't believe the In-laws here.   They seem to be the types who have unrealistic ideals for everyone, especially a rebellious litttle daughter-in-law, who doesn't quite live up to "their" standards, which may or may not be realistic.  They also might think that "anyone" who doesn't live up to "their" standards might be unfit to be Mothers, especially the mother of their son's child, who they seem to be a bit obsessed with.  And their son, who happens to be in prison.....and they probably think it's their daughter-in-law's fault too.  I suspect it's they, who are in denial here.

I also suspect they do have a lot more money than Michele & think they can afford to get what they want, where she would have to really struggle financially to fight them.  I would've liked to have heard from Michele's daughter, to see what she thinks of all this, but I guess that would've been out of the question.  The first time that Father-in-Law opened his mouth, I have to confess I wanted Dr.Phil to throw him out....he just came across as a man who's used to getting his way & is very upset that he can't control the situation with his grand-daughter.   I doubt that counseling will buffer the rift between Michele and her In-laws. 

I'm a realist, so my thoughts on the morbidly obese woman is to take all the help she can get if she wants to save her life, period.  The abuser/boyfriend must go.....just get him out of her life, he's not helping her one bit.  She must think more of herself than to let herself be abused just to have a "boyfriend".....he's not a boyfriend in any sense of the word.   She's using him too, because her family won't take the responsibility of helping to save her life.

The other boyfriend, Christian, is only trying keep Sunni from trying to go for her dreams because he knows deep down inside that if she loses the weight she needs to, she might really be a candidate for being a plus-sized model, & he'd lose her in a minute.  She'd find that there are many men out there who'd appreciate her for what she truly is.....a beautiful gal with a great personality.  Yes, she does need to lose some weight, but she'll still be a beautiful big girl....what's wrong with that, she'd be healthier, that's all.  I think she can do MUCH better than Christian & I hope she realizes that. 

In the very beginning, Dr.Phil said that this family is a mess.....and he's right.  They're not even worth watching on TV, and I doubt they'll be saved from themselves and/or each other (all of them).  It's hard to say which one is more screwed up.....even the kids aren't very realistic about their futures.   Those boys better starting thinking about getting an education, because they're sure not going to make it in Hollywood.