Messages By: buckybeesmom

I agree with some of the other posters on this topic. If you can afford it you can get help. How many people are chosen to go on Dr Phil and receive the free counseling and rehab etc? It's all well and good to have these talk shows be so generous such as Dr Phil and Oprah but if you need help and fall into that huge hole in the middle class forget it. My grandaughter has Autism and my family was so excited that Oprah was having Jennie McCarthy and Holly Robinson on a few weeks ago to talk about recovery. Well basically it was a show to promote Jennies book and listen to how both of them got the services they needed to improve their childrens lives. My grandaughter qualified for early intervention until the age of 3 and then they cut her loose. Now she is in the public school system (they do provide a full time aide) and we simply cannot afford any outside services or classes. It is so frustrating to see others get the free help from Dr Phil or rich celebrities telling us how they can afford these programs when our children need them just as much as anyone does. Oh well, this is my first post and I must sound like a big resentful doofus, but I love my little grandaughter and want the best for her.

This show looks like a similar show Dr Phil had on last year, maybe longer ago than that. The guy was a total psycho and I'm sure that if you saw those episodes you wouldn't forget them. At that point in time my daughter was in a relationship with a man who was very much like the psycho on the show. It freaked me out because the guy even looked like my daughter's boyfriend. She was 27 years old at the time and lived away so she made her own choices and boy this was a very bad choice. Unfortunately she had a personality that attracted abusive guys, I'm sure that is the case. She didn't stand up for herself and stood by and let him torment her emotionally. It got so bad that he was doing it in front of me. She would talk to me about breaking up with him but you could tell she wasn't sincere. I was petrified that he would kill her, it was that horrific. Long story short, she did get the strength and on her own she dumped his sorry butt. It was a very difficult and frightening time in the whole families lives. I hope this is not trivialized, and I hope that if Dr Phil becomes involved that he follows through with it. It actually didn't help me to see that show years ago because my hands were tied and you can't help someone that doesn't want the help. All you can do is pray that your loved one will get the strength they need to do it for themselves.

I agree! I actually thought you were being sarcastic about the amazing help Dr Phil will give to the family. This whole scenario is ridiculous but the bottom line this is a TV SHOW. It is on for entertainment and hard as it is to believe a lot of people find this sort of stuff entertaining. I find it revolting and very disturbing. I have had personal experience with my daughter and a former boyfriend. It was the most traumatic experience my family has ever gone through. It cannot be solved by anyone other than the "victim". My daughter had to reach the point on her own that she would not tolerate the abuse. I was worried every day that he would finally snap and kill her. I was so petrified when she did end it that I couldn't sleep thinking he would come after her. Thankfully or unfortunately for others he did find another victim to focus on. He should be in prison but I am so glad she got the strength to rid herself of him. Believe me she got all the best advice in the world but until she was ready to end it our words were a waste of time. This woman is very strange , she does not come across like you would expect. I agree with other posters , something is very fishy. But to get to your post, of course it could be wrapped up in 15 mins but that wouldn't make great TV and dragging it out is what Dr Phil does best. I too change channels and tune in at the end and even then I don't feel like there is ever real resolution.     Happy Thanksgiving!!!

With all the abusive parents and spouses that have been on this show, when was the last time you actually saw Dr Phil call child protective services to remove children from a home. Do you remember the show that the stepdad was pounding on the kids and after he left for work the mom would start beating them? They showed video and it was the saddest thing I ever saw. Dr Phil threatened to call DSS but it never happened. The fact that those despicable parents were allowed to go home to those children was beyond my comprehension. If it was a true situation that is. Makes you wonder about this stuff doesn't it?

YES! The world has gone mad! That says it all.