Messages By: ramair

Quote From: lazydayz

Yeah, but that's not Grant's reason.  His reason is wearing the ring means he's conceding to his wife being perfect.  WTF?  That's not ok!  My husband doesn't wear his ring either, but for reasons that have nothing to do with the state of our marriage.  Apples and oranges.

Quote From: kparmans

Did anyone see how heartbreaking it was for the mother to hear from Dr. Phil the exact truth of the jewelry situation ("He stole a watch and a necklace from you?")?  She was doing her best not to cry while her son said, "I feel bad and I regret having done it."  Well, if you regret it, then go out and get a job.  Earn your own money to pay her back!  That shows regret for your actions, not continuing to sit on the couch and brag about how you can twist everyone to your way of thinking with your eyes and your smile.   

Oh, and by the way, I am 25 and I am a female....I don't recall one instance while watching the epsiode that I felt like giving you even a penny from my pocket.  Guess you should work on the smile and smooth-talking a little more. 

Quote From: mightyking

i will not tell you what's happening with me because this isn't about me. This is about these young men who clearly need help. Derek was right, his parents are totally crazy for calling the "mooch squad" on him. At least, he's not out gambling, doing drugs, gang-banging, or sleeping around. I think he really wants to change , so give the guy a break. Ryan in my opinion is a little lazy and needs to leave the house once in a while, and he seems to have a nice, easy-going personality. I don't agree with kicking someone out on the streets because it is a harsh, self-centered thing to do. Any parent who does that to a child needs some serious help.

Quote From: larry3313

I am hoping that the mothers and entire family can stick together on this child and I mean child. I cannot say that I am blaming anyone, as I have a child that at 23 is still mooching off his mother and I  I have done everything I can to get his mother to boot him out and let him land where he lands. I am tired of him taking away our lives in a way that prevents us from having one. I am retired and one of the very lucky people that can retire at age 50. I think I worked hard enough and I have given my children all that they need to make it in this world, but now is not the time for me to keep supporting them when they work and get paid. I want to collect room and board his mother wants him to also but feels that rent in not right, then when I say he should pay for food the amount I am asking is too much. I cannot win why should everybody but my son be winning. If this keeps up I worked my whole life to continue raising children. I need a break a long break. I do not wish to blame women, but I feel the motherly instinct needs a break.

Quote From: larry3313

I am hoping that the mothers and entire family can stick together on this child and I mean child. I cannot say that I am blaming anyone, as I have a child that at 23 is still mooching off his mother and I  I have done everything I can to get his mother to boot him out and let him land where he lands. I am tired of him taking away our lives in a way that prevents us from having one. I am retired and one of the very lucky people that can retire at age 50. I think I worked hard enough and I have given my children all that they need to make it in this world, but now is not the time for me to keep supporting them when they work and get paid. I want to collect room and board his mother wants him to also but feels that rent in not right, then when I say he should pay for food the amount I am asking is too much. I cannot win why should everybody but my son be winning. If this keeps up I worked my whole life to continue raising children. I need a break a long break. I do not wish to blame women, but I feel the motherly instinct needs a break.

Quote From: thefixer

I watched the show with my 24 year old daughter that still live at home and is daily dependent on her dad and I ( and anyone else that will buy in). There is a twist to the story, she is a drug addict whose drug of choice is crack. She is our baby girl who was raised in a Christian home and her dad pastored and worked with youth in various churches all her life. She disappeared from us in the middle of her senior year and it has been hell ever since. It has made us all so codependent and crazy that after 29 years of marriage I knew with all my soul that I had to get out of the house before I hated my husband, killed myself or my child, or wind up with a complete breakdown. Everyone else , even the child and husband plus other family members, agreed that I needed some peace. She's finally in hair school and that is the first thing in six years that she has put herself into. She still misses classes for too many out of town things that we wind up paying for because we're so grateful she's doing something. How sick is that!! There is so much more to the story and I am looking for answers from someone I can trust. I feel Dr. Phil is that person. I feel I needed to see that show today and I hope my dilemma will be addressed more in the future. It is an epidemic. I teach school and see it every where I turn. Drugs are wrecking the lives of so many.   

My daughter even said that the second guy interviewed on the show today had to be on drugs.  

Quote From: pecanpie1

where are the stories of the people who took control before and after Katrina?  I lived in Florida and lived though hurricanes.  when you live in an area that is below sea level you have to take control before something happens. when did America become a nation of people looking for a hand out.

life can suck, but you pull up your boots by the straps and get on with it.