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February 15, 2008, 9:34 am PST

Unbelievable!!

I have never seen anything like the man on this show; it would not take a rocket scientist to figure how much he was lieing right from the very beginning!!!
First of all, unfortunately, I have lived with alcoholics all of my life, and I am now 52 (in March) so I can definately tell when someone has been drinking-and I also unfortunately have a couple family members that were addicted to pills; so I know what that looks like!!! That man was a bit "high" on one or the other, or perhaps both!!! When he was busted in his lies about being a Dr., then saying his lawyer didn't want him telling what school he went to, I laughed so hard it was hilarious. All of that would come out in court anyway, so what really would be the difference.
And as for Elizabeth believeing the house in Boca Raton-but forgot the keys and had to sleep in the car; wouldn't ya think he'd have had money to stay in a very high class hotel?? HELLO!!!!
He saying he was dying from pancreatic cancer made me want to reach thru that screen and grab him right around the THROAT!!! My father in law died from pancreatic cancer and suffered a HORRIBLE, AGONIZING DEATH! And, when he was diagnosed with it, we asked for an approximate time of how long he had, the Dr. told us 45 days. It was exactly 45 days to the date that Dad became ill that he left us! That man needs slapped up alongside the head!!
How DARE he prey on those people that already lost their son, and the worst part is they were so much still grieving, that they fell for his lines of B_ _ _ S_ _ _!! Shame shame on him!!!
I could go on & on, but this show just made me so ANGRY, that I better stop now-don't get me wrong, I'm glad this show was on, but I truly believe this man will get what is coming to him someday, in this life or another. Especially when he said "to me those kids are dead!" Oh my God, I could not believe that. I have never seen Dr. Phil stand up, I wondered what was going to happen!! I knew he was angry!! As well as everyone in the audiance and tv viewing audiance.
All I can say is, I TRUELY hope Elizabeth learned her lesson about who she meets online, and the stories that they tell. And I hope that poor couple can recover from all the lies he told them, and see him for what he really is.

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May 5, 2008, 8:57 am PDT

"IT'S MY BABY TOO!"

Quote From: trena_gurney

If you're a father, you should have rights to your children and the children should have the right, to be with their natural parents. As long as the parents have proven themselves worthy and have done nothing wrong, then to seperate the family is nothing but an injustice. For i know first hand here my dear friends plz have voice for this young daughter he so deserves to raise.... trina from ohior

WHAT RIGHT DO THOSE PEOPLE HAVE KEEPING THAT BABY FROM HER FATHER; OR GIVING HER UP FOR ADOPTION, OR MAKING ANY TYPE OF DECISION WHAT TO DO WITH THAT CHILD WITHOUT INCLUDING THE NATURAL FATHER???
THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY THEY HAVE A MAN IN THEIR LIFE THAT WANTS TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT BABY; I HAVE AN EX SON IN LAW THAT COULD CARE LESS ABOUT HIS KIDS SINCE HE BECAME INVOLVED WITH HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND!! BEFORE SHE CAME IN THE PICTURE, HIS KIDS WERE HIS WHOLE LIFE, NOW HE COULDN'T CARE LESS BECAUSE THE GIRLFRIEND DOESN'T LIKE HIS KIDS!!!! HIS OLDEST IS A GIRL ALMOST 8, AND THE YOUNGEST, LITTLE BOY WILL BE 6 IN JULY IS ALSO AUTISTIC AND WAS BORN WITH NO HAND ON HIS RIGHT ARM-HE ALSO HAS A MENTAL DISABILITY THAT LEAVES HIM 2 YRS YOUNGER THAN HIS ACTUAL AGE. HE DOESN'T CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, AND DOESN'T BOTHER TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE HIS "NEW" FAMILY IS MORE IMPORTANT.
THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR TREATING FOR TREATING BRYCE THE WAY THEY DO. AND JUST WHERE IN HEAVENS NAME DOES DYLANE, AND ESTHERS MOTHER HAVE ANY RIGHT SAYING WHAT BRYCE'S RIGHTS ARE TO HIS CHILD? SHE IS AN ADULT AND IT IS TIME SHE STARTS ACTING LIKE ACTING LIKE ONE, AND TELLING HER PARENTS THAT IT IS A MATTER BETWEEN HER AND THE BABY'S FATHER!!!!
THIS FAMILY IS SICK, AND I CERTAINELY HOPE THAT BRYCE AND HIS FAMILY WIN RIGHTS TO THIS BABY. BY THE SOUNDS OF THINGS, THE MOTHERS FAMILY SHOULD HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD; THEY SOUND LIKE THE ONES THAT ARE DANGEROUS!!

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May 5, 2008, 9:21 am PDT

REPLY TO KONTIKI "IT'S MY BABY TOO"

Quote From: getrealtime

Hit rewind on your tivo nanna, Bryce did say that he would give the child to his mom, and for your what 35 year old man would what to live with their mommy?NO men I know!! But bryce is not much of a man, and I guess living with mommy would be better then living in a half way house, he was living in.

You can understand his drinking, I'm sure people have been making excuses for Bryce his hole life, and bailing him out of trouble. Esther dream team, lol....... One local lawyer makes a dream team? distortion is part of people who need to revise the facts!!! lol.............

If bryce can't handle the pressure of going to court, where he needs to prove he is straight, then how is he going to handle the pressure of being a single parent and staying straight?

Bryce has had over a year to get himself toghter, because he was going to become a father, with nothing to show for it but a new DUI to add to the rest. He did not only risk not getting his child back, but he risked killing someones son, daughter, mom, dad, his lack of good jugement, and caring for the lifes of others is a fact that you seem to want to look over, and blame someone else for his actions, like a dream team that doesn't exist

You sure do put alot of responsibility on a small baby, that she will be a positive factor in him growing up. Why don't you want him to be the positive factor in her life, with him making postive choices first?

he has know about her sence the beginning, has he give one dime to support , NO, has he paid for doctor visit NO, did he know the address, yes. did he send monies in the mail to show that he is trying to be in the child life? NO. was a 35 year old man chucking his responsiblitys on to someone else? yes. Who was he chucking his responsibilitys to? The father of the 19 year old girl he got preg.

Before you start pointing fingers at Esthers parents for finding a good home for the child, put yourselfs in their shoes, Their 19 year old daughter is preg. with a married 35 year old (man ?) who is a meth head addict, drunk, living in a half way house, with no way to support this child, and when the father asked him what was his plan, his plan was to give his responsiblity to his mother, and with in the year pays no support, changes nothing in his life, and you think that it is a good idea to give the baby to him? you have a low image of what makes a good father, I would hate to see what a man would have to be to be a bad image of what a father should be?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR BRYCE? AND WHO GAVE YOU A ROBE TO STAND IN JUDGEMENT OF WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS GOTTEN HIS LIFE IN ORDER? YOU ARE SAYING ITIS OK THAT THEY PLAY GAMES THAT IF HE WANTS TO GO AFTER HIS CHILD SHE WILL GET AN ABORTION? WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU? THEIR "19" YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ADMITTED THAT SHE IS THE ONE THAT SEDUCED HIM; BUT YOU THINK THATS OK-RIGHT? THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, 19 IS DEFINATELY OVER THE AGE OF CONSENT!
IT SOUNDS TO ME, SHE GOT HERSELF IN TROUBLE AND SHE RAN TO MOMMY AND DADDY TO FIX THINGS FOR HER!!!! YOU SAID THAT HIS PARENTS HAVE BEEN MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM HIS LIFE IT SOUNDS LIKE, WELL-IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE HER PARENTS ARE DOING THE SAME THING FOR HER BY GOING AND MAKING ALL HER DECISIONS INSTEAD OF MAKING HER STAND ON HER OWN 2 FEET AND MAKE HER OWN DECISIONS AT THE AGE OF 19! IF SHE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO LAY DOWN WITH THIS MAN, THEN SHE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER DECISIONS ALSO!!
AND IF HE JUST GOT OUT OF REHAB, HE NEEDS A PLACE TO STAY UNTIL HE CAN GET BACK ON HIS FEET. IF YOU HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NEVER HAVE A CHILD THAT HAS NEVER MADE A MISTAKE IN THEIR LIVES, THEN KUDOS TO YOU-I HAVE, AND I AM NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT, AND I AM NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT, AND I LOVE THEM NO LESS!! THATS WHEN THEY NEED YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT MORE THAN ANYOTHER TIME IN THEIR LIVES; IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT, CHECK WITH A COUNSELOR AND THEY WILL CONFIRM MY WORDS!
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AM I CONDONING HIS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE-I DO NOT DRINK, AND NOTHING INFURIATES ME ANYMORE THAN THAT, BUT THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT! BUT IF THEY HAVE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THEMSELVES; YOU DO NOT CRUCIFY THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFES!!!! HAVE YOU EVER MADE A MISTAKE IN YOUR LIFE????

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May 18, 2008, 5:42 pm PDT

Grandpa Returns:The Aftermath

Quote From: shaunakenley

I agree that this guy needs to be in jail!!!! One thing that kills me me other than the fact that this poor little boy being abused is the Mother of the boy. She is so dramatic I think she is faking on stage, with all her screaming and fake sobbing, sometimes there is no tears or anything in her eyes. I think she is just there for the attention and not to solve a problem!!

I SO AGREE CIRCUMITH THIS PERSON! ONE THING THAT WASN'T MENTIONED WAS, SHE NEVER SHOUD HAVE LET HER SON NEAR HIM!!!
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS SAID WAS SO TRUE!!! SHE WAS SO INCREDABLY DRAMATICE, THAT IT DID LOOK FAKE. SCREAMING "DON'T TOUCH ME" ; AND THEY ARE RIGHT, THERE WERE NO TEARS. SHE DOES DEFINATELY WANT THE ATTENTION, BUT I DO FEEL BAD THT THE MARRAIGE IS GOING SOUTH; HER HUSBAND SEEMED LIKE A VERY NICE, CARING MAN. HE WAS TRYING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF HER, AND HELP HER THRU ALL THIS-SO I BET SHE'S A REAL "JOY" TO LIVE WITH; ESPECIALLY THE WAY SHE TREATED HIM ON STAGE!!
DON'T GET ME WRONG, I FEEL FOR HER BEING SEXUALLY MOLESTED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, IT'S A HARD THING TO GET THROUGH-I'VE GONE THRU THE SAME THING MYSELF. IT'S NOT EASY, UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES-LEAST OF ALL BEING YOUR FATHER. BUT IF SHE WAS SO SURE THAT HE WAS DOING IT TO HER SON, OR EVEN THE SMALLEST DOUBT, WHY IN THE WORLD LET HIM BE THERE? SHE JUST WANTS ATTENTION; AND AS THT OTHER PERSON SAID, YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND ON THAT!!!

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June 7, 2008, 10:34 am PDT

Fmily Court Battles

Quote From: dottieh

I would hold up on judgement of the mom until you hear the whole story. I have also had one of my parents accuse me of keeping him from his grandson. Some times our parents do not deserve to have time with our children and if that boy does not want to see his grandma no one should make him. I made my son go with me the last time I went to see my father in the nursing home because my father asked to see my son on for thier birthdays, My sons is Feb 9 and my fathers Feb 15. My son never like to see my dad because he was a mean cuss of a man most of the time, And now thanks to me making my son go to see his grandfather, His last memory of his grandfather is of him saying something cold heartless to him. My father died early the next morning. So if grandma has made herself unwelcome in her grandson and daughters life..... well you reap what you sow. My father was real a****le and reaped many of those benefits in the end of his life... Yes I still went to see him and did what I should.... but it was me doing my duty Honoring my father, my mother recieves more love and attention from me and my children than my father could ever imagine. Control your children and never show them love and respect well then do expect them to bring thier children to visit.

I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY!! MY 2 DAUGHTERS FINALLY MET THEIR "GRANDFATHER", AND HE TOLD THEM THEY WEREN'T HIS GRANDKIDS-AND THAT HE HAD NO DAUGHTER BY MY NAME. NOW BEAR IN MIND, AT THIS TIME, HE WAS IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF ALL HIS FACULTIES!!! HE WAS JUST A MEAN, MISERABLE, NASTY, HORRIBLE OLD MAN!!!!!! AND I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THE WAY THIS RITA TALKED, AND THE WAY KOAL SAID SHE TALKED TO HIM; THAT DIDN'T SOUND TO MUCH DIFFERENT THAN MY "BIOLOGICAL DONOR" TALKED TO MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE AROUND HIM. NOW THAT YOU REALIZE THINGS MORE-THE WAY HE SPOKE TO MY CHILDREN WAS MENTAL AND VERBAL ABUSE, AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN!!!!
I WAS EVEN MORE BITTER TO HIM BECAUSE HE USED TO BE SO MEAN TO MY MOM. MY MOM WAS 20 YRS YOUNGER THAN HIM; HE CHEATED ON HER-HE DID MEAN THINGS TO HER, JUST TO BE MEAN!!! HE WAS NEVER PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE=JUST EVERYOTHER KIND. SHE WAS VERY STRICT CATHOLIC, AND SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD STICK IT OUT AND MAKE HIM INTO SOMETHING HE COULD "NEVER BE"; A DECENT HUMAN BEING. MY GRANDMA, HIS MOTHER, BEGGED MY MOM TO LEAVE HIM; HE HAD MADE MY MOM PHYSICALLY SICK BY BEING SO MEAN TO HER; SHE HAD HER FIRST HEART ATTACK AT 32. FINALLY MY MOM DID LEAVE HIM-HE BROUGHT OUT A GUN AND STARTED SHOOTING IT WHEN THEY WERE LOADING UP THE TRUCKS FOR US TO MOVE OUT. THIS IS A WONDERFUL GRANDPARENT WHO REALLY, DEEP INSIDE HATED HIS OWN KIDS!!!!!!!! THANKS TO THE YEARS SHE PUT UP WITH THAT WRETCH, MY MOM WHO WAS A SAINT DIED WHEN SHE WAS 46 AND I WAS 13-MY BEST FRIEND, I HAD NO IDEA HOW I WOULD EVEN LIVE!! AND THAT HORRIBLE, MEAN,MAN LIVED TO BE 94 YRS OLD; SOMEONE PLZ TELL ME HOW THATS FAIR. I NEEDED MY MOM FOR ALL THIS TIME, BUT THAT MAN LIVED THAT LONG, WHEN HE ONLY TALKED TO 1 OF ALL 4 OF US GIRLS, AND THATS BECAUSE SHE WOULD PUT UP WITH HIS NASTINESS BECAUSE WHEN HE DIED, SHE TOOK OFF WITH ALL HIS MONEY TO ALASKA AND 3 OF US GIRLS GOT NOTHING, AND I THINK WE DESERVED SOMETHING FROM THAT OLD MEAN B**TARD!!!
HE DIED A LONELY OLD MAN, AND UNLESS RITA OLD GIRL CHANGES HER WAYS, THATS WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO HER-OH NO WAIT, HER ADULT SON THAT STILL LIVES WITH MOMMY AND OFF COURSE HER "BOY TOY" WILL BE THER TO GET EVERYTHING, JUST LIKE MY FAMILY. THEY WILL DEFEND EVERY LOW, DISGUSTING, MEAN, NASTY, OBNOXIOUS THING SHE DOES JUST TO HAVE MOMMY'S APPROVAL. THIS SHOW WAS ABOUT THE MOST EASY TO SEE WHO WAS LYING THAT HAS BEEN ON HERE EVER!!!!!

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June 9, 2008, 8:25 am PDT

Family Court Battles

Quote From: housewife52

Lisa, I am so glad to hear of your good news. I think justice and good sense has certainly prevailed. I wish you and your family the very best in the future. hw52

Lisa; I am so happy for your family; especially for Koal!!! You would have to be an idiot to see when Dr. Phil interviewed him that he wanted nothing to do with Rita-and I knew Dr. Phil could tell that. Rita's face was very obvious of lies she was telling, and why didn't her husband come to the show to help defend her; did he realize the lies she was telling?
As far as you and Koal's father getting along so well, I think it is wonderful!!! I left my husband 17 years ago, and we get along GREAT!!! The first year was iffy, but after that, we decided the kids were more important than us fighting. He and his girlfriend and my boyfriend of 17 yrs. get along wonderfully; we spend birthdays, holidays, and just plain cookouts and what have you together. I know there are alot of people that think our relationship is strange, but it has worked for us-and trust me, it has worked SO MUCH BETTER for our kids!!!! They are now 28 & 24 and if you ask them, they like this more than us fighting their whole life growing up. In fact, people tried to talk me into going to court about him-don't let him try to take your kids; remember how horrible he was to you when you were together; blah blah blah-and i swore the last thing I would do is drag my kids thru a big court battle. He and I both made up our minds we would NEVER do that to our kids. No matter if we couldn't make our marraige work, hes a great dad-and to me, that's all that mattered. He is still a great friend to me, even tho our kids our grown=and now we have 2 wonderful grandkids to think about; they are lucky to have all these grandparents that love them, spend time with them together, and have no fighting and disension when we are together!! They have grandpa & granma Sherry and grandma & Papa Ralph and are much loved by all and are not being torn, one arm by the other-they can just feel alot of love by everyone!!!
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU LISA, AND KOAL AND ALL THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY (EXCLUDING RITA)!!!!
HEREN44

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June 24, 2008, 8:19 am PDT

Banned from the Wedding:Part 2

Quote From: scpalmettogirl

During the segment piece about the roses being sent by Jane to Michelle and Jay, Michelle stated that she cut up the flowers and threw them into the trash. She then stated something to the effect of when would Jane stop being so immature. That isn't the exact wording, but immature was said. Last time I checked, a grown woman cutting up a dozen roses and throwing them out was very immature. Jane is trying, why not accept it as a "peace offering" and move forward?

JANE IS TRYING MY BUTT!!! WHEN SHE WAS CONFRONTED BY DR. PHIL ABOUT THE FILTHY NAMES SHECALLED MICHELLE; "SHE COULDN'T REMEMBER, BUT IF THEY SAID SHE DID-MUST BE SHE DID". BALONEY. SHE KNOWS FULL WELL SHE DID IT; BOTTOM LINE IS SHE DOES NOT LIKE MICHELLE AND DID NOT WANT HER MARRYING HER SON; FROM WATCHING THE SHOW AND LISTENING TO HER, IT WOULD NOT HAVE MATTERED WHO THE WOMAN WAS MARRYING HER SON-SHE WOULD NOT HAVE LIKED THEM. THAT'S HER "BABY" AND NOBODY WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM AND ANY POOR WOMAN WOULD HAVE HAD MOTHER-IN-LAW PROBLEMS WITH JANE!!
SHE'S A FAKE AND A LIAR, AND IF YOU CAN'T TELL IT BY HER FACE, AND BY THE THINGS SHE WAS SAYING THEN SOMETHING IS WRONG.

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November 20, 2008, 11:42 am PST

Children Genetically Heavy

I am writing this letter in general to all; but especially what "chan7al" said. I agree with her 100% that parents are responsible for giving their children the proper meals and their way to learn to eat healthy!!

But, do not EVER say that being heavy is not genetic, because I have been told both by Dr.'s and Dieticians I have seen for myself that I am "predisposisoned" for being heavy as my grandmother was; 2 of my aunts were; 2 of my sisters are; uncountable amount of cousins are and my grandmother was very large boned and just a large woman in general. She stood over 6ft., and had the shoulder broadness of a quarterback, (as do I)I have recently, been very fortunate in the past 3 years lost 80 lbs., but trust me-can't get rid of the shoulders no matter what i do!!

I was INCREDIBLY careful with my 2 girls when they were growing up because I did not want them to grow to have weight problems the way I did and my family did-and like my pediatrian said was very likely to happen if I was not careful FOR THEM!! He told me it was MY responsibility to take care of them and NOT let their weight get out of control. And trust me, I didn't!!!!! EVERY NIGHT, they sat down to a balanced meal-also in the mornings before school. They were in every type of sport and activity I could sign them into; trust me, if they didn't like it in the beginning-they learned to. And not only was it good for exercise, but it was EXCELLENT for their social skills!!

My biggest thing is, whether it is predispositioned-or just plain parents not paying attentioned to what their kids are eating-YOU CAN CONTROL IT, AND YOU CAN KEEP THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY!!! THAT IS YOUR JOB FIRST AND FOREMOST BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!

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