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January 25, 2008, 6:06 pm PST

01/25 Secrets in the Suburbs

Quote From: christianr

Couldn't of said it better myself.  What a great post!
How beautifully said !
 
February 16, 2008, 11:35 am PST

02/20 Bully Husband

Quote From: juliebgg

Just from reading the preview..this woman needs to get a backbone and fast!!!!! Quite frankly, based on the descrition of what this guy has done and the put-down comments he makes, I'd have taken the kids and run for the hills a long time ago if I were Karen.  No one deserves to be called names for being overweight, and pointing to other women (attractive and skinny I'm sure!) and asking the kids if they want her for their new Mommy is unconscienable.   And whether he realizes it or not, he is not motivating his wife with his insults. He is making her miserable and she is probably turning to food to fill the huge void. And what message does this send to the kids?  Hope she has some extended family support she can count on, and that she gets herself and the kids out as soon as possible.

I can only agree with what everyone else has said except the wife needs a good talking to for allowing her kids to endure this abuse.  When he is abusing her, he is abusing them!!!!  Maybe she dosen't see that though, althoughI dont know how, she's got a brain !  If it hurts her, it hurt them!!!!

God help those children.

I know Dr. Phil will help her with her self-esteem issues and give her the courage to leave his sorry ass .

One thing is for sure, I wouldn't stay with him irregardless of how much "therapy" he agreed to.  If he has this much meaness in him now, he always has and always will.  I don't believe the basic personality changes that much.

He is so ugly anyway, who would want his disgusting self.  I agree that he projects his own self hatred onto her but that would be his problem, not mine.

Like I said, God help those children and may she be a better Mother than subject her children to such a hate filled and miserable life. 

 
February 16, 2008, 11:49 am PST

02/20 Bully Husband

Quote From: michiganderres

Not impossible.  What Karen needs is a husband who loves her no matter what.  I know Karen personally and I won't reveal too much, but she is a wonderful wife to this IDIOT!  She does not deserve his treatment.  She's putting up with it just for the kid's sake, which I feel to be for the wrong reason.  If they grow up to witness this treatment throughout their lives, they too will inherit the disease, which is not fair to them.

 

 If there are any single, decent, honest, not necessarilty good looking men out there who needs a nurturing wife, she is the one!  Her kids are so well mannered and adorable, it would be hard not to love them.  Even if not your own.  Believe me, there is some lonely man out there that would appreciate the kind of life that she can give.  She needs a rescue!

I don't want to sound insensitive to Karen, but she does not need to be rescued,she needs to rescue herself and know her self worth. Her children will grow up thinking that a "knight in shinning armor" will save the day. She has to save herself and her children. They will have a role model to look up to and immulate. Never having to take abuse from any man for any reason.

I do hope Dr. Phil won't offer any help to this horrible man, he is so mean and evil and no, I don't care what his childhood was like. When you grow up, (despite your childhood,) there comes a time to say "I will never live that life again and it changes with me !" How does one not know if they were happy or not in childhood? That is just an excuse to treat others with intense cruelty and get by with it !

Kick his fat ass to the curb,Karen and you and your girls go live a happy life!  You do not need a man to validate your existence. One day, you will meet someone that YOU want to share a life with but only after you know yourself well enough and feel strong in who you are. I'm sure you are a beautiful, loving and caring woman. 

 
February 17, 2008, 3:01 pm PST

02/20 Bully Husband

Quote From: bryanclaypool

I know where you are coming from.  After my accident in 2003 which left me disabled and changed many things in my life.  My wife has yet to call me a fat pig or worthless and if she ever did our marriage would be over in a heart beat.  The only thing she insults is my ability to perform successfully as a man.  I am in pain all the time and when you are in pain you can not focus on performing to well.  I truly believe for better or for worse, but when they start insulting you on your looks it is time to cut the string and send them some where else.  You are right to give the advise to the lady with the abusive husband do for herself not for him.  He does have some thing wrong with him.

Are you talking about the picture of the guy with the mustasch and glasses??????????????????  Good God !!!!!!!

Honey, YOU need to get out yourself!!!! 

 
February 17, 2008, 3:42 pm PST

02/20 Bully Husband

Quote From: bailey58

Is this poster the real husband or someone pretending to be him?

 

If it is the real husband I hope you both get a ton of therapy to stop behaving like this. How can you speak to your wife, whom you supposedly love like that? How can you speak to your daughter like that?

Do you expect she will pick a good mate later in life when you have told her she's not good enough from the age of 4?

 

Children learn to live what they grew up with, so if your belittling your wife, the boy will be doing the same thing to his wife/girlfriends. Your beautiful daughter will pick men who pick on her and verbally abuse her too, cause that's what she's use to.

 

Don't show the children this behaviour. Show they love, kindness, affection, not anger or verbal abuse.

 

Grow up!

No, you don't get to ask us to "give you time to heal the wounds". You put her and your children through pure hell for years and really expect us to think YOU didn't know it until you saw it on tape !!!!! How stupid do you think we are?????  You knew exactly what you were doing and don't give us the sad song and dance that you saw your father do it to your Mother.

Big Deal !!!!

Everyone knows how they should treat a person.  I bet you knew enough to behave sweetly when you were dating, didn't you? I bet you can turn the charm on when you need to and know what to say in society while your pretending to be the perfect husband and father, huh?

If you can stop your nasty mouth at those events, then you can stop saying hateful and hurtful things to your wife. You just don't like it because your getting a taste of your own medicine.  Open wide, there's more to come.

 She still needs to leave you. YOu didn't see her face when you said things to her? You only saw her face when you were on he Dr. Phil show.......................please !!!!!!

If you really love her, go far, far away and let her have a life she and the chilren deserve a life a peace

 
February 17, 2008, 3:50 pm PST

02/20 Bully Husband

Quote From: julie37

 

Dr. Phil please help those of us who need to understand exactly what you meant when you said;

 

"We teach others how to treat us!"

How do we contribute to the treatment we receive and how do we change this aspect of ourselves?

Is it true that sometimes understanding alone is not enough!  WE"RE NOT STUPID!  Just broken and need healing! 

Dr. Phil can you respond to this?

Your teaching him to treat you like crap when you don't defend yourself, that is what "we teach others how to treat us" means. You have to demand respect and courtesy from someone or they take their whole lifeout on you!

You not only need to understand why something happened (low self esteem, etc) you have TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Ifyou have low esteem issues, then build yourself up, read books, do self affirmation programs, etc. Didn't Dr. Phil and his treatment include this in your therapy that was planned? Is this from Karen the wife or am I mistaken?

 

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