Anyone watch Dr. Phil y-day (divorcing couples)

[Hillbeans]

Wow...talk about UNCOMFORTABLE.

These two people hated each other...they were fighting over who gets the garbage cans. It was unreal.

Did anyone else watch this?

 

[Disney Doll]

I think it's so sad when someting degenerates that much.

I remember years ago I was at my town's police station, paying a parking ticket. I saw these 2 cars pull up, and a woman got out of one and went into the police station and came out with a policeman. Once the policeman was out there, 3 children got out of her car and a man got out of the other car. Of course, the kids ran to the man and hugged him and they all drove off and the woman drove off and then the policeman went back into the station.

I have no idea what the situation was behind this couple's divorce, but it really saddened me to see that the exchange of their children for visitation had to take place with a police guard! That is truly sad for everyone involved, but especially those children.

 

[DISshopkeeper]

When you think your life is screwed up, just watch Dr Phil for a week.

 

[birdiesunshine]

I didn't see it yesterday, but I like the couple that the wife is really tall and he is really short, he says she calls him short stuff. Even though it's really not funny, it did make me chuckle cause she is soooo much taller than him and it just seemed so silly that he would tell the whole world watching that she called him that.

 

[Hillbeans]

The wife in this case was sooooooo BITTER. I didn't quite hear how and what lead up to the divorce, but it was about as nasty as you could imagine. To make matters worse, the wife was such a NAG, yelling at the Husband's attorney, etc. She'll probably be mortified when she watches this show in reruns.

I'd never air my "dirty laundry" on a show like that...you are made out to be a bitter naggy person. Ugh.

 

[disykat]

I didn't see all of it. During the part I saw it looked like the husbands attorney was the one causing the problems. I felt like her strategy was stirring the pot to rile the wife and force it to be a court battle.

 

[LvsTnk]

DD's Boyfriend's parents are divorced and they do not speak at all seriously AT ALL. How do you have 2 boys(16&19) with someone and not speak to them. DD even asked me that and we agreed that the children should come first. They trust that the boys tell what's going on in their lives to the other parent.

Now his Mom and Stepdad are moving and didn't want him to tell the Dad till right before they leave. He almost went along with it, but thank goodness he made arrangemnets to sneak and have lunch to tell his Dad what is going on. He wants to start living with his Dad and I am sure he will have hell to pay from his Mom about that.

At least DD is getting a good look at how some relationships can end up and hopefully learn some life lessons from this.

 

[pixiemomma]

That was the first time I'd ever watched Dr. Phil. The show was brutal! The wife did come off poorly but I sympathized with her. The husband was equally as petty and perhaps crueler. He was just sneaky going about it. The worst of the bunch was HIS lawyer.

 

[jeleebeene]

I agree - as I was watching it, I just kept thinking "his lawyer is a mean witch!!". She was so nasty - she may be a good lawyer (I believe that is what the wife said, that he went out and got the best lawyer in Dallas???) but some of the things she said and did really irked me.

Other than sentimental items, I don't understand why they just don't sell everything, split it and each start over. Why fight over dumb stuff like a garbage can and TUPPERWARE?? I mean, come on!!! I am surprised they weren't arguing over who would get the toilet paper, kleenex, the week old sandwich in the fridge

 

[shortbun]

i was so disgusted, I changed the channel

 

[Hillbeans]

Originally posted by jeleebeene

Other than sentimental items, I don't understand why they just don't sell everything, split it and each start over. Why fight over dumb stuff like a garbage can and TUPPERWARE?? I mean, come on!!! I am surprised they weren't arguing over who would get the toilet paper, kleenex, the week old sandwich in the fridge

They were fighting over who got the spices in the spice rack. I felt so bad for this family....there was so much hurt and sadness. I wish that somehow they can move on from this.

 

[pixiemomma]

Originally posted by jeleebeene
I agree - as I was watching it, I just kept thinking "his lawyer is a mean witch!!". She was so nasty - she may be a good lawyer (I believe that is what the wife said, that he went out and got the best lawyer in Dallas???) but some of the things she said and did really irked me.

Other than sentimental items, I don't understand why they just don't sell everything, split it and each start over. Why fight over dumb stuff like a garbage can and TUPPERWARE?? I mean, come on!!! I am surprised they weren't arguing over who would get the toilet paper, kleenex, the week old sandwich in the fridge

I'm pretty sure she was the "best lawyer in Denver". I think the next installment may show what led to the divorce.

 

[jeleebeene]

Aha - Denver, Dallas, I knew it started with a D

I feel so sorry for the children - that has to be so hard on them. These two people just hate each other, and I know that they just can't hide it from them...they are too bitter.

 

[Madi100]

I didn't see the show, but my family has had it's fair share of stupid divorce problems. There are five kids in my family. I have two biological siblings and two step siblings that were raised the same house as I was. So, the five of us all come from divorced families. My parents don't like each other. My mother did nothing but slam my dad while I was growing up. I'm 29, and they still fight over who "gets me" for Christmas. My step-siblings' parents get along pretty well. But, the inlaws are HORRIBLE. My step-brother's inlaws haven't talked for about 23 years. When my SB got married, it was very stressful to even have her ex in the same room as she was in. My step-sister's inlaws don't get along either. It's been about 30 years since they got divorced, and my Step-sister and her husband aren't talked to very much by his mom because they talk to his dad and do things with him. His mom thinks his dad is evil and everyone should see that.

It's very very very sad. I don't care what happened in the divorce (in most of the cases above it was infidelity) No matter how much you may be hurting, it does nothing but hurt the child involved when the adult acts stupid!