Dr Phil Feb 18, 2019 | My Ex is Trying to Erase Me from My Children’s Lives

 Dr Phil Feb 18, 2019 | My Ex is Trying to Erase Me from My Children’s Lives
 Dr Phil Feb 18, 2019 | My Ex is Trying to Erase Me from My Children’s Lives

These "kids" look to be at least 20 years old. They can have the kind of relationship they want to have with either of their parents. What the heck is this show really about?

Mom is doing all she can to be deferential to Dad and he won't give an inch. He insists on being the victim. The kids are right. Dad is the fly in the ointment. He needs therapy.

 The dad is a colossal A**hat. What a horrible parent. The kids should just leave him out of their lives and spare themselves and their own kids the toxicity of his sociopathic personality.

How many kids are there? Because these in the show are young adults. So sad for them to grow up in a hostile environment. They have just one childhood and the parents have messed it up. So many years wasted in fighting for nothing.

 

I don't like this episode at all. Dr phil is just ripping into the mum. The father is abusive and angry and difficult. The mum was asking what can I do better, but the dad was just being a arse. This is really one sided. Don't have a go at the mum for sharing text with her grown up kids, the dad wrote them!

 

What's with all this behind the scenes footage lately? I really hate it when parents are more worried about winning the popularity contest, winning the argument and getting to claim they're the victim than actually be parents and prioritize their children's best interest above their own. Their kids (will) pick up the tab from all this childish behavior and they just don't seem to care. Both mom and dad are equally to blame for this situation getting out of control. BTW: how old are their children? Seems like they're old enough to make their own decisions and mom seems to have influenced them. It shouldn't be up to mom whether or not they have a relationship with their father but she IS trying to do that. I hope those kids get to have a relationship with BOTH their parents in the future.

I really hate the "stop being scorekeepers" attitude.  For many people, it's true and they need to stop trying to one-up and "win."  For others, though, there is actual abuse and fear going on.  In this case, the cops have been involved multiple times and found enough to take sides various times.  Pushing two people together and saying "work it out" when that's going on, is not smart.  It's just catchy television.  As others have said, these are adult children.  They can choose to see their parents on whatever terms.

 

This episode is complete bull. This guy was manipulating everyone and took accountability for nothing. He put his hands on the kids how many times? Then gets a restraining order against the mother? He's a narcissist and the kids are starting to see it. He will destroy the relationship I guarantee it. Then blame the kids. Very toxic. The mother should have moved across country and went into hiding to protect them from him.

 

Even if the father was perfect, his ex has a pattern of doing her best to sabotage the father's relationship with his kids. I have seen it happen several times where the ex wife is vindictive and uses the kids as pawns, and deiberately poisons the children's minds against her ex. And then they play Ms Innocent.

Both these parents are both horrible and using the kids to hurt each other! I’ve seen so many of my friends do this to their kids and the kids grow up all messed up! The kids should be able to have a relationship with both parents without them bad mouthing each other!

 

I don't know why this family are on this show, the "children" are old enough to make their own minds up if they want to see dad. They are fully GROWN adults, I don't know why mum is involved with the relationship with the father.

I'm soo confused as to why they are talking like these parents need help Co-parenting like they have little kids or something... Their kids are grown! They are adults! The daughter is married for crying out loud!

 

Carefully listen to the way the father argues with the mom when they are alone. He says nothing about what he can do to change and is constantly on the attack. His tone is horrid and condescending. He keeps saying, "no no no no no no" and shushing her up. The not second Dr. Phil walks in the room his tone becomes deferential and sweet. Hey, this mom might be instigating him passive aggressively and making but decisions without his input but I'll bet you it's because she has not one chance to get her way even one time any other way.

hmm sounds like dad needs some anger management....there are younger kids at home in this sad situation...maybe if they BOTH grow the hell up aka mom and dad they may have a better relationship with the older ones... and the older ones need to stop taking the younger siblings to their fathers home and have mom grow up and take the kids to the fathers... it is NOT their job to transport those younger siblings to their fathers its what it sounds like to me on the visitation side...

You don't actually need a relationship with your ex for adult offspring to have their own relationship with him/her. You just don't. My boys simply don't want that. He thinks I've poisoned their minds, but ALL their reasons have nothing to do with me. People like this are just comfortable in their victim hood.

It's pathetic when divorced people badmouth their ex. It only reflects back on them selfs. I mean they did chose that person, not only to marry but to parent their kids with. Grow up and try to put your kids first.. In my country joint custody is the rule questiond only if one parent is ill or an abuser of drugs. But of course here the fathers share the 15 month parental leave (at 80% of their salary) )with the mother so they have a strong relaationship with ther kids from the start.