Thank you beagledave you have stilled the Gillettes at my wrist and another dawn awaits me. Fucking pointless I know, but still …thanks man.
Only one real nugget I’ve ever gotten out of ol’ Dr. Phil:
Anytime someone starts spouting/defending what they THINK they’re accomplishing by their behavior, attitude, or choices he just backs 'em up to wall with, “How’s that working for you?”
Cracks me up every time to watch 'em squirm, because his follow up is, “it must not be working for you, cuz you’re here on this show in front of America looking for some other answer.” Heh.
It’s all Emotional WWF Wrestling. (But Dr. Phil is Little League compared to Jerry Springer…no bouncers or midgets!)
No one can “get” people to do the right thing. What did you expect him to do, obtain a court order? Brainwash the girl? He’s a shrink, not a cult leader- he even had the girl interview three couples who could have adopted the child, and she decided to keep it.
Obviously Dr. Phil can’t save the world on an hour-long TV show. I’m happy that someone is finally advocating personal responsibility (someone who ISN’T judge judy or dr. laura, blechhh)
Oprah is so fucking…stupid? Yes. Her shows follow a pattern, usually it’s: 1 episode that is intellectually stimulating, followed by 2 or more “Reflections…” episodes. Next of course we have the 5 “Fashion: I’m a diva who’s independent” episodes. Then to top it off we have 2 “Survival” episodes, of which, only one is not a repeat…tch tch. Dr. Phil…a footbal scholarship…majoring in psycology…?? Jeez, where haven’t I heard that before? Reminds me of an MTV show…Room Raiders I believe. In this particular episode a woman (never over 28) is allowed to search the rooms of 3 men to decide which room she likes best. She picks the room she likes and the corrosponding male is hers. The man she picks is a young, strong, body builder type with more gel in his hair than Zack Morris of Saved By The Bell. She found some college level accounting textbooks and right away concludes he a friggin’ genius, which I believe were strategically planted by the man to sway her vote. Point is just because some fuckin meathead is taking a somewhat academic course, doesn’t mean he’s omniscient, fuck!
One of my coworker’s mother was Dr. Phil’s first wife. My coworker, Marci, showed us the mug she made for her mom. It had their wedding photo on one side, with “The First Mrs. Phil” written under it. The other side said, “What the hell was I thinking?!”
It’s even more fucked up than that, because apparently the mother’s mother was abusive and she has a horrible relationship with her four siblings—she won’t even talk willingly to her sisters, though she calls them awful names. I laughed out loud when Dr. Phil said to her sisters “This is what she calls you…” and then got the reaction shot from the sisters. Then he looked at the mother “how does that makes you feel?”
Hee!
I swear i’m going to call a bookie in Vegas and see what odds I can get for when people actually grow a spine and accept that sometimes bad things happen. How the hell did I get through my parents dying while I was in my 20’s? How did said parents accept my brother dying at the age of 2? How did my 6 y/o grandfather and his parents/siblings accept a car accident that took the life of his brother? How did my grandparents accept the depression, making them do anything to make a buck to feed the family? How did thier parents see thier savings wiped out with a dozen kids to feed, and still go out to look for work that didn’t exist (Yes, my grandpa was one of 13) Then at age 15 he lied of his age to join the National Guard to go fight the Nazi’s. (Almost typed Germans, but there was a difference in the war).
Long rant, hijack, etc, this was mostly 11 months of frustration after mom’s death, finally letting it out here, please forgive me.
Point? Dr Phil, we all go through shit. Your pithy sayings don’t help. Majority (I hope) of Oprah fans are sensible beings that takes life as it comes. If I want someone to talk down to me I’ll head to the Pit.
Um…wait.
duffer, do you ever watch Dr. Phil? That’s his advice in a nut shell. We all go through shit, move the fuck on. Except he’s nicer about it that most of us would be and for the most part, tries to make the people realize this bit of reality for themselves. It sticks better that way.
Pepperlandlandgirl, first, thanks for giving me the dope after that rant. Yes, watched a Dr Phil episode once (flameworthy, I prefer Dr Laura) I guess my problem is the women (sometimes men, but they aren’t “men”) that expect him to give them advice that will, in 5 minutes, make thier lives better. I love the fact that others seek counseling (sp?) If you need a shrink, go balls out. (Maybe OJ Simpleton would have benefitted).
Like I said earlier, maybe he does some good for people, but not for me. Does that debunk him? Of course not.
My post was guilt over being a shitty son for my mom. I’ll keep my personal shit from threads like these.
Frankly, I don’t give a shit what Dr Phil or anyone on the SDMB has to say in this argument.
Don’t flame me, that was to convey that everyone can argue all they want, but personal stuff is personal stuff. When you lose both parents at a young age, you have a couple world views shifted.
I have to apologize for the hijack, I know this wasn’t the OP’s intention. I’ll go away for awhile. Just, like I said, the first chance to really strike out at mom’s death. Sorry