WOW! Wednesday's Show 4/25/07
Poor Amanda the wife!
Her husband's (Pierre) mother controls and manipulates him as if she owns him.
Mother pays the mortgage on the house they live in and visits to "house check" once a week with out notification, just drop in and criticize.
Mother also bought him a fancy car.
Mother complains about the cost of the house.
When asked if he had to choose between his wife and mother, he says it is a hard choice because he cannot give up his lifestyle or car. Dr. Phil said maybe he should not be married if he was depending on his Mom for financial support.
Pierre is 38 years old and has a good job.
Amanda, his wife seemed considerably younger.
I do not recall how long or if it was even mentioned how long they have been married.
Mother has a very negative attitude toward Amanda and thinks Pierre should divorce her because there are better educated woman around for him.
Pierre says Mother never liked any of his girlfriends.
Mother says Amanda has a drinking problem. Amanda admits she does and the stress MIL is causing is part of the problem.
Mother and Pierre speak French when Amanda is around and Amanda does not speak or understand French but felt like Mother was talking about her.
As an experiment, Dr. Phil treated them to dinner and had Amanda wired so that an interpreter was telling Amanda what her husband and MIL were talking about. Amanda was right, MIL was trash talking about her.
Mother said that she is a psychologist and an expert at evaluating Amanda and her problems.
What? and she cannot control herself and steps over boundaries with all this verbal, emotional, mental and psychological abuse?
I hope Pierre is smart and gives the car and the house back to his mother.
Pierre and Amanda should buy their own house and car.
This would prevent Mother from dropping in frequently and claiming ownership.
Mother should mind her own business. If Pierre is happy with his life, let him be and be happy for him.
Don't think you (Mother) can sleep in the same bed with them just because you buy or provide big ticket items to claim ownership of your son and his life.
Call before you visit -- don't drop in unexpectedly.
Don't belittle your son or his wife. Keep your mouth shut and let them solve their own problems.
Mother was very annoying and evidently has nothing better to do than focus on her son's marriage and wife.
She needs to grow up and play nice in the sandbox.
No mention was made about Mother's marital status, no mention of a husband or his whereabouts.
Dr. Phil offered Amanda help to restore her sense of self esteem and her drinking problem. She accepted.
The second couple on the show needed lots of counselling before they even get engaged.
Too much anger, fighting, and disrespectful behavior that could lead to a very volatile and abusive relationship. Good luck to them.
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