Did anyone watch Dr. Phil?

babypuplove · October 2009

This was my first time watching the show, but I just had to see the big debate.

I found him to be kind of annoying and I don't think the title of the show accurately described what it would be about. It was supposed to be SAHM vs. WM, but it really wasn't. There was one outspoken SAHM who talked about how selfish WMs are, but the rest of the show pretty much focused on finding good daycare, and how to not feel badly about leaving your kids to go to work. He even brought out some single moms that work on his show (producers and an attorney), but they have to work, and they didn't seem to have much of an opinion on it. There was a whole group of SAHMs who didn't even get a chance to speak, and it certainly wasn't a debate or even a discussion, IMO.

And to think I wasted precious nap time today watching this. I don't think I'll be tuning in to Dr. Phil again. :-)

KYP · October 2009

I totally agree with you! I was very disappointed in the show!

LUCKY41010 · October 2009

Yeah very disappointing....

saragus · October 2009

I only watched ten minutes, enough to see that SAHM. I think she did SAHMs a disservice. I love SAH, but would never tell a WM that's what she "should" do herself.

Stacyc625 · October 2009

I can't stand him to begin with, I knew what the show was about- i was mildly interested in watching- however I didn't bother in the end.

LDQAM516 · October 2009

I agree...I thought it would be a neat topic to watch...it was MAJORLY disappointing!!!

sparky88 · October 2009

I watched it and I feel it was a disservice to ALL women. IMO, it was blatently stacked in favor of working moms and against SAH. Very boring, slanted, and irritating show.

LDQAM516 · October 2009

sparky88:
I watched it and I feel it was a disservice to ALL women. IMO, it was blatently stacked in favor of working moms and against SAH. Very boring, slanted, and irritating show.

I agree with that 100 percent!!!! Of course he had to open up with the statistics of daycare children and how much smarter they are. So there are no statistics towards kids that have SAHM's?!?!?!

caeliesmom · October 2009

I guess I'll be deleting this from my dvr.

susanmosley · October 2009

Also disappointed and I think his "statistics" were really annoying and biased.

I also think there is a difference between a part time working mom who is home before and after school, for example and a working mom who is gone 7-7 and the child is in after school and before school care, for example. It seemed as though the working moms on the show were PT workers or had flexible enough jobs that they could do more at home/school functions, etc. I don't think most working moms truly have that much flexibility.

I was looking forward to a good show and was disappointed for sure.

kbud9 · October 2009

I am a working mom currently home on maternity leave and i agree that the show was biased against stay at home moms. The whole thing was pointless. Yes the one SAHM was very sanctimonious, but the show was slanted in favor of the working mother and i felt myself cringing as a working mother

babypuplove · October 2009

susanmosley:

Also disappointed and I think his "statistics" were really annoying and biased.

I also think there is a difference between a part time working mom who is home before and after school, for example and a working mom who is gone 7-7 and the child is in after school and before school care, for example. It seemed as though the working moms on the show were PT workers or had flexible enough jobs that they could do more at home/school functions, etc. I don't think most working moms truly have that much flexibility.

I was looking forward to a good show and was disappointed for sure.

I agree. There were several pt working moms, and one only worked while her kids were in school (I think she said 10-3). That sounds like an amazing schedule, and I don't consider her to be a working mom in the sense that she leaves her children all day long to work. She's with them when they're home! When my kid(s) are in school full-time in the future I would love to have a schedule like that.

drunkenwife · October 2009

I think he's full of himself and I can't be asked to giveashit about what he has to think about anything, so naturally I didn't watch it

Sweetsparkles · October 2009

where can i watch this? i'll have to do some research. hulu?

Vrbka · October 2009

I personally love to watch Dr. Phil i watch it everyday.. well i DVR and usually watch it the next day.. but i was VERY dissappointed in this show.. i'm even thinking about writing to him on his page to say that he needs to do a show that is more fair towards sahm.. Not impressed at this show yesterday at all..

KL777 · October 2009

Yes, I saw it. It was definitely slanted in favor of WOHM's, which is fine to say you're a WOHM if that's what you want, but they used one SAHM spokesperson versus letting the other SAHM's speak.

Also, they used single WOHM's who work PART-TIME. Single WOHM's pretty much have to work and I don't consider part-time workers to be WOHM's (which are typically moms who work 40 hours outside the home).

The show was pointless.

almostjennifer · October 2009

Seeing as how the show is on DURING THE DAY I'd imagine he pissed off a large chunk of his viewing audience.

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