i agree with you..i usually agree with dr. phil, but this time i think he has been snookered..she can cry and act so pitiful but i don;t believe her at all. her actions speak so much louder than her words..i also had a very controlling mother but i didn't use that as an excuse to mess up my life..alex will take no responsibility for anything..she loves her men so much more than her children. she keeps saying that she tries so hard, but it is so obvious that she doesn;t. i cannot see why dr. phil doesn't make her take the take responsibility like he does everyone else. she needs to get some morals. learn to live by what is right and not by fickle emotions. i really believe that , that is why our country is in such a mess..we go by what feels good instead of what is right. and in the end, it doesn't feel so good afterall.