Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2021-08 to 2026-05.
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The father's extreme efforts to shield his children from the world through total isolation were unreasonable and went too far.
“he wanted to shield his kids away from it as much as he could but he went way too far because he took control of their entire lives he decided that he was going to hide his kids and his wife away from the world lock them inside this apartment and not allow them to leave”
Kendall Rae · Aug 2021 · 1 episode · 2.3M views on this topicSammie claims that her mother has exhibited controlling behavior, particularly regarding her relationships.
“Especially with boyfriends like when I was like away at school like it would always be constantly texting or calling or having to know like where I was 24 hours a day like I like had to know who I was with like where I was what I was doing”
Dr. Phil · May 2026 · 1 episode · 283K views on this topicDina believes she has not been controlling and asserts she has allowed her daughter autonomy in her choices.
“No. I did not. I did not write it. Whatever school you want to go to, you can go to it. I never chose. When she wanted to quit soccer, I said, "Okay, quit soccer." I never told her what she had to major in. Never had to do Never told her any of that.”
Dr. Phil · May 2026 · 0 episodes · 0 views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.