August 8, 2006
Stop Running My Marriage!
We can’t choose our in-laws, and when you fall in love with someone, their parents come as part of the package. When one family’s idea of how children should be brought up or how housework should be done, differs from another family…problems can arise. Annoying in-laws can put a very bad strain upon a marriage if the couple isn’t on the same page. Today, Montel and Dr. Debbie will help get to the bottom of the problem for our couples in which one spouse says their mother-in-law is ruining their marriage. We’ll meet Danielle and Ryan, a young couple with a one-year-old son. They are currently engaged, but said they will not get married until the problems with his mother, Vicki are worked out. Vicki says that her fiancé uses their baby as a pawn and won’t allow her to see the baby whenever there is a problem. They can’t seem to get along with each other and want help for their family. We’ll meet Mardi and Jeremy a couple that has been married for five years. They have a four-year-old daughter together. They say that his mother, Kathleen has been meddling in their lives since day one and they want it to stop. Jeremy says he feels caught in the middle and is desperate for help. He says he loves his wife and would do anything for her, but he also loves his mother. His mother is very upset and said that her relationship with her son is almost over because his wife is a bully. She wants her family back and says all she wants is for her son and daughter-in-law to love her. They all want to get to the bottom of it and resolve their on-going feud.