Dr. Phil

Bitter and Twisted (12x29)

Air date: Oct 18, 2013

Kathie claims that her ex-husband, Gary, promised their son Jesse, 16, that they were moving to Florida together on Father’s Day -- but then left him sitting on the front porch alone and disappointed. She says that Gary is a liar and a manipulator -- and she doesn’t want him in Jesse’s life anymore. Gary insists that he never abandoned Jesse. He claims that Kathie is alienating him from their son and filling his head with lies. He also accuses Kathie of being a party animal and a bad parent -- and claims that she plans to kick Jesse to the curb when he turns 18. Can Dr. Phil get these parents to stop pointing fingers at each other -- and start focusing on what’s best for their son? Plus, whom does Jesse say he wants to live with? Then, Alysia says her mother, Jennifer, robbed her of her childhood by neglecting her and her three siblings -- making men a priority over them -- and leaving her with the responsibilities of being a mother figure and housekeeper. Alysia says she has so much resentment and anger toward her mother, she can’t move on until Jennifer acknowledges her mistakes. Jennifer disputes Alysia’s allegations and says she was a good mother who never denied her children anything. How can this mother-daughter relationship be healed?