Dr. Phil's Truisms

I've hit the jackpot! The Oprah Winfrey Network airs old Dr. Phil programs at certain times of the day, so if I'm lucky, I can watch more than one show a day! (Beats "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"!)

After so many years of watching the Dr. Phil show, I have come to know most of his truisms--things he repeats over and over again. I wish I could denounce them, but they are all so true! Here are a few of them:

1. You can't change what you don't acknowledge.
2. The most influential person in the life of a child is the same sex parent.
3. People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing.
4. Some relationships need a hero.
5. Children would rather be FROM a broken home than LIVE in one.
6. If you fight in front of your children, you change who they are.
7. We create what we fear in our lives.
8. Would you rather be right, or would you rather be happy?
9. Your job as a parent is to protect your children and prepare them for the next stage of life.
10. In order to have happy children, you have to take care of the parent.

Wish I could find fault with all of that, but I haven't been able to!
I am so proud that my family has seemed to get past division for the sake of the grandchildren. (Except where my ex is concerned. Apparently he doesn't like me very much, which is a hoot considering that HE is the one who strayed from our relationship.) In any case, we are also now dealing with a family member who has been diagnosed with dementia, and that changes everything rational. One can deal with things that happen for a reason, but dementia adds a new dimension that won't always make sense. I pray for my sister who is dealing with this in her life! (And she needs to pray for me for my own trials and tribulations!)

Another day, another dollar....sort of!