I have raised 4 childern of my own and 2 step children through 15 yrs of marriage. I am separated but I love those children just as much as my own. Not one parent on that stage hugged or said they love their step children. All children deserve a safe, loving and happy home to feel safe! I never down talk their father because it only harms my children. Parents listen to your children and most of all DON'T make your problems their problems ✝️
Yep, 8 minutes in and I'm realizing this is a very weird and f-d up situation. Why are they making him stand in a corner for five hours? Why is the stepmother revealing on national television that the stepson wet his bed? It's horrible. And he's right -- he's 14 and she's a grown woman.
I noticed right at the end when the credits were rolling, the youngest girl in White was crying, her head in her hands and her dad was just sat there looking clueless, the therapist handed her a tissue and comforted her!
Love to watch all these ,as I had to work when they were being broadcast. I think a whole series could be based on updates ..especially to see how the kids are doing today
Me too. I miss watching them with My Grandmother on the weekends when i was a kid. All these theme songs remind me of my weekend visits. I miss Her so much! ❣❣❣❣
The striped shirt dad is so detached it’s making me so mad he blames everyone and takes no responsibility for his participation, or lack there of, in his kids life
@embracedchimera5886 - Right? How do you punish someone who hurts animals for fun??? Standing in the corner for hours or walking home sounds like nothing when compared to what they are saying has happened. What else are they supposed to do?
Me too! Sometimes I think we'll run out of entertainment content. But, coming across episodes like this, I see that there's still lots of potential. I'd love to see updates, even though it's been decades.
@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg -- You could have googled that and gotten the answer in seconds. You would have only had to type about 7 letters and it would autofill the rest. Why did you ask in the comments?
This is just my opinion, but Cheryl seems like a battle axe to me. She and the sister were BOTH ganging up on Matt, intensely. They seemed to enjoy tag teaming him.
Cheryl is the problem. Demanding that Chris give up his son for her and she thinks Matt should be beaten. Matt needs help, and she's not helping. Newsflash to these "parents" - your children come first, period.
Man, I really hope Matt is out there somewhere today alive and healthy and happy. His family really just refused to even do the bare minimum of humanizing and respecting him.
Matt should come first. Stepsister needs to butt out, stepmother needs to relax and stop talking for the husband, dad needs to stand up for his son. He's not acting like this for no reason. Stepmother is irritating af
Matt's stepmom and stepsister sound like hatefull bullies. How can you humiliate a teenage boy with saying he wets the bed? He seems like someone is doing a serious harm to him. Maybe even molesting him :( and Cheryl saying with such regret she cannot spank him, wtf
@Trayleen The boy is 14. Who would spank a 14 year old?? But yes the stepmom/stepsister are the problem in that situation, and the dad is just clueless to anything.
Dr. Ruth Peters was very intelligent and I loved every piece of advice she gave everyone. She passed away at age 60 in 2010, what a shame she died so young. She contributed a lot to society.
Easy: Your undivided loyalty is to your child. Kick the step parent to the curb. Kids don't just magically wake up "evil"; they're a mirror of what they experience at home & school. It's a family problem & they're trying to communicate something with their awful behavior, like a screaming infant or barking dog.
Behavioural issues or not, to embarrass Matt about wetting the bed is seriously messed up…she seems more interested in being right than actually fixing the problem! 🙄
Exactly, wetting the bed is not normal at all for his age so he could very well be getting abused or if not that he may have a physical illness/medical condition that he needs to be getting checked and receiving treatment for rather than being mocked for it
And even if ourting his bedwetting wasn't bad, why must he be scolded and punished for wetting the bed? You should never do that to a child at ANY age.
@@slarkey4594It’s not about “being soft” No child should have to witness their Mother getting beat up. Not so fun fact- 24 women per minute are victims of DV and or sexual abuse in the US.
The dad of the 2 girls completely missed the woman in the audience's point. Children need more than just housing and food. They need love and attention. Something he obviously never gave them
Gosh I remember this episode back then. I'm 51 now, and I remember when Sally's red glasses was all the rage, popular. My sister bought a pair..lol Ahh, memories. I also remember going to the movies to see The Adam's Family, and the part where she says " Mr. Adam's, please stop calling, we do not know where they meet " 😂😂 I laughed so hard for I thought it was hilarious, and now that im older, brilliantly put !!
I am a mother and a stepmother, who has raised my youngest stepbaby since 15 months. You have to treat them as your own.. love them for who they are.. and respect the boundaries of what they have been through ❤️ my kids are now 23, 21, 19, 18 and 15.. and I defend and love everyone of them the same!! They were 9, 7, 5, 4 and 15 months when we became blended. After all these years of marriage and court battles I wouldn't change one thing!! It has made us stronger and more vigilant as a family!! It's not always perfect and we will always have issues, but we know that we have each other to lean on ♥️ and that is priceless!! My kids are my husband's and his are mine!! Simple and easy.. love conquers all.. if adults can put their egos aside and just give love it would make all of these issues easier to get through. Hope these families figured it out. And realized happiness is way better than being right...
I had a stepfather. At 6, and he was the best stepfather, which wasn't only a stepfather but the a great father He was a great father and I loved him. He helped me at hard times . I miss him so much.❤
Didn't they say he killed a hamster just to watch blood come out of it? He didn't even deny it. Like, Matt is messed up. They are probably super freaked out, don't know how to handle it, and are talking about everything hoping to get help.
39:51 I agree with this girl in the audience. It was terrible of Cheryl to reveal that personal, private information. Whether it was true or not, she should have never said that about Matt.
And if it's true that's nothing to be mocking him over or making fun of, that's extremely abnormal for his age so he could very well be getting abused (and if that was the case he probably just felt even more ashamed and secretive of it after they aired out the fact that he wets the bed) or he may be dealing with a physical illness that he hasn't been to the doctor about & needs to be getting medical treatment instead of getting humiliated
I think he opened the door. He was asked to provide examples of what little things he gets in trouble for, and he used drinking the hotel soda as an example. Step-mom is allowed to defend the accusation and explain why he wasn't allowed to do what he did. And before anyone says he shouldn't get in trouble for wetting the bed...if you have something that is a known issue, it is your responsibility to try to mitigate that issue. If he willfully ignored the solution to that issue because he wanted to drink a soda, well that's a problem and he absolutely should receive a consequence for it.
@aislingirish4503 He killed small animals as well. Also, bugs can be admired by children without them wanting to harm them. I was holding a caterpillar recently. A little girl comes up and I let her hold him. She was beyond excited and named him pickles. Bugs may not be your thing but for many of them, their only crime is being small.
Matt's issues sound like a mix of turmoil in the home, inability to cope, childhood trauma of some sort - possibly s**ual in nature, as bed wetting is a common sign. In this video he's also a growing boy so it could be a bladder growth issue, which is more common than people mention because it embarrasses the poor little guys. Counselors are not trained to get to the root of issues this severe and deep as Matt's. The stepmom keeps saying they went to countless counselors - that boy needed a psychotherapist and child psychologist on board asap to help him heal and move forward. I hope he made it through to adulthood and is happy, healthy.. Does anyone know how he ended up? The step daughters are typical reactionary. Dad is barely home. Birth mother not in the picture. So abandonment issues. Younger of the two is also feeling replaced as the baby. Both envious of new siblings as step mom shows favoritism. Could read it a mile away. Hope they all turned out okay too. Finally the last young man.. I hope he got his education and is doing well. I applaud him for standing up for his mother.
"I've even called congress about my son's behaviour." Imagine calling the government and saying, "Excuse me Mr. President, can you help me with my son? He occasionally kills insects, and he watches films."
It sounds ridiculous now, but this was during the Child Super Predator Scare of the 90's when spotting the next Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer was a very popular pastime.
He said he wants to kill his step mother and drink her blood. He said that at juvenile detention. He kills hamsters. But let the comment section tell you it’s all good.
I'm curious as to how that turned out. From what it sounds like, assuming the parents aren't entirely gaslighting him, he had some of the potential signs of a serial killer.
I’m 17 and I’ve been through the mental health system for the past 3 years. This kid clearly has things that need to be addressed. Putting him on a talk show, humiliating him, and saying how hes the problem and hes ruining their lives is disgusting behavior. If I saw him in the mental hospital I wouldn’t bat an eye he would he one in 30 kids that I’ve seen like him. I feel horrible for him.
I noticed a lot of people that have kids from a previous relationship won’t just raise their kids by themselves. They have to be with someone else and it can make things worse. Some people are co dependant . Sometimes it’s best to just stay with your kids and take care of business. Nobody else.
I feel bad for these kids they need attention and affection, but when they start killing animals, pets and talking about killing people there is a serious problem! The 1st.guest , I never once heard the new wife say she lived her stepson! I love my stepdaughter and she's a teenage girl not easy to get along with all the time eigther !! Dad needs to spend more quality time with his son or lose him forever !! It's sad they can't see this ! I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE SAYING, BEAT YOU LIKE A DOG !! ONLY MONSTERS BEAT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN!! THE STEPSISTER HAS AN ADDITUDE I DONT LIKE ! HER MOTHER TOO !! They are abuseing Matt !! I can see why he hates her !! Where is his mother,ID NEVER PICK ANYONE OVER MY CHILDREN!! Move your bussiness!! You do what is best for the children, these kids aren't bad they are in pain and yes angry! Who wouldn't be! What kind of crack pot therapist is this telling a 17 year old boy that he needs to get out of his mother's house NO WTF !! Clearly not all counselors or therapist know what they're talking about. I've hard time Remembering that these shows were so long ago I get drawn in and I get so upset by The wrong that is being said and going on !! I belive 💯 % that the last guy has hit his wife and her 17 year old son is protecting her!! RUTH NEEDS A NEW CAREER!!
The dad in the stripes annoys me. Even at the very end, the young girl is crying with her head in her hands and he gives her no support. It's left to the step mom to attempt to pass her a tissue. No wonder the kid is angry
What the psychologist said to Chris was so gross. he watched that man beat his mom for years and her ONLY advise to this CHILD is to get a life 🤨…I wonder why she has so little empathy for this young man as opposed to Matt
Yea, this crazy broad is a twat for sure but a lot of the psychs n such back in the day were ill-informed. They were super into themselves and gave a horrible name to the psychiatric field, sadly. But it really was that way and also gave a horrific name to those of us with mental illness. Just now coming outta the funk but even worse more, too many are giving excuses and blaming. We haven't quit got it yet
Also....it's not that unheard of for people to be a lot tougher. Oh he had a bad childhood?! Too bad is right, change the circumstances....stop the cycle
I do not like that Step Mom. He's 14 for God's sake!!! To stand him in a corner for 5 hours and mention his bed-wetting. That family is no good, including dad!! 😞
Sally is not a trained psychologist. Just a tabloid host. Too many people damaged by exploitative Sally in the hope of getting help. Cruel to a child to experience this. In 50 years society will look back and wonder how in the heck this was allowed to happen on tv.
this psychologist in nuts. blaming nancy for the resentment she feels when she’s clearly being emotionally neglected. chris shouldn’t be forced to leave home at 17. he needs a support system. it’s not his fault that he isn’t in school.
I had the best dad he's been there my entire life until he passed in 2019. We were close but my daughter is a whole other story. She had him wrapped just like any papaw. I miss him everyday and he was my stepdad I don't know my sperm donor. Stepparents can b just as important as bioparents sometimes.
The first son is being egged on and NOBODY is defending him. At times he looks defeated and not even defending himself. The step mother and sister are dreadful.
To be fair I started watching horror movies at a very early age and I don’t know if it really effected me in that way. I acted out due to anger and frustration from the household I grew up in. I was suppressed a lot but it seems to me this kid may have too much say, just assuming of course. He bulldozes step mom and dad.
It does seem as well though the daughter is involving herself when she shouldn’t. It’s not fair to the kid, let mom and dad handle, you can have your opinions on the kid but to berate him from all sides maybe part of the issue as well. I’m curious whether they ever recognize the accomplishments or improvements?
I see many similarities with my husband's now ex step mom to the first story. That woman said he wouldn't live past 21. We're almost 41 now. I hope Matt is doing well today. And his weak father got rid of Cheryl.
it might seem that these kids are being defiant, but really what is happening is that they're having reactions to certain conversation topics. We don't see the way the adults in their lives interact with them behind closed doors. We only see what the parents allow us to see and hear towards their children in public. Could be a whole Nother ball game.
Ohh man .. I'm not even 10min in. This show has so many things wrong with it. How Sally gonna ask about the problems with the kid in front of the kid?? Then, bring up he's 14yrs still wetting the bed in front of like 200ppl & a million through the TV 😳🤦🏼♀️ poor kid. He maybe mean, but he seems blamed for all this family & extended families issues. Including his step sis marriage issues... Wtf?!
Imagine giving up on a child, your flesh and blood... discarding your spawn... offspring... your baby!! For a spouse that's replaceable and likely won't last your lifetime. Heck, according to the data won't last more than 7 years considering over 50% of marriages in the U.S. end on average in 7 years. The day someone tells me to make my child a ward of the state to keep them around, is the day I'll catch a case for throwing them out my door like literal trash 😂.
they keep going back to how many counselors they’ve been through but it was never discussed as to how their actions changed. you can’t rely on a counselor to fix everything they also needed to reform their attitudes to have the trickle down effect onto the kids and it clearly didn’t
On the Next Sally Jessy Raphael... an update on our Troubling Behavior show. We'll visit Matt in Prison and hear his side of the story. We'll also be checking in with Nancy at Rehab...
Poor Matt. He must feel trapped. How dare they say on national television that he wets the bed, as if that is another supposed bad thing that he does. Bedwetting is often complex. It could be a kidney or bladder problem, or because of something psychological, like being mistreated. I knew a man who wet the bed, because it was related to his epilepsy. As for the 17 year old at the end, who said his stepdad beat his mother; his claims were completely swept aside, and the so called counsellor suggested that he move out. Where's he going to live at that age ?
As is often the case, there's plenty of responsibility to be shared in this situation. Children, including 14-year-olds who are still kids, respond to their environments. Everyone involved would benefit from receiving proper support, self-reflection, and embark on a healing journey.
I feel sorry for Matt. It’s obvious his stepmom and stepsister were a big part of the problem. Don’t know where Matt is today, but as I haven’t heard of him becoming a serial killer or anything like that, it’s obvious he didn’t become the “next Jeffrey Dahmer” as that stupid stepmom suggested.
These kids need to see Thier biological mother and father if at all possible it's separation anxiety from at least with the 1 st boy the two girls inc and Thier dad needs to spend time with them and the boy who s step dad is hitting his mom the mother needs to put him out of the hope period or get her spouse anger management . All the kids need a counciler
I'm proud that I have a wonderful step-dad Jim He prefects an example of a wonderful sweet step-dad. Rest in peace my another step-dad George 1948-1997
I feel for these kids. I have a step mom because my mom died. Sometimes I wish that I had more time with her but I would never destroy my dad’s happiness because before my dad remarried he was in mourning.
17:00 The problem with these kids is their PARENTS. Especially the two girls 13 and 15. My parents would never tolerate ANY of the crap those two girls do. The stepmother enables them to act like that, and the father doesn't seem to care at all. I can't imagine how they'll turn out as adults.
CHILDREN NEED TO BE HEARD!!!! And i say children, not kids, because they could be any age and still want to be with their parents!(in most cases atleast) I see the paternal parents dismissing and dumping their children on their new spouses and blaming misbehavior and bad parenting on their ex. Like how the 1st and 2nd guest family did. Why could'nt Matthew call his mom? Why is Nancy so angry? THEY ARE NOT BEING HEARD AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE UNLOVED, UNWANTED AND ARE ACTING OUT CAUSE OF IT! I hope Matthew, Nancy and her sister find happiness and their own tribe in the future.
I am in my 40s and single. I will not date a man who has kids. Because you never know how psycho their kid might be. I have gone to great lengths to make sure I don’t have any of my own kids to take care of. And I damn sure I’m not taking care of anybody else’s kids. A lot of people don’t raise her kids with discipline and manners and proper behavior, and relationships are hard enough without having to also deal with somebody’s nutcase child. I know that I am cutting my dating pool in probably more than a half by refusing to date a man with kids, but oh well. I don’t care I will not put up with this kind of crap.
@pri pls yah I probably would. THATS WHY I HAVE NO KIDS. At least I can admit it. Unlike all these other morons out here with kids and zero skills to raise them.
Agreed! I can't date anyone with kids. I wouldn't even want well-behaved children. My relationship is between myself and another adult. I wouldn't be happy any other way.
I disagreed with the counciler saying Chris needed to move out of house when there's clearly a domestic violence situation going on where Chris is trying to protect his mother and brother Chris should call family services or police if the violence continues and his mom doesn't do anything about it no one wants to live in a violent home at all !!!! I don't think she listened to him properly
changed my mind ,poor kid 5 hours in a corner. telling the world he wets the bed. moaning at him for having 1 glass of water and a glass of pop, jesus christ,hes an angel compared to how i was as a kid. making him walk 15 miles. have they ever thought he forgot the gloves by mistake GIVE THE BOY A BREAK FOR GODS SAKE he cant even breayj, the step mum is a complete CONTROL FREAK
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I have raised 4 childern of my own and 2 step children through 15 yrs of marriage. I am separated but I love those children just as much as my own. Not one parent on that stage hugged or said they love their step children. All children deserve a safe, loving and happy home to feel safe! I never down talk their father because it only harms my children. Parents listen to your children and most of all DON'T make your problems their problems ✝️
It was really disturbing. Poor children. ❤️
Yep, 8 minutes in and I'm realizing this is a very weird and f-d up situation. Why are they making him stand in a corner for five hours? Why is the stepmother revealing on national television that the stepson wet his bed? It's horrible. And he's right -- he's 14 and she's a grown woman.
@@jeffkoons001I honestly felt more bad for him the more I heard
A lot of these Americans seem very uneducated.
I noticed right at the end when the credits were rolling, the youngest girl in White was crying, her head in her hands and her dad was just sat there looking clueless, the therapist handed her a tissue and comforted her!
I love these old classic talk shows. Thank you for posting these
Love to watch all these ,as I had to work when they were being broadcast. I think a whole series could be based on updates ..especially to see how the kids are doing today
Me too. I miss watching them with My Grandmother on the weekends when i was a kid. All these theme songs remind me of my weekend visits. I miss Her so much! ❣❣❣❣
The striped shirt dad is so detached it’s making me so mad he blames everyone and takes no responsibility for his participation, or lack there of, in his kids life
I'm on Matt's side. I had a family situation similar to this (they were my birth parents), and I'm really on Matt's side.
they punish in wrong ways but you didnt torture hamsters right?
@embracedchimera5886 - Right? How do you punish someone who hurts animals for fun??? Standing in the corner for hours or walking home sounds like nothing when compared to what they are saying has happened. What else are they supposed to do?
I would love to see updates on all these guests that have been on Sally's show after all these years would make a great show
Me too! Sometimes I think we'll run out of entertainment content. But, coming across episodes like this, I see that there's still lots of potential. I'd love to see updates, even though it's been decades.
@@giapuffsIs Sally J R still around?
@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lgYes, she's 88 years old.
@@helaynavictoriazelpaulska2690 Wow! Interesting to know.
@@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg -- You could have googled that and gotten the answer in seconds. You would have only had to type about 7 letters and it would autofill the rest. Why did you ask in the comments?
This is just my opinion, but Cheryl seems like a battle axe to me. She and the sister were BOTH ganging up on Matt, intensely. They seemed to enjoy tag teaming him.
That's exactly what they were doing. Instigating all these issues and blaming this poor kid. How did everyone take it so lightly?
Cheryl is the problem. Demanding that Chris give up his son for her and she thinks Matt should be beaten. Matt needs help, and she's not helping. Newsflash to these "parents" - your children come first, period.
It is a family problem.. Definitely shouldn't be demanding him to give up his child though that part is wrong. It is a package deal..
Man, I really hope Matt is out there somewhere today alive and healthy and happy. His family really just refused to even do the bare minimum of humanizing and respecting him.
@vulbyte3229 I agree, he's smarter than his stepmom/sister and even his dad.
Matt should come first. Stepsister needs to butt out, stepmother needs to relax and stop talking for the husband, dad needs to stand up for his son. He's not acting like this for no reason. Stepmother is irritating af
I agree well said 👍
Matt's stepmom and stepsister sound like hatefull bullies. How can you humiliate a teenage boy with saying he wets the bed? He seems like someone is doing a serious harm to him. Maybe even molesting him :(
and Cheryl saying with such regret she cannot spank him, wtf
EXACTLY!! they are more concerned with being right than actually fixing the problem…
So true!
Any updates?
@Trayleen The boy is 14. Who would spank a 14 year old?? But yes the stepmom/stepsister are the problem in that situation, and the dad is just clueless to anything.
@@CoopyKat who would beat up a child in a first place
Dr. Ruth Peters was very intelligent and I loved every piece of advice she gave everyone. She passed away at age 60 in 2010, what a shame she died so young. She contributed a lot to society.
Easy: Your undivided loyalty is to your child. Kick the step parent to the curb. Kids don't just magically wake up "evil"; they're a mirror of what they experience at home & school. It's a family problem & they're trying to communicate something with their awful behavior, like a screaming infant or barking dog.
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Cheryl seems to be a complete and total KAREN before the concept of Karen came into existence.
Cheryl would fit right in with the Disney stepmothers. As for Christine, I don't know whether I should called her Anastasia or Drizella.
she's a white-on-white karen
Remember who created the term for white women ? Black people bc they've always seen white women act out and behave poorly and get away with it
DUMBEST SAYING IVE EVER HEARD!!! WHAT DOES BEING A KAREN MEAN?? WHY NOT RACHEL OR JEN OR A DEBBIE? JUST A VERY RETARDED SAYING SOME MORON MADE UP!!!!
And her husband has no b4lls either. Look at him.. Zero backbone
Matt mad me cry, I could feel his intense deep pain pouring through his facade of toughness...
Made
@@auzy2u845 wow really?
Poor kid. I hope he's doing well. She 's nuts.
Behavioural issues or not, to embarrass Matt about wetting the bed is seriously messed up…she seems more interested in being right than actually fixing the problem! 🙄
Exactly, wetting the bed is not normal at all for his age so he could very well be getting abused or if not that he may have a physical illness/medical condition that he needs to be getting checked and receiving treatment for rather than being mocked for it
And even if ourting his bedwetting wasn't bad, why must he be scolded and punished for wetting the bed? You should never do that to a child at ANY age.
Omg how embarrassing for him
What are you talking about? Why is that anymore embarrassing than anything else?
@@tavonfenwick-yb5xv You know exactly why it's embarrassing to have someone tell an entire crowd that you wet the bed at 14.
I've never heard a psychiatrist take domestic violence so lightly.
I have and it is outrageous!! I think some of them are crazy themselves.
The world wasn’t so soft back then.
@@slarkey4594It’s not about “being soft” No child should have to witness their Mother getting beat up. Not so fun fact- 24 women per minute are victims of DV and or sexual abuse in the US.
The dad of the 2 girls completely missed the woman in the audience's point. Children need more than just housing and food. They need love and attention. Something he obviously never gave them
Preach
He literally attacked and condescended and undermined her for correcting him. He is awful.
I agree. These girls need their father, not what he's providing them!
Ah yes staying home sick from school watching some sally lol the times have truly changed.
Gosh I remember this episode back then. I'm 51 now, and I remember when Sally's red glasses was all the rage, popular. My sister bought a pair..lol
Ahh, memories. I also remember going to the movies to see The Adam's Family, and the part where she says " Mr. Adam's, please stop calling, we do not know where they meet " 😂😂 I laughed so hard for I thought it was hilarious, and now that im older, brilliantly put !!
What year is this? I am 52.
Wish we had updates on how these kids ended up doing.
I am a mother and a stepmother, who has raised my youngest stepbaby since 15 months. You have to treat them as your own.. love them for who they are.. and respect the boundaries of what they have been through ❤️ my kids are now 23, 21, 19, 18 and 15.. and I defend and love everyone of them the same!! They were 9, 7, 5, 4 and 15 months when we became blended. After all these years of marriage and court battles I wouldn't change one thing!! It has made us stronger and more vigilant as a family!! It's not always perfect and we will always have issues, but we know that we have each other to lean on ♥️ and that is priceless!! My kids are my husband's and his are mine!! Simple and easy.. love conquers all.. if adults can put their egos aside and just give love it would make all of these issues easier to get through. Hope these families figured it out. And realized happiness is way better than being right...
I really wish there was an update on this...I want to know what happened with Matt, and his wicked step-mother and wicked step-sister
Each kid and family have complex issues that need to be ironed out
I had a stepfather. At 6, and he was the best stepfather, which wasn't only a stepfather but the a great father He was a great father and I loved him. He helped me at hard times . I miss him so much.❤
i feel awful for Matt. He's being scapegoated by the entire family. Step mom hates that poor kid's guts and its gross
i saw teh same thing, the women and her daughter seem evil to me
Didn't they say he killed a hamster just to watch blood come out of it? He didn't even deny it. Like, Matt is messed up. They are probably super freaked out, don't know how to handle it, and are talking about everything hoping to get help.
It’s not about being stepdad or stepmom, but about stepping up and taking care of the child
Boom!
Well said. I agree with you 100%
39:51 I agree with this girl in the audience. It was terrible of Cheryl to reveal that personal, private information. Whether it was true or not, she should have never said that about Matt.
And if it's true that's nothing to be mocking him over or making fun of, that's extremely abnormal for his age so he could very well be getting abused (and if that was the case he probably just felt even more ashamed and secretive of it after they aired out the fact that he wets the bed) or he may be dealing with a physical illness that he hasn't been to the doctor about & needs to be getting medical treatment instead of getting humiliated
I think he opened the door. He was asked to provide examples of what little things he gets in trouble for, and he used drinking the hotel soda as an example. Step-mom is allowed to defend the accusation and explain why he wasn't allowed to do what he did. And before anyone says he shouldn't get in trouble for wetting the bed...if you have something that is a known issue, it is your responsibility to try to mitigate that issue. If he willfully ignored the solution to that issue because he wanted to drink a soda, well that's a problem and he absolutely should receive a consequence for it.
This poor kid! To hear all the effort they put into trying to find somewhere to ship him off!
I'm with the girl who said killing bugs ain't a crime 😂
It shows a lack of empathy though.
@@PhillipWhite-uz3wuoh stop its a bug it ain't that serious
@@aislingirish4503 Shows a lack of empathy as I say. You see a cute little bug bloomping along, and your first instinct is to stomp it?
He killed animals too.
@aislingirish4503 He killed small animals as well. Also, bugs can be admired by children without them wanting to harm them. I was holding a caterpillar recently. A little girl comes up and I let her hold him. She was beyond excited and named him pickles. Bugs may not be your thing but for many of them, their only crime is being small.
The lady who spoke on the comment on the teen wetting his bed--- that is a private matter.
Matt's issues sound like a mix of turmoil in the home, inability to cope, childhood trauma of some sort - possibly s**ual in nature, as bed wetting is a common sign. In this video he's also a growing boy so it could be a bladder growth issue, which is more common than people mention because it embarrasses the poor little guys.
Counselors are not trained to get to the root of issues this severe and deep as Matt's. The stepmom keeps saying they went to countless counselors - that boy needed a psychotherapist and child psychologist on board asap to help him heal and move forward.
I hope he made it through to adulthood and is happy, healthy.. Does anyone know how he ended up?
The step daughters are typical reactionary. Dad is barely home. Birth mother not in the picture. So abandonment issues. Younger of the two is also feeling replaced as the baby. Both envious of new siblings as step mom shows favoritism. Could read it a mile away. Hope they all turned out okay too.
Finally the last young man.. I hope he got his education and is doing well. I applaud him for standing up for his mother.
"I've even called congress about my son's behaviour."
Imagine calling the government and saying, "Excuse me Mr. President, can you help me with my son? He occasionally kills insects, and he watches films."
It sounds ridiculous now, but this was during the Child Super Predator Scare of the 90's when spotting the next Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer was a very popular pastime.
He said he wants to kill his step mother and drink her blood. He said that at juvenile detention. He kills hamsters. But let the comment section tell you it’s all good.
@@berachtdorian6191Was a terrible paranoid period for kids and many got locked up for life. Totally ridiculous.
I SQUAWKED
I’d never sign over custody of my baby for some woman. Family is family.
We need an update on Matthew!
he killed himself after the show
@@chrishansen2100 how do u know?
@@CanadianKid7 His lying
I'm curious as to how that turned out. From what it sounds like, assuming the parents aren't entirely gaslighting him, he had some of the potential signs of a serial killer.
@@candicehoneycutt4318 Yea...even the bedwetting thing is supposedly a very common characteristic of serial killers 😳
this is actually painful to watch, i hope matt is happy now and far, far away from his INSANE family.
💯 👍 Me too!
I would sure like some updates on these things.
I’m 17 and I’ve been through the mental health system for the past 3 years. This kid clearly has things that need to be addressed. Putting him on a talk show, humiliating him, and saying how hes the problem and hes ruining their lives is disgusting behavior. If I saw him in the mental hospital I wouldn’t bat an eye he would he one in 30 kids that I’ve seen like him. I feel horrible for him.
I noticed a lot of people that have kids from a previous relationship won’t just raise their kids by themselves. They have to be with someone else and it can make things worse. Some people are co dependant . Sometimes it’s best to just stay with your kids and take care of business. Nobody else.
I feel bad for these kids they need attention and affection, but when they start killing animals, pets and talking about killing people there is a serious problem! The 1st.guest , I never once heard the new wife say she lived her stepson! I love my stepdaughter and she's a teenage girl not easy to get along with all the time eigther !! Dad needs to spend more quality time with his son or lose him forever !! It's sad they can't see this ! I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE SAYING, BEAT YOU LIKE A DOG !! ONLY MONSTERS BEAT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN!! THE STEPSISTER HAS AN ADDITUDE I DONT LIKE ! HER MOTHER TOO !! They are abuseing Matt !! I can see why he hates her !! Where is his mother,ID NEVER PICK ANYONE OVER MY CHILDREN!! Move your bussiness!! You do what is best for the children, these kids aren't bad they are in pain and yes angry! Who wouldn't be! What kind of crack pot therapist is this telling a 17 year old boy that he needs to get out of his mother's house NO WTF !! Clearly not all counselors or therapist know what they're talking about. I've hard time Remembering that these shows were so long ago I get drawn in and I get so upset by The wrong that is being said and going on !! I belive 💯 % that the last guy has hit his wife and her 17 year old son is protecting her!! RUTH NEEDS A NEW CAREER!!
1000% agree!!!!!!! Christine needs to stay the fuck out of Matt's problems, & behave like a "functional stepsister".
A lil Jeffry dahmer in the making it’s sad
@@suewilliams7661 Maybe he didn’t turn out that way, but you are also correct.
Cheryl feels like a tattle tale
When sally called nancy pretty her face lit up 😄that girl needed some love and positive feedback instead of berating
The dad in the stripes annoys me. Even at the very end, the young girl is crying with her head in her hands and he gives her no support. It's left to the step mom to attempt to pass her a tissue. No wonder the kid is angry
Cheryl is the only problem in that family
I completely agree.
I agree Cheryl and the dad Matthew seems just a little lost to call him Jeffery damher was so wrong
I know. No one is born evil
I hope Matt was able to escape these people. It's clear he was well aware of his decisions. He seemed like an ordinary 14-year-old boy to me.
Yeah cause ordinary boys want to kill their parents and drink their blood. People give way too many excuses for children. He harms animals.
What the psychologist said to Chris was so gross. he watched that man beat his mom for years and her ONLY advise to this CHILD is to get a life 🤨…I wonder why she has so little empathy for this young man as opposed to Matt
Isn't it discusting ?
His skin color perhaps? It couldn't be any more obvious.
I think we all (very unfortunately) know why
Yea, this crazy broad is a twat for sure but a lot of the psychs n such back in the day were ill-informed. They were super into themselves and gave a horrible name to the psychiatric field, sadly. But it really was that way and also gave a horrific name to those of us with mental illness. Just now coming outta the funk but even worse more, too many are giving excuses and blaming. We haven't quit got it yet
Also....it's not that unheard of for people to be a lot tougher. Oh he had a bad childhood?! Too bad is right, change the circumstances....stop the cycle
Nancy is 13 years old when dad isn't home it feels like she's losing her family
I love how Matt ate that uber Karen at 7:07 by saying "you are letting me ruining it tough, you can control it, you are 40 I'm 14!"
Cheryl and her daughter were insufferable! I feel sorry for the children because no one on that stage was looking out for them.
I feel so bad for Matt
I wonder how he's doing today?
I do not like that Step Mom. He's 14 for God's sake!!! To stand him in a corner for 5 hours and mention his bed-wetting. That family is no good, including dad!! 😞
Sally is not a trained psychologist. Just a tabloid host. Too many people damaged by exploitative Sally in the hope of getting help. Cruel to a child to experience this. In 50 years society will look back and wonder how in the heck this was allowed to happen on tv.
this psychologist in nuts. blaming nancy for the resentment she feels when she’s clearly being emotionally neglected. chris shouldn’t be forced to leave home at 17. he needs a support system. it’s not his fault that he isn’t in school.
I had the best dad he's been there my entire life until he passed in 2019. We were close but my daughter is a whole other story. She had him wrapped just like any papaw. I miss him everyday and he was my stepdad I don't know my sperm donor. Stepparents can b just as important as bioparents sometimes.
I would like to see an update on Matthew.
The first son is being egged on and NOBODY is defending him. At times he looks defeated and not even defending himself. The step mother and sister are dreadful.
I don't think I heard anyone say I love these kids & make them feel secure.
Man those glasses everyone in the first episode had on, just screamed " It's the early 90s!"
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To be fair I started watching horror movies at a very early age and I don’t know if it really effected me in that way. I acted out due to anger and frustration from the household I grew up in. I was suppressed a lot but it seems to me this kid may have too much say, just assuming of course. He bulldozes step mom and dad.
It does seem as well though the daughter is involving herself when she shouldn’t. It’s not fair to the kid, let mom and dad handle, you can have your opinions on the kid but to berate him from all sides maybe part of the issue as well. I’m curious whether they ever recognize the accomplishments or improvements?
Poor Nancy, I wanted to give her a hug ): She was so cute! Hopefully everything turned out just fine for these kids.
Was she crying at the end because of what she's done?
My stepfather treated my mom and I very well.They were married for 20 very happy years.I still have their 1996 wedding on videotape.
Aww
I see many similarities with my husband's now ex step mom to the first story. That woman said he wouldn't live past 21. We're almost 41 now. I hope Matt is doing well today. And his weak father got rid of Cheryl.
You can’t make him choose you over his child that will not work or happen. You need to deal with the fact that he’s got a child.
it might seem that these kids are being defiant, but really what is happening is that they're having reactions to certain conversation topics. We don't see the way the adults in their lives interact with them behind closed doors. We only see what the parents allow us to see and hear towards their children in public. Could be a whole Nother ball game.
Ohh man .. I'm not even 10min in. This show has so many things wrong with it. How Sally gonna ask about the problems with the kid in front of the kid?? Then, bring up he's 14yrs still wetting the bed in front of like 200ppl & a million through the TV 😳🤦🏼♀️ poor kid. He maybe mean, but he seems blamed for all this family & extended families issues. Including his step sis marriage issues... Wtf?!
Lonnie definitely playing for the other team on the DL...callin it as i see it 😂🤭
What gives you that impression?
Crazy psychiatrist. OMG. She blames the kids.horrible
Imagine giving up on a child, your flesh and blood... discarding your spawn... offspring... your baby!! For a spouse that's replaceable and likely won't last your lifetime. Heck, according to the data won't last more than 7 years considering over 50% of marriages in the U.S. end on average in 7 years. The day someone tells me to make my child a ward of the state to keep them around, is the day I'll catch a case for throwing them out my door like literal trash 😂.
If only Matt could find a councilor who could really get through to him
they keep going back to how many counselors they’ve been through but it was never discussed as to how their actions changed. you can’t rely on a counselor to fix everything they also needed to reform their attitudes to have the trickle down effect onto the kids and it clearly didn’t
I saw Matt for one minute and I think he will kill . He scares me !
I wanna give these kids a hug
Im feeling really bad for Matt, I wish he was my brother 😔
On the Next Sally Jessy Raphael... an update on our Troubling Behavior show. We'll visit Matt in Prison and hear his side of the story. We'll also be checking in with Nancy at Rehab...
Poor Matt. He must feel trapped. How dare they say on national television that he wets the bed, as if that is another supposed bad thing that he does. Bedwetting is often complex. It could be a kidney or bladder problem, or because of something psychological, like being mistreated. I knew a man who wet the bed, because it was related to his epilepsy. As for the 17 year old at the end, who said his stepdad beat his mother; his claims were completely swept aside, and the so called counsellor suggested that he move out. Where's he going to live at that age ?
As is often the case, there's plenty of responsibility to be shared in this situation. Children, including 14-year-olds who are still kids, respond to their environments. Everyone involved would benefit from receiving proper support, self-reflection, and embark on a healing journey.
Cheryl and Steve has been married for 3 years
Never reward bad behavior
I love people who destroy relationships and marriges.
Poor Matt. This child is being abused
I feel sorry for Matt. It’s obvious his stepmom and stepsister were a big part of the problem. Don’t know where Matt is today, but as I haven’t heard of him becoming a serial killer or anything like that, it’s obvious he didn’t become the “next Jeffrey Dahmer” as that stupid stepmom suggested.
Ah back when we exposed personal lifes before social media did a much better job at it.
I don't know why people were laughing at Matt's situation. I'd love to know what happened to him.
The 2nd step Mother is an Angel, the first step mother an instigator and source of the tension..
These kids need to see Thier biological mother and father if at all possible it's separation anxiety from at least with the 1 st boy the two girls inc and Thier dad needs to spend time with them and the boy who s step dad is hitting his mom the mother needs to put him out of the hope period or get her spouse anger management . All the kids need a counciler
This show was so good
Matt needs to give respect
I'm proud that I have a wonderful step-dad Jim He prefects an example of a wonderful sweet step-dad. Rest in peace my another step-dad George 1948-1997
I feel for these kids. I have a step mom because my mom died. Sometimes I wish that I had more time with her but I would never destroy my dad’s happiness because before my dad remarried he was in mourning.
17:00 The problem with these kids is their PARENTS. Especially the two girls 13 and 15. My parents would never tolerate ANY of the crap those two girls do. The stepmother enables them to act like that, and the father doesn't seem to care at all. I can't imagine how they'll turn out as adults.
CHILDREN NEED TO BE HEARD!!!! And i say children, not kids, because they could be any age and still want to be with their parents!(in most cases atleast) I see the paternal parents dismissing and dumping their children on their new spouses and blaming misbehavior and bad parenting on their ex. Like how the 1st and 2nd guest family did. Why could'nt Matthew call his mom? Why is Nancy so angry? THEY ARE NOT BEING HEARD AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE UNLOVED, UNWANTED AND ARE ACTING OUT CAUSE OF IT! I hope Matthew, Nancy and her sister find happiness and their own tribe in the future.
I agree 💯 %
Perfectly said🙏🏻
At first, I wasn't comfortable with having a stepfather when I was 8 years old.
Nancy is need of counseling it's good to have someone to talk to
Wetting the bed is a red flag, especially at Matt's age
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You know what else is a red flag? His step mother gleefully telling the world.
A bigger red flag is making your child sit in the corner for 5 hours at 14 then making them walk 10-15miles because youre upset qith their behavior
The children are 😢 for help
That woman and her daughter never shut up and let that child speak
I am in my 40s and single. I will not date a man who has kids. Because you never know how psycho their kid might be. I have gone to great lengths to make sure I don’t have any of my own kids to take care of. And I damn sure I’m not taking care of anybody else’s kids. A lot of people don’t raise her kids with discipline and manners and proper behavior, and relationships are hard enough without having to also deal with somebody’s nutcase child. I know that I am cutting my dating pool in probably more than a half by refusing to date a man with kids, but oh well. I don’t care I will not put up with this kind of crap.
@pri pls I feel same as her. in 40s and never had kids so why would I want to deal with improperly raised ones? I have never dated a man with kids.
same
@pri pls yah I probably would. THATS WHY I HAVE NO KIDS. At least I can admit it. Unlike all these other morons out here with kids and zero skills to raise them.
Agreed! I can't date anyone with kids. I wouldn't even want well-behaved children. My relationship is between myself and another adult. I wouldn't be happy any other way.
You're probably missing out on a wonderful young woman who could be a great friend to you. At your age their kids could very well be grown.
I disagreed with the counciler saying Chris needed to move out of house when there's clearly a domestic violence situation going on where Chris is trying to protect his mother and brother Chris should call family services or police if the violence continues and his mom doesn't do anything about it no one wants to live in a violent home at all !!!! I don't think she listened to him properly
changed my mind ,poor kid 5 hours in a corner. telling the world he wets the bed. moaning at him for having 1 glass of water and a glass of pop, jesus christ,hes an angel compared to how i was as a kid. making him walk 15 miles. have they ever thought he forgot the gloves by mistake GIVE THE BOY A BREAK FOR GODS SAKE he cant even breayj, the step mum is a complete CONTROL FREAK
No more Steve Wilkos episodes?
This channel is on Pluto TV as well
What’s interesting for me is the opinion of the physiology about Matt compared to the black kid.