Mary winkler on Oprah today

• Mary winkler on Oprah today - Romey
  • I wanted to watch but... - sm
  • I only caught a bit of the interview, but - sm - mammamt
    • Well, of course it would have been a better option. Goes w/o saying. - MTer
  • Mary Winkler - RPM
  • I'm nor sure after watching exactly (sm) - MTer
    • She needs wayy too much help and rehabilitation before she can sm - Me
    • Oops - meant "not sure" - MTer
  • Years ago no way out, now - Been there
    • I'm with you. I can't believe they are buying her story. nm - Me too
      • Just read a short note about her appearance - Been there
  • The in-laws - nana
    • Mary Winkler - jane
      • COC - nana
        • The reason OJ got his kids is - Some believe
  • Plan on watching the show today. - ss
  • Mary Winkler leaves near me. It is all over the news today - SM - Kim
    • I meant lives near me - sorry. NM - Kim

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the comment about inlaws was interesting.  I know some people in Church of Christ, it is very strict on divorce so apparently Mary W. felt trapped in her marriage.  It is my understanding that if one gets divorced they have to stay single rest of their life  or until the fomer spouse is dead.  she was certainly familiar with this doctrine.  

On the other hand, how would you feel if you saw your husband sort of smothering  your baby because she was crying which is what babies do?  It might make you mad enough to do something drastic about it.  Best course of action would be to pack up and leave before you shot the man.  It is hard to believe that she was in some sort of trance when she picked up the shotgun. But she probably felt trapped with no way out and the cornered rat will bite.....

The shoes and the other perversions if all of thihs is true would also make one very very angry.

I agree that she appeared to be sort of drugged,  obviously a sick woman who did something that will haunt her and her family for the rest of her and their lives.   She should be allowed visits with her children in a neutral spot, not in the inlaws home. 

Was that a total tearjerker today on her show with the puppy mills?  I just recently found out about puppy mills as I was trying to adopt a cocker spaniel from a rescue that deals with cockers.  I had to fill out a long application.  They checked a lot of references, called my previous vet, previous groomer, etc. Then they had to do a home visit. The lady that did the home visit told me some very sad stories about a puppy mill where they went in at night and tried to rescue some dogs away from the place.  She rescued one that only weighed 5 pounds that they used to breed. How sick are these places.  She said that the Amish- are very well known for this. She told me of a story that a man through a alive dog in a Goodwill bin because he was done with the breeding process and thank God the next day a worker heard the poor thing crying.  I rescued 2 cockers and could not be happier.  I do not know where they came from but they are so loving. I think the government needs to get involved and shut these places down. They are breeding thousands of dogs and meanwhile we are killing hundreds a day all over the US. Does that make any sense? Please no one buy from a PET STORE.  If you want a pet go to PETFINDER.COM and look up the breed, you want and you will see pictures of all kinds in all the US. 

Lisa Ling is reporting on puppy mills.  It looks like it will be a very powerful show.  I know that 'dog people' have been trying for *years* to get Oprah to do a show on this, and I'm so glad she finally is.  I desperately hope it will make a difference.  The dogs in the mills have been suffering far too long.  We need to put an end to puppy mills.  Please, pass the word. 

You do mean the person playing character of Mary in this movie got pregnant as a teen? 

Welcome to the 21st Century, m'dear.........*lol* - not many couples are getting married today (although the gay community sure is trying to get married).....but the numbers are WAY down for hetero couples.........

in any event, it's just a flick/movie - what do you care about the actors/actresses who are playing the characters? 

I love that show.  I think it is a great reality show that helps others.  If you saw it last week do you think Oprah will help the family that was promised money for funeral costs and the guy did not come through for the family.  I think so. 

Any experiences with this.  I am having a great time.

Did you order the 'The Secret' DVD?  I've been thinking about ordering it.  What have you been doing that's fun?  Care to share?   

It's an interesting CD and I really like the theory behind it, which has been around forever if you think about it. What I didn't like was all the emphasis on material things, wealth, money, etc.  To me it seemed that was the focus of the CD whereas on the show the panel focused on many other types of issues besides just getting wealthy.

Of course she has flaws and maybe some annoying personality traits, but it's all about intention imo, and I believe she is intending to change this world for the better, and she is succeeding!  Everyone has a right to their opinion, but before throwing stones at such a great humanitarian, why not take a look at yourself and ask what you've done to better the world lately.  I'm sure Oprah could name a few things off the top of her head!

She has stated numerous times that she has no interest in running for any type of political office, so don't worry your pretty little heads about it!  If she ever ran I think she would have a good shot just because she lives her life pretty openly and doesn't seem to have anything to hide (she might even give too much personal info on her show!), and she seems to have a good heart and really wants to help those less fortunate.  So many politicians scare me because they seem corrupt, and many are into shady business dealings.  Many seem to be in it just for the money, which she already has plenty of! -end pro-Oprah rant  (kam)

She is doing a show about divorce and how it affects children.  I think she'll have experts/psychologists on to talk about ways of explaining divorce to children to make it as least traumatic as possible.  Oprah always seems to get the best experts on her show, and usually they have written books that you could read too.  I think how you talk to your kids about the divorce has a huge impact, and some parents get so wrapped up in their own pain that they fail to really help the kids with their heartbreak, so I think it's great you are thinking about your son first thing.  So many times the kids think it is their fault for some reason.

My personal opinion is that sometimes it is better to get divorced if you are miserable, because just as we want our kids to be happy, they want us to be happy too.  But, I think you have to try with everything you have inside of you first to make the marriage work, so then you can leave knowing you did everything you could to try to save the relationship (unless it is abusive in any way).  I would highly recommend watching Oprah on Wednesday though.  It looks like it's going to be a very moving, informative hour.