There have been shows I thought were just too Hollywood for my taste. I gave up envying celebrities some time ago.

This show about disliking children just touched my heart. My sis and I grew up in a severely dysfunctional family. When I heard the children say they were afraid of their step parents I immediately wondered what you would do. Dr. Keith, you impressed me by letting the parents know they needed to leave and take the children.

I wish CPS had been around when I was growing up. Thanks to very good therapy and medication, I'm in a really good place now. Bottom line, Dr. Keith, people do not have to live in fear as children or as adults.

God bless you for wyat you are doing.

Jen in Dallas TX

I would Love an update on Both the little Girls on this show. if they have not been taken away from both faimlys then there is really something wrong in the world today. The so called father of the first 3 year old girl dose not deserve to be anyones father. the second girl needs a real Mother and get the step father out of the House.

Dr. Ablow,
I love your show. This show really hit home for me. I'm from a divorced family and I was mostly raised by my mother and my step father. From day one, I never liked my step father. The last family I saw reminded me of my step father and the 1st family reminded me on how my step father use to treat my siser and I. My mother never believed me when I use to tell her that my step father would hit my sister and I, or abuse us in some matter. Even when my sister and I were taken away from the home, she still sat by his side, and called me a lier. I rationallized it as she didn't want to be a single mother on welfair. I know some people think they know someone when they marry them but there can be situations where the child is telling the truth. The little girl on stage looked scared, like I use to. Today, I have really no relationship with my mother or my sister. There's more than that story that's being told and I would really hate for those girls to loose their family like I did. Thanks for listening to me!!

I posted a comment on this story yesterday,(February 27th at 2:20pm) and came on today to see if it was here and see if anyone else had commented. Wow, I am amazed at how many people had the same suspicion I did about the step-father. I can completely understand the mother's denial. I was in denial when my daughter told me that her step-father molested her. I can not tell you how important a parent's reaction to a child's confession of abuse is. It is so so very hard for children to tell someone whether it is physical, emotional, verbal or sexual abuse. Elizabeth is TELLING, please don't ignore this. He could be threatening her not to tell...pedophiles will do whatever it takes. I know from experience. Please do something... too many people see what I see in this situation. Also I just want to say to the mother- just in case she reads this- one in every three girls is molested in their lives and about 90% or more of those girls are molested by someone close to them. At the very least do NOT leave her alone with him ever again. I know you must love this man, believe me, I loved my ex-husband too, but NOTHING is worth destroying your daughter's self esteem, self worth and all her future relationships with men. When a girl is sexually abused by a male father figure, it is so devastating to their future relationships with men, and it takes a lot of time and counseling to overcome that devastation. I just want everyone to know I completely agree with the comments posted by Kari, Richard, Katie, Pam, Lynn, and Nancy. Thank you.

I was so upset after watching the show today. That woman was vile, and does not deserve any child in her care. Nor even her own biological children!. That 3 year old needs love a nurturing now more than ever. And don't even get me started on the father!

I watch your show almost everyday and always find it very informative. When I watched this show I was so upset to think what that poor little girl must be going through. This woman is sick and should not be around Justice or her other four children since it was apparent by her 16 year old that she is harming them also. I blame the father more than the wife, that's HIS daughter and he is responsilble for her life.

Okay, I never email TV shows. But I couldnt stop thinking about the second story. I cant remember the little 6 year old girls name but I was so MAD at Dr. Keith!!! First of all, the mother was so oblivious!! I have a 6 year old daughter and let me tell you, if that little girl ADMITTED to stabbing him and she admitted to calling him names then WHY would she lie about what the guy (Bill was his name I think) was doing when the mother wasnt home?? The mother didnt really even allow the guy to talk, she was too busy saying, "Oh no...he would never ever do that...Oh i dont believe that..." She was STUPID. There is no way that a 6 year old, even feeling that she was losing her mommy, would go to that extreme for no reason. Dr. Keith didnt ask hard questions like, was she normal at your parents home, how did she respond to the step dad before they moved in together? Here's the bottom line...the mom is in denial, and what makes me mad is that she is putting this new marriage before her daughter. I am not being judgemental but looking at the mom...she probably doesnt feel she can let this man go so she has made up in her mind that the daughter has a problem!!! Dr. Keith briefly brushed on the fact to leave "no stone unturned" but really...he should've said until you find out what is going on you need to not leave them alone together!! Its dangerous and her whole attitude is wrong. Who knows what's really going on and he looked psychotic anyway, did you see how he was looking around when he first came out???? Dr. Keith, you need to ask harder more depth questions...Your shows dont really have a conclusion. Even with Carmen and his family...there was no conclusion. THE WIFE needs to leave and go to a center that can deal with this phobia...Carmen needs to stay with ALL the children and keep the normal family together. Not to mention... when you asked about how he was towards the children and as a father...seriously??? You also ask questions in a way that you are almost stirring the answer. you have GREAT topics but the questions you ask only lead to more questions leaving us, the audience, in limbo!

The father, if you want to call him that, needs to take that little girl that he claims is number 1 in his life & run as far away from that wacko as possible. Justice deserves so much better. Maybe she would be better off in foster care. My heart aches for her. Come on Dad, grow up & protect your child. That is your job as her parent. You are the only one who can speak for her. You are failing her everyday of her life. I am trying to figure out how you can sit there & claim to love her & then let someone treat her like this.

The 6 year old is crying out for her mother to keep an eye on the step dad. "Slapping me" is code for "touching me". I believe with all my heart that man is sexually abusing that little girl. I've been there. I know what I'm talking about.

I would like to know the outcome of the situation with the 3 year old little girl, Justice. I'm very upset at how this family is treating this little girl. I feel as though there is a lot of neglect and ignorance. No human being should have to endure what this little girl is going through. I was very upset after watching this family discuss the issue and I'm still very upset by it all. I can't believe the step-mom came on the show thinking that she was going to get sympathy from anyone. I can't believe the father leaves Justice alone in that house everyday. It's really really sad. This poor girl is going to be affected by this her whole entire life and she's only 3 years old. If I could take her into my home, I would. I would love to see some type of follow up information on Justice. This was the saddest thing I've ever seen!

This show on Justice was the most upsetting, heartbreaking segment I have ever watched on Dr Keith. It mad me so angry and sad. I do not believe either one of those people are fit to raise another human being. I'm glad they decided to go on national TV to air their problem. Hopefully someone in their home town watched the show and will report it to their local Child Protection Service Department. I usually agree with Dr Keith, but today I believe his decision was wrong. The father of this precious child does not possess the parental instinct to protect his own flesh and blood from this mentally ill person. They both are in need of mental health care. Just as upsetting is the emotional damage the two of them are doing to the other children in that home. I sincerely hope that Dr Keith and his staff will seek help for Justice, as well as provide counseling for the rest of the children.

Dr. Ablow uses the words "psychotic break" when describing the twisted thinking of Justice's step-mother. I'd like to know, doesn't Dr. Ablow then have the responsibility to have Justice removed from that dangerous household? There are times when 3 year-old Justice is alone with that woman. How safe can she be?

This show makes me cringe. I know EXACTLY what that little girl is going through. When I was 3 years old as well, my step mother did the exact thing. TO THIS DAY it's hard to over look. I only lasted 9months in the home with her. My dad seemed blind to me. When I was 9 ys old, I was sent to live with my dad and his wife again. My real mom was(and still is) on Meth. I lasted 6months that time. When I turned 18 I started talking to my father and my step mom again. WEIRD! I'm not close to either of them. This needs to stop! I thought I was the only one that went through that! CPS needs to know. Mental abuse leaves permenant damages. Bruises go away. I'm so furious.

This poor woman, I see someone that was brave enough to ask for help. Why is it that we as americans always see the negative side of people and not see that they are crying out for help.
These comments are why people don't ask for help.
Yes it was wrong to blame a child for something so horrible, but I watched the show and I remember hearing her say that she wants to love her...did everyone see what I saw???
How about we show more understanding and love then hatered!!!! Good luck Debra and Carmen my prayers are with your family.

Is there a possibility that six year-old Elizabeth is the victim of sexual abuse and that the child is incapable of expressing her fear of her step-father? The child appeared fearful of looking at him. I appreciate your suggesting to the mother to pay closer attention to the child's concerns. But I fear that this child may be the victim of sexual abuse, because she has a reason for acting out. These are clues and she is afraid of him. This child should not be punished if she is being abused. Please check this out, Dr. Ablow.

This poor little girl!Please make sure that someone rescues this girl out of that mad prison.She's been given a sentence that she doesn't deserve.The thought that the older daughter actually has bought into this cruelty is disturbing!To be treated like that on a daily basis is going to drive her innocent little soul into a numb serial killer.The father does not display any intention of protecting his baby girl from this inescapable emotional torture, in fact enabling and excusing it.This beautiful little girl needs to be saved from a bunch of cruel gang-bangers whose focus is to treat a 3 year old baby worse than the dog!Shame on everyone in that house,they all have become so desensitized to such cruelity!!!!

The dad of 3yr old Justis said she was his first priority. That's as it should be. So why is he remaining in a home that he admits is toxic to her? Justis can't protect herself, and he is refusing to. That's worse than his sick, delusional wife, who can't help herself. His wife is crying out for help, and the husband is deaf. Very sad and sick.

This story made me cry, I feel so bad for Justice, I just can't believe how the father accepted this situation from the begining. That women should go to jail for child neglect or be put on a hospital for people with mental problems. I just wish in my heart that Justice can grow up to be a nice young woman with all that she has been through. The step mom is what you may call "step mom from hell".

This is heartbreaking. This child needs help NOW.
I hope Dr Keith has follow up measures to track this child.

That woman who hates her 3-year old stepdaughter is delusional. She needs help, and her husband needs to step up for that poor innocent girl. He claims he fought for custody so his child could have a better life. How on earth is that a better life? I guess staying with her biological mother would have been better than living with a psyco and a p***y whipped dad.

This has been the best episode yet! To get inside a truly disturbed woman's mind was amazing. No one in their right mind would blame a helpless child for a miscarriage. Children just aren't accountable especially a BABY. Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes. Babies shouldn't be punished. That lady was so wrong to do what she does. NEglect is wrong! That toddler needs out of that house! Dr. Keith said exactly what needed to be said, that lady is destroying the child and even her own children- the people exposed to her wrong behavior.

I believe Dr Keith was being sensitive to everyone in the family but the mother that lost her son. Even though my heart went out to Justice and her father, I couldn't help but think that this mother should have had help with the death of her son. She obviously hasn't delt with it and no one seemed to think she needed help.

I know Justice all too well. I grew up like that for many years of my childhood with a resentful stepmom. When I saw the show I called my older sister to watch it. She called me back and said she couldn't watch because it reminded her too much of what happened to me. I am beside myself now, I never imagined anyone else could go through what I did. I wish I could hold Justice and tell her that God will be faithful to fill her empty spaces. Does anyone know how to get a copy of the show? I NEED it. I need to show it to the people I have tried to describe my past to. I need people to know that my story is not so far from the truth.

HELLO!!!
The little six year old girl is scared of her step father because she is probably being sexually abused by him. I was cringing the whole time they were being interviewed, because it was so obvious.

I happened to be home today with my 2 year old daughter and I had your show on about the stepmom not liking her 3 yr old step daughter and her children going along with their mom. I was so disturbed by that! I can't believe how the little girls father sat there holding her hand and consoleing her after what she does to his daughter. How could he leave for work everyday knowing how she treats his ONLY child. I hope he took your advice to leave with Justice as soon as possible and if he doesn't I think social services should step in because that is mental cruelty!

Get real sick when see the little kids getting ignored and hurt..No maybe not fisical but mental is much more abusive in my eyes.those kids know what is going on and later in life they can't cope with this.

This woman is a very poor excuse for a human being, to treat this innocent and vulnerable little girl. The only one who is worse is the father to sit back and allow this kind of abuse to happen. Would he allow someone in his family to sexually abuse his daughter just to keep the peace. He doesn't have the right to call himself a father. He is a disgrace.

What kind of sicko subjects his daughter to this kind of emotional abuse. I would take my daughter and leave immediately. The love I have for my spouse could never compare to the love I have for my kids. I wouldn't even have to think about this. The 16 year old daughter is a little brat too. This show made me so angry and sad. It made me want to hug my kids. I hope this lady gets help. I hope the dad takes his little girl and runs.

I have never written into a show like this. But after watching this episode, with the little girl Justice, I am saddened and horrified by this so greatly that I had to log on at once. This man needs to take his little girl and get her out! It greatly saddens me to see that this woman is so dillusioned that she thinks her pain is worth the psychological damage she is causing that little girl. It's even more sad that this woman has made it so that the other children in the house will ignore and or blame her as well. It's just sick! God save the child!!!

i blame the father, what is wrong with him? i would love to have some one one time with this women! cps need's to get involved now!!! & the father need's to grow some & protect hie 3yr. old CHILED!! he's disgusting & selfish. when you marry a man with a chiled it's a package deal honey!! you sicken me.

This was very heart breaking to watch this show about Justice. This man needs to step up and get help so he can be a better father. There is no getting thru to that women. I hope he is reading all of these comments so that Justice gets help.

The eyes of the little six year old girl who was accused of stabbing her step father with a fork when her mother left the house, will haunt me for a long time. That poor little child! That mother is a fool and the step father has "abuse" written all over him.

Eyes are the window to the soul. The eyes of the step father sent chills down my spine. As a grandmother, I am in fear of what is happening to that little girl when she is left with that man!

Please, please, follow up with that child at some point on the show so your viewing audience can be assured she is safe!

I really hope the mother of the six year old girl (the second guest) sees this today and pays attention! I have never posted a comment on any website before and I am not one to sit around watching daytime tv. I just quit my job recently and am in the process of looking for a new one. I really had to come down and get on the computer right away after the show. I was married for 12 years to my ex-husband, I would have never believed in a million years that he would be the type of man to molest a child. However, I found out that he was. Most children don't tell for so many reasons. They don't want to be the cause of the family breaking up or their mothers unhappiness. That is why it took so long for my daughter to tell me. She wanted me to be happy and she knew I loved him. I can not tell you what this has done to her. She went through hell! (he was her step father by the way) My daughter is now 15 and is doing well after years of counseling. I just have to say that anytime a child that young acts out like that, there is definately something wrong. I am not saying that the step father is guilty of anything. However this little girl is showing complete hatred for the man and I don't feel right about the situation. If I have learned anything in my life, unfortunately, it is that you can not completely trust anyone. Not even your own father, you see after my ex-husband and I were divorced, my own father did the same thing to my daughter. He is now in prision, we got him to confess on tape. I can not stress enough for this mother to look into this. People who abuse childrend do not leave any signs except in destroying a childs self worth. Your child is your only clue as to what is really happening. Please know that even if she says nothing is happening to her, that doesn't mean that it may not be. To me when I saw her scared on stage like that, I saw my daughter. Please help her there IS SOMETHING wrong. I don't know for sure what, but I do know it is something and it is not her behavior. This is how she is feeling and something is causing it. Please someone say something- I agree with Nancy, there are some red flags! I am posting this because I don't know what else to do for the little girl. I hope someone else does.

I am watching this woman on your show right now. How horrible! Not only should the father be afaid for his daughter because of his wife, but also her own children. This kind of behavior trickles down. I'd be very surprised not to find some type of abuse physically done to Justice by her stepmother and step-siblings. This father needs to leave and care for his child. I'd bet anything that the wife had issues with the daughter and ex-wife even before they were married. This woman has major tendencies for child abuse and her attitude is going to corrupt her children. I suffered abuse growing up with parents who put their own needs above those of her child. For the love of this little girl, get her out of this home. If the father won't leave, then Child Services needs to step in asap.

I just saw a segment where a little girl was interviewed about her feelings regarding her (step-father?). I hope she is never left alone with him. I'm sure there is abuse going on here. She and her siblings are in danger. The mother needs to take action.

dear god...this is the most awful thing...that woman is sick...the dad needs to leave her NOW...BTW...God didn't "cause" the miscarriage, poster...it is a medical problem...nothing more, nothing less...

This is the most saddening topic I have ever seen on tv. This father needs to grow some big ones, take his child and move on with their lives. Sleeping with a woman is no excuse to stay with a scoudrel for a stepmom. The husband is the worst role model I have ever seen in my life. If I lived where they do i would definately contact child protective services, and turn them both in for child abuse. Forget about the wife, notice I didnt call her a mom, the dad has just embarrassed every husband, man, and father in the entire world. Please post this , and I hope he reads this and gets some big courage.

The first person on the show with the step-daughter Justice. That mom has made me so angry and upset. I had a step-mom that was the same way towards me. But she also hit me all the time. When I confronted her she told me that I made it up. That kid doesn't deserve to be treated that way. I tell you now this show has brought up feeling I don't like to deal with. I'm so angry. I hope that dad Carmen leaves that women because to have a father that doesn't stand up for you really sucks!!!

Just a note to let Dr. Keith know that I think he was 100% right today. That man should take his daughter out of that house today and not return until his wife can stop blaming a 3 year old for something she had absolutely nothing to do with. I understand the Mom on the show may be ill, but there are no excuses or reasons for a child to be treated like that. Indifference can be as bad as physical or verbal abuse and that little girl needs someone to love her unconditionally.

I really appreciate Dr. Keith and his great advice to this family.

As I watched the "Help Me Not to Hate My Children" episode today, I kept wondering when the second family came on, WHY there was nothing said about how strange the stepfather seemed to be. This was the family who had a problem with the 6-yr-old daughter who said she hated him. This guy sent up all sorts of red flags for me, just walking onstage. Don't tell me that nobody else saw this....Why was his "attitude" and demeanor not mentioned, he seemed dangerous to me. There was just something about him that wasn't right. JMHO

this woman should focus her anger on the e-wife if anyone and not this child. the child cannot be held responsible

it haddent even been 5 min. into the show and i couldnt help but to find myself so mad and angry at this women.. that little girl has nothing to do with what GOD does... i cant help but to cry becuse there are alot of kids out there with out ant parents and she wants to think about her self and to push this child away... im going to bring this to an end because i just cant take this.... she is DEAD WRONG and she cant say nothing to make me change my mind about her she's EVILE