I watched Teen Intervention from day one. Alex has alot and far too much toxicity around her. I believe Alex is going to make it. I see the difference just being there with Dr. Phil. Her look and body posture is much better and I think in part her results with her tests. I think without her realizing what a weight she was carrying in her subconcious. Thank God her health so far is not compromised with an STD. I'm rooting for you Alex. Now as far as Mom(Kim) goes, It seems to me for a long time she has had things hard in her life. Which I do not excuse her for not tending to Alex and how out of control she became. But I feel she could of done alot better but she lacked skills. Kim also seems to have a self esteem problems herself which has splashed onto Alex. You can tell Kim loves and is very concerned for her daughter and was trying her best with the the Grandmas help. Kim appears to need her there to help with Alex. Grandma can only do so much. She is Grandma living in her daughters home. It seems Grandma is worried about what the boundries are within the home and where she is concerned. But Grandma loves Alex too. It appeared to me that Alex hostile attitudes within the home concerned and scared Grandma. So I think Grandma quietly and in the background did what she thought was appropriate during the volitile times within the house. Grandma is in a very awkward position for trying to help. But, also not crossing the line between Mom and Daughter relationship problems. I think too, Grandma was hurt by what Alex and Mom would say to each other in arguments but felt trapped. Grandma didn't want to give an impression of taking sides perhaps. Communication skills are severly lacking within the home by the 3 people who live there. (Kim, Alex & Grandma) And also the lack of know each persons job and position within the family unit and home. Which now brings me to ENZA. Shame, Shame on you!
Enza is in no way living within the home. Enza is not a fly on the wall to get ALL SIDES of a story or situation going on within the home. SINCE ENZA likes to put on a show for the camera.....When I say this, you can see on her face, she appears to take great pride in FEELING she is right AND now all can see she thinks she knows best. In watching ENZA, She does not know her place or boundries within her family! She does NOTHING AT ALL to help Alex. YES, she wrote to the Dr. Phil show for help with Alex. Enza takes great pride in gloating and with the I told you so's. BUT, the way she is acting and putting on such an ugly display of tangents, Pointing out Kim's faults, Getting in Kims face but also Alex's face! What good does she think she is doing those ugly verbal tangents. The very girl, (Alex), she claims to be helping---She uses disgusting verbal language to describe her Neice? Obviously that doesn't help. Enza, herself has single handedly tore down Alex's self image, self worth AND taught Alex to feel and say those very same and ugly things about her own Mother (Kim). After all Aunt Enza has said it so much, or should I say, YELLED IT AT HER FACE so many times infront of any and everyone who could hear or see herself fly off the handle! My guess, Enza is starving for attention herself!
Where is Enza's own child that Enza claims to raise so perfectly? What happened to Enza's husband? (Kims brother) Is Enza so miserable that she can't help herself but to destroy Kim & Alex;s troubled relationship and sabotaged any amount of respect and or relationship they did have? Enza your the Aunt! You can listen and give SOME advice within reason. Perhaps if you were told something from Alex, It is your duty as Aunt to go to her Mom KIM and fill her in with whatever it was that was a serious concern. But you should have done it calmly and lovingly and with great concern for Alex. Instead, you see an out of control Enza using any and every tidbit to rub it in KIMS face that Alex confided in you and then proceed to verbally attack and abuse KIM and at the SAME TIME ... Enza is ripping apart Alex and verbally abusing Alex. DONE ALL IN ONE TIME! Grandma stays in the background listening and watching. She's old and she needs Kim's help. Grandma situation has made her a victim in all this. Now, Enza is trying to ruin things for Kim and Grandma's relationship. Kim loves grandma and wants grandma there in her home. In ways they try to work as a team for Alex. I think mabe Enza is jeleous and wants to take Grandma away from kim to live in her home? I don't know. What about Enza's husband. Why has he allowed his wife to get out of control and too much into Alex and Kim's buisness. I think Enza is hiding information about Alex. It seems Enza is trying to position herself from any fall out for contributing to the demise of this family especially between Alex and Kim. Why doesn't a surprise visit happen. Let's see Enza's daughter. Let's see if Enza really is the great Mother she likes to bragg that she thinks she is. Enza seems to be on her own mission to destroy Kim's, Alex and now Grandma too. Why? I hope her true story comes out. I see a woman out of control crazy and obsessed with her sister inlaw and Niece. She is way tooooo involved in their business and seems to intrude in outings that should have been just Kim and Alex. NOT also ENZA. Kim, needs a back bone and needs to not be so intimidated by Enza and her screaming theatrics. I so far don't see where Grandma has done anything wrong. She is old. She needs her daughter to help take care of her. Grandma knows she can't physically defend herself in a hostile invironment. And perhaps because of age, mentally, She doesn't feel quick with her thoughts to convey when she is scared. There definately is alot more to this family story. With Alex away from them, she will be helped and also reverse Enza's phsycological brain wash against her mother. Now Enza can get real and Kim and Grandma can work on the Family secrets if any and get them out in the open and shake out the skeletons in the closet. Mabe Enza's husband should be included too. I feel Enza is majority of this out of control problem. And when she acts for the camera's and she thinks she is being sly...She continues to stir up more problems and disention among the family and then quick to point her finger at everyone else but herself. Which, when some one does this, they are guilty of something. But it hasn't been revealed yet. I'm definately watching, to see the outcome. I hope and pray Kim, Alex and Grandma can heal from Enza's damage. Kim gets the help and skills she lacking to help and be a better mother for Alex. Grandma is fragile because of her age and lack of finances to support herself. I feel Grandma thinks she's at everyone's mercy and just needs to know her place within the family unit. define her role and Grandma will be good to go for being there and living with Kim and Alex. After the work on the family is done and Enza gets put in her place....I would tell Enza need not call. If your not invited don't invite yourself. I would keep Enza at great lengths away from Alex and the house where she will be safe with Kim and Grandma
The story continues of a 14-year-old girl whose family feared she could end up dead if Dr. Phil didn’t intervene. Alex had been running away, stealing and prostituting herself to men nearly twice her age. Dr. Phil moved Alex; her mother, Kim; her aunt, Enza; and her grandmother, Jeanette, into The Dr. Phil House for this teen intervention. Cameras capture Enza having an inappropriate conversation with Alex, and then starting a fight with Kim in front of the teen. Is the family dynamic the cause of Alex’s behavior? See what leaves Dr. Phil speechless. Next, Alex is sent to a health clinic to be thoroughly tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Phil and Alex have a one-on-one talk before her test results are revealed. Will Alex’s test results be her wake-up call? Then, Dr. Phil sits down with the two fighting women and shows a video clip that leaves Kim shocked and looking to her sister-in-law for an explanation. Share your thoughts, join the discussion.
