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From Army Specialist to ‘Mooching Burnout' Brother

Dr. Phil · Season 18 · Episode 73
Roberto and Teresa say their 32-year-old son, Alex, is lazy, unemployable, angry, and abuses alcohol and marijuana. Alex’s siblings, Rob and Stephanie, say that while Alex definitely doesn’t have his life together, their parents are the ones enabling him by bankrolling Alex’s self-destruction. After an explosive altercation just six months ago that ended with Alex assaulting both his parents, Teresa kicked him out of her house but continues to pay his rent. Can Dr. Phil get this family to face their issues head-on?

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Season
18
Episode
73
Air Date
18/Dec/2019
Air Time
Runtime
60 min

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Roberto and Teresa say their 32-year-old son, Alex, is lazy, unemployable, angry, and abuses alcohol and marijuana. Alex’s siblings, Rob and Stephanie, say that while Alex definitely doesn’t have his life together, their parents are the ones enabling him by bankrolling Alex’s self-destruction. After an explosive altercation just six months ago that ended with Alex assaulting both his parents, Teresa kicked him out of her house but continues to pay his rent. Can Dr. Phil get this family to face their issues head-on?

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