Jennifer and Billy's young daughters
are the ones paying the price for their parent's obsession
over this--
I'm not gon' do this no more.
hacking mystery.
You need to pay attention to this.
There's been so much fighting that Billy wanted a divorce.
So here's how Jennifer responded.
I love you, Daddy.
So does she.
And so do I.
We all love you.
And we all need you.
We all want you.
Bree?
What.
Do you believe we can be a happy family?
Uh huh.
Huh?
Yeah.
Do you believe that Mommy and Daddy together
are what's best for you?
Yes.
Do you believe that for Brooklyn too?
Uh huh.
Do you believe that Mom can
and is and will be a good mom?
Uh huh.
I love you.
I'm not signing those papers.
Shame on you.
(audience groans)
(audience claps)
Let me just say the reason that was done
was because he has involved her from the get go.
On a daily basis with this.
He has involved her asking, hey has mommy,
has she been on her phone today?
What has she been doing on her phone?
Dr. Phil, what it boils down to
is I quit talking to Jennifer for about anything.
Swoop her up and say here,
because Mommy is having a bad moment with you.
Why?
Why did I do all that time?
Why did I feel more like a referee
than a dad and a father and a husband?
You know that I had a hard time.
I understand you had a hard time.
I had to give them enough love for me and you both.
Plus be a referee between you and her.
And then when I do get to enjoy it,
all this crap starts, so you get my attention
whether it's negative or positive,
just so she doesn't get it.
Oh yes, I just asked for this.
Well then stop it!
I didn't ask for it! Make it stop!
Make it stop!
I don't know how.
Well you better figure it out.
Let me ask you a question.
Isn't it true
that you're in so deep now you don't know how to get out?
That I'm in so deep that I don't know to get out.
Yeah, in a sense because I've told him
yes, no, yes, no
and how do I,
how do I get him back to realizing what's really been?
Honesty, consistency.
All you had to do is unplug.
Well, and we have talked about that.
(audience claps)
I'm not unplugging.
I'm not getting rid of my phone.
But he won't, he won't.
You can get rid of your phone all you want.
I'm not getting rid of my phone.
And I told him that I would give up--
I'm married to a 35-year-old woman.
36 now.
I shouldn't have to worry
about a phone and a two-year-old at home.
Billy, you don't.
And you know that.
Yes I do, and I do everyday.
I need you to listen to me.
Somebody is on our stuff.
They're doing all of--
Every time I listen to you, you's lied to me.
How would I listen to you then?
He didn't want to believe that this was even possible.
But this is so simple to solve,
and you're telling me all of this.
I'm not lying to you!
Then why haven't you just solved the problem?
That's what I'm trying to say.
Is if I knew how to solve this, I would have already--
Whether or not, you already told me
you know how to solve it.
Okay, just get a phone in somebody else's name.
Honestly, I have thought about dropping off
the face of the earth.
And I told Billy, I said--
No, answer my question.
Why not get a phone in somebody else's name?
I have--
Then unless this hacker,
unless they're actually following you around your town
into the diner, and know who got a phone
in their name for you, there's no way they can hack you.
This is a lot bigger than that, Dr. Phil.
Because then all the drama goes away,
all the ability to be caught up in all of this goes away?
I'm ready to get back to our normal lives.
If I just gave you my phone
and you used it for the rest of your life
and nobody knew that was the number you had,
then how would they ever hack you?
How would they know?
Because.
They come through anything, anything that has a circuit.
Oh, they're gonna come through the wiring
in the house or something, what are you saying?
(audience laughs)
Billy.
The DVD player, Dish Network.
No, what are you sayig?
Because, they are capable of coming through the,
anything that is wi-fi,
anything that has any type of circuit,
they can come through by sound waves.
By keystrokes.
They can come through...
There's a number of ways.
And I know this.
(audience chuckles)
Okay, I think I understand for the first time.