Today’s Dr. Phil Show is very good, people. There is a small kid who his parents say is destined to become the next Ted Bundy. The parents say they exist in mortal fear of their lives being taken by the little boy.
From the very start, Dr. Phil told the parents that the kid was simply doing and saying what the parents wanted him to do and say. They only pay attention to him when he says things like “I will kill you”, so he says them.
There is zero probability that these parents will hear Dr. Phil and recognize that they are not victims of this tiny child. But it is still absolutely crucial that somebody say these things in public.
The child is adopted, which explains this weird dynamic.