*Crowd applauds*
Dr. Phil: Hello, Melinda
Melinda: Hello, I’m so thankful to be here today to share my story and thoughts.
Dr. Phil: So would you mind going ahead and explaining your situation, being all truth and no lies.
Melinda: Yes, I will try my best. So here is how my rape went down. I was at a party Freshmen year. I went with 4 friends, I’d prefer not to say their names. We were partying away and getting drunk. Just making bad decisions overall. When suddenly I met this guy. I had no clue who he was but he seemed into me so I went along with it. We were dancing away having a good ol time. I had no cares in the world at this point. That’s when it started to rain. Everyone rushed inside but the guy I was with. His name …show more content…
Phil: And on that note we have also brought Melinda’s parents to speak about their point of view. Please welcome Mr and Mrs Sordino.
*Crowd cheers*
Dr: Phil: Hello, i’ve heard from Melinda’s story that you two were having some rough times during Melinda’s phase.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, we truly were. We had no idea what was going on with her. Her grades were always great and she always had friends and plans to do on the weekends. But not this past year. It was like Melinda was on mute. She wouldn’t speak.
Mr. Sordino: Yes, and due to this we started fighting and having problems. It was like our family was breaking apart. No one wanted to talk or converse anymore. We all kept to ourselves and fought about tiny and big things. Our life at this point was just a huge mess.
Dr. Phil: Maybe looking deeper into the parents connection were there any other conflicts that affected your relationship beside Melinda.
Ms. Sordino: Yes, there was. We were having trouble at work and making money in general. Our state of being was just so depressed we stopped trying at work and were possibly going to be