My Daughter Amy
#62
Posted 10 January 2010 - 06:07 PM
Expressing my views is exactly what I do, so there shouldn't be a problem.Everyone has their opinions - no one is 'right', no one is 'wrong'. Let's feel free to post these opinions without being directly criticized for expressing them - is that OK?
#64
Posted 11 January 2010 - 01:38 PM
I was in tears throughout most of it, as I recalled my daughter's descent into addiction. Mitch echoed, almost verbatim, everything my ex and I said throughout our ordeal. The toll it took on our family was HELL!!!
Our every waking moment was consumed with our daughter's problem. My marriage broke up over it, my husband couldn't take it anymore. Our younger daughter even starting cutting herself in a bid for the attention her sister was getting. Her scars are a daily reminder of those dark years.
If not for my wonderful therapist, a strong, supportive, Italian family, beta blockers and anti-depressants, I don't think I could have survived it. The anxiety attacks Mitch spoke of was omnipresent.
Six years later, and through the Winehouse family story, are my daughters & I finally able to talk it all through & put our ordeal into into perspective.
My ex and I have forged an amicable relationship, much like Mitch & Janis' as well.
Amy is the only one who can pull herself out of it, as my daughter did, on her own timetable.
I never gave up on my daughter, in fact, loved her more fiercely, even as she exasperated me. She thanks me now for never giving up on her.
The one thing that impressed me the most when I first started reading up on Amy, was that she "comes from family." My family always used that phrase when judging the character of a person.
It would be interesting to see if those who criticise Mitch are actual parents themselves? You have every right to criticise Mitch and of course you are entitled to your own views. but I do think your views change once you become a parent. I think there is one thing we can all agree with is at the end of the day Mitch loves Amy and Amy loves her dad.
It's true, I'm not a parent. I'm the aunt, sister, niece and cousin of substance abusers. From 2 years of age to the present, I've seen what Mitch, Sassy and others have gone thru. You don't have to be a parent to suffer the pain of loving an addict.
The difference is, Amy is a celebrity and in the public eye, as is Britney Spears. Britney went thru similar situation, and her father, had her 'sectioned' and is taking custody of her finances. Do you hear any interviews from him? Is he talking to the press? No.
I'm not criticizing Mitch being concerned about his daughter, far from it. I think it's admirable! However, I have to question his making a documentary about his daughter, and it turned into a documentary about himself. Amy is famous for throwing tantrums, and appearing 'in an altered state'. Instead, Mitch makes excuses and plays the blame game. Even Janis, has said let her go. As long as people are picking up the pieces and excusing Amy's behavior, it's only going to get worse.
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#65
Posted 11 January 2010 - 02:58 PM
Even when I'm a mess, I still put on a vest with an S on my chest, oh yes, I'm a Superwoman!
#66
Posted 11 January 2010 - 03:53 PM
As a lot of others already said I also felt extremely uncomfortable seeing that Mitch just comes with a camera team to St. Lucia without Amy's permission. Poor her! In general I don't like it too much when families of celebrities are in the media too much. Amy has paparazzis around all day anyways and the last piece of private life Mitch is kinda giving away on a daily basis.
The fact that the documentary was more about him was maybe because Amy didn't agree to shoot too much footage for this. I'm sure Mitch meant well with this but still it's kinda weird to me to see him in the spotlight. I believe him that he truly loves and cares about Amy and that he is extremely worried and that the whole situation makes him sick but in my opinion a documentary about him suffering isn't the right way to feel better. It's good to see that he goes through therapy himself though ...
One thing that really bothered me is the fact that I got the feeling that Amy kinda looked bad in this documentary ... she kinda looked like this uncontrolled wild kid that always needs her dad around. I know she struggels with a lot and she is ... i mean she is just Amy haha but still I didn't get a good vibe from this ...
The performance was great though! I wish there would have been more of it in there ...
Janis Joplin
#67
Posted 11 January 2010 - 04:47 PM
Edited by kevd7, 11 January 2010 - 05:23 PM.
#68
Posted 11 January 2010 - 08:27 PM
Even when I'm a mess, I still put on a vest with an S on my chest, oh yes, I'm a Superwoman!
#71
Posted 12 January 2010 - 05:07 AM
#72
Posted 12 January 2010 - 04:15 PM
Did this doc make anyone else want to punch Mitch?
Not at all. Mitch isn't perfect, far from it. I don't understand this need to vilify Mitch quite frankly. I doubt Amy would be arround if it weren't for Mitch, and we certainly wouldn't be here if that had not been the case.
Sorry, I just dont feel the animosity towards him that you do. Whatever attention he can bring to drug addiction and our children, however misguided it may be, is a good thing imo.
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