Showing Too Much Skin in Church

[@WarGrowlmon18]

He literally says at the end that he shouldn't have to pay because of his father's past crack addiction!!! You can't use that as your excuse for your whole life and you can't screw your father over just because you're pissed at the past.

[@deemari577]

Evidently the young man has unresolved issues with his dysfunctional parents. Judge Mathis needs to stop that "I did it in spite of it all u can too" tired song. Everyone is different and react to family dysfunction differently. He's a poor judge of character and needs to stop the comparison. That's arrogance!

[@ramsesstafford4640]

Right, he thought since he was dealing with Judge Mathis all he got to do is come in and say my father was a crackhead didn't think JM was going to look at him and say yeah but what have you done with your life.

[@jacobestevez7570]

the defendant stated that he had an IEP while in high school. it’s clear that the defendant has learning difficulties. the Judge should have brought light to that fact.

[@redduskironsky1058]

And how does that make you not pay on time?😂even more excuses from this guy, please

[@Hairbytaybae]

God Bless Everyone Who Sees This❤

[@Nurse_Nash]

You too ❤

[@brownrudy39]

You too Princess ❤

[@tati4123]

Thank you, You too❤

[@deannalawson9456]

Thank you! You Too❤

[@Reigntaylor333]

Same to you ❤

[@lifeoferinr9383]

It's unfortunate that the defendant had to deal with a crackhead father during his childhood but that can't be an excuse for piss poor behavior when you're grown. Get the help you need so you can be a responsible adult!!!!

[@yann7643]

Couldn’t have said it better! ❤

[@TanjalaNolden]

🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@marleonetti7]

to be fair , how is his dad helping his son to heal by suing him ? and how is his mom helping her son by standing by the former crackhead dad as he sues her son ? would it not be easier for the son to get along with them at this point if he is not being sued on top of being abandoned when he was little ?

[@YAHsaves777]

@@marleonetti7he’s helping him by teaching his son to take accountability for his actions. He can’t keep using his dads mistakes as an excuse for his own failures in life. He’s a grown man now but clearly at the end you see him throwing a tantrum like a child in spite of his mothers tears!!

[@4CQueen]

He still owes his dad & He needs stop using the past as an excuse to get out of paying his dad back. He thought JM was gonna fall for that mess & it backfired.

[@dawniipoo322]

This is why it's important to forgive,he'll always be a victim with that kind of attitude

[@marleonetti7]

true but to be fair , how is his dad helping his son to heal by suing him ? and how is his mom helping her son by standing by the former crackhead dad as he sues her son ? would it not be easier for the son to get along with them at this point if he is not being sued on top of being abandoned when he was little ?

[@redduskironsky1058]

​@@marleonetti7perhaps the father should abandon him again, cause being together will not heal him either, thats best for both it seems. How will that work?

[@snowy10210]

if we look for excuses not to be responsible we will find it, that boy should grow up.

[@marleonetti7]

some people can only take so much , first he was abandoned by his dad as a child , and then sued by his dad as an adult . im all for taking responsibility but enough is enough and this dad never admits to how much he owes his son but as soon as he feels his son may owe him anything then he sues him .

[@sanogene5698]

⁠@@marleonetti7enough of what is enough? What does the father owes him? He blamed his father’s drug addiction. He blames his father for everything. He used it as an excuse.

[@marleonetti7]

@@sanogene5698 if his father was not there for him as a child then yes the father owes him . i think accepting the car debt is the least this absentee father could do instead of suing his son on top of abandoning him .

[@sanogene5698]

@@marleonetti7 they didn’t say the father wasn’t in the home. It seems as if he was in the home just on drugs and that still do t mean he owes him.

[@tyrellarnold8635]

Young man has to take accountability and learn to forgive at some point. No one is gonna keep buying that “My Dad Was A Crackhead So Anything I Do Wrong Or Fail To Do Is His Fault”. He has a chip on his shoulder and needs to find a way to forgive for his own sanity and growth. Surprised JM didn’t go harder trying to get him to see that.

[@TheCraftyCritic7]

His dad still has crackish ways not holding himself accountable for the trauma he put his son thru. So surprised judge Mathis didn’t hold him accountable.

[@Jsarmy87124]

He said because he doesn't have a dad if you had a functioning mom it's OK

[@4CQueen]

Everybody else's fault but the son's, he's grown now , time to take responsibility for his own failures.

[@SONeal012]

just because the mom wasn't on crack doesn't mean the household wasn't corrupted..it affects the entire family that young man is hurt..he feels and felt neglected..i hope he can get the help he needs to move forward in life..

[@4CQueen]

He needs to pick himself up and be better than his father, people do it every day; the defendant is using the past as a crutch to get out of paying his debt to his Father which currently has nothing to do with childhood.

[@leonidasspyropoulos849]

The defendant is an immature boy blaming everything on his father. Apparently his girlfriend is fueling this immaturity, so lame.

[@karenl14]

The fact that there's, both parents in the court room. And Mathis didn't ask why the son wasn't enrolled in Highschool. Judge should have asked mom to stand up. While your son needed help and hubby on crack, what did you do? Poor kid😢😢

[@trekgirl65]

If the child is home schooled and said so in the court documents, no need to ask about his schooling when it is in the court documents. LOL!

[@4CQueen]

The dad has been clean since the boy was four years old. The young man is using lame excuses. He probably cut School and dropped out . He's in victim mentality mode.

[@Fleefromsin]

Bishop Jakes said something so painfully powerful. There are times that you have to coexist with the lies, rumors & half-truths in SILENCE and no retaliation because to give attention to it, amplifies it- depleting your energy. Watch how your surroundings change. Take note of who believes what’s being/been said. Pay attention to who disconnects. Because there WILL BE a day when God SPEAKS UP for you. Until then, hold your peace.💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽#INDEED

[@chellymay27]

Ty 😇 for that

[@mywifiiscoolerthanyours]

Please Do Not sale any firearms or weapons to this young man and watch your nearest public offices🚨 troubled soul😢 sending healing energy to that family✨

[@misssharon6718]

Son is ungrateful and scrambling for excuses.

[@TheMilanW]

Why is judge Mathis questioning the child for the parents actions.

[@ULTRXBLXCK]

Parents rarely have to take accountability in his courtroom.

[@marskeins]

​@@ULTRXBLXCKbcuz in the real world. Excuses are just excuses. You think a judge will take pity on him bcuz he had a rough upbringing chances are they won't.

[@paulking20]

Because this young man is blaming his dad when his dad was clean since he was 4 😂😂

[@MaRia-xs5mz]

Because he’s no longer a child and he’s a grown man. Even when he was a teen he could have made the decision to want more for him self and get a diploma and make something of himself. Instead of blaming his crack head dad why didn’t his hard working mother have her son enrolled in school????? It’s unfortunate but just because he’s fair skin doesn’t give him an excuse. He actually has an advantage in America over darker complexion kids that grow up with both crack and drug addicted parents. Get therapy and make better choices

[@dthrust9037]

@@MaRia-xs5mzAmerican parents are lazy

[@LeshaFBaby]

The nicest i seen jm be to a former crackhead😮 his son couldn't wait to tell him and it backfired 🔥 hope they got on track now ..the mom seem to have suffered the most in the end

[@CassandraReneeXOXO]

I don’t think it backfired and the mom didn’t suffer….the son suffered the most! And still is….the mother went along with not putting her child in high school which should have been a CPS issue!

[@condesabeatriz9303]

​@@CassandraReneeXOXOexactly!

[@Jsarmy87124]

The mom choose to stay with him who cares of her suffering She didn't protect her son

[@PrettyColorsDoe]

Why JM questioning the defendant’s experience with a crackhead dad? Even with a mom, I can only imagine the impact on him as a youngster and even now. He seems mentally disturbed if not traumatized.

[@sammhammiam]

The son needs to grow up. Life sucks sometimes but it's not an excuse to get away with responsibility.

[@badseedent4827]

Judge sassy got offended and triggered when he spoke "ill" on his mom 😂😂

[@topnotch3112]

Bruh he put ah car in his name for you, but he ruined your life🙄

[@serious7179]

I don't understand why JM blamed that boy for his upbringing AT ALL. That was weird

[@autumnsimonee]

no frrrr!!! hella weird

[@beazdakid1988]

No it wasn’t the boy didn’t get his ged or highschool diploma and is blaming his parents for his issues. I was a product of a parent on drugs and one who is dead. And I didn’t use it as an excuse I used it as motivation. So stop. Making excuses for these kids we all go through things. It didn’t stop him from asking his dads for money and being a bum. lol yall funny.

[@NKAB4]

​@beazdakid1988 I agree bt some ppl handle &nd heal differently...not everyone uses it as motivation some grow up mentally emotionally disturbed...good thing you turned yours into a positive blessings to you...

[@bella_saysitall]

I don’t think he necessarily blamed him. He basically pointing out that you can’t use your upbringing as an excuse. This boy had no real trauma. He wasn’t rapped or neglected, nothing of that sort… He was trying to use it to make it seem like that was the reason for Everything and that’s just CRAP! 😂

[@gongzilla527]

​@@bella_saysitallhow the fc k do you know what that boy has been through ma'am. Were you there living his life with him? You should be more compassionate and considerate when passing judgment on strangers yall don't know. He know what he went through and he and he alone can attest to it.

[@andrebarnaby4354]

Base on what I saw he's just blaming his father for his problems

[@moniqueturner7628]

Defendant gf looks like the short lady from the poltergeist movie🤭🤭

[@WarGrowlmon18]

He had every right to do what he did with that car!!! If someone's putting your credit at risk, take that car back and remove the license plates from it in order to ensure that no one can drive it. The kid freely admitted that he was going to put his dad's credit at risk by prioritizing everything else!!! He just didn't care and thought that he should be allowed to get away with it.

[@themadmillionaire]

Horrible Father!!!

[@marleonetti7]

abandons him as a child , then sues him when he becomes an adult . bad dad .

[@4CQueen]

Rotten son using lame excuses to not pay his back father .

[@Victoria-OneLove4AllPeople]

He should cut ties with his father.

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

It's hard growing up in toxicity. You just have to remember that if you feel you were short-changed by your parents, well, you still have two boot straps to pull on and whatever strength of Spirituality you have within you to pull yourself out of whatever gutter you think your parents left you in and rely on relatives or teachers or the community to help you build your strength into the person you can be, even if your parents couldn't do enough for you - for whatever reason. I believe in God, and I believe He gave us all the Spirit, a conscience, and the free will to do the best we can for ourselves and for others. But we can't help others if we aren't going to help ourselves first - and we can't blame our circumstances on our upbringing for the rest of our lives, certainly not into adulthood anyway. 🙏🏽💞

[@carolharris5455]

The parents still wants to control him

[@themadmillionaire]

Why is the audience laughing at the plaintiffs jokes?

[@misterbee66]

He followed you to get the money 💰 that you owed him.

[@momoboolman8820]

A lot of children like the defendant, are left with unanswered questions so they have no other choice but to make an immature assumption that doesn't make any sense because they don't know any better. The defendant is wrong and he owes the money. but I do feel bad for him because nobody has set him down now as an adult and actually told him what was what.

[@chrissygoodrich1856]

Why was this women’s undergarments brought up? She had very little to do with the actual case. 😂🤗

[@jeannettelee2806]

Anytime someone complain is she disrespectful, they are full of sh&t. The father knowns his son has an learning problem. His mother is afraid of her husband and I can see her not helping her child because of that narcissist man. The son needs to get far away from them for his own safety and sanity.

[@royaldavis640]

The dad has some nerve his son ain’t shit cause he learned from him!!!

[@Rodney0515]

Thank You Queen ❤I pray that you receive blessings in abundance 🙏🏾

[@rosalynasare5765]

It seems the son needs counseling and accountability for his own actions and lack of motivation

[@adrianknight1406]

Very sad situation here between father and son. His dad being on crack completely destroyed his life and upbringing.

[@NKAB4]

I grew up with a drug addicted father my mama would say "yal should be happy to have a dad in the home"..."I went through that for yal"...fuck that it's not healthy at all to have a chld grow up in bs so they can say they had a dad...cus when they divorced he was a no show anyway...we suffered alot emotionally &nd mentally behind the domestic violence the drug abuse &nd the stalking he did once she decided she was done...I'm 42 now &nd still get mad at things that happened way back then smh...

[@DaishaView]

At some point you have to take accountability

[@deemari577]

Yes! You hit the nail on the head. That "get over it and stop using family dysfunction as an excuse" is so wrong of Mathis. Just because he "made it" doesn't mean everyone else can. He should have recommended family counseling... He needs better training in family dynanmcs in my op.

[@bestrong8543]

Im surprised judge Mathis didn’t have more empathy and compassion for the defendant his dad was on drugs most his child hood that can cause so much trauma and resentment

[@trekgirl65]

Many children have grown up around drugged out parents and made something of themselves, never blamed the parents for doing good they did with the parents.

[@bestrong8543]

@@trekgirl65 naw I disagree with you I’m a recovering addict and I know first hand drugs ruins relationships it’s time for the plaintiff to own up and try to repair his relationship with his son because it’s obvious his son still has some resentments the plaintiff nonchalant demeanor really bothered me

[@finestnostalgia]

@@trekgirl65 Breaking news... not everyone is the same...

[@stevennoel2878]

I honestly find it so sad when people come to this court and say that it altered and damage their life that their parent weren’t there, or did drugs and that thats the reason for how their life is. You get your own life, and you do with it what you want and feel like it. Yes you can have a bad environment but you can learn from it and do different

[@dance4life1208]

But I mean it could be true y'all love excusing bad behavior

[@cedricyoung9883]

I'm not with you on this one Judge . If his father starting smoking crack from the time the son was 4 until he was 17 , and his mother was too busy working to look after him , he could've easily been a fuck up just like you were . What don't you understand about that 🤨 ?

[@natalyaorlando1407]

Bingo

[@SRT_DRE]

He didn’t say he was influenced by the streets. He didn’t say he was in and out of jail as a result. He said he “didn’t get to experience his childhood” because he mom had a job and his dad was a drug addict. And as it turns out, his dad coached a football team that he was apart of even if for 1 year. There’s plenty of people who don’t have fathers and a working single mother that have great childhoods. He came to court trying to gain sympathy like his father owed him for it. Yeah, his father might owe him quality time, but he doesn’t owe him money because of it. His father was such a bad father to him and he still borrowing money from him. I wouldn’t ask for money from someone I resent. That’s wild.

[@Reigntaylor333]

@@SRT_DREwell said. I had a very messed up childhood, what you do as an adult is your responsibility not anyone else’s. And it appears that his father did try to redeem himself. Many children don’t have even that much but do something with their lives. His circumstances as a child wasn’t his fault but as an adult, it is.

[@isiahwarner3087]

​@@SRT_DRE Exactly 💯%!! The defendant is acting like the victim and refuses to accept responsibility. ⚖️

[@katashiagriffin7807]

Once again Judge is flip flopping...in some cases he's shaming the crackheads for their behaviors and the pain they cause their family and friends...but then he handles cases like this... pretty much blaming the victims of the former crackhead for every thing...the red flag should've been when the son said he had an IEP letting you know he has some form of intellectual or learning disability...so the years his dad was cracked out...he needed to be there for this young man and shame on mom too for not being there for him.

[@Sunshine134chick]

The son keeps blaming his parents for his shortcomings

[@lightbulb134]

New Mathias show sucks without Doyle. Seems like actors not true litigants.

[@dearachambliss8380]

Agreed! Looks very fake

[@marilynmiller9730]

Judge Mathis was so hard on the son. No compassion 💔 after the crackhead father's abuse growing up. And what's wrong with the mother, no response .

[@theunfamoustruth]

What garbage you saying 😂

[@beazdakid1988]

How was he hard on the son. The man was clean for 13 years. And the son us us using him. You fail to see the issue. He got clean while he was still growing up. Y’all just dont like to see someone being held accountable foe they’re actions.

[@marilynmiller9730]

@@beazdakid1988 You need to watch that episode again. CIAO!!

[@beazdakid1988]

@@marilynmiller9730 he wasn’t hard on him

[@theunfamoustruth]

@@marilynmiller9730 You're soft but I just realise its a woman i'm talking too so it makes sense.

[@tavonmills9076]

My dad wasn’t on drugs etc but he wasn’t there for me and as an adult he’s still not but like I told him I’ll be a better person than you. Don’t live in misery because of what someone else did to you BE BETTER!!

[@sparr5132]

Judge Mathis was completely unreasonable with the way he handled this. He was a child growing up with a crackhead father. This truly infuriated me!

[@lightbulb134]

Infuriating case. Crackhead father ruined his son. IEP son with learning disability. You did not take care of your son who needed extra help. Mother should speak up

[@trekgirl65]

Many children grow up in homes where the parents are on drugs, does not mean the kid is a mess.

[@mscapeverde1788]

​​@trekgirl65 But we've all seen Mathis crucify women, especially Black women, who were addicts. His is adamant about how they need to make things right with their kids and the while damn world. He's at the least inconsistent. You know this.

[@justsobrandi1142]

The son was coming up with so many excuses. He's an adult that was trying to use the past as a reason.

[@marleonetti7]

but just when he was moving on , then the same dad that abandoned him as a child now sues him as an adult . i would be angry too . are u human ?

[@justsobrandi1142]

@@marleonetti7 It was 13 years later. He has both parents and a relationship. He got a car for his grown son to pay. It was the sons bill. Not the parents . He needed to grow up. Are you grown?

[@SiLvErWaRe000]

Been taking care of myself since I was 15. I enrolled myself in high school as well. This kid didn't go to school because he didn't want to. I think the lack of good parenting caused him not to grow up, but he still made the choices himself.

[@trekgirl65]

To the complainers of Judge Mathis, I was a child of an alcoholic and was sexually abused by my father. My parents were divorced. I never blamed my father alcoholism or his abuse on me for my poor choices later in life. I made mistakes like many of my generation, did not finish high school, but got my GED. Went to a trade school Job Corps and got jobs and got stable work. I never blamed my father for my mistakes, for I owned each and every one of them. Never drank nor did the other thing. I kept clean and made mistakes adults do. And am now disabled from genetics. Doing fine enough. So, the child is grown, father is clean and everyone pity's the grown man for his mistakes that he blames dad for. You make your own mistakes. I had a rough childhood, but I took responsibility for the mistakes I did on my own as an adult.

[@yokimawhittaker5193]

The witness of the defendant reminds me of that little lady from Poltergeist 😂

[@aliciamackie5876]

Judge Mathis acting like he be on that stuff. Why is he’s going so hard on the son for his childhood???

[@trekgirl65]

You hate good judges? Sad. Mathis is a good one and uses his past to do good instead.

[@mscapeverde1788]

​@@trekgirl65He's a wishy- washy judge. Why do you jump in these comments defending these judges like they're some infallible deities? It's so odd.

[@azhairving]

I'm not sure what his IEP is for exactly but there seems to have been no life skills instruction.

[@SToNEYx-_]

It’s a special ed program. You can get it if you have anything from ADHD to autism.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

How does the father, who by the way seems to have turned his own life around, being a former crack addict, have anything to do with Sonny not paying for a car??? I mean what??? Did he think that entitles him to stiffing his father and expecting to get away with it???

[@HellokittyLuv03]

Exactly like the dad said how did he ruin his whole life🙄🙄🙄 I have the most drug addicts ever in my family and I didn't turn out like any of them...Time to grow tf up

[@JlockettPieces]

Woah 😮 The end took me out! 😢

[@noellecandy]

Don't play the blame game! #1 rule in my house and there's far less arguments for it

[@tjbooker9948]

I wonder if when the defendant met his girlfriend, if she was LIVING IN A VAN...DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!

[@jays.5978]

JM was easy on the crack head father…

[@ohpxpi3539]

Son has no accountability for his own life

[@lightbulb134]

He stated he had a learning disability. Bully of a father.

[@lightbulb134]

You are a cold individual. His life was ruined by this big mouth bully. IEP student who required extra help

[@ULTRXBLXCK]

He has a learning disability and his mother didn't bother sending him to high school. He doesn't even know what accountability means, he can't spell it. Probably can't read it. But he's supposed to take accountability for some shit that happened when he was a child? C'mon now.

[@ohpxpi3539]

@@ULTRXBLXCK he had no problem learning the meaning of “fuck you”. I don’t wanna hear anything about a learning disability, if he can learn that… he can be held accountable for his life! Stop coddling grown ass men. Dude is an adult with a girlfriend still blaming his dad for his life.

[@smoothlyabrasive9805]

Maybe he's upset with his dad because some of the other Caucasian kids got good stuff from their dads.🤔

[@tonymonta2475]

Can afford to go on vacation but not pay bills?

[@ULTRXBLXCK]

Why would you expect a child to say, "I want to go to school like other children," especially a special needs child? Kids don't like school, they don't understand how important education is. As an 8th grader he's supposed to make all the right choices and get things done even when his dad is on crack and his mom doesn't care? C'mon, his parents need to take some accountability. Sometimes Judge acts like someone saying they used to be a crackhead fixes everything that happened when they were a crackhead. He also seems to thing single mothers are infallible because he had a single mother. But we've all seen some terrible ass single mothers on this show. Childhood trauma follows us all through life and he acts like since he came out cool everyone should, but things that will break some people don't bother others. Cases like this infuriate me. They both set the kid up for failure and the dad has the nerve to stand there like, "we raised him better." Sir you were on crack, you didn't raise him. At best he saw you. You can't raise anyone when you're on crack.

[@franconero5]

Very well said.

[@trekgirl65]

Such disrespect you have to for people who were drug addicts made good with their lives. Mathis was one and he came out of it, went to law school and made something of himself, married, raised good kids and they never went to drugs. You never know what happens to a druggie who cleans themselves up and does good with their life, for it does happen.

[@soulja304]

Did Mathis forget he was a susceptible child??

[@robertmalone3997]

Looks like too much food stamps

[@1eaglefan960]

That young man better wake up and learn how to forgive, stand up for your man take responsibility for your own actions. People have to learn to stop blaming their parents for how bad their lives are. He wasn't abused physically or mentally and that is a blessing considered so many children are

[@samanthamckinney5158]

If the your parents. Are so bad don't borrow money.Period

[@Zenbby6]

Having a cracked out father, a mother who’s barely present because she’s having to work so much, and a learning disability due to whatever reason (mental, medical, developmental, etc) can actually screw a person up in to adulthood especially if he’s never received the help and support he needed in his formative years. Y’all are so quick to judge…it’s clear he’s not okay.

[@audenharper3014]

judge mathis should have offered to help him get his GED, I wanted to see what excuse he had for that

[@81ufom]

#DeeNation you went extra hard on that hard flo that day 😂

[@YAHsaves777]

Young people get your act together. Don’t be going on vacations if you can’t afford to pay for your car note.

[@karendorsey4780]

The defendant wants to play the victim! He can only blame himself for choices that he makes! The plaintiff may have had issues in the past, I do believe he tried to have a relationship with the defendant! It’s just sad!

[@Chevelious]

A freak outfit to a Christening is crazy 🤣🤣🤣

[@WarGrowlmon18]

It's the Poor Poor Pitiful Me Defense.

[@shanadelahaye1213]

Why is he blaming his father for everything?! He's such a cry baby.

[@quentinjones6877]

Hopefully the son has moved on from his father's actions now

[@SxCense]

That girlfriend and that sour face of hers. You can tell she always in family business.

[@Jesusismysavior97]

Both parents did the best they could ! And still are doing a good job. The son is going to get in trouble by God , by the way he talked to his parents. I pray salvation for the family

[@vamphilica]

Excusing neglection isn’t what god wants you to do but okay hun

[@Jesusismysavior97]

@@vamphilica are you going to forgive or hold that over your parents head forever “hun”

[@Jesusismysavior97]

@@vamphilica have a blessed day sis 🫶🏾

[@glenncurley680]

Prayers have never solved anything ever!

[@Jesusismysavior97]

@@glenncurley680 you don’t have faith

[@watchyatone702]

The defendant just sounds pitiful. Just mopey and full of excuses.

[@MaRia-xs5mz]

This comment section is strange 🙄This boy is no longer a child and he’s a grown man. Even when he was a teen he could have made the decision to want more for him self and get a diploma and make something of himself. Instead of blaming his crack head dad and why didn’t his hard working mother have her son enrolled in school????? It’s unfortunate but just because he’s fair skin doesn’t give him an excuse. He actually has an advantage in America over darker complexion kids that grow up with both crack and drug addicted parents. JM seen right through his excuses. Get therapy and make better choices

[@lareece2549]

The father said he was doing good working, making payments and whatever else prior to dating this young lady.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

His father ruins his life by being a crack addict and yet he goes to him for help on a car??? Something's not adding up here if you ask me!!!

[@Chiyembekezo]

It’s called victim mentality

[@y_e_i8213]

This is not funny and JM is very inappropriate.. so rude and disrespectful and has no empathy. Everybody’s life isn’t his

[@goodwill374]

So we just gone take allll accountability off the parent for being a crackhead and blame the CHILD for his CHILDHOOD.

[@condesabeatriz9303]

Judge must not know what an IEP is. That young man needed additional assistance at school, and apparently neither of his parents were able to help.

[@trekgirl65]

he knows what it is in the justice system. You hate judges who know a heck of a lot more then you. then go to college and law school and owe millions in student debt and then how smart you come out of it.

[@mscapeverde1788]

​@trekgirl65 You hate anybody who calls out these judges or has a different opinion than you. You jump from judge show to judge show in these comments attacking people. Weirdo. I have time for you today though, trekgirl.

[@lightbulb134]

Big mouth father bullied his son who had a learning disability.IEP. Mathis is soooo wrong.

[@jays.5978]

JM is a bully too

[@capoeiratheletics6375]

Y’all lack any accountability

[@capoeiratheletics6375]

Y’all lack any accountability

[@Meeksfamilymatters]

There's nothing you can do to earn salvation. Give Jesus a chance

[@Amkias2001]

I think I heard the son say “Because I had an IED” or whatever that paperworks called when a student has a learning disability in response to Judge Mathis asking him why he thinks his parents didn’t get him in school. But I don’t think judge heard him. But I’m not sure if I heard correctly. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@laterriasgilbert469]

I don’t feel like Judge was unreasonable although his dad was on drugs (which can cause a lot of damage) does not give him an excuse, I went through a similar situation wanted to go back to school they said i could not enroll myself guess what I did got an adult to enroll me because I was determined. One thing I did notice is that at the end when his mom cried the son did not speak until his gf nodded her head which gave him permission to speak. The dad had a point when he stated that his son was responsible before he met that gf and I guarantee you she has some type of control over what happens in the son’s life. I hope the son gets the help he needs because if that was my man he would def be in therapy or getting a trade or something

[@trekgirl65]

Judge Mathis was on drugs as a teen, not his father.

[@beazdakid1988]

That kid gonna use that as an excuse until he is dead. I lived in that same situation. He gonna have to learn to forgive his father. And he will then be e a better man. Son boyfriend etc. and take accountability for his actions.

[@MESHA511]

He(son) didn’t take any accountability

[@HP-rp5nn]

The mother poisoned the son against his father. Her tears are for the damage and emotional trauma caused by her words on her son. So sad

[@sandrac699]

Him and his girlfriend love playing the victim card.

[@marskeins]

I mean Mathis maybe been a little bit harsh. But I understand what he did here. I get it the young man had a rough upbringing. But in the real world rough upbringings aren't excuses for doing bad period. He gotta start takijg responsibility for his actions. The dad though is quite pitiful bcuz he completely brushes under the rug what his crack addiction did.

[@reddrum9716]

It sounded like he said he had an iep does the judge not understand what that is?? He’s being so hard on him

[@Katomusicgroup]

He is going to use his dad being on crack for the rest of his life as an excuse its sad

[@DJ-vj4vi]

It doesn’t sound like his son likes him or respects him at all. His son doesn’t love him at all clearly look how he talks down on his own dad.

[@valeedadavidson678]

JM IS WRONG. HE WAS A CHILD. HOW TF WAS HE SUPPOSED TO PUT HIMSELF INTO SCHOOL. THEN THE MOTHER SAT THERE &0 DIDN'T SAY A WORD. THE MOTHER DIDN'T EVEN DEFEND HERSELF AGAINST WHAT HE WAS SAYING SMH

[@WarGrowlmon18]

Honestly the kid's excuses DO sound really ridiculous!!! He didn't ask his mom for all of these years why she didn't enroll him in high school??? He didn't bother to at least get a GED since then??? I'm not totally buying this.

[@lifeinthejazzlane5706]

No parent is perfect sounds like the dad tried his best after getting clean! The son is going to keep going down hill if he continues to play victim and be up his GF ass instead of going to work

[@naterriebracynebblett4435]

I'm here My Beloved Favorite Judge ***ASHAY ***