Woman’s Excuses For Why She Doesn’t Clean House Filled With Dirty Dishes, Clutter Everywhere

Ernest and Christy admit that their house is a mess. There are dirty dishes throughout the kitchen, moldy food left out, piles of laundry in multiple rooms and clutter everywhere. In their daughter’s room, there is so much stuff that it's not possible to get to the bathroom door.

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Ernest claims Christy is a hoarder who doesn’t cook or clean and has allowed their daughters to do the same. Christy, however, says there are reasons she can’t keep the house tidy.

In the video above from Thursday’s episode of Dr. Phil, Dr. Phil reviews some of the excuses Christy has given for not cleaning.

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On Thursday, hear what Ernest and Christy’s daughters say about their parents’ relationship – and their parenting. Can Dr. Phil save this marriage in time for them to save their home, which is on the verge of going into foreclosure? Check here to see where you can watch.

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[chibimanga]

It's like they're just playing the reverse uno card on each other to clean the house but they both have an unlimited supply of them so nothing is getting done.

[michellestewart]

I am a single mum I’ve had three operations on my spine & my house doesn’t look like that lady

[kristalrogers]

If I had a house as beautiful as that WAS when it was empty I’d do anything I could to keep it that way and I’d be proud to show it off.

[mizzysparrots]

I'm genuinely surprised how much they are laughing at her and dr phil is making fun of her. People who live like this arent just lazy, they usually have underlying issues. She has mentioned several times in this video that shes depressed, upset, disorganized and emotionally drained from things that happened in her life. If this was any other person we all would feel bad and want to help. But because her outlet is a messy house, we make fun of her? She needs help

[spitefulriot]

My husband and I call it “Marital Counseling” when we put music on and clean. All it takes is a half hour a day after work to keep our home guest ready. We kiss and giggle the whole time, and I hope we do it the rest of our lives together. Highly recommended.

[MJ-iqph]

The thing is...you can’t clean if you never get rid of unneeded things and try to keep at least somewhat organized. All that clutter makes cleaning an overwhelming obstacle course! 😖 This lady needs HELP!

[ericanoel]

I live in a 1 bedroom condo that has windows floors and stove from the 60s and my place is spotless. Take pride in what you have no matter what it is.

[carter]

Why is the wife getting all the heat ( not that she doesn’t deserve any, cause she does ) but I would think that the husband is also to blame

[YoYo_Ma]

Why is this on her, when there are two adults in the house???

[maryjambor]

To be fair to her, I know I'm most productive when my husband is also helping out with things. If he's sitting on his butt playing phone games while I'm making dinner, I have no motivation to clean while waiting for stuff. If he's doing something productive, I'm inclined to also be productive.

[jessrocksyearight]

I just don’t understand why women are expected to work and pay half the bills and STILL come home and take care of the entire house by ourselves. If we have to work 40 hours then division of labor should be 50/50! He’s just as much to blame as she is.

[Beverlyssong]

They both work full time jobs and neither one has done the right thing. I’m not trying to cut the wife any slack, but come on, he is just as responsible for the problem as she is. It’s obvious he abuses her verbally and emotionally. All I’m saying is I would love to see dr. Phil giving the husband a hard time for the cleaning, yes, but more for the verbal and emotional abuse. If you listen, he’s obviously a jerk to his daughters as well. It’s easy to blame the wife, though, isn’t it? :(

[babstarr]

I'm a single mom of 3 for 20 years and have severe arthritis, depression and anxiety and waiting for my hip replacement...my house has NEVER looked like that.

[scarlettn]

The audience laughing is beyond disrespectful. Being laughed at like that is probably similar to how she feels when her husband is belittling her.

[brandonhaygood]

I'm not defending these people but it seems to be pretty questionable that Dr. Phil allows the audience to simply laugh at them mockingly. I mean isn't he supposed to try and help these people? How can people get help with a crowd of people laughing at them the whole way through?

[elliewellie_YouTube]

"I'm a type B person" is the worst excuse for hoarding I've ever heard

[kaycarle]

Letting her daughters sleep on bedding that dirty and having a kitchen that is so unhygienic is child abuse.

[butterflysnme]

I have a lot of the things she mentioned and it's really hard to break out of it. I've had a massive depressive disorder for many years. It's hard, really hard sometimes.

[emmasimpson]

speaking from experience, this woman keeps the house like that as a parallel to the way she feels mentally. this isn't about laziness, it's a cry for help.

[dianeupshaw]

I think Einstein would conclude that this woman's situation is not relative to his.