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Here’s the link to local times: http://www.andersoncooper.com/page/when-its-on
Day after the polygraph, yee ha
this week just keeps getting better, it always comes in waves. maybe with him knowing the show is on the next day,he will be off balance a little. has he talked to anyone about the show being on who didnt know about him being a sa. i know with my partner if he get nervous he cant keep his lies or stories straight, he trips himself up
Lynn,
I’ll be at work, so I will be tivo-ing it. I wish we could all watch it together and hold your hand. Hang in there. I’m so in awe of your bravery.Love Julie
Have you seen a tape yet? I hope when you watch it sort of as a third party that you see the strength in yourself and it gives you hope in yourself.
No, they actually called back today and said they are NOT providing me with a tape at all, and hope that i have someone who can record it for me. and I DON’T!
We don’t have any way to record it.The girl who arranged all this, Aleeka, she’s off the show now, apparently. A lot of what she said we would get, we didn’t.
OMG, why is that no surprise in this SA life?? I CAN’T believe they won’t have a tape for you!!! WTF??? Sorry; excuse my French. Just in a grouchy mood tonight. And what happened with sweeps week? I think I really hate the television industry.
They have the shows viewable on their website but I don’t know how soon after airing. In the day and age of DVR’s, how to record something and pass it on to someone else is way beyond my scope of knowledge. I wish I could help 🙁
I am not technical but I am SURE one of the sisters can figure this out and make a copy for you. I think that is poor form on the part of the show. Should be a standard part and parcel for anyone doing a tv show in anything. I really wonder about the world we live in.
wow, watching the clips on TV now, and on the website. I am REALLY STRUGGLING with those fake eyelashes. LOL. Between them and trying not to cry, I’m making some really kooky faces. wow.
I just read the full description of the second half of hat show. My H and his sister could have went. Him representing the sex addiction and his sister is horribly addicted to the new rage, bath salts.
I am so PISSED!! I missed it. A family member here yaking away…by the time I thought it had just ended!!! GAWD Will I be able to watch it on the Anderson site in a few days?? 🙁
I don’t know how it will be able to be accessed. I was told you could watch old episodes online. I wasn’t able to get it taped, either!!!
Did you watch it Lynn? We had a family emergency and although I recorded it at home, I am out of state. I was wondering what you thought of the end result.
Lynn, thanks for the reminder. I’m going to go check now to make sure it recorded.
Kim, I hope everything is ok with your family. xoxo
Hi Lynn,
I just finished watching you! First, let me say you were just beautiful inside and out—poised, warm, authentic, feminine, articulate, pretty, and smart.
That second doctor talked too much, I thought.
For a first foray into the media on this issue, I think you were a great ambassador.Your husband kind of creeps me out though. He sounded rehearsed and insincere—mouthing 12 step platitudes and ready to lie again at a moment’s notice. I thought he was trying to set himself up as a sympathetic figure–a poster boy for a new disease foundation people should donate to. I appreciated Anderson’s remarks, and the audience member who called him on how he blamed others for it.
I’m wondering how it went in your home, Lynn, when you watched it. Was he with you?
re: the polygraph
I can see he could be the kind of guy who believes his own lies and tests like he’s telling the truth because he believes it.I hope Anderson honours his desire to help you, Lynn. But I also think maybe you need a second legal opinion. SA may not be grounds, but his behaviours, all added up, might be something else by a different name.
Bravo, brave woman.
Bravo Lynn!!!! I thought you did so well on the AC show.
I’m just going to shoot out my intial impressions.
You are gorgeous, woman! Way out of his league:) You were not too blinky with your false eyelashes. I wouldn’t have noticed except that you had mentioned it and I was watching for it. You appeared comfortable enough. You were clear in telling your story, getting out a lot of factual information, when and how he betrayed you. I thought you shared so sincerely with appropriate emotion expressing the pain you have suffered. The audience really heard you.
I thought the intro to the segment was good, bringing the issue to light, including the conundrum that although SA doesn’t meet the criteria for diagnosis, there is an increase in counseling for it. Hmmm. I thought both professionals answered intelligently and persuasively.
Just my opnion here… but your husband seemed very detatched from you and the damage he has done to you and the marraige. He seemed robotic to me, lacking approriate emotional response and no empathy toward you. Hard to explain but he seemed even disconnected from himself, how heinous his behavior is, that he should have seemed more humble or repentant but rather he was now playing this great teaching role. I thought he was very narcissistic in his expressions, body language and his message. Honestly, it seemed to me that he thought he was the star of the show and that it didn’t even matter to him why he was there. Like no shame. I loved that the audience called him on his blaming. He had that 10 year old, caught with pants down, expression to one question, I forgot what it was, (dang it) toward the end of the segment. Maybe it was would he have gone to counsel if he hadn’t been caught. “Uh, Noooooo.”
At the end, did you grab his hand, Lynn? You were holding hands but it didn’t show who made the gesture.
At the end when AC said you would get some help…have they offered you anything? Counseling, money for your divorce?
Thankyou for representing us so well, Lynn. You are a wonderful woman.
I would love for you to post your thoughts about the interview after you get the oppotunity to see it. And I would LOVE to hear your husbands take. I can’t believe he did it. How do you think his coming out on national TV will affect his life, job, friends, family, etc.?
With gratitude and respect,
Debora
Diane and Debora,
Thank you both so much. You all know that the last thing you feel when struggling with your husband’s sex addiction is attractive. I was not happy AT ALL with the makeup, so overdone for me and you can see me dying to lick off some of that swathe of lipgloss.
The audience was amazing. They were all sitting there, so attententive. Many started crying when I was struggling not to, and watching them made me want to be strong enough to get through this so they could understand better, and I wouldn’t be just another broken down woman crying about her man on some talk show. I wanted them to know this was bigger than that. They showed so much anger at some points, when we got off the stage H said he was afraid he’d be lynched before we got to the car that was waiting to take us to the airport.
I watched it alone. My daughter came down during the last 4-5 mins and she was just tickled because I was on TV. She didn’t even notice what for. NOW she’s upset because a friend of her boyfriend’s saw it and told him and now she’s afraid he’ll break up with her because she’s the daughter of a sex addict. I pointed out that he’s her step dad, and I don’t think her boyfriend is that shallow. She said “I just don’t want him to be embarrassed to be seen with me.” Good point.
I was so nervous that I did not actually notice a lot about how H responded then, I was really trying my absolute best not to cry and it was threatening thunderstorms. I was preoccupied.
Watching it today, I agree. H was very calculating. Anderson said it, you approach this an almost clinical fashion and your wife seems to have suffered the emotional trauma. Anderson kept trying to get H to answer if the sexual addiction helped him get in touch with his feelings, or at least give him a moment where he was not in such tight control. That was odd to hear him say in the moment, and now it seems such a perfect.
I was struggling so hard NOT to cry the whole time.
H is in trouble at work. He was just put on indeterminate administrative leave.
he just walked in the door, so I have to go.
Thank you all for cheering for me. I did my best.
JoAnn’s turn now.
Lynn,
I am so proud of you! I thought you were wonderful, and you obviously pulled some emotion from the audience. I thought Anderson did a great job with the subject matter. I’ve never seen his show before, and I liked how he handled things. Your h reminds me a lot of my h in the things he said and in the weird detatched way her said it. I guess I have to appreciate the fact that he was willing to go on national tv, but that’s the only thing I can appreciate.
Thank you for being our Pioneer TV Sister! 🙂Love you!!
I havent watched it yet but it’s recorded and I CAN’T WAIT!! Thank you, Lynn!! Kudos and lots of love and support!!!
Lynn, I am so honored to call you Sister! You were awesome AND looked fabulous in the process! Love, Liza
Lynn, I am so annoyed with myself. I accidentally taped Anderson360 instead, and got a bunch of vacuous politicians snarling at each other. I hope I can find it somewhere. In any case, you were so courageous to do this. xoxo
Lynn, thank you for doing this. I know it took alot of courage. You did great and looked beautiful. Im not the most superficial person and hate to comment on someones appearance, but given the circumstance I hope it is okay for me to say that I agree with Debora–you are WAY out of his league! You were dignified and articulate. I only wish there had been more time.
As for your husband, it either took courage for him too, or he is so deluded that he felt like a star. Not sure which, so will withhold judgment. But I did see that he seemed disconnected from your pain, which of course is something I think many of us can relate to and find infuriating.
Love to you!Dear Lynn,
I was able to watch it as a video on a Canadian TV station! First let me say my heart went out to you…unlike your husband, I could see you were trying to stay in control and that the entire process was emotionally very difficult- for you. I want to add that I think you are SO PRETTY and as I watched and recognized your familiar voice you just became prettier and prettier so that was WONDERFUL because lets face it, if we HAVE to go on national TV with some dipshit by our side…it doesn’t hurt for the camera to love you, now does it?? 😉 The other thing I want to say is you handled the topic with grace, articulation and intelilgence. It was SO CLEAR who the audience and the host understood and so clear who they didn’t. I BLOODY LOVE that Dr Ley and felt like shouting when he finallys said what I think day in and day out. Sex is NOT alcohol and never will be. My perception about his comment re: communication between the couple is that it was squarely directed at your husband and his incessant lying..and nothing to do with anything about how you presented what you wanted. Finally Lynn. your husband- he said it all- he wanted to keep his options open. Isn’t that EXACTLY what men of poor character do…keep their options open? I don’t give a damn what his polygraph said or did not say.The reaction he received from the audience, Anderson and Dr ley was spot on. He sounds like he is full of shit because he is. I don’t know what you are going to do with all of this Lynn. I really don’t. BUT I think that show should give you the help they promised you because you NEED IT and they benefited from your story. I cannot even begin to tell you how f–king fantastic I think your were and are and how clearly you are above him in EVERY way. You held your own like a TV regular and nothing about you could have been any better- even the eyelashes.;) With tremendous respect.. karen xx
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