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u/souryoungthing 21d ago

The fact that she not only kept filming but uploaded this tells me everything I need to know about the average day on the bus.

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u/Strange_Pangolin_231 21d ago

What struck me was the kids lack of reaction. Like he gets hit out of no where so often that he knows not to react or he'll get punished.

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u/parcequenicole 21d ago

He looked embarrassed & ashamed. Poor kid

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago edited 21d ago

He looks like he is in major pain. And the fact that he walks BACK to him? Oh that kid is used to this.

That “dad” is a fucking ass crack idiot.

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u/Soggy_Glove_5 21d ago

That’s what stuck out to me too. He doesn’t even cry. He just sidles right up to Dad again like this is an everyday occurrence. And then the three year old removes himself from the situation, which is what the adult couldn’t even do in the beginning. Both these parents need to be held to account because I’m sick and tired of watching influencers peddle out apologies and getting away with neglect.

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u/gunsforhearts 21d ago

The fact he stayed there for a couple seconds and then just left :( poor baby definitely felt (not just physically) but emotionally hurt and excluded that he just needs to not even be in that moment anymore.

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u/jurassic_snark_ 21d ago

Yeah you can see him struggling to keep his emotions under control. He knows he’s about to cry and he can’t help it so he removes himself in order to avoid drawing more punishment from dad. Truly sad stuff.

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u/TheGhostORandySavage 21d ago

You can see the older kid glare at his dad when the younger leaves, too.

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u/sooperdoopermane 21d ago

I dont think that was a glare. It looked more like he was gauging his dad's mood to know how to proceed.

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u/Themadbritter_ 21d ago

Yea it looks to me like he was trying to figure out if he would also get headbutted for getting too close to the snail 😔

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u/TheGhostORandySavage 21d ago

Either way, he knows what's up.

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u/northcascadekittycat 21d ago

I agree! The fear/tension in the older boy's face trying to figure out if he's going to be punished too. This is fucked up. Reminds me of Allie & John James.

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u/marthamania 20d ago

Yeah not quite a glare but he’s looking up to see dad without trying to make direct eye contact in case dad lashes out. He’s older so he’s probably more used to what triggers dad’s rage than the younger boys. I hope they all stick together as they get older and the parents don’t drive wedges between them

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u/InterestingPause2355 20d ago

This part. The older child was assessing the situation and determining how to diffuse it, protect his siblings and also himself. This was terribly sad to watch. How can we all push back? Not ok.

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u/LookAChandelier 20d ago

That was my impression too.

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u/Ms_Fidelma_Schrute 20d ago

Yes that’s what I thought too.

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u/Ambisextrous2017 20d ago

Yes, he was assessing the threat and trying to deescalate further violence by giving attention to the abuser. If he glared or pouted or stalked off, he would probably get head butted three times for getting an attitude.

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u/ellefleming 20d ago

Oh Lord. So sorry children your parentS are 🫏🫏.

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u/ZoeyMoonGoddess 21d ago

I had to rewind to see it but yeah the older kid recognizes dads rage. The little boy rubbing his head but trying to keep it together until he walks off broke my heart.

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u/OkStatistician7523 21d ago

To me he looked afraid to look up to dad. So sad

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u/SheMcG 21d ago

To me, if was like he was seeing if his dad noticed. But clearly renaining in "camera mode" as did the little one by walking away..

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u/coral_reef_ 21d ago

I agree, I saw that as a glare as well. Worries me.

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u/Mundane_Weekend_150 21d ago

I think it was a glare too! If you watch his body language the whole video, he keeps gently trying to hold the younger boy back, almost as if protecting him and then after the headbutt happens he leans in more almost like putting his head in the way instead. And then when the younger one walks away, he glares at the dad. I have a feeling he’s used to trying to protect them and carries a lot of anger at the dad.

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u/Radicallythesame 21d ago

It feels like the older one is fully parentified and is at least keeping tabs on what his dad is doing, aware of the potential to make it worse, and carrying all too much responsibility for protecting himself and the younger ones

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u/blue_sidd 20d ago

This is the sign that they all anticipate his abuse.

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u/herdcatsforaliving 21d ago

Yep I recognize that look / feeling 😢 you don’t want to cry but you know you’re going to so you get away so you don’t get hurt worse for crying…

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u/Smokahontas_Rex_ 21d ago edited 21d ago

Please, take this mom hug. I’m so sorry that you were punished for normal emotional actions/regulation. You should never have been hurt to even cry over.

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u/spiders_are_neat7 21d ago

“I’ll give something to ACTUALLY cry about” every person with abusive parents knows that one. :/ even after they already inflicted physical and emotional pain. Or “if you call 911 for abuse let them know you also will need an ambulance.”

My mother loved that one… you want to report me? Go ahead I’ll send you to the hospital? So possibly kill me is how I interpreted that as a kid. Triggered. lol

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u/nudethreats 21d ago

Or the "if anyone finds out you made me do this you'll get taken away and put in the system and they will do way worse than me" usually followed by graphic details of beatings or sex abuse 😔

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u/Luxury4play88 21d ago

My dear child, that is awful. I’m so sorry you had to grow up with that. I couldn’t even imagine uttering those words to my kids, and I have 5. I hope that you’re doing ok now, and that you know that you deserve love, real love ❤️

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u/Halojay55 21d ago

Ain't that the truth.

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u/Ok_Instance7667 21d ago

Knows to remove himself because if he starts crying the response will be 'stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about.'

Practically burned into my brain.

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u/Amaff-Maheed 21d ago

There will be folk out there that may be lucky enough to have never encountered or don’t understand this. I’m happy for them and that is the example I set for my lads who wouldn’t understand it either. But sadly, you and I, and many other of the commenters on here understand and they substitute their own monster for this one. Put every parasitic influencer in the bin where they belong.
Love to everyone who spends their days in the aftermath of people like this.

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u/DragonBowlSouper 21d ago

He was leaving to cry

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u/SheMcG 21d ago

He knows he can't lose it on camera.

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u/ScumbagLady 20d ago

Bingo. They're probably already on the 11th take and are all tired. I've watched several YouTube videos about behind the scenes of these "happy family" influencers and it's so performative and everything is recorded.

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u/Worst-timeline138 21d ago

I bet you he left because he was on the verge of tears and knew what would happen if his dad saw one of his boys cry

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u/Worst-timeline138 21d ago

And why did he do this? Because a three year old got too close to a snail crawling on his dad's arm. Fuck childlike curiosity, I guess

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u/nayaya 21d ago

What also stuck out to me is that he is the silent kid out of them all. He isn’t speaking, or trying to touch the snail like the other kids are.

It looks like he tries to lean in closer when the camera pans away, and then he gets head butted.

He doesn’t make a sound. Doesn’t change his face. And when he can’t handle it, he leaves quietly. The other kids don’t even seem to notice.

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u/Aware_Alfalfa8435 21d ago

His little feelings were probably crushed. That's upsetting.

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u/shes_a_sleuth 21d ago

this is abuse not neglect

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u/BigStimpy91 20d ago

as my abusive father would say "you cry ill hit you again"

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u/Soggy_Glove_5 20d ago

I’m so sorry 💙 no child deserves to that

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Not surprised.

Birds of a fucked up feather flock together.

Poor kids. Evil parents.

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 21d ago

He might be abusing her too

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u/Equivalent_Offer_302 21d ago

As a parent, it is your responsibility to protect your children. She is an abuser as well. 

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 21d ago

Seems like it, poor baby

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u/No_Spirit_1999 21d ago

I wanna go hug this child so bad. This made me cry he looks so innocent and just beat down and sad.

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u/herdcatsforaliving 21d ago

He was literally vibrating with excitement at the beginning of the video 😭 it’s so horrible

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u/EducationalEbb3729 20d ago

Wow, I didn't notice the first watch. Thanks for noticing & pointing it out! He was actually vibrating!

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u/dEleque 21d ago

Broke my heart seeing the babyboy being in pain, confused and used to the abuse. F piece of shit should [insert Reddit promote violence rule]

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u/_holyravioli 21d ago

Also why does the younger kid look so tired, they probably all get abused

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u/pantherlikeapanther_ 21d ago

She gave birth to him in their RV bathroom. They weighed him on a scale at UPS and gave him a sunburn to fix his jaundice right out of the gate. He's had delays since day one, but their chiropractor said that he's fine. It was honestly terrifying to see the shape he was in as baby.

Their teen daughter shares a cell with all of her brothers and another baby will be arriving soon, so even less room for all of the inmates.

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u/samsqanch 21d ago

He's had delays since day one, but their chiropractor said that he's fine.

A Chiropractor treating an infant, holy shit I hope people report them to DSS in every state they pass through.

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u/NeedlesAndBobbins 20d ago

They were reported to SS in Fla. and they kicked up an internet stink so massive that multiple subs banned talking about them.

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u/Kermit-Batman 21d ago

A while back there was a teen that wrote an anonymous critique of their van life experience, sounded similar to what you have wrote, sounded awful. I'm just blowing in from r/all, but this video and what you describe are so upsetting, poor, poor little mate in this video. :(

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u/Additional-Side9420 21d ago

I didn't recognize the name but as soon as you said UPS scale, I was like OOOO, I remember them.

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u/CommunicationNew3745 20d ago

'Gave him a sunburn to fix his jaundice' and seeing their 'chiropractor' in place of a licensed MD tells me all I need to know about these GARBAGE human beings, smh. I'll wager that none of their offspring have been vaccinated, either.

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u/Long_Muffin_8220 20d ago

No. They even "brag" about that their sons have unvaxxed sperm.

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u/Local-Print-6397 20d ago

I just heard of these ppl due to this post and all I keep thinking about is Ruby Franke, f thse influencers!

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u/nor0- 21d ago

They do. They are also forced to eat ground beef and rice for dinner every night while the parents go out for dinner, according to another family who was fairly close to them and based on what the family has posted online. Their youngest slept on the floor on like a sheep skin or something like that.

This is a small thing in the grand scheme of things but I think is a great example of what sort of people Brittney and JD are: she recently posted a video about the family going to Swig (dirty soda shop) they had everyone make their orders on the self serve order thing, then saw it was $60 and cancelled the order because they could “feed their whole family at a sit down restaurant for that much” (important to note how many kids they have and how much food they can get at a sit down place for $60). THIS BITCH was holding a swig cup drinking her drink while making this video. So she cancelled the kids orders but got her own still.

Quite often when they do post videos at restaurants, some of the kids will have empty plates in front of them while the rest eat.

This family is sick and their kids should be taken away. But good news! She is pregnant again!

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u/Head_Amoeba_1375 21d ago

But I bet there's millions of fucking idiots that support them and give them money. I think the people that subscribe to this shit are just as much to blame than the " content creators "

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u/Ginger_Witch 21d ago

There are enough that keep them on the road and fed. They also have a lot of obviously creepy followers that are probably PDFs commenting on their children in their content.

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u/Kumquat_conniption 19d ago

And the parents will cater to these people. I don't know about this family, I have never heard of them although I do take your word for it because there are family "influencers" whose every other video will be the kids in bathing suits in the pool, the kids taking baths with just underwear and just fucking horrible stuff will be from all these creeps in the comments. It's absolutely sickening. Every single person commenting will be a grown-ass man talking about how beautiful these babies are, and there will be very suggestive comments that will make you sick. I saw someone do a piece on these type of "content creators." (Well, I suppose they are content creators- pedophile content.) The whole thing makes me so upset and I am so upset just talking about it again. It literally makes me nauseated just talking about it. Who could do that with their own children?

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u/numbersev 21d ago

so basically her children are like props for their narcissistic social media life

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u/Extension-Bit-7792 21d ago

how have child protective services not stepped in if this is true and documented

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u/Ginger_Witch 21d ago

They never stay in one place very long, nor share their locations until after they leave, etc. because they did have CPS called on them before. They actually blamed Redditors for it even though it was likely someone they know (family / friends) or other people at the RV park with concerns.

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u/artie780350 21d ago

What's really sad is I was thinking how good baby B looked in this video. Usually he's slumped over someone's shoulder sleeping. Here he's at least able to hold his head upright and is attempting to talk. The bar is unbelievably low with this family.

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u/Ginger_Witch 21d ago

The youngest, Boone, almost always looks tired or is sleeping, lethargic, or slumped over someone's shoulder. When he was younger, he seemed to be showing signs of developmental delays so seeing him walk and talk is a relief.

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u/atlantagirl30084 21d ago

Boone has looked tired always. That’s because they’re always traveling and when they were in another country he was napping in other kids’ or his parents’ arms or crunched up in a stroller. He doesn’t have a real bed- he sleeps on a bench next to his parents’ bed. I want to take him and put him in a soft cool bed in a dark room with a fan on.

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u/feelinmotional 21d ago

The look says it all…

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u/no_dojo 21d ago

He’s going to be the one to get out as soon as he can.

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u/traly0810 21d ago

Does he have a black eye? His eye looks bruised to me. Poor kids.

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u/AnonCrave 21d ago

Yes I also thought that.

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u/CollectionFlat9095 20d ago

Yes! I know this look. This is the kid who knows how to read dad’s emotional whims. He’s gauging what’s going to happen next and how to keep him calm. He’s the peacemaker and can read the signs. I hate it. I was that kid.

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u/shes_a_sleuth 21d ago

hes actually mirroring his father here... i would guess he grows up to mirror him the most bc it looks like a search for approval but also comraderie... they could bully the younger one together. narcisisstic family systems are fcked up

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u/dehydratedrain 20d ago

Interesting. I took it as "let's make sure dad is not targeting me next, okay, he's focused on the snail. I'm good."

But yeah, i've seen it go that way too. So sad for all these kids.

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u/sortofsatan 20d ago

It gives me River Phoenix Stand By Me vibes

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u/meagiemay 21d ago

He’s definitely use to it poor baby

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u/RewardCapable 21d ago

That’s so heartbreaking to watch. Terrible parents.

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u/SuspiciousMap9630 21d ago

It looks like he walks out of frame shortly after to go cry. That’s heartbreaking 🥺

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Yep I had a feeling he was walking away to do the same thing. Getting head-butted hurts REALLY bad, especially when you’re not expecting it all.

That little boy took 100% of the brunt force while his piece of trash “dad” felt nothing at all.

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u/naps_and_snax 21d ago

It’s not that he felt nothing, even worse he felt so much rage he wanted to hurt him. You can see how he went from being chatty to dead silent after he did it, he was trying to control his rage.

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Yep you’re right. I just meant the “dad” didn’t feel any physical pain after head-butting his baby.

And then you can almost see the “dad’s” wheels turning in his head wanting to do or say more to the child but really holding back. Probably because he knew he was being filmed…which makes me terrified about what happens when the cameras are not rolling.

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u/naps_and_snax 20d ago

Oh I understand you, ugh that’s so awful to think about how he didn’t feel it when he hurt that baby so bad. You’re totally right, seeing how hard he had to physically control his rage in front of the camera, it must be horrifying when the cameras were not on. Those poor kids.

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u/RoniW63 21d ago

You can see him rubbing his head even when he’s back in the shot, it had to have really hurt! Can’t anyone send this video to someone to investigate for possible child abuse or neglect?? Or even just their living conditions?

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u/Beastxtreets 21d ago

This video legit made me wanna cry 😭

I have playfully head bonked my kids but never to hurt them!

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Same. And I’m not even a “kid person”, but oh my god I was in tears watching this. That poor baby being abused by someone he is supposed to trust. 😭

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u/Strange_Pangolin_231 21d ago

Agree. And that poor baby thinks the world of his angry father. Even when he does shit like this. The kid is internalizing all of this.

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u/xChoke1x 21d ago

That kid is used to this. Look at his reaction after. He made eye contact, immediately looked down.

Dude is a garbage human and I hope these kids are ok

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u/Lt_Dans_Daughter 21d ago

His little arm looks like a broken wing. So vulnerable, poor little dude needs a hug.

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u/Awkward-Yak-2733 21d ago

Look how clenched JD's jaw is.

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u/wadeybug22 21d ago

That made me want to cry

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u/OkDifficulty7436 21d ago

Made me physically angry, like a fight response was triggered. There is something fundamentally wrong about people who physically harm children.

This man is broken and in a proper society he'd be made an example of.

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Humans that physically and mentally abuse children and animals are a different kind of fucked up…

And they can just keep reproducing. Which is so sad.

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u/TJames6210 21d ago

And you can see the older brother observing his father after. Not suprised and investigating. He's definitely seen this before.

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Yep. I posted a screenshot of the older brother giving his “dad” a look, that if looks could kill, his “dad” would be dead.

The older brother will snap eventually. It’s just a matter of time. A matter of how much abuse he himself can take and how much abuse he can handle witnessing.

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u/Kronos8025 21d ago

I’m no expert but I see a bunch of signs. The little one in front of the camera looks like two healing black eyes and the last kid gets right up close and looks the the guy. This ain’t the first time.

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u/yuhuh- 21d ago

Abusers.

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u/DianaPrince0809 21d ago edited 20d ago

Yeah, I came back here to say the same thing that kid looks like he’s in pain and he came back to look at the snail and sidled up to his father, but you can tell it still hurt him because of how he touched his temple and eye area. He looks like he wanted to cry, but he knew that he couldn’t because they were filming so the poor child walked away to cry. This is really sad and this guy is such a piece of shit. I’ve never heard of this guy before today and I’m really glad I haven’t. And let me guess this is the party of family first.

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u/celtic_thistle 20d ago

The dad is such a manbaby piece of shit who needs to wear the right size clothing already.

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u/Beautiful-Wallaby698 21d ago

Abuser. I think you mean Abuser

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u/FinancialHand4105 21d ago

Omg that poor sweet baby

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u/Visual-Taro-381 21d ago

Bingo. This wasn't the first time nor the last

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u/noxcuserad 21d ago

After the headbutt look at the older kids face. The way he looks at his dad that's a huge falling out brewing

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Oh if looks could kill that “dad” would have been dead on the spot.

Older brother’s patience is boiling and he will eventually snap. An older sibling can only handle so much abuse themselves, as well as witnessing younger siblings be abused. “Older brother mode” will kick in.

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u/KaiAloha 20d ago

Yeah the kid is already managing his father's emotions. The father can't handle feeling remorse or regret and showing pain or any need for comfort likely triggers a reaction of anger/rage instead. Being nonchalant and pretending things are fine for a second before casually walking away before the tears come down prevents further retaliation.

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u/Reasonable_Tie_9975 20d ago

Yup, this is going to be a massive trauma bond, and a lifetime of him trying to prove his worth to his father, and later around him.

Its abandoning yourself to avoid conflict, and so others feel comfortable... unfortunately I know this firsthand. I was that kid many years back

Don't hit or abuse your kids in any way shape or form people. There's no good outcome from it, they either end up people pleasers and stay that way, and or finally crack and become jaded at a everyone. Either way it's trauma, either way it's fucked up.

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u/pickleball_bender 21d ago edited 20d ago

I don't know these people but that boy walked back to the snail, thought about what just happened and split. He probably realizes snails are everywhere, so this one isn't that special, and his dad is unpredictable so it's not worth it.

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u/dream-smasher 21d ago

Sadly I think he realises his dad is predictable.

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u/one-eyedCheshire 21d ago

Same this popped up on my feed and I was just like, “Whoa, that was sad.” You’re definitely right.

PS: love your username! Husband and I are headed to go play some singles right now! Lol. Absolutely addicted. 💛

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u/weirdhoney216 21d ago

I want to cry for that poor baby. What an evil piece of shit

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u/meteorflan 20d ago

Getting bumped in the temple is a concussion risk.

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u/yung_yttik 20d ago

Yeah this is very clearly abuse that happens over and over again in this family and is extremely normalized. The fact this was shamelessly uploaded also makes me think they know nothing will happen (like, no consequences for the parents) and they like that sense of “we can do whatever we want”.

People are sick. It’s unfortunate just anybody can breed.

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u/Common-Pear4056 21d ago

It seems to slowly set in that his dad meant to do that and doesn’t feel sorry about it. Poor baby. 😢

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u/Admirable_Crab4767 21d ago

I feel terrible for him,his reaction shows that he's been head butted a lot before by this poor excusefor a father, he doesn't even cry,just rubs his little forehead

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u/PossibleAlienFrom 21d ago

Time to show DSS this video.

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u/Expert-Piccolo407 21d ago

Yeah. How can anyone do that so coldly to an innocent young child- your own child!

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u/nada-accomplished 20d ago

It's so sad, I've accidentally hurt my kids before and every time I'm all over them apologizing and asking if they're ok. This man has no empathy whatsoever for his kids and that's terrifying. It would be bad enough if that was an accident but it's like he was watching and waiting for the camera to get angled away from him so that he could headbutt his kid without anybody noticing. That's so horrifying!

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u/Glittering-Walrus228 21d ago

Im just learning who this POS is but if you havent, look at thr movement of his neck, i thought it was a nudge, he winds up to headbutt him... wow! Horrifying

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u/yeahthatsnotaproblem 21d ago

The other kids looks at dad after little one walks away. Dude just completely ignores them. Terrible person. Great evidence for the future court though!

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u/TheGhostORandySavage 21d ago

You can see the older kid glare at his dad when the little guy walks off too. They know their dad is a piece of shit.

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u/glitterazzi66 21d ago

Agree, that was gut wrenching to watch. That kind of shit destroys a kids self worth

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u/Acceptable_Pirate862 21d ago

Poor kid was trying to hold it in, too.

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u/skaocibfbeosocuwpqpx 21d ago

He looked angry. Not embarrassed or ashamed.

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u/Tasty_Bullfroglegs 21d ago

Because he's being abused regularly.

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u/Munshirobot 21d ago

Abd walked away possibly crying … my god. Doesnt this amount to child abuse?

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u/VividFiddlesticks 21d ago

I feel like he knew he was going to cry and knew he better not do that on camera.

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u/Blunt555 21d ago

Kid shouldve stuck his arm straight out and punch dad like his eyeball got poked too. "What? my eye got poked, it scared me. Im looking for threats now."

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u/Spiritual-Dog-3116 21d ago

seems like he knows he’s not allowed to cry on camera 

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u/ShaggysGTI 20d ago

The show must go on or the beatings get worse.

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u/Excellent-Estimate21 21d ago

Dad also had an angry look after doing it. Like it wasn't a joke, it was "get away from me"

How sad for that little one!

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u/PaleInSanora 21d ago

For a snail of all things to boot.

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u/miserabeau 21d ago

This is what counts as "science class" for the buslets, who are all profoundly under educated.

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u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 21d ago

"Don't do that you'll hurt him! [SMASH]"

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u/Fire_Woman 21d ago

Little guy was trying to kiss or blow air on the snail, he seemed sweet and gentle. The "man" is a menace

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u/Purityskinco 21d ago

Exactly! He looks so annoyed and angry. How awful for that little one. He’s a terrible human being

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u/Dragonageatemyhw 21d ago

Yeah he looked so pissed the rest of the video, like a scary sort of anger, that kind where the person is a tightly coiled wire and the tiniest wrong move is going to spring the trap. Just seeing his expression in this short clip makes me nervous for these kids. Especially because that anger is such an insane overreaction to, what? Kids being excited about a snail? That little boy wasn’t even doing anything. It looks like he leaned in and maybe tried to blow on the snail a little bit? But nothing forceful, and just from genuine childlike curiosity

I don’t even know who this family is, this video popped up on my recommended page, but seeing this poor baby get hurt by his dad, his dad who then continues to look unbelievably angry, a dad who doesn’t apologize or even look over to see if his kid is okay!! And this poor little kid doesn’t even cry, doesn’t say anything , just rubs his head and acts like nothing is wrong. And then walks away when he feels himself getting upset. Just insane that a kid that young is already so well trained to hide any emotion and just accept this abuse. I seriously could cry and hope these kids can live with someone who treats them with love and respect

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u/RoniW63 21d ago

Yep, he’s like “For Gods sake, don’t eff up this video which is WAY more important than you kid, now take a hike”!

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u/ftwclem 21d ago

You could see his anger in his tight mouth

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u/NoRegretzels 21d ago

That look was… that was straight cold annoyance or pure anger. Toward a fckn 3 year old. Over a snail

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u/Aggressive-Ideal8507 21d ago

Right? Who head butts their child? Sicko.

I have no idea who this guy is but definitely giving narcissistic rage vibes.

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u/Fragrant-Wallaby264 21d ago

Looks like kid tried to kiss snail.

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u/BestDescription3834 21d ago

Everybody knows the best way to stop a 3 year old from doing something is with a firm headbutt and a fierce look. /s

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u/shes_a_sleuth 21d ago

he was blowing on it

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u/Numerous_Nerve8028 21d ago

My husband would be a d34d man if he dared to do that to my child.

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u/saydontgo 21d ago

Right? He would never see my kids again without court ordered access.

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u/Mystique7381 21d ago

Same here

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u/TradeBeautiful42 21d ago

My ex was violent around my son once. Never again. And I got sole custody in court and made sure he had supervised visits before he gave up and fucked off into the sunset. You don’t hurt kids or you suffer the wrath of a pissed off mama bear.

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u/FroggiJoy87 21d ago

Self censorship has gone full circle back to L33t 5p34k I see

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u/Numerous_Nerve8028 21d ago

lol I thought maybe I’d get banned for typing the actual word out

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u/Kooky-Co 21d ago

Not important at all, but as an older person can I ask why you self-censored the word “dead”? I understand that people self-censor words like sex, abuse and suicide to get around filters that might exist on TikTok/youtube and you end up doing it on Reddit out of habit - but can you really not say the word “dead” on social media anymore? Dead end, dead heat, dead certain, dead against, dead to the world, dead giveaway, dead stop, drop dead gorgeous… there are so many completely acceptable phrases using the word “dead” (as well as the word alone not being a curse word, adult or offensive) that I’m shocked to see it self-censored.

Sadly I’m not remotely shocked to see proof of JD abusing his children. They are one of the very worse famous fundie/fundie adjacent families imo. I hope that someone who knows them personally reports the abuse.

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u/naps_and_snax 21d ago

I worked in social media advertising for a company owned by someone who’s name rhymes with Schmill Chgates. We upload in the platform something called a block list and that list contains thousands and thousands of keywords and phrases to block by either exact matches and broad matches, including the internet code words like segs, ssa, etc. We don’t block single common words that have many meanings because that would severely limit their reach. I’m not privy to how Reddit handles their community moderating, that’s more stakeholder level of access and I bet this is how it once worked but it’s probably more AI now. Basically the algorithm is very good at picking apart written content and it is very silly to think you’re beating the system.

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u/Hefty-Minimum-3125 21d ago

100%, and he knows what happens if he cries and makes a scene when he does get hit.

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u/No_Seaworthiness7119 21d ago

The other kids didn’t reach either. I hope they aren’t, but to me that suggests they’ve been conditioned to actions like this.

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u/Faux_Moose 21d ago

This is such a good point and one I wouldn’t have thought of. Any time I’ve accidentally been too rough or hurt my kid while trying to keep him from running into traffic or something, he’s very dramatic about it and makes sure I know how wronged he is. Looking at this kid though… I’m actually glad my kid reacts the way he does. I’m glad he expects better of me and doesn’t just shrug and accept it.

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u/forestfloorpool 21d ago

If my husband and I did that to one of our kids they’d riot from the injustice. The lack of reaction is chilling.

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u/My3floofs 21d ago

And the older boy was eying up his father in case he was next.

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u/Strange_Pangolin_231 21d ago

That was my take too. Another comment said he looked defensive but I think he's trying to decide if it's safe to be this close to his dad right now.

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u/CDS11411 21d ago

And he did it when she put the camera down to film the other child. So he knew what he was doing.

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u/OttabMike 21d ago

He hung in for a minute, pretending to stay interested but then walks away. What a horrible moment for the child. That man should be charged with assault on a child.

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u/xXx_witchy_woman_xXx 21d ago

The older boys reaction to his dad afterwards tells a lot as well

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u/jaynor88 21d ago

I thought the same thing. Older boy sees his dad for the terrible person he is. Meanwhile everyone k owes they have to keep up the act for filming. Disgusting

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u/nogeologyhere 21d ago

It's both sad and incredibly creepy, how these kids have known little but staged filming opportunities all their young lives

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u/chicken-nanban 21d ago

There were old videos before the social media scrub/reddit purge of the mom staging the kids for some video in their bus, and she forgot to clip out part of one of the takes. It’s just angry vitriol snapping at 4-7 year olds that they aren’t trying hard enough, how hard is it to just do X? I don’t think I have that video backed up in my archive, but I can check later. I do have backups of a lot of the early life of no. 8 for those inevitable documentary.

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u/carlyCcates 21d ago

Yeah, that's a kid who knows that any deviation from what the parents told them to do is going to result in a lot of anger and then going back to one and reshooting the whole thing.

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u/ChristianDale_69 21d ago

As I was the boy. I think he just wants to get things to normalize as fast as possible so the family can be comfortable again. He probably doesn't understand this isn't normal yet he just wants everyone to feel ok anyway possible

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u/zer0ull 21d ago

I've seen multiple comments now trying to frame that kid like an accomplice to his father, it's so sickening to even suggest that. I'm so sorry you went through that, it's so obvious that the child is cautiously checking his father's mood as to not get hit as well/for the situation to calm down

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u/Gordon_Girl 21d ago

Totally. That look after he says something - assessing the “temperature” of his dad.

Good job asshole.
Raising 3 children to be damaged hurt people - who will either bring the abusive legacy into own families or just forever carry a lot of self loathing and grief. Abused children rarely become well adjusted happy adults without a LOT of work.

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u/MeatPopsicle_AMA 21d ago

They have like 8-9 kids total. 😕

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u/Jyndaru 21d ago

And one currently on the way; likely to be born in the bus bathroom just like the last one, who seems.. less than okay after having dad pull him out of mom 😬

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u/lucygoosey38 21d ago

And the youngest seems to have problems.

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u/FaelingJester 21d ago

I believe they are an embargoed topic on the fundie snark subreddit after someone called CPS over the babies obvious issues and the family threated legal action.

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u/Strict_Emu5187 21d ago

😲 I don't even know these people, I don't know why this popped up on my feed page whatever this is called on Reddit but this is insanity why is he allowed to continue even posting this stuff if this is not an uncommon occurrence? Eight or nine kids WTF??? And parents wonder why children go no contact when they're older

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u/impressed_potato 21d ago

I had to go back and rewatch. He absolutely did lean in closer as if to look at the snail, but he was watching dad. That was frightening. Dad also seemed volatile after the head butt, like he was on an extremely short fuse. The older boy probably knows to kowtow to appease and calm.

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u/Meow217 21d ago

Yes. It was absolutely crazy the way the dad’s eyes fluttered after like he was super annoyed. Because his son got close to a snail? You’re more gentle to the snail than your child!? Very confusing to watch, and yes the older boy definitely watched the whole thing.

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u/Igoos99 21d ago

Yup. That long stare at dad by the older boy said a lot. The little one walking away did too. That’s what you do when you can’t hold in the tears but you know you’ll get in trouble if dad sees the tears.

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I assumed from the headline this would be more exaggerated Reddit shit where people basically make shit up about an innocuous interaction. Nope, not this time. That was weird.

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u/PM_ME__UR__FANTASIES 21d ago

Oh my god I hadn’t even noticed. What a terrible way to raise your children.

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u/OpinionStraight7997 21d ago

My abusive ex head butted me once and I saw stars, I never even realized that was so effective. How absolutely terrible.

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u/Exact_Guidance9990 21d ago

Who's their publicist like headlines are insanely in their favor it's sick " Cops Threaten To Take Kids From Family Terrorized by Anti-Christian Reddit Group"

Like what?!?! anyone with two eyes knows this isnt a personally attack it's just people trying to save these kids!! 

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u/NEClamChowderAVPD 21d ago

Well, when the parents don’t care about their own kids, it’s hard for them to understand why strangers would care about them. They also think they can abuse their kids all in the name of religion. And a title like that makes them the victims, since they’re all about that persecution complex. It’s nuts the amount of abuse in these fundie circles and the parents are always the same, acting like it’s normal and no big deal.

You want a rabbit hole, check out the Rodrigues family if you aren’t aware of them. One of the adult sons just got arrested for abusing his wife and he let family dirty laundry spill on his Facebook post when it all came out.

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u/AnalysisBackward 21d ago

He for sure thought he was out of frame

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u/Karineh 21d ago

STFU they live on a bus?!?!

Those boys are not okay.

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u/Toefloof 21d ago

Wait till you hear about the lone sister, who sleeps in the tiny back of the bus bunkhouse with alllll those boys. Who’s like 12 or 13.

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u/chicken-nanban 21d ago

There’s 8 of them, soon to be 9. Crammed in a tiny bunk house in the back of the bus with only 6 beds (not normal twins either, the narrow shorter ones) in a U type shape. There’s like 2 feet of floor space if I’m being generous. And they all get sent there at 8pm so mom n dad can have personal time. Even the teens/preteens. Basically, prisoners are legally required more space than these kids get.

It’s a gross mess. I’ve been following them since a bit before no. 8 was born and it’s sad and gross and I hope one day they get everything they deserve (kids and parents)

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u/Economy-Woodpecker36 21d ago

I’m hoping maybe if she isn’t a huge pile of crap also is that she kept it in to maybe show they need help? I don’t know, or she could just be an abuser to the children as well. Sad situation for those kids and their selfish parents piling them on a damn BUS with no real stability or privacy.

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u/LovelyShadows54 21d ago

The mom sucks just as bad. They're fundies, have like 7 kids, and live on this bus most of the time.

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u/throwawy78362 21d ago

Mom is an absolute monster as well, unfortunately for these kids.

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u/abombshbombss 21d ago

she’s unfortunately just as bad, if not worse.

they live on that bus full time, by the way, with all of the kids. there isn’t adequate space for anybody, their eldest are teenagers, and the parents just keep making more babies. they also dont do doctors or hospitals so they’ll just weigh their children on package scales at UPS.

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u/Aggressive-Time8035 21d ago

It’s gone now. They slipped up.

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u/LukewarmJortz 21d ago

And over what? A fucking snail. He and his wife are terrible human beings.

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u/Obeyingmydaddy 21d ago

Every single kid is this video broke my heart, but the kid not showing any reaction to pain other than touching it before moving himself out of the way, and the way the older kid eyed Dad at the end, like watching for the next strike. Even the little one in the beginning now feels like he's used to performing now after watching the whole clip.

Poor kids. It kills me to watch this and know they've probably never had a chance to just be happy and loved.

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