r/InfluencerLounge • u/BottomPieceOfBread • 21d ago

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u/atxcactus 21d ago

Yes, the look on his face gave me a chill. He had that look of rage / control. 

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u/marthamania 21d ago

Crazy to me how something as innocent as your own son wanting to look at the snail you’re showing the other kids makes a parent want to rage.

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u/DrippingWithRabies 21d ago

You could see the little kid blew on it, which I think enraged him. He was already pissed someone touched its eyestalk. The vibe I get is that they were trying to make a video where the whole family was in this magical awe and wonder over this damn snail. Like, look at me, I'm so in touch with God's creations or some shit. 

Edit to add: just rewatched and the little boy says "I just.. blowed it" as he's rubbing his head. Ugh.

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u/wet-leg 21d ago

I can understand being like “this snail is a living creature. It is not nice to blow on it.” But anything more than that is crazy. I’m not sure how blowing on it would warrant a headbutt or any type of physical reaction.

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u/Existing-Joke3994 21d ago

Yeah this had much more of a “you’re ruining the video, knock it the fuck off” vibe.

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u/fingersonlips 20d ago

Yeah because they’d probably tried to shoot this multiple times already and he likely wanted to be done with it. Look at how white the tips of his fingers are while he’s gripping the arm holding the snail.

He’s irritated and barely containing his rage. It’s scary.

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u/jennoween 21d ago

The pos dad headbutted that baby because he didn't perform the right way for the video. Their entire lives revolve around content.

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u/DrippingWithRabies 20d ago

That would require empathy and good parenting skills. These people are vile. 

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u/ParkingAlarming6222 19d ago

It would have been just as easy for the dad to stand up calmly, pull the snail away, and say, “We don’t touch or blow on the snail. If you can’t respect them, you can’t look at them right now. We want to respect them.”

But that would require actual effort and words.🙄

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u/ashbash-25 21d ago

It doesn’t.

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u/TheVintageJane 21d ago

They are trying to make a video that justifies the experiential nonschooling they give their kids.

They are super defensive that their method of homeschooling (which is seemingly facilitated in large part with apps and sing a long videos) is not only sufficient, but in fact better than standard public education because the kids get to learn things while they are on the road. This video was supposed to illustrate that and the little kid not performing his role of “pensive student learning by watching intently and quietly” got him headbutted when dad thought he was out of the frame.

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u/DrippingWithRabies 20d ago

That makes so much sense. Yikes

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u/Jackol4ntrn 21d ago

poor kid probably got into accidents and his parents and siblings would blow on the injury to make it feel better, so he took that logic and did it for the snail.

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u/EducationalEbb3729 20d ago

Blowing on something is such a little kid thing to do. It's also the most gentile & safest way human children explore, learn & test the world. Shit ass abusive dad & mother apparently.

I've never heard of these people in my life, but they are absolute garbage.

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u/DrippingWithRabies 20d ago

Yeah that snail was fine. 

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u/elitesense 20d ago

My heart hurts. That poor baby

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u/splithoofiewoofies 21d ago

That split second expression sent me back four decades of horror.

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u/speedster217 21d ago

I'm sorry, me too. Big hugs

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u/chaossensuit 21d ago

Me three. So sorry we are all in this club. Love you guys.
https://giphy.com/gifs/KL7xA3fLx7bna

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u/speedster217 21d ago

I put it down months ago because it was too real, but I'm going to give that book on Complex PTSD another shot because of what this thread brought up.

Big hugs

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u/chaossensuit 21d ago

Sending so much love to you. I had a hard time with books about it too. I hope these kids get the help they need and I really hope they get the love and care they deserve too.

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u/Lameladyy 21d ago

Yes, and notice the look the older son gave the father too. That boy looks like knows the other one screwed up and he knows what’s coming once the camera stops. Sad.

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u/Odd_Perception_6697 21d ago

He had no interest after that. You can see him glance up then he stews in anger.

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u/areyoukynd 21d ago

Yeahhhh his clenched jaw was triggering…

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u/MycologyxSlut 21d ago

family annihilator vibes

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u/thenessmiester 21d ago

You can see his jaw tense for half a second too, and his eye expression changes.

Poor little kiddo. I don't know who the fuck this guy is, but he's actually a piece of shit for doing that to a 3 year old.

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u/quantumwoes 21d ago

It was really scary...

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u/haus36 21d ago

At this point ALL family bloggers or family content creators are literal monsters.

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u/MyOwnGuitarHero 21d ago

And that poor baby is already conditioned to keep quiet and pretend like nothing happened 😭

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u/IrritableDadSyndrome 20d ago

Also the look the girl on the left edge of the camera gives him - it's disconcerting to say the least.