Van Life Parents Need To Be STOPPED
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Imagine being in a RV that is so fucking horrible I wonder how do they even think their lives
That's not abuse, but I guess in your world. If you want change, get codes that a bus can only have x number of passengers. Many apartments have this rule too. As far as abuse, try a kid being molested by his brother and locking me in a cage to show me that boys are stronger than girls. I guess it's true. He ended up in a special school. He is probably brainless by now coloring and singing happy songs.. It makes me laugh when I think back to my special classmates. I can only imagine. Corey Johnson. Watch out for the guy in the sky. Born for games, right? My only complaint is that my relative is not in school and one parent is a white-pride, neo-nazi. who has almost killed me several times and gotten me in danger that he refuses to believe. He's the calm crazy as a mask. Calling CPS can cause major issues like foster care. I have also seen them coach parents on how to take care of their kids. An aid had been raised in a foster home but still saw her mother growing up.
Family of Nomads recently quit van life. The kids seemed the happiest they’d ever been, while the parents were in tears as the RV was stored away.
I would've arrested the parents, called cps and have the kids watch bluey
Hooray!
I think they value experiences more
@@linzixuan29 What do you mean?
@@MinisDunyasi5 the memories and lifestyle
@@linzixuan29 They can easily achieve that by doing this as a family trip.
People in prison get more personal space/privacy than these kids
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5:39 nahhhh cuz why do the parents CLOTHES have more space than the actual kids 😭
I noticed that to! They feel they’re worth less then their stuff it’s sick
coz theyre cunts...
Because they treat their kids like accessories not human beings
Omg that teenager in the crawlspace had no room to sit up. That would hurt really their back and neck. That’s not okay.
Trueeee
They're going to be in so much pain at 50 like me. (My spine issues are organic and genetic, but still.)
@@spirals73nah they’re gonna start hurting in their mid 20s
@@burppp.Nah thirteen at best
@@shirashiraonthewallikr its fucked up
"We've got plenty of storage FOR US" i can't believe she said that
How selfish. All the children need equal space and more privacy.
I heard that as I read this, my jaw dropped. How abusive.
"For us" she propably meant for our family but still
Right? Wondering if it’s rage baiting atp
@@Kwadraturashe was surgically talking About her and her husbands room/closet
I watched these family travel vlog once and never again! The children were 7 or 8 years old. They arrived in Thailand late afternoon the day before. Next morning, they were filmed eating breakfast. They were filmed during the outing all day. Then they were filmed going to a night market at 9-10 pm at night. They looked exhausted. Meanwhile, dad tried to act cheerful, kept asking kids to talk to the camera not once concerned how hot and tired his kids were.
Ngl that’s way too much for a kid you expect the dad to notice that they’re tired
Wow they ate breakfast and then did vacation type activities!? Somebody should call the authorities to help those children!😡
@@JuanMendoza-qd5lm Imagine a young child who were in the plane for 10 to 12 hours, arrived at the destination around 10 to 11 pm, checked into hotel by 1 am the next day, woke up at 8 am, walked around the city in 39 degree heat until 10 pm. I guess we could say that a normal tourist activities for some family.
@@pm7128 I'm sorry I just don't see the crime here. What you just described is essentially how 99% of family vacations occur.
@@pm7128 im assuming thats 39 C not 39F one is incredibly hot the other is near freezing not that bad but in thailand its probably the 103 degrees f heat and yeah walking around in that for any amount of time is not fun
the kid just wanting a hotel room for his bday was hilarious and horrible at the same time
I feel bad for them for wanting that because hotels aren’t that nice
Same
@@Girlymoth some hotels are better than a president's life little fella
but i agree with you
pretty sure THEY are nonbinary
Edit: BAHAHHA I STARTED A WAR.
Also she uses she/her now ❤️
@@millies.left.eyelashess 🤡
family of nomads quit rv life. the mom got a divorce from the stepdad, addison got her permit & a septum piercing, the son got music lessons, and the daughter turned 13 and had a real party. tbh they all seem sm happier that now i’m questioning the stepdad a little more.
Addison uses they/them pronouns I'm pretty sure.
@@TheProxy066 jess updated that addison uses she/her again last i saw, it was in the comments of a video
If the pronouns are switching around all the time, maybe they don’t really matter at all anyway 🤷♀️
Addison is they/them I think
@@emmagreenland-broadsmith6841 yeah it's pretty chill, it's kinda like the verbal equivalent to getting a new haircut
Can't wait to see where half these "van life" families will be in another 5 - 10 years.
"Our adult kids moved out of our van to try and re-enter society after we absolutely destroyed their ability to have a stable relationships and proper socialization! We don't know _why_ they've blocked us and won't respond, we were just being loving parents by showing them around the world instead of letting them have a good education and stable home life!"
But you can have a stable home life, socialisation and friends when you live in a motorhome. You also can have stable relationships. Hi, I’m the person with lived experience who has the right to say this!
@@lovinglifewitheli bs..
I had a pretty unstable life as a kid. Results always turn out the same with that kind of lifestyle - years of learning to socialize, getting over social anxiety and other mental disorders, searching for sense of safety.
@@lovinglifewitheli With all due respect, just because you're an exception does not mean you're the majority.
Unfortunately a majority of kids in these lifestyles don't turn out the same as you have and suffer lifelong consequences because of it, so while it's fantastic you were able to have a positive outcome from such an experience, you should also understand that most don't have that same positive experience you did.
@@lovinglifewithelino you don’t actually. Because a single anecdotal experience doesn’t negate the much more plentiful supporting evidence babe
for a second I thought Candlewax was actually one of the kids 😂😂
HAHAHA
LOOL ME TOO😂
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE VIDEO
ME TOO
ME TOOO
The fact they have a big room but are literally stacking their kids into shelves as if the kids are objects, makes me livid. This is full on abuse.
Yeah I agree
And that’s coming from someone who lives in an apartment
13:20
Crazy how they don’t even say that the kid “won’t be home” or “won’t be with us” but say that a she _wont be in the content_
She just completely disregarded the fact that a lot of people develop eating disorders due to their lack of control in other aspects of their lives. Eating is sometimes the ONLY thing they can control, especially in a situation like this one!!
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This is so true. The combined power of a complete lack of control in life and having your face plastered online for the public to scrutinise seems like a recipe for disaster for these young people
That, and OCD behaviours such as excessive handwashing are both warning signs that a child or teenager is experiencing too much stress and a feeling of lack of control in their lives.
Do you mean "she" as in Shira or "she" as in one of the moms in the TikToks that were being shown?
Thankyou for this comment as an late 30s adult with PTSD anxiety and more I didn't realize I was effecting my health as I was choosing poor sleep and diet choices . Disordered eating is definitely occuring within my home
Before this became a “lifestyle”, it was called homelessness.
I still call it that because thats exactly what it is...homelessness.
They've done gentrified homelessness
Literally
@@blackcherry6877but they’re choosing to live this way 😢
@@em-nn8ttyou can chose to be homeless
Selling your cozy house in the suburbs, quitting your stable job and living in an RV can be a totally valid life choice, *if you make it for yourself or mabye together with your partner*. But dragging kids into this? Wtf. The kids of these families did not make an educated life choice for themselves, their parents decided for them and dragged them along. Kids need a stable environment much more than some adults do and this is the opposite.
My parents actually have an RV and when I was a kid, I enjoyed it - for vacations! 3 weeks tops, usually less. It was fun and I liked our road trips, but after like two weeks I also felt very happy returning to our house and my room, with space and privacy and my friends and hobbies in town. The sheer thought of living like that full time as a kid is hell!
They found, *an* air mattress, meanwhile the teen is googling abusive retirement homes
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an?
@@cherubiaomg I’m a fan !!
@@cherubiaThey’re saying the family found **one** air mattress. Just one.
@@GlitterGoreyGarbage no the comment said ‘a air mattress’ which is grammatically incorrect so I put ‘an?’ to see if they meant it. you can see that they edited their comment
She blames social media for the eating disorder?? I'm not a specialist, but if I were to guess it would probably be a control thing. I can't control that we live in a van but i can control what I eat. Poor thing.
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Control is the reason people have an ED. Social media just brings it to attention more. @@shirashiraonthewall
Wouldn't be surprised if it's control, but also constant comments from her family about how they look. A camera in your face and being told to "look like this" "don't do that" "look happy" "remember our image" etc will eventually put a strain on a person, even if they aren't on social media.
@@Solonneysa Good point.
I feel this way, and I live in a HOUSE!!!
My mom chooses what I can and can’t wear, which might seem pretty reasonable, but she also constantly takes away my stuff, freedoms, and freetjme if I don’t do everything I’m supposed to.
So, I eat. A lot. Because the one thing she can’t stop me from doing is EATING. And then she SIDE EYES MY STOMACH.
And I feel like a fatass because of the internet standards.
As someone who was raised in a camper with 5 people 😢 i know what it does to the human mind!! Here I'm with all sorts of disorders as a 33 year old women!!
I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you recover soon. whats wrong? physical or psychological issues?
As the former child of homeschooling “missionaries”, my entire philosophy as a parent myself now is “you’re going to public school, we’re staying put”. It’s sick to try to isolate your kid while also stripping them of privacy. I’m sure there are exceptions and every situation is different but most kids just want friends and a place to get away from their parents from time to time.
Public school is trash, imagine bragging about sending your kid to that failure-factory
Bragging about giving their kids routine and an space to make friends in a structured environment? news flash, not everyone can afford private school or home schooling. Nor is everyone who does appropriately implementing education correctly. Get off your high horse. Public school isn't the best, yes. However it is significantly better than socially isolating your children and devoiding them of a proper education, socioemotional relationships, and privacy. School for some is a reprieve from home @@AgentMercer
@@animemusicluver1 you fluent in yapanese? Public schools are trash, and that is just a fact
@@animemusicluver1School doesn't have a monopoly on social interactions and education. Public school is actually detrimental to both for a lot of children.
@@animemusicluver1 public school made me attempt suicide twice, it really depends on the child
at least the US gives you homeschooling as an option, not where I'm at lol
I love that fact that each kid in the shelf one got a tv but they can’t really use it because there’s no wall and the sound would overlap horribly so only one could use it at a time, defeating the purpose.
okay i didnt even realize that and now my heart hurts lmaooooo i guess they will all have to use headphones :///////////////
could just use headphones
Have you never used bluetooth headphones?
They probably don’t even know the concept of provacy
My mom won’t even let our cat sleep on cold, hard ground. How could a parent let their child sleep on the floor while they enjoy sleeping on a warm, soft bed? They don’t even realize how shameful their actions are that they posted it proudly on social media. 🤦🏻♀️
what if the cat wants to? my cat prefers hard surfaces no matter how many soft surfaces we give him
@@texanarchy666 who cares?
So you telling Japan to stop?
When u have so many kids it’s hard trust people poor people don’t understand kids are expensive they make u more poor that’s why rich people have at lest 2 to 1 kid . While poor have 9 to 10 kids and wonder where there money is going while kids are not enjoying there children cause being poor I be there sharing one plate with 7 to 8 kids back home and parents never stop kids , every year the mother has child 🤦♀️ at lest 13 kids 😭 I’m never have that much kid no wonder if I am rich or poor , I wanna my kids to enjoy life , I wanna give everything without worrying about it that’s why 2 to 3 kids is a lot for me 🙌💯 I care about my kids happiness, healthy then have a big family.
@@br0l0gi think that's different, it's a cultural thing, but in that family half of them have beds while the other are not, personally i can't sleep on a comfortable bed while my baby is sleeping on the floor without even a thin matress, in our culture we do sleep on the floor sometimes but atleast we put something to sleep on :/
My aunt lives in a van and she has a TH-cam channel. She has 2 dogs and one cat, no kids. She doesn't exploit her pets. I always find myself proud of her for that.
“Our child has struggled with depression for a long time…so instead of reevaluating our lifestyle and trying to make a more stable and loving environment, I am now broadcasting about her mental health online for views.”
Well, my parents took us traveling in a motorhome for years when I was in my teens because we were getting bullied so much and had bad mental health. It actually helped us. So each to their own, but for some children it actually helps.
@@lovinglifewitheliyes that’s true and I’m glad it helped you, however one of the big issue with this content in particular is the fact that these children are being forced to have their lives broadcast online for views. I’m guessing when your parents did that for you, you weren’t being filmed 24/7 right?
Except alot of kids have depression these days living in houses, apartments, etc...I think the real problem is broadcasting kids for views/not asking them what they want. I do rv life and my daughter prefers it; when she wants to settle down we will.
Family of Nomads, when they were still doing van life they put their @ on the back of their van… literally just told every creep they drove past who’s in there and how to find them
I remember when I saw the video of them putting it on the camper. I was so shocked that they put that on there
Also not to mention that your risk of dying is higher while driving, and in this sense they put their children at a risk of death that normal parents usually don't do
I feel so bad for Addison 😭 imagining not being able to stand in your room and have to crawl? Oh lord…
Their family has moved back into a proper house.
"For her privacy" she said while posting the infos online. And I like in the ad how she says that her ED was caused by viewing social media when it was more probably caused by BEING the social media.
Not me thinking when she did the skit of “this is where so and so sleep” that it was the actual family ✋🏼😭
SO MANY PEOPLE DID LOL hahahahaha
Same😂😂😂😂
FR I THOUGHT ONE OF THE KIDS WAS ACTUALLY NAMED CANDLEWAX 😭😭😭😭😭😭
LMAOOO nah cuz same though
I watched that part two times before I figured it out, lol!
3:25 the problem is not that they play instruments, or are in a band, but that they are working. It's not a hobby. It's labour, and likely unpayed.
But like, it said litterally it's their income, so i suppose they feed them and stuff?
Ofc i still disagree with all of this stuff in vans n shit
@@reddy161 The fact it's their income is the problem dude.
they probably think that them using the money to pay for food and other necessities is “payment” for the kids but thats the bare minimum of parenting
@@reddy161 yes, exactly children working for food and shelter, that, correctly, Is not child laibour, it’s called slavery
@@Sasuga_Skky actually, from ur point of wiew, it is. Here i stand corrected
as a former van life (not vlogging) kid I can confirm it was a nightmare and has left me with mental health issues and problems with social interaction from never having real life permanent friends
Van life is perfect for young couples or couples who don’t have kids, but that small tiny space must be horrible for all those kids especially having no privacy
The nomad lady upsets me because she would broadcast all her kids' issues online and then only stop when she was getting divorced. And that's fair, but not because the kids needed a stable place and actually space.
They got divorced?
@banban4343 Yup, the couple got divorced. That's why they stopped living in the rv. She ,the mother, made a post about it.
Why did they get divorced? The van?
@@HebiHouseshe said that they just didn't mesh well as a married couple anymore. They sold the van before they announced this, I think in an effort to make it look better for them.
@@Spamilton1739 Hmmmm that's a bummer. Those poor kids
The most interesting part I find about this “lifestyle” is how the parents are always the only ones doing the talking. The parents always say they’re happy, and whenever the comments ask if the kids are happy, the parents are the ones speaking on their behalf, saying they’re happy, comfortable and love this “lifestyle” they have no control over.
Im not the only one mesmerized by the hair most of the time right? This girl looks like a natural barbie doll for real ❤❤
i promise my natural hair isnt that majestic, i just enjoy a nice lace front wig :)
My husband and I are planning on this. We DO NOT have any children.
I would NEVER do this to a kid.
ADD: I also refuse to watch any van conversion videos if the creators have kids. For one, it's just me and my husband. We don't need a huge conversion with bunks for extra people.
That’s amazing! I think van life can be really fun if it’s just two people. It can be kind of challenging though finding parking and bathrooms
@shirashiraonthewall Oh yes, for sure! Parking and bathrooms are two of our biggest concerns. We probably spend the most time talking about solutions to those particular problems. It will be a huge challenge, for sure.
Things like this need to be taken on a case by case basis. Firstly, there are many families throughout the world that live in a single room/studio house. My personal opinion is that vanlife is fine for young children and can be fun. I do think older kids and teens should have a more stable home if possible. I live in a van by choice. I’m a single mom and I waited until my youngest went to college before doing this. I also had to work three jobs just to pay the rent on a one bedroom apartment. So I can see why some families may not have a choice. Having a “stable” job is not that easy anymore. I should mention my main job was a career profession and I could still not make rent with it………… that being said, a lot of the examples you are showing are different. 10 kids in one camper is absurd. Family van bloggers is a bit of a red flag. My concern with this video is you are promoting judging people with kids in a camper without knowing the specifics.
Have you seen "The Concrete Oasis"? It's my favorite van build as far as the layout goes. I won't use public restrooms and I want a seating area and a bed, but don't want to have to convert it every morning and night, so this is the perfect build for me. I would use different materials and maybe do a murphey bed instead of electric, but I love their bathroom. If you search concrete oasis, there are a bunch of videos. Good luck with your build and I hope you have so much fun traveling! @@mosaicowlstudios
This is my master size bedroom, and here’s my child’s shelf- I mean bed 🥰
Here’s my child’s…. My child (on the floor)
Here's my child's- *the child sleeping on dog poop*
heres my child sleeping outside, dw theyre totally safe
Heres my child sleeping in the sink
we had a recreational camper that we shared with a couple other families growing up (recreational, as in for recreation anytime one of the owning families wanted to go on vacation they could take the camper, we didnt all live in it) one of the few times we went on vaction in the camper all of us (3) kids brought our friends,, well that night my parents decided to get down and the whole camper was shaking all night.. i never wanted to go on a trip in the camper again, and that was actually our last trip.. lol i couldnt imagine being a kid growing up in a camper with your parents.. that would be traumatizing..
OH MY GOD NO HAHAHAHAH
I am the youngest child of three raised by a single mother who moved us into a small home so that we could escape our abusive father. We had no furniture when our mother bought our home and for the first six months, we had to sleep on the floor. Now that I am an adult, I am proud of my mother for doing what she could on her own to make a safe home for us. When I see two parent, well to do families willingly subject their children to living in cramped spaces with no furniture not out of necessity but for clout, I feel disgusted.
In most of theses vanlife families squeeze their kids into such cramped spaces but they make sure that the parents have a spacious room/bed.
I hope you get better
It’s just
What’s the point
I feel so bad for Addison they have her living like a snake 😮
TRUUEE
Yeah her "room" is worse than Harry Potter's closet and at least that is fictional 💀
addison uses they/them pronouns, i believe
It really p***ses me off that their kids get tiny, shoe box spaces to sleep and live, and the parents get a full room with an actual mattress and space for storage.
This is child abuse. The parents are selfish.
Exactly! The kids should get the bedroom and giant bed and the parents should sleep in the cupboard or on the kitchen counter, or even the floor.
the parents also get doors…what if candlewax wants to experiment with hand exercises…get a little taste of sausage? he has no space or privacy
You can just say "pisses". Do your mommy and daddy send you into the timeout corner when you swear?
@@1leon000 exactly what i was thinking
@1leon000 A comment with zero impact. Well done. Do you just scroll down the comment section to pick at people? That's sad.
You on top of the trash can had me dying!!😂 great video!
6:50. This skit is literally how my grandmother lives in a nursing home. She shares a room that is only separated by a certain, but at least she gets the window
thats absolutely horrible im sorry, i dont stand for elder abuse like that
What’d she even do to deserve that?
Ngl I like sleeping on the couch 3:50 💀
Family of nomad's finally decided to move into a house which is a plus for the kids
I know I think it’s because everybody bullied them for it lmaooo
@@shirashiraonthewall thats so true 😂
@@shirashiraonthewallAs they should of😉
Surely it depends on how much time they spend in it? If the only time they're inside is when they are travelling or sleeping that's hardly an issue.
If you spend most of your day outside then you really won't care sleeping next to a family member. The issue comes from being confined to a small space but that's unlikely the case here.
@@danke1150 yes I totally agree they probably had other problems as well because they literally divorced after they got the house
As soggy cereal said 0:52 „that‘s an box“ he also made a video about this maybe a coop? And I love that the kid in the second van after renovating that has a mine craft bed
I feel so bad for Addison like I highly doubt they wanted there mom to tell the whole world that they have an eating disorder, and are hospitalized. I KNOW they don't like being crushed into a storage loft and I can't imagine how horrific it is having to think about your future when your mom is ruining it, how many job opportunities has there mom taken away by exposing personal and private information on the internet without consent.
i’d love to be a van life child if i WAS AN ONLY CHILD. no way these ppl are having like a full litter of children and traveling
Or two kids maybe
1 kid max unless it 2 small kids
"litter" LMFAO💀💀💀
@@lily-if8ir yeah and once they are all grown up they should be allowed to feel living in a home, or at the very least traveling in a van just for holidays
TWO litters
As a person who did live in a caravan with my two sisters and parents, I’m only really commenting on the second family. Our caravan was almost exactly like this with the three bunk beds, and it was right next to the toilet. It wasn’t as bad as you would think, I would enjoy it more than when we got a house and even now I would live in that caravan by choice.
And also for your comment about them not having windows, most do actually have windows that you can open and close
VENT. TRIGGER WARNING.
I was the daughter in a van family for 3 years (2018-2021) and overall it didn't seem too bad. My little brother (around 7-10 at the time) slept in a pullout in the living room/dining room/kitchen, and me and my older brother got a bunk room and my parents slept in a fullsized bedroom. However, my older brother r@ped and sa'd me constantly over that 3 year period under the guise that it was normal for boys to explore boundaries. I told my parents a couple months ago and they said they KNEW and that my older brother was simply curious and I was too young to get pregnant so there was nothing to worry about! They are having trouble grasping why exactly those were my least favorite years since we grew 'so close' as a family. I am now 15 and no longer talk to my older brother or my mother unless absolutely necessary. Even worse, my younger brother has told multiple people about his crush on me. I'm very concerned, but my parents still say it's normal for boys to have crushes and I should think nothing of it. He, 13 now, take photos of me while I sleep and purposefully stands behind me when I bend over to pick things up. I believe he's been influenced by the life in the RV. Additionally, while in the RV, none of us had any friends. Zero. We saw Maine, sure, but I missed critical points in my life so that I could hike in a forest and let my older brother touch me. I'm very bitter about the experience, sorry for the vent. Please do not force your kids into a van.
i'm so sorry
Did u leave?
Is there anyone you can talk to about this? Family, teachers, the police? What you’re going through is absolutely terrible. This is a serious problem, not just the van life, but your parents and your brothers’ behaviour and attitudes as well. Your parents have created an environment where these things are normal. They’re not. I seriously hope you consider telling the authorities about your situation. Whether it’s a doctor, or social worker. Anyone. I wish you well, I hope things get better in the future.
You need to tell cps what is going on and get out of there immediately!! I will call for you if you are too scared please get help!!
As an Indian I can confirm that, privacy is a literal joke to some parents
Wow that sucks
@@shirashiraonthewallsometimes I am scared to use discord just because my parents will find out I talk with my friends *online*
5:23 that family is gonna be like, “kids, your grounded, get in your storage cabinets💀
Harry Potter vibes
@@AbcdeisnerHarry had a bigger room under the stairs
the kids names sound like an IKEA catalog because these parents treat their kids like living furniture
edit: i already felt really angry at my mom when she told her coworkers infront of me that i was just released out of a mental health clinic. but telling the whole internet? goddamn these parents are assholes
Yep! Keep family business PRIVATE
Right 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Some of these names are from the Bible. So I would not doubt if they are also religious to some degree. Enok tho..I have no idea.
Edit: Enoch is also a Biblical figure during the time of Moses. They love the Ark Arc of the Bible.
Attempt at a joke. Apologies if I offended anyone with that joke.
Not defending them but the names are biblical
The reason the kids busking for their families income is a problem because they don’t go to school, and instead spend their time working to pay for THEIR PARENTS as well as themselves
yeah i guess so, i dont know the ins and outs of their family tho
Also they made a video discussing the prices of the instruments. Some of the bows alone were 6 figures iirc. 10 instruments + 10 bows that THE KIDS ARE PAYING FOR???
They are home schooled. Are you suggesting being homeschooled is bad and they should attend public school? Would that change everyone’s outlook or stay exactly the same?
@@RafaelTorrez-zc3wl it’s not the lack of traditional school, it’s that they’re spending all their time busking for money INSTEAD of learning anything else.
@@RafaelTorrez-zc3wl if they're busking for a living when exactly are they doing schoolwork? Do you think they're getting at least 6 hours of work done at least four days of the week? You could argue that they busk and then do schoolwork but that's a lot of work and no play for 10 kids
My gag reflex activated the moment I saw Enoch and Josiah SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR!😢😡 Now, I saw them SLEEPING IN SHELVES! THEY ARE CHILDREN, NOT BOOKS!
Well the good news is that particular family was only in the RV for a trip.
Embarrassing a kid that's literally going through so much is so CRUEL
I got distracted for a moment and when I saw you at 2:04 sleeping on top of that wall, I didn't even realize it was a bit, I thought that was another kid lmao
Oh my god Enoch finally has a blow-up mattress?! 2024 is going to be his year, thank you van life parents!
"what's with these names?!"
lol tell me you've never taken a peek at the bible without telling me.
this is classic fundy stuff right here
Reading the bible is not mandatory and it’s still weird who tf is named Enok
Enoch* is a man in the Bible. That's what the original commenter was saying. These van life people are clearly fundamentalist Christians.
but that's so weird because they literally have goddamn ENOCH and then just "pearl"
I used to live in a camping trailer with my family from ages 5-6 as it was at the time all we can afford. Luckily things were easy for us as me and my brother (Ages 3-4 at the time) were able to get the giant queen size bed at the time and our parents had the couch futon bed. My heart goes out to all the kids who didnt and dont have it good. Van life can be nice but only if its temporary and if the parents give the kids what they need.
the fact that little Enoch was ON THE FLOOR OF THE VAN SENT ME like whattt
That air mattress on the floor takes a lot of space, so keep that in mind everyone, my heart goes out to the teenager living in that cramped, beyond small space (mental breakdown for anyone).
Children really need more rights a citizens in this country. They deserve a right to privacy, a proper education, and space! They deserve stability and real friendships. This is child abuse, and it’s right in front of our eyes. These kids all need to have their money accounted for (if they are featured, they earned their share), and then we need to make showing kids under 18 online without their consent illegal. These people are all so fake, and no child could be happy living like this. Having a camper for family vacations is wonderful, just like coming home to your own room and bed friends are, except these poor kids never go home.
I just wonder how stressful this would be for kids and teenagers. No privacy, no alone time, no space for yourself where you can express yourself and feel comfortable.
I have four siblings and if we had to live in a camper together (no matter how large) it would be chaos.
These families are treating their children like decorations and material for clout. It’s sickening to keep so many kids in a small space full time if the parents are able to afford a larger space, and to record their kids constantly.
If there is a family that can’t afford a bigger space and has to live in a camper/rv/van then that’s ok… as long as they don’t record every waking second of it.
I’m sorry you went thought that!
My family is 4 kids, 2 adults that shared a 3 bedroom in a very small apartment, and it was genuine chaos, a teen, preteen, little kid, and infant. Also had 2 minors always spending time in our home to add to it. There was no place to study, to relax, just to remove urself from the constant chaos. The only place I could was in the shower. I love my family, but I was SO glad when I moved for college
@@Jana-fs2qf I’m sorry! That seems like it would be very stressful! I don’t live with three of my siblings constantly because two live mostly with their mom and my older sister lives in an apartment, and even that gets chaotic.
It is ironic how the parents will have more space in nursing homes than their kids had living with this “lifestyle”.
Why is it even legal to film someone without their consent (and children CAN NOT consenst) and upload it on the internet?? HOW is this legal?? This live must be hell! Imagine hearing your parents make you another sibling! Imagine, how much it must stink in there. Imagine growing up and discovering our body and having no privacy. This is so unbelivable cruel! This needs to be illegal!
I feel so bad for Addison..her mom sound SO manipulative and disgusting just from the ED video she posted. ‘To protect Addison’ my ass. Literally broadcasting her life for EVERYONE to see and then sharing private issues she’s dealing with to ANYONE who comes across that video.
Yea that mom is not getting a good retiring home.
This is like putting kids in a storage room like your planning to use them like Minecraft items
LOL TRUE
5:02 “where do you sleep? 🙂”
My dad was living the van life when I was a kid. He picked a place for us to live and let me go to school during the year, but in the summers we lived in the van.
People think my life was great. I hated it. I just wanted to stay with my friends.
Days consisted of holding my pee because he never wanted to stop, and eating mostly fast food. Sometimes we would stop to take pictures and spend a couple minutes at a place.
At night I slept in the passenger seat leaned back as much as I could, or in a tent. We stayed at a lot of campgrounds that had showers run by quarters. Dad gave me 2 for a shower so I had to use the first one to get all wet while the water was still freezing cold, then soap everything up with the water off, and then rinse as best I could in the cold - tepid water from the second quarter.
Laundry was done in rest stop sinks in front of everyone, or in rivers or wherever we could. People really don't understand how bad the day to day life like that is. It's a small step above being homeless.
Oh my god I’m so sorry you went through that. It’s really not glamorous AT ALL. It’s usually a better way to be homeless, I don’t know why somebody would choose to do this for long term
"Okay Johnny you sleep in the king sized bed, Jimmy sleeps in another king sized bed, Jonathan sleeps on the floor, Jim sleeps on top of the van and Joey sleeps under the van"
"Yeah, we treat all our kids equally and we give them a comfortable -house- van, and we make sure they can sleep properly too"
The neck of the teenager when she needed to do computer stuff.....and the mom had full working desk
Neck pain 2x
Sad thing is if a poor family posted their children sleeping on the floor like that family, social services would be called and the parents would be shamed for being “not responsible”
Social services deal with actual child abuse like attacks torture stuff like that
A vanlife family never is on that list
Social services dosent deal with with van life
They never do
@@gabrielquinones3343 i said “called” to be fair, i agree with you that ss wouldn’t do much
Those walls for the parents room would NOT hide when they "tango". The freaking van would wobble. Poor kids
-As a RV kid, We had no choice. We are all miserable in this stupid RV and I just want to go home to my friends. We had a normal house, we had fun, I used to go outside, I wasn't depressed! Then my family decided to buy an RV to "save" money because my dad's boss sold the freaking company he worked at and he didn't wanna settle for anything less than what he deserves. I respect my parents, they've made sacrifices, but so did I, and they don't seem to understand that.-
-Is it so hard to listen to your kids for once? Don't my feelings matter? You can't just say that I'm being dramatic when the only reason i haven't killed myself yet is because of my sister, and she doesn't even give a crap about me either.-
Venting helped, sorry 😶
Awwwwww I’m so sorry you had to go through that. You’re so strong!!
I’m really hoping you are doing better now dude. That must have sucked and you and no one deserves that kind of life. Wishing the best for you internet stranger
Wishing the best for you. I didn't grow up in an RV, but I did grow up with a family who hid me away and isolated me. It's very hard, but once you're on your own, you can build your own freedom. It has been so much better for me and I am hopeful it will be for you, too.
@@Silvergrove41If you read the comment clearly, they are living in that situation RIGHT NOW.
So it seems kinda outta touch and disrespectful to say you hope they are doing better now.
@@fluffbuck3t it was a mistake. I don’t wish them harm or anything. even if this was in the past, or if they are going through this right now, I hope that things go okay for them. At least I took the time to try and show my support
The reason why I don't watch van life vlogs with kids in it. I only watch single people or couples without kids, as I'm amazed how they make it so spacious for them. I'M FASCINATED WITH VAN LIFE AND PROBABLY WILL TRY IT SOMEDAY, BUT NOT WITH KIDS. Forcing them to live in such tiny spaces without privacy, is suffocating and I believe is a form of abuse.
My uncle used to live in a travel trailer. Do you know what he did when his son came to live with him? He got a house. Because hes a responsible human being.
You know I always think to myself.. the dinosaurs got wiped by an asteroid.. but let's be honest humanity deserves it alot more.
These poor kids are going to end up with the WORST spinal issues if they have to keep sleeping on these motor "homes"
😭😭
These motor homes are just portable prisons but with furnishings and they’re exceeding the normal rated capacity for holding humans comfortably and legally
Raw dogging the floor is crazy 1:00 free Enoch he don’t deserve this☠️☠️
me and my wife both share an RV, and we can say, its pretty nice. But, THIS.THIS, is the reason we dont want kids. Cause this would be awful for them.
Enoch was a Patriarch and the books attributed to him are a fun and interesting read. How dare they make a Patriarch sleep on the floor!
Loooooooool
I understand having cramped living situations because of money problems, like how me and all my siblings lived in a small apartment BUT choosing for the kids to stay in the those tiny places is kind of awful
Here’s how our family of 15 travels in a van full-time!! First here’s Annie, Frankie, and lily on the pull out couch, then there’s Sam, Ryan, Mark, Travis, and Daniel in their shelves- I mean bunk beds❤❤❤ we have this loft area for the twins, Sally and Molly. We also have this refurbished closet for Tanya and Tiana! Our baby Janet sleeps in her crib next our king sized bed which is for me and my husband! We also have plenty of space for storage and a full sized kitchen!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
awwhhh! so much space for the kids amiright?? ❤♥❤❤❤
The problem with the busking isn’t about that they do it, it’s that they’re told to do it or *starve,* as the parents said they’re the only income providers.
Why do I actually want to sleep where candle wax is sleeping?😭 2:07
My husband had a stroke 5 months ago and from that time we were forced to stay in his relative’s house in another city so we can be closer to a higher facility for better medical treatment/rehabilitation. And mind you, I had numerous mental breakdowns in that 5 months just by staying in another person’s house. Their house is so big (3-storey) and they provided us with our own room and bathroom, but still there’s nothing compared to living in your own home 💔 Poor kids, they deserve to have a normal life like other children.
As 1 of 5 kids growing up in a 3 bed house, this gives me such anxiety.
8:15 instead of being able to stand up ya gotta roll outta yo “bed” and get dressed lying down flat GG
that sounds like a nightmare to me
For anyone wondering how much private music lessons would be for all 10 kids, at the lesson studio I work at it would be $500 a week for all of them to have an hour long lesson. The rate is generally $50 for an hour long lesson.
"And THIS is where 1996 volkswagon Subaru is sleeping tonight" 🤣🤣🤣 - subscribed.
every time i see the one video of Mollie punishment for not doing chores it reminds me of how occasionally my mom used to record me crying when i was around 4-5 and post it on facebook in order to get me to stop crying (it never worked)
HUH?????? WHAT??? That’s insane I’m so sorry wtf tho
my mom used to take pics of me when i was crying too to make me stop but shed never post them thankfully
unfortunately to this day she doesnt see that thats lowkey not cool
especially bc looking back… i have adhd and most definitely autism
so a lot of my temper tantrums probably ran a bit deeper
oh well
i survived i guess
oh tho i think she did threaten to post or send the pics to people
but never did and dont think she actually would have
dunno
im 22 now living alone so
at least social media wasnt huge yet back then lol
Wow, i'd almost completely forgotten, but my Mom used to do that to me as a child, too. It's awful.
I knew Family of Nomads!!! I was friends with someone who was friends with Addison and hung out with them every once in a while. One of the kids ran away while we were at the RV park (I also lived in an RV for 3 years.) and we had to go looking for them. Apparently this isn't the first or last time this happened either. I hope they're all doing okay because all I knew is that they were vloggers and didn't get much privacy.
Dang that sucks for sure
Balance needed. It’s fine for a holiday, but surely the fun comes from it being something you do ‘occasionally’, perhaps with the incentive of camp fires, late nights, games, music etc? And later in life, mum and dad can get a smaller van and live out their nomad fantasies while having privacy (!). A good nights sleep in a proper bed is very worthwhile for all, especially as a teenager. Not to mention a proper shower…
I wish nothing but the best for Addison honestly.
The children have "Biblical names". It's sad to see parents not care enough to try to understand these are growing teens who deserve more privacy and comfort then they have sleeping on a floor and bed/table. WOW. Mommy and Daddy need to get on the floor and allow the two boys to be in the bed.
Also why don’t the parents share their bed instead of making their kids sleep on the floor that’s so fucked up
Because then they wouldn't be able to have s.x and have even more kids
I have a Van but wouldn't want more than one other person with me because it would be absolutely horrible. Those poor kids probably can't wait to grow up and get out of there
It sounds cosy at first but then you really see the videos 📷😭 the first one look like they were in a homeless shelter 😞😞 poor kids
And Elijah (that's how you spell her name) must be living a life of luxury in comparison to the other kids
There seems to be some favoriteism amidst 🧐🧐
The fact that your parents gave up having their own room and slept in the living room so you and your sister could have your own rooms really shows how parents should be.
I live in Poland, we have a lot of flats built after WWII- they are small, but were crucial to fight homelessness after war (and it worked). it is typically a kitchen + a bathroom + a bigger room + a small room
and it was always, ALWAYS divide as big room is living room/family room and turns to parents' bedroom at night, and the smaller room is for children (typically 2 of them). 90% of my friends lived like that. no parent ever go for "we have so little space here but I will make nice, full-sized bedroom for myself and just stock my children on the shelves, whatever" :D
our parents slept on a mattress on the living room floor, and my twin and I had the bedroom