The way she says “I am twenty-five years old” sounds like she’s trying to reassure herself. Feels like a coping mechanism after a childhood of constant invalidation.
Even though she's fictional, I was SO PROUD of her when she said "my daddy can not tell me I cannot go." Girl--YES! You are a grownup! Don't let your parents control you anymore 👏
@@ambersummer2685 Consider this your validation: you are perfectly capable of making your own decisions and being responsible for yourself. Anyone who made you feel otherwise can take their sour grapes and stick them in the fridge! 💞💕
It definitely is 😅 I didn't grow up in a household quite like this. My parents at least took care of me, and my father is a physician so he wasn't one of those kinds like "you're coughing up blood? Drink this lavender oil and let's pray to God that he places his healing hands on you." I knew kids like this though. So compared to them, I had it good. But they were controlling, and bigoted, and it took me a while to realize that the reason my feelings about my relationship with them were so complicated is because it wasn't that they didn't love me. That was the part that hurt the most. They loved me, but they were too indoctrinated to look at how they were hurting me. I got out of the bigoted religious mindset. They didn't. Where I broke free from that, they chose not to. Jesus was an awesome guy. I think he would be horrified at what many "Christians" have done in his name. If my parents weren't "conservative Christians,", they would probably be my greatest supporters. That's the part that really sucks.
@@platypustaco Yeah, Jesus called out the Pharisees (religious leaders) for thinking that they were oh-so pious when they were really just jerks wearing religion to look like good people. Really just virtue signaling. I grew up in a Christian home but had no idea how bad some of the subcultures of Christianity were until within the last year. I've been addicted to hearing about some of the awful teachings that are spread in the "evangelical church" as well as criticisms of why they aren't actually Biblical. There's one podcast who does this (the Bare Marriage podcast on a TH-cam channel by Sheila Wray Gregoire), and I just listened to some episodes this week about a woman who said the same thing you did: She was severely negatively effected by the indoctrination she received from her parents, who probably loved her but were so indoctrinated themselves that they couldn't see how they were hurting her. She also saw how wonderful Jesus was by reading the Bible and realizing that Jesus was nothing like what her community claimed he was like, and she was saved from her abusive marriage because she was eventually given the insight to recognize the abuse, and the courage to leave. I'm sorry you had to go through that and I can only imagine the loss you feel of having "lost" the loving parents you should've had because of all this. I wish you all the best on your healing journey, and I'm happy for you that you are able to see who truly Jesus truly is--that the "church" didin’t completely erase the truth of him wih their problematic teachings
I love the story of a lesbian seeing a fundamentalist doomer Christian girl protesting against rock music and being like “oh she cute” and somehow managing to get her to go out with them, like what would that conversation even look like 😂❤
for all the darlene’s out there: take life easy baby don’t stress if you feel under achieved or lost but instead focus on how you are moving from your past and celebrate the little pleasures of life like making brownies or watching a movie!❤ the most meaningful moments are the present! not what happened in the past, not how un prepared you’re for the world and not other people’s expectations for your own milestones.❤
This made me cry lol. I am such a Darlene and I’m in my second semester of community college at 21 years old. I am so overwhelmed, excited, exhausted, and I feel so angry. I wish I had a different upbringing, but all I can do is count my blessings lol!
@Simplyvibing465 just wanted to write a reply saying I'm in your corner, it might not mean much for a person on the internet to root for you but I know you've got this, you are doing amazing ❤❤❤
I live in a city very close to a F-LDS cult complex. We see a fair few people escape, but our police force doesn’t like to get involved in it. A 13 year old girl recently “ran away” (escaped) because she was going to be married off to a 50 year old leader. She made it to a youth shelter and told them everything. The sexual abuse, the mental abuse, the physical abuse, the religious abuse, the slavery. She was free for two days. She was hunted down by men of the cult who kidnapped her. The police did nothing because she was a run away. Her body was found a week later.
Is there no legal way to save the victims? If someone can find a legal precedent, there would be thousands of people ready to swoop in. It's hard to save someone when you can end up in jail for it, and then they'll end up right back where they tried to escape from.
This is a lovely woman. I do love the point when her girlfriend talks about the importance of helping her, no matter what happens between them. That is love.
I am a cult survivor and I watched through this whole thing at 1 AM and I am low-key heartbroken about the cliffhanger, but I know he got arrested and they got free in my heart of hearts
As a plot twist it amuses me that after a 43 minute slow-burn compelling drama build-up with an oddly memorable cast of characters finding their own strength and turning against 'Daddy' Billiard, he's actually undone by just assuming his son Deut is cool with his shenanigans, and thusly grasses himself up to Deut who with a weary disapproving sigh just reaches for the phone to the Cop-Shop and IRS.
@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictureshe hasn't been blackmailed or offered some money yet, but I think you're right, it's just that she left the end unfinished, no bowtie, sort of like you choose based on how you want the outcome to be
Whilst mine wasn't religious trauma, I have CPTSD from my childhood and it's still fucking with my head at age 27. I truly feel connected to Darlene and how much fear and courage it takes escaping a hellish home environment after there's been so much trauma. Wasn't expecting to see so many relatable aspects in this video! Stepping into 'normal' environments in adulthood feels incredibly frightening as not being allowed to have a sense of self/voice your own opinions massively reduced my self-esteem. Not being taught resilience or emotional regulation skills makes everything so intense and the world truly can feel like a terrifying place when your perception of people has been skewed by loved ones all throughout childhood. Thank you SO much for this character, I truly hope Darlene gets the happy, beautiful life she deserves.
Jeezus, I hope you're doing ok now, don't miss out on life because of fear, get involved with things you like, your only in your 20s once, and by 27 I was touring the US playing music professionally, I hope you don't look back at life when you're older and regret things, because life happens very fast, and don't let the trauma of growing up stop your adult life
I get what you mean mine is both religious and just general neglect stuff but I had to learn that people wont drop me the second I become an inconvenience way too many times. It was also a surprising lesson but now that I think about it kinda weird that it wasnt an intuitive thing but I just now after like a month realized my partner is with me because they actively like me instead of being here because I hadn’t become inconvenient yet. Its been both a very nice journey and very stressfully frustrating trying to learn autonomy and developing a stable sense of self
Omg it’s so funny you said this- I have CPTSD too and after the first couple shorts I was like “this character has the trauma. Bring her in, she’s part of this family damn it ❤”
As a gay trans guy dating another guy with this kind of background, this is exaggerated but incredibly relateable. The "you know who i dont love- my daddy" is YUUUUP
19:00 I have no words. I've seen a few "actors" on TikTok but this woman? She's creative, she's incredibly talented, she had me ready to tear up at one point. That speech felt like a monologue straight out of Designing Women. She is an ACTRESS. I can't wait to see what she does next?
"It's just, I'm having one of those days where I can't tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys and nothing makes any sense, so let's just stay inside where there are no guys." God, the way this so perfectly describes living with trauma 😭
OMG SHES A LESBIAN!!! i’m a woman but for some reason i was imagining that we were her male lover. it makes so much more sense this way, considering they share clothes and that the majority of your viewers are female.
I can't believe a comedy sketch is making me cry, but I grew up in an insanely strict mormon household where I was only allowed to interact with other people at church and was never allowed to leave my parent property if they weren't taking me to church or the doctor, and I had significantly restricted internet access, and the only reason I had internet access at all was because we had a family computer that I made another windows profile on and I would use it in the middle of the night and then log out and hide it before day time. I grew up with so much guilt and pain because my father was a physically and emotional abusive narcissist who made me feel like I was worthless while I cleaned, cooked, sewed, and raised his children for him. I was expecting to laugh but this hit a little too close to home.
I just found this series and I love it so much!! It’s also very southern, like all the women have a very authentic southern vibe, which is obviously because you ARE southern but that doesn’t make me appreciate it any less. the way you portray darlene as both intelligent and tough, and confused and overwhelmed by the normal world, in particular, feels very real. :)
I was homeschooled in a sort of Mormon household (my family went in and out of the church), and the answer is, **very** vulnerable. I knew from my mom that Men Are Bad (TM), but I didn’t want to believe that, so I tried making friends with everyone. I was so excited to be allowed to have friends. I knew to stay away the bad-boy types and frat bros (again: Men Are Bad (TM) and will r@pe you from behind a bush due to uncontrollable lust!) but, because I hadn’t been allowed to use the Internet before college, I didn’t know about more insidious ways men can in the 21st century can be harmful. I ended up meeting a heavily redpilled man. His misogynistic ideas fit weirdly well with my own internalized misogyny. After he SAd me, I convinced myself that I must have tempted him (I don’t believe that anymore) and decided to become his girlfriend, since I thought I was damaged goods and that I needed him. I know Stockholm syndrome is considered to not be a real condition, but I don’t know how else to sum up what I felt. It’s been 8 years, and I’m doing much better. I’m dating a non-binary lesbian now! We’re really happy.
I was a Darlene tyep beat who also moved out despite her parents approval and am now happily married to a butch!! we have 2 cats and I have many piercings :3
She made him quite vile, he should've been in old grimmy work clothes though, flannels or suspenders, would have completed the character, I would even have pretended to chew tobacco or stuff gum under my lip and spit in floor to really get disgusting looking. I think Caroline should get someone to help her with wardrobe, although destiny paper hat was funny
"Despite being dealt a handful of uno cards when we are all playing blackjack" is SUCH a good line oh my god. also love how much the girlfriend cares about Darlene
So there’s a few more Darlene vids on tic-tok and Billiard is in jail after he tried to shoot Deuteronomy, he called Darlene and she told him she’s a lesbian and then hung up on him 😂 he tried to call mama (Jenny)and she didn’t believe a word daddy had to say and disowned him and told him not to call again. The last vid is TLC calling Darlene and trying to get her to do a show with them but Darlene is too smart for them and basically tells them to shove it. She’s also studying for her GED which in one of the newest sandwich family vids she says she’s passed!
I watch a lot of Darlene videos on ig, now I wanna know how her journey ends! Does Daddy get arrested? Does Mama get free? Do Darlene and Brit live happily ever after? This series has been great and I'm so proud of Darlene!
Finding this hard to watch. I was an extremely sheltered homeschooled woman. I never understood why people thought I was strange and I had a hard time making friends. I was taken advantage of a lot because of how naive I was 😭
This is reminiscent of my life very deeply bc I went to school in a cement church basement and genuinely didn't get any real schooling and I didn't graduate bc of it in a real public school bc I had so many credits to retake in my last year when I transferred bc it didn't count:( I feel super related to this video and topic and I got kicked out at 16 bc of being open minded compared to my Baptist parents i literally was punished physically for wearing jeans. This video is super deep to me unfortunately lmao yes religious trauma is so real
Living with the wool over your eyes can be traumatic when the real world crashes down on you, and have no coping mechanisms. Organized religion is a scourge. Don't let life pass you by
I’m so sorry your family did that to you. Some places will help you get your high school diploma for free! I know that this series makes a joke about Darlene going to a library, but libraries actually do serve as community hubs that connect people to resources. You can go to the library and explain that you don’t have a high school diploma and ask how to get one. You might even be able to enroll in community college and get an associate’s degree if that’s something you’re interested in.🩵
I love so much how the titles just keep getting more specific, like “You’re super sheltered and homeschooled girlfriend goes to the movies” vs “you get your daddy arrested to save your mama and siblings”
You have no idea how quickly I screamed and dove to your link the second you announced this compilation🌳🌲🌲🦆🌳🌲🌲🦆🌳🌲🦆 you're a great soul making art thank you for making your art
We need an update on what happens to Daddy... Does Deut finally get him arrested??? Does Mama and the rest of the siblings escape??? Don't leave us hanging
Now I want to know how Darlene's dad gets arrested. Also this great representation of Christianity. It shows both positive and negative components of the faith.
@@nattryyann Christianity as a whole is a cult based off of rules and money laundering- sincerely a person who was born into a baptist family, saw every kind of "Christian" and went to school in a cement church basement in Lupton Michigan :) religion with rules will always be a cult spirituality within God is completely different. Just don't label it literally just pray to whoever the fuck you want but why the hell do you have to label yourself a Christian and cherry pick out of the Bible that was written by a guy who hates God.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,,, p.s seven sea scrolls are still missing from the Bible, so we literally have no idea what the fuck we're meant to be doing or worshiping or obeying you wanna know why because earth is a karmic place like purgatory and we were put here by whoever the fuck to get rid of it why do you think they would give us rules on how to do that, we have to figure that shit out ourselves and if you stay in a organized religion, you will never be on your own life path. Good luck with your karmic cycle.
I did NOT expect or intend to watch the entire thing in one go just now 😅 that was so engaging! I laughed, I cried, and I feel like a changed person. I loved it! What a crazy storyline. I'm so impressed. I loved it!
This whole series is so good! I'm really curious if Daddy gets arrested and what happens to Darlene and the rest of her family i need to know like yesterday!
Watching this innthe middle of the night while reflecting on my life has made me realize that I'm a Darlene at heart (like so many of you here in the comments too) but I've worked so hard to cover it up and not be judged by others. It's gotten me nowehere. I'm exhausted from trying to learn so much about the world as fast as I can so I don't come across as ignorant. I'll meditate upon this more later. It's past 2am, but I'm happy I stumbled across this. Good night, good morning, and have a good day, everyone.
Why does this character remind me so much of Louanne from "King of the Hill" especially when talking about *Deer Jerky* and when she says "im allowed to be here"! Lol. Just the tone of voice and all.
It would be a joy to befriend this character, once you calmed her down and reassured her of acceptance. Showing her the world and experiencing everything anew through her eyes. Getting to join in her excitement over finding new things she loves.
Oh gods, I now know how close I came to being the male version of this, likely ending in self deletion. I'm trans. Thank the kind judge who ordered my parents to put us in public school. Aaaah, I need to calm down.
The way she says “I am twenty-five years old” sounds like she’s trying to reassure herself. Feels like a coping mechanism after a childhood of constant invalidation.
I do that unfortunately.
Even though she's fictional, I was SO PROUD of her when she said "my daddy can not tell me I cannot go." Girl--YES! You are a grownup! Don't let your parents control you anymore 👏
@@ambersummer2685 Consider this your validation: you are perfectly capable of making your own decisions and being responsible for yourself. Anyone who made you feel otherwise can take their sour grapes and stick them in the fridge!
💞💕
It definitely is 😅 I didn't grow up in a household quite like this. My parents at least took care of me, and my father is a physician so he wasn't one of those kinds like "you're coughing up blood? Drink this lavender oil and let's pray to God that he places his healing hands on you." I knew kids like this though.
So compared to them, I had it good. But they were controlling, and bigoted, and it took me a while to realize that the reason my feelings about my relationship with them were so complicated is because it wasn't that they didn't love me. That was the part that hurt the most. They loved me, but they were too indoctrinated to look at how they were hurting me. I got out of the bigoted religious mindset. They didn't. Where I broke free from that, they chose not to.
Jesus was an awesome guy. I think he would be horrified at what many "Christians" have done in his name.
If my parents weren't "conservative Christians,", they would probably be my greatest supporters. That's the part that really sucks.
@@platypustaco Yeah, Jesus called out the Pharisees (religious leaders) for thinking that they were oh-so pious when they were really just jerks wearing religion to look like good people. Really just virtue signaling.
I grew up in a Christian home but had no idea how bad some of the subcultures of Christianity were until within the last year. I've been addicted to hearing about some of the awful teachings that are spread in the "evangelical church" as well as criticisms of why they aren't actually Biblical. There's one podcast who does this (the Bare Marriage podcast on a TH-cam channel by Sheila Wray Gregoire), and I just listened to some episodes this week about a woman who said the same thing you did:
She was severely negatively effected by the indoctrination she received from her parents, who probably loved her but were so indoctrinated themselves that they couldn't see how they were hurting her. She also saw how wonderful Jesus was by reading the Bible and realizing that Jesus was nothing like what her community claimed he was like, and she was saved from her abusive marriage because she was eventually given the insight to recognize the abuse, and the courage to leave.
I'm sorry you had to go through that and I can only imagine the loss you feel of having "lost" the loving parents you should've had because of all this. I wish you all the best on your healing journey, and I'm happy for you that you are able to see who truly Jesus truly is--that the "church" didin’t completely erase the truth of him wih their problematic teachings
the plot-twist of us being her gay lover filled me with so much joy fr
😂😊
Me too felt right lol.
“I am attracted to weemun.”
at first i was like she must be gay. but then i thought we would prob. just be ungendered... but then....
I felt seen
The juxtaposition of her innocent demeanor and her farmer dad’s “tactile survival class” is sublime!
It's the only time she git to climb trees I bet
I love the story of a lesbian seeing a fundamentalist doomer Christian girl protesting against rock music and being like “oh she cute” and somehow managing to get her to go out with them, like what would that conversation even look like 😂❤
I desperately want for Darlene to (at some point) to get to go to a museum and see a t-rex fossil in person
Not an ex-evangelical BUT I got to see a real T-Rex fossil for the first time at at 24 years old & it was AMAZING 🤩 Darlene would be FLOORED I think
"i brought them each a jar of preserves.. as a gift.. but what if they dont like preserves?" BLESS YOUR HEART DARLENE ╥﹏╥
This is one of them times where I’m like truly bless your heart!
for all the darlene’s out there: take life easy baby don’t stress if you feel under achieved or lost but instead focus on how you are moving from your past and celebrate the little pleasures of life like making brownies or watching a movie!❤ the most meaningful moments are the present! not what happened in the past, not how un prepared you’re for the world and not other people’s expectations for your own milestones.❤
Thanx for your encouragement! I'm totally a Darlene 😂
@@journeytojoy3443You're such a little bean! ❤
This made me cry lol. I am such a Darlene and I’m in my second semester of community college at 21 years old. I am so overwhelmed, excited, exhausted, and I feel so angry. I wish I had a different upbringing, but all I can do is count my blessings lol!
thanks, i needed this today
@Simplyvibing465 just wanted to write a reply saying I'm in your corner, it might not mean much for a person on the internet to root for you but I know you've got this, you are doing amazing ❤❤❤
Often times these kind of people irl are super genuine and kind but also very strong and brave.
Thank you, walking away from a lot of shit will do this to you. #justasmalltowngirl
We try
Ah yes, Billard and his children, Deuteronomy, Darlene, Divinity, Daryl, David, Destiny, Dixie, Daniel, Danielle, Danny, Danika, Delilah, and Delores.
you forgot Deborah (Debra)
Don’t forget Deut! 🤓☝️
@@PLEASETODEARGOSLETMESLEEPthat was the first one
@@natalie6117 oh shi- srry. I thought it was just Duet 😅
@@PLEASETODEARGOSLETMESLEEP nah I think Duet was short for Deuteronomy 😂
I live in a city very close to a F-LDS cult complex. We see a fair few people escape, but our police force doesn’t like to get involved in it. A 13 year old girl recently “ran away” (escaped) because she was going to be married off to a 50 year old leader. She made it to a youth shelter and told them everything. The sexual abuse, the mental abuse, the physical abuse, the religious abuse, the slavery. She was free for two days. She was hunted down by men of the cult who kidnapped her. The police did nothing because she was a run away. Her body was found a week later.
Is this true? You need to organize a rescue of those kids!!!
Is there no legal way to save the victims? If someone can find a legal precedent, there would be thousands of people ready to swoop in. It's hard to save someone when you can end up in jail for it, and then they'll end up right back where they tried to escape from.
I was really hoping this was gonna have a happy ending
oh my god.
What city????
that cliffhanger at the end.....that boy's gonna help his sisters get their daddy arrested i can feel it in my bones
This is a lovely woman. I do love the point when her girlfriend talks about the importance of helping her, no matter what happens between them.
That is love.
I am a cult survivor and I watched through this whole thing at 1 AM and I am low-key heartbroken about the cliffhanger, but I know he got arrested and they got free in my heart of hearts
Plot-twist: Deuteronomy has been given more freedom as the oldest son, so he isn't completely brainwashed and is actually a rational, decent man.
As a plot twist it amuses me that after a 43 minute slow-burn compelling drama build-up with an oddly memorable cast of characters finding their own strength and turning against 'Daddy' Billiard, he's actually undone by just assuming his son Deut is cool with his shenanigans, and thusly grasses himself up to Deut who with a weary disapproving sigh just reaches for the phone to the Cop-Shop and IRS.
@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictureshe hasn't been blackmailed or offered some money yet, but I think you're right, it's just that she left the end unfinished, no bowtie, sort of like you choose based on how you want the outcome to be
And has a body count of 100+…oh wait the town population isn’t big enough for that
@@ambersummer2685 ever seen the movie rampage?
@@shable1436 No why?
Whilst mine wasn't religious trauma, I have CPTSD from my childhood and it's still fucking with my head at age 27. I truly feel connected to Darlene and how much fear and courage it takes escaping a hellish home environment after there's been so much trauma. Wasn't expecting to see so many relatable aspects in this video! Stepping into 'normal' environments in adulthood feels incredibly frightening as not being allowed to have a sense of self/voice your own opinions massively reduced my self-esteem. Not being taught resilience or emotional regulation skills makes everything so intense and the world truly can feel like a terrifying place when your perception of people has been skewed by loved ones all throughout childhood. Thank you SO much for this character, I truly hope Darlene gets the happy, beautiful life she deserves.
Jeezus, I hope you're doing ok now, don't miss out on life because of fear, get involved with things you like, your only in your 20s once, and by 27 I was touring the US playing music professionally, I hope you don't look back at life when you're older and regret things, because life happens very fast, and don't let the trauma of growing up stop your adult life
I get what you mean mine is both religious and just general neglect stuff but I had to learn that people wont drop me the second I become an inconvenience way too many times. It was also a surprising lesson but now that I think about it kinda weird that it wasnt an intuitive thing but I just now after like a month realized my partner is with me because they actively like me instead of being here because I hadn’t become inconvenient yet. Its been both a very nice journey and very stressfully frustrating trying to learn autonomy and developing a stable sense of self
Omg it’s so funny you said this- I have CPTSD too and after the first couple shorts I was like “this character has the trauma. Bring her in, she’s part of this family damn it ❤”
Same, I used to be like Darlene in my first relationship
The emotional part with the southern subtext felt so real and true ❤
That part made me quite tearful!
That was so sweet. Britt has a more beautiful soul than she knows.
10:40 “I think I hate him” 🤣 the cadence is so spot on
I bawled my eyes out over this. Desperately desperately desperately need season 2.
Darlene is such a sweet bean and I want to hug her and tell her I’m proud of her.
As a gay trans guy dating another guy with this kind of background, this is exaggerated but incredibly relateable. The "you know who i dont love- my daddy" is YUUUUP
May be exaggerated to your situation but it's very real to others you know?
@@fllowerknight that's exactly right
"hi im lesbian"
"i thought you were a baptist :/"
I thought you were American
19:00 I have no words. I've seen a few "actors" on TikTok but this woman? She's creative, she's incredibly talented, she had me ready to tear up at one point. That speech felt like a monologue straight out of Designing Women. She is an ACTRESS. I can't wait to see what she does next?
" I don't really want a Bible job..." Lost it. 5 stars. Would recommend.
"It's just, I'm having one of those days where I can't tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys and nothing makes any sense, so let's just stay inside where there are no guys."
God, the way this so perfectly describes living with trauma 😭
She reminds me of Luanne from King of the hill, just a very earnest sweetheart who's trying her best and smart when she gets a chance.
DARLENE IS LESBIAN QUEEN‼️‼️
OMG SHES A LESBIAN!!! i’m a woman but for some reason i was imagining that we were her male lover. it makes so much more sense this way, considering they share clothes and that the majority of your viewers are female.
Assigned gender at pov video
This is the best queer film I have ever seen
i love how she slowly comes out of her shell the more comfortable she gets 💖
I can't believe a comedy sketch is making me cry, but I grew up in an insanely strict mormon household where I was only allowed to interact with other people at church and was never allowed to leave my parent property if they weren't taking me to church or the doctor, and I had significantly restricted internet access, and the only reason I had internet access at all was because we had a family computer that I made another windows profile on and I would use it in the middle of the night and then log out and hide it before day time. I grew up with so much guilt and pain because my father was a physically and emotional abusive narcissist who made me feel like I was worthless while I cleaned, cooked, sewed, and raised his children for him. I was expecting to laugh but this hit a little too close to home.
I didn't think I was gonna watch all 45 minutes of this, but here I am, at the end of the video
Hello! I just wanted to say that Darlene and Britt’s relationship is so sweet! She cares for her so much!! This series is amazing!!!
I just found this series and I love it so much!! It’s also very southern, like all the women have a very authentic southern vibe, which is obviously because you ARE southern but that doesn’t make me appreciate it any less. the way you portray darlene as both intelligent and tough, and confused and overwhelmed by the normal world, in particular, feels very real. :)
The sobbing exclamation of "my siblings are never gonna know Reba" broke me 😭
Someone take that girl to a bunch of museums. I bet she'd love museums
She'd be blown away seeing a TRex skeleton. And I just know in my heart she'd love the gift shops 🥺🥺
I was homeschooled until high school, and oh my, I knew several of these girls
I can't imagine how vulnerable they were to the first college boys they were around, kind of hurts inside knowing that
I was homeschooled in a sort of Mormon household (my family went in and out of the church), and the answer is, **very** vulnerable. I knew from my mom that Men Are Bad (TM), but I didn’t want to believe that, so I tried making friends with everyone. I was so excited to be allowed to have friends. I knew to stay away the bad-boy types and frat bros (again: Men Are Bad (TM) and will r@pe you from behind a bush due to uncontrollable lust!) but, because I hadn’t been allowed to use the Internet before college, I didn’t know about more insidious ways men can in the 21st century can be harmful. I ended up meeting a heavily redpilled man. His misogynistic ideas fit weirdly well with my own internalized misogyny. After he SAd me, I convinced myself that I must have tempted him (I don’t believe that anymore) and decided to become his girlfriend, since I thought I was damaged goods and that I needed him. I know Stockholm syndrome is considered to not be a real condition, but I don’t know how else to sum up what I felt.
It’s been 8 years, and I’m doing much better. I’m dating a non-binary lesbian now! We’re really happy.
@shable1436
The alternate timeline where Bill Gothard had a wife and kids
ETA I could absolutely get behind Darlene's chocolate ravioli concept
Yeah, I thought the chocolate ravioli sounded pretty good too.
The Darlene/Divinity saga literally about got me teared up 😅😂 top tier
I was a Darlene tyep beat who also moved out despite her parents approval and am now happily married to a butch!! we have 2 cats and I have many piercings :3
I want you to know I read your comment in her voice
26:44 the angle, the voice, the greasy appearing hair, he is such a gremlin
She made him quite vile, he should've been in old grimmy work clothes though, flannels or suspenders, would have completed the character, I would even have pretended to chew tobacco or stuff gum under my lip and spit in floor to really get disgusting looking. I think Caroline should get someone to help her with wardrobe, although destiny paper hat was funny
"Despite being dealt a handful of uno cards when we are all playing blackjack" is SUCH a good line oh my god. also love how much the girlfriend cares about Darlene
WHY IS THE MOM CHARACTER SUCH A DEEP CUT ARE YOU OKAY CAROLINE
“I found a way to relax, and it’s called wiiiiiiiiiiiiiine 🍷 “ that took me all the way out 😂😂😂
So there’s a few more Darlene vids on tic-tok and Billiard is in jail after he tried to shoot Deuteronomy, he called Darlene and she told him she’s a lesbian and then hung up on him 😂 he tried to call mama (Jenny)and she didn’t believe a word daddy had to say and disowned him and told him not to call again. The last vid is TLC calling Darlene and trying to get her to do a show with them but Darlene is too smart for them and basically tells them to shove it. She’s also studying for her GED which in one of the newest sandwich family vids she says she’s passed!
Thank you so much for sharing what happens next! I don’t have tik tok
i didn't want it to end! hope to see the 2nd season soon 🤩🤩
I can identify with Darlene in some ways, but my childhood wasn’t nearly extreme. There were certainly some things that I was very unprepared for.
It's very Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I love it!
REALLLLLL
Nah, it’s way better
A modern southern gothic romance
This would make such a great book or movie!
I watch a lot of Darlene videos on ig, now I wanna know how her journey ends! Does Daddy get arrested? Does Mama get free? Do Darlene and Brit live happily ever after?
This series has been great and I'm so proud of Darlene!
It ends with Darlene and her girlfriend flying away on a dinosaur and living happily ever after
Yeah I need a part two so bad
Is Caroline's account on ig just her name?
Holy moly this is 45 minutes long, and I’m gonna listen to every second, every word, smiling and nodding the whole time
The Saga of Darlene is one that I have found myself endeared toward! Please make a part two to this!
Finding this hard to watch. I was an extremely sheltered homeschooled woman. I never understood why people thought I was strange and I had a hard time making friends. I was taken advantage of a lot because of how naive I was 😭
I'm consistently invested in how well she's mastering the craft of writing for a medium like this
No joke I'm tearing up for Darlene, shes such a sweet and compelling character!
I need a full Television series of this. This is even better than Reba!
Im so happy that there is a compilation i love darlene and caroline is just so talented
This is reminiscent of my life very deeply bc I went to school in a cement church basement and genuinely didn't get any real schooling and I didn't graduate bc of it in a real public school bc I had so many credits to retake in my last year when I transferred bc it didn't count:( I feel super related to this video and topic and I got kicked out at 16 bc of being open minded compared to my Baptist parents i literally was punished physically for wearing jeans. This video is super deep to me unfortunately lmao yes religious trauma is so real
Living with the wool over your eyes can be traumatic when the real world crashes down on you, and have no coping mechanisms. Organized religion is a scourge. Don't let life pass you by
I’m so sorry your family did that to you. Some places will help you get your high school diploma for free! I know that this series makes a joke about Darlene going to a library, but libraries actually do serve as community hubs that connect people to resources. You can go to the library and explain that you don’t have a high school diploma and ask how to get one. You might even be able to enroll in community college and get an associate’s degree if that’s something you’re interested in.🩵
Just wanna say, to any darlenes out there, you are loved and valued and precious
I love so much how the titles just keep getting more specific, like “You’re super sheltered and homeschooled girlfriend goes to the movies” vs “you get your daddy arrested to save your mama and siblings”
You have no idea how quickly I screamed and dove to your link the second you announced this compilation🌳🌲🌲🦆🌳🌲🌲🦆🌳🌲🦆 you're a great soul making art thank you for making your art
Thank you so much for your support!!!
So I'm not the only person that thinks multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes are culty
darlene is so sweet i just want to give her a hug
She's reminds me so much of Louann from King of the Hill... I LOVE it!
We need an update on what happens to Daddy... Does Deut finally get him arrested??? Does Mama and the rest of the siblings escape??? Don't leave us hanging
As someone who is a sheltered and was homeschooled by a paranoid conservative mom....this cuts deep
Not the Uno cards in a game of Blackjack 💀
Now I want to know how Darlene's dad gets arrested. Also this great representation of Christianity. It shows both positive and negative components of the faith.
This is an awful representation of christianity as a whole. This is, however, a great representation of cults/ certain denominations of christianity
@@nattryyann Christianity as a whole is a cult based off of rules and money laundering- sincerely a person who was born into a baptist family, saw every kind of "Christian" and went to school in a cement church basement in Lupton Michigan :) religion with rules will always be a cult spirituality within God is completely different. Just don't label it literally just pray to whoever the fuck you want but why the hell do you have to label yourself a Christian and cherry pick out of the Bible that was written by a guy who hates God.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,,, p.s seven sea scrolls are still missing from the Bible, so we literally have no idea what the fuck we're meant to be doing or worshiping or obeying you wanna know why because earth is a karmic place like purgatory and we were put here by whoever the fuck to get rid of it why do you think they would give us rules on how to do that, we have to figure that shit out ourselves and if you stay in a organized religion, you will never be on your own life path. Good luck with your karmic cycle.
@@nattryyann also I believe in god just not the version ppl made up.
@@nattryyannhow can I ever explain to my parents they're in a cult then 😅
@@eva_unit_01 what cult are they in?
I love how she ultra pronounces her t's like Kent Hovind. Is so spot on 😅
I watched all of this in one sitting and whoa i did not expect to end up here based off the first video 😭
I wasn’t ready for this to be over.
I did NOT expect or intend to watch the entire thing in one go just now 😅 that was so engaging! I laughed, I cried, and I feel like a changed person. I loved it! What a crazy storyline. I'm so impressed. I loved it!
Why is she so relatable?😭 As someone who grew up sheltered, the insecurities and doubts are so on.
"SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE IT SO MUCH WORSE THAN I DID!"
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IT'S MEEEE!!!
Gosh I am EMOTIONAL watching this
This could be an entire TV show or book from these compilations, lol, I love it
This whole series is so good! I'm really curious if Daddy gets arrested and what happens to Darlene and the rest of her family i need to know like yesterday!
Im so proud of her growth
Watching this innthe middle of the night while reflecting on my life has made me realize that I'm a Darlene at heart (like so many of you here in the comments too) but I've worked so hard to cover it up and not be judged by others. It's gotten me nowehere. I'm exhausted from trying to learn so much about the world as fast as I can so I don't come across as ignorant. I'll meditate upon this more later. It's past 2am, but I'm happy I stumbled across this. Good night, good morning, and have a good day, everyone.
Lol deuterotomy sounded so fucking pissed lolol im excited to see next season
I think she's done with this character
@@shable1436 I hope not 😢
This is so healing, thank you
Why does this character remind me so much of Louanne from "King of the Hill" especially when talking about *Deer Jerky* and when she says "im allowed to be here"! Lol. Just the tone of voice and all.
I can’t believe in 26 mins in. I love every second of this
Came for the laughs stayed for Darlene’s character development and cute ass relationship🥲 ahh I’m living for this story!!
Truly impressive how you managed to portray this very real worldview/set of circumstances as both hilarious and heartbreaking. Kudos 👏
“Stay with Darlene, I love you” -Darlene’s mom
I’m literally shaking, crying, laughing? How is this so good…
It would be a joy to befriend this character, once you calmed her down and reassured her of acceptance. Showing her the world and experiencing everything anew through her eyes. Getting to join in her excitement over finding new things she loves.
shes so sweet i cant 😭🤚
I would an asmr compilation!!!
I would that to
The speech at 18:00 made me cry 😭 this is so incredibly well put together, thank you 🙏🏼
The role play is strong in this one
Darlene is just a treasure.
I only want good things for Darlene 😊
Lol she is so relatable. You did a great job.👏
Oh gods, I now know how close I came to being the male version of this, likely ending in self deletion. I'm trans. Thank the kind judge who ordered my parents to put us in public school. Aaaah, I need to calm down.
I also like wearing shirts nobody has worn before. 😂
My daddy allows me to do what I want to do also. 😂😂😂
I need to see this as a whole tv show fr fr
Part 1 is great.. aww what a sweetheart.. so honest tho, and direct, awe darling♡♡
Bless her heart 🥺
This sweetheart needs all the hugs. 💖
Parts of this made me cry. I loved it.
i LOVE her
she is the most important person ever
This character is so close to being Luanne Platter at times