These Van Life Parents are ABUSIVE
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I am 15 years old and currently living in a caravan with my parents, sister (13) and two dogs
For 6 months. Not for money issues but to “Learn about the road life 🤠”.
I hate it.
The bathrooms are tiny,
I can’t sit up in my bunk bed without smacking my head on the roof ,
There is no privacy or space,
I feel so isolated and alone
Homeschool is terrible ,
Everyone is constantly stressed and fighting,
All I want to do is see my friends
Please don’t do this to your kids.
I feel sorry for you
I hope you're okay, that's horrifying 😢
Hang in there, I know it sux right now but life will get better. I had a similar life experience and I can tell you that as an adult, you'll find and make your place. It's just really really crappy that you have to endure right now and Im sorry for that.
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I hope you can get away from that horrific experience.
I remember seeing a van life were the kid literally asked to go to a Hotel for their birthday, just a normal none special hotel, just to be able to sleep in a normal bed. That broke my heart
Omg that's horrible I hope that kid got what they wanted
wait is that the same family whose daughter had to be hospitalized for an ED?
@@riftendrifter yup
@J3ster! eating disorder
@J3ster! eating disorder
A bedroom has 2 requirements.
1. It needs to have a bed.
2. It needs to be a room.
At best, these are bed pantries.
At worst, these are mat-floors.
Real like you can’t make ur kids sleep on a couch every day 💀
Hey! The couch is better then the ground at a hotel cause you kick to much and can't share the bed with your sisters cause you could injure them 😖
Even that is a low bar compared to real estate requirements: it's not a bedroom without a window (fire safety) and a closet. So these van life people are very very very below minimum standards.
also, it needs to have a closet. So, in every sense it's not a bedroom. At BEST! it's a human locker.
The thing I will _never_ forget is that one clip a lady posted of her and her son crying, but she uploaded the wrong take, and it's her telling her son to cry more realistically: but hes sobbing and confused because he's actually crying for real, he doesn't understand why his mother is being so cold. Heartbreaking
That’s absolutely disgusting
would you mind expose the clip? thx
@@user-qi5ch7ue5r hold on i gotta find it
@@user-qi5ch7ue5r th-cam.com/video/jaR-tvLTdyk/w-d-xo.html
Yeah and it was about his dog that had died. That is one of the most traumatic things people go through in life. Let them have their private moments to grieve in peace! How would they like it if someone followed them around with the camera the entire time they are dealing with the death of someone they are close to? They wouldn't want that, I'm sure.
I feel like the cute van life is for like- young couples without kids. Or like old people who just hit retirement age and just wanna travel.
And the homeless.
I think it could work with like a young child who wont care about privacy as much or like as a summer roadtrip thing.
@@katie.hin.1318 definitely non-school aged children and if so, only the summers. no kid would enjoy this lifestyle full time.
@@dreamkitty oh yeah absolutely, like no older than six unless their doing a big summer trip in the rv
@@katie.hin.1318 Exactly!! Maybe like a toddler, but 12 kids??!!! That’s just plain crazy!!
Those kids are literally sleeping in COFFINS, THOSE BEDS ARE COFFINS, ITS NOT EVEN BEDS.
They are sleeping in the cause of their future back problems 😭
They can't even sit up straight without hitting their heads on the ceiling! It's ridiculous!
Even my tent trailer for vacations, we have all our own big bed
That one where the space was absolutely tiny is ridiculous. I’d imagine it’s hard to even turn in it, and what about when they get their growth spurt. No way those mattresses are comfortable either. If I was in such a situation, I’d rather set up a tent each night.
I felt claustrophobic looking at it 😖
Maximum 1 kid. Thats it.
These vans are big enough so that the kid could have their own space. But it’s INSANE to me that these people have 6 kids in a van. Like. That’s just trauma!
The worst part is
The people selling these or promoting such a lifestyle literally say "oh no worries there's space for kids on some floor mattresses or the couch"
And "Yes they have privacy a small blind that can be pulled open any moment by anyone at anytime"
This TH-camr was spot on
It's NOT a room
The blind can't block light nor sound
Some van life kids who have grown up are sharing their experiences
They have literally confessed to random strangers to hearing their parents do the "horizontal tango" like their love life is either non existent because they never had any boyfriends or girlfriends or that they have one and it's really fucked up
These f#ckers should be in jail for their actions and that these Sellers who promoted this children setup should honestly rot in hell knowing they have ruined hundreds of families and childhoods
These wannabe influencers, like the family channels, just keep popping babies just to exploit them and make more money. And then wonder why they’re in the nursing home and their kids actively hate and despise them. Constantly saying “Y’know what, was it worth it? Was it worth it to ruin my life for the sake of your shitty “influencer” career? I NEVER want to see you again.”
I completely agree with you, problem being they will have literally no social life with people close to their age. The kid would only have online friends because they don’t stay in one spot long enough to build strong friendships and even if they do they will only be able to contact them online.
Eh, 2 should still be a minimum. Being a single kid living such a life would probably be worse.
@@c0mpu73rguy
Imagine these things in a child's life: abusive parents , little to no privacy or living room , no friends , a sibling who hates you and bullies I think these are enough for someone to think about unaliving themselves
My daughter is eight. One day she asked to sleep in the dining room under the table on a camp mat, with a sleeping bag. She was excited and loved it for a week. Then she was happy for her bedroom again.
My point being that kids can be honestly excited about something novel… for a week or so.
These parents are abusive a-holes by forcing their kids into this situation.
i had to read this twice because I thought for a second it said you asked her. Thank god it was the other way.
I remember asking my mom when I was 7 to do that and she didn't let me and I respected that (still tried though, got caught)
in short, don't force your kids to do stuff!
I did seep in a tent in the back yard for a whole summer in my teen, and yes my own choice and go back to normal as wanted is the essential point to make it enjoyable
used to sleep in blanket forts, and one year i found a giant christmas stocking in the decorations and slept in that like a sleeping bag for a few nights, but then i went back to my bed once my back started to hurt
When I was younger my dad and I would set up a camping tent in the middle of the living room and slept there over the weekend, felt so fun but yeah being forced to do it is completely different
During the summer, as a tween onward, (unless extreme weather) I could camp in the backyard anytime but my parents let me have the option of returning to my own room at anytime.
I can't imagine forcing kids into this 24-7 without any other option.
As an abused kid, this kind of life makes child abuse so easy and very hard to track or report.
Like yeah child services sucks quite a lot of the time but this amount of isolation really makes it easy for parents to get away with using them since there are no other adults looking out for them.Especially since it’s usually teachers or neighbours or friends parents that report signs
Oof. This didn’t even occur to me. Holy shit you are a thousand percent right. Sorry you went through that.
Exactly!
Yeah they're constantly on the move so they don't have neighbors that see them routinely
They don't have any friends in person because they don't stay in the same place consistently
They don't go to school so teachers/counselors can't see any changes in them or recognize any signs of abuse
For all anyone knows these families could be sexually abusing their children and because they are in charge of their social media and they are the ones editing the videos, It wouldn't come out until the kids become adults and escape. Then it will be "child abused for 18 years, No one around to help" or something
@@shadowsoulless6227 And, unfortunately, a child exposed to lifelong abuse in isolation is likely to take a lot longer than just 18 years to leave an abusive environment - especially bc constant movement also like, perfectly prevents a teenager from ever having a first job, and possibly might even prevent them from getting a driver's license until they escape the abusive environment. leaving an abusive partner as an adult is one thing. i've helped ppl escape before and the amount of work it takes and time it takes all while the person continues to face abuse while working their ass off to escape is just... horrifyingly endless. and, you can't really hide a secret stash of money/a diary/resources/etc in such a small space...
Seems like a perfect set up for abuse. Always on the move, so teachers, neighbours, doctors, friends etc, can't notice something is going on with the kids. Kids can't form any relations with any other adult, so they have no one, no 'safe' adult to turn to if they need to.
I'm pretty sure they're typical narcissists, judging by their inability to grasp the simple fact their kids need certain basic things and their reaction to backlash. When someone responds with "well you're still giving me engagement by commenting so the joke's on you HAHAHAHA" it's commonly because they can't understand that the person opposing them isn't out to make them feel as much pain as possible, and even if they are, they realize their contribution through engagement is so small that it doesn't matter. It's a "mommy's special stash" amount of copium to want to grasp at something so small just to feel like you're on top as much as possible. Even in middle school I found that argument to be beyond silly, idk what their mental age has to be.
Also, everything the children are doing is probably monitored. Almost all of the families shown in this vid only have a thin curtain separating each of the rooms, so there is no way these children have ever felt the sweet feeling of actually having any privacy.
the entire "living" situation is already abuse
@@toxihex876 yeah, saying "your still giving me engangement by commenting" is a terrible ass excuse for child abuse.
Kid named Enoch=automatic religious lunatics.
Let alone also being van parents...
Another example of “what’s classy if you’re rich, trashy if you’re poor”
This is trashy as rich too, who the hell supports these van-life morons?
Honestly, raising kids in a van permanently is cruel even if you’re rich.
growing up poor with mymom and moving arounf a lot, she ALWAYS made sure my older brother had his own room and she and I would share a room. When I got older, she started sleeping on the couch to let my brother and I have our own rooms. Seeing the way these parents treat their kids reminds me how much my mom loves me.
My dad was the same way. Even when all he could afford was a one bedroom apartment, he'd sleep on the couch so I got a proper bed and privacy. Even now that I'm an adult he'll sleep on the couch to ensure I have a bed.
Parents sacrifice for their kids.
that was actually very thoughtful of her
Yes, that is how a loving parent acts. “Normal” mothers love their children more then anything else in the universe. They put their child’s needs and happiness before their own comfort. Your mother clearly love her children deeply.
A lot of parents don't seem to realize that kids don't only need privacy from the parents, but from each other too.
Exactly! No child is going to want to spend their entire time with their family!
@@daydream5120 Especially a teenager omg! Privacy is so important for an older child’s development. Seems like a lot of these parents are treating their teens like 5 year olds. And even 5 year olds like to have a space they can call theirs.
agreed. my house only had two bedrooms that arent the master bedrolm, and theres 3 of us, so my brothers always shared a room until recently when one now lives in the sunroom (its basically just another bedroom at this point). teens need their own spaces to express themselves, id hate it if i had to share because my room is basically where i decirate with all the things i love.
!!!!!! 👏🏻seriously👏🏻
@@user-md7dk9cn8eyes I was thinking wait til they get into teenage years because they’ll get taller & will want privacy & personal needs
The fact that two of the children in the first clip are sleeping on the actual floor with no mat or anything and the parents have no problem with that is upsetting to say the least.
I think that that family posted videos in their house too
Probably creates terrible back problems as well…
i've seen the comments section on that video, and seeing the creators like commenters who are like "well haven't YOU slept on the floor before?" And like. That's besides the point. Yes it could be normal to sleep on the floor but only like on the veeeeeeeeeeery occasion like sleep overs, staying over at a family's house... those once in a lifetime scenarios... but on a TINY VAN? with MULTIPLE CHILDREN?
Even people who sleep on the floor needs to have comfortable mattresses/padding, or that they'd use something like a futon, etc. But on the floor, bare, and only having some shit like a sleeping bag is just sad.
@@iluVioletLink It’s even worse when the parents have a full sized bed and walking room.
@@iluVioletLink Yeah, when people sleep on the floor it’s usually only for a night or two, not their whole childhood
Van life reminds me of when I would try to fit all my Barbies into one car
🤣
I did the same with Legos
My girls, both late teens, and I live in an RV. Only because we lost everything and have no choice at the moment. Whenever someone asks what it's like and is it comfortable, I tell them hell no and I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. It is far from easy and far from comfortable.
You do what you have to do. I hope you manage to secure something more comfortable for you all soon and that this need only be temporary x x
@@Picklescape after that storm came through and I thought we were getting blown away, I'm saving more money faster. Thank you for your kind words. ❤️
@Jennifer-jn2qw Sending very best wishes and good luck to you all. xx
I wish for you a better life very soon!
Getting a YMCA membership could help. When my family used to be homeless, we’d go to the YMCA and take showers. Your kids could also play there.
As someone who grew up in an RV, you dont just hear your parents go at it. The entire thing rocks. These people are keeping therapists employed...
I gasped. I hope you're working on ways to traumatise them back
smells like nursing home for your parents
Jesus Christ… You think they would do it outside or in a hotel or something…
That's fucking horrifying.
@@killadelfia🙃
i remember one where the daughter’s only wish was to stay in a hotel for her birthday and the mom kept saying “she loves the van she just wanted a change of environment!”
This is so sad!
oh yeah it’s the same family who video their daughter punishment in this video. and they didn’t even give her a hotel room, instead they get an apartment/air bnb and everyone cram into that one apartment. with her wish i would’ve guess that she wants some alone time in her hotel room just enjoying it herself
Didn't the mom also admit said birthday kid always ask for hotel rooms for their birthdays? Mom said it off hand like the kid was "quirky" for wanting to not sleep in a coffin for a night.
yes FamilyOfNomads. that same daughter ended up with an eating disorder and the mom said "we though she had anorexia but we didnt realize how bad it was" so they literally knew something was up but didnt care until it got more severe
@@lizzynoelle1959 I’m so glad someone else sees this! Honestly this family screams “my kids are just accessories”. That poor kid is SO mentally unwell, she had such a severe ED that she was hospitalized for SIX MONTHS while her POS parents went traveling. The mother literally has flown to Florida to get a haircut but left her poor defenseless struggling daughter at a hospital for an eating disorder that was obviously reactionary to her surroundings. Then they post a video about how “these things are no one’s fault” basically saying “we 100% aren’t to blame this is just something that happens”
Like no tf it’s not. I hate them and I hate how they have this like army of mindless zombies who regurgitate praise back to them on every single video. It feels like a cult anytime on of their shorts pops up.
I CAME BACK TO THIS VIDEO THE MOM OF THE 8 PASSENGERS TH-cam HAS BEEN PUT IN JAIL FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Fuck yes
WOO
FUCK YEAH
FUCKING W
another thing is that the family of 12 finally moved into an actual house. their oldest son is 21. he's 21 and still living at home because he had no way to get a job. if families move around that much, there's no where for him to have a stable job, meaning he's going to be trapped in that van unless he wants to face homelessness.
That’s fucked up
In my country very often parents very often helps kid with moving out by covering the deposit and first monthly payment. Van life paręnaście could do the same bc they did earn money by posting his sons life in internet
Molly didn’t do her chores last night, so we stopped the bus and kicked her off to survive on her own in the forrest. We will be back in a week to check on her progress.
It's funny that he compares it to paying a light bill when they live in a fucking van.
Molly celebrates her newfound freedom, independence, and privacy from living in the forest. "Much roomier than the van," a hiker reports to have heard.
But fr tho
@@ShadoeLandman Molly has become one with the beats and the trees and reports that she will never go back to van life. She makes money by posting weekly to her TH-cam channel, and by earning tips through teaching lost hikers how to survive till help arrives.
Remember when a Japanese couple did this to their kid to "teach him a lesson?" In bear country? The kid was ultimately found alive and safe, but these people seem like they'd defend their decision to the death.
That one woman who literally had 3 kids sleeping on the FLOOR OF THE VAN while they got a huge ass bed made my blood boil.
Yep I saw that that made me sick and she wouldn’t specify this one sleeping on the floor. She would say Timmys sleeps here
So she didn’t have to explain that her child is literally sleeping on the freaking floor. It’s so sad people think this is acceptable.
Seeing that made me scream.
shouldn't parents be the ones who sacrifice their comfort for their children, not the other way? Like of course parents are human beings and should be comfortable, but not at the expense of their children
@@hiyylight exactly. That’s what I was thinking, which is why it made me so mad
@@hiyylight exactly! But many don’t sadly
you notice that no one has teenage children, only children young enough that they can't actually complain or do anything, when they grow up they will become problems for the parents and I sure hope so
Also teens are just literally too big to fit in those beds
This is navy ships are set up. Except that the navy is a volunteer service made of legal adults and sailors are paid. And even those grown adults start to go stir crazy after months of living like that. I can't imagine what this does for developing children.
In Stardew Valley - the family in the trailer, the parent Pam sleeps on the couch and she made sure the daughter Penny has a proper room with a door. Pam is a struggling alcoholic and even she has her priorities set right. Unlike these folks!
I love stardew for this "little" detail
now that you point it out, it seems even more sad. *fictional* people have better life choices than real, breathing humans..
Yes, i really liked that detail
OMG YES STARDEW!
Stardew is awesome
Yet terrifying
How can these parents justify their kids sleeping on the FLOOR while they get a huge ass bed? Absolutely infuriating.
I was in a van for a week and we did that but we took turns with the comfiest spaces and the floor. These parents suck
Right?! That one kid was on the bathroom floor! AND! He looked well into his teens!!!
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easy! they dont see their children as people. far too many parents treat their kids like dogs
bro when I was as big as them I was sleeping in my moms bed this is awful
8:28 “damn bro! You live like THIS?” Got me laughing for no reason
My sister used to hop from school to school. Not because she was rebellious, not because she got into fights, no. Because back then my parents kept moving cities. From the vents I hear from her time to time, I know it’s hard. She used to tell me how devastated she felt when all that familiarity and family she built in that community would be ripped away from her the very next year. These van life kids here are probably no different. I feel lucky ngl
Family of TWELVE living on a road is absolutely psychotic
That had to be satire, right? Some of those kids were legitimately on the FLOOR
@hanscapon222 They were just on a cross-country roadtrip BUT their actual home isn't much better
Agreed, psychotic, neurotic, delusional, lunatic, and very self-obsessive.
I'm not sure what their living situation is now in NY (but according to another commenter it's not much better). But, before going cross-country, they lived in San Francisco in a 2 bedroom apartment. The parents of course had the master bedroom (they may have shared with the baby), the boys had a bedroom, and the girls had the living room...
@@emilyyamasaki4968 honestly shocked they didn't have their kids taken. 12 people in a two bedroom...apartment?
the irony of “my children can’t have technology as a punishment” while your parents film a tiktok about how great your shitty living situation is
@@emilypurdy2097 Why would someone buy likes for a random comment on a random video? Also, people can like but not comment. That just means they appreciate the input, but have nothing to add on.
@@emilypurdy2097 do you really think id spend money on a youtube comment you dumbass
Somehow, the way you phrased that, made it plain to me that "No Electronics," as a punishment of a kid at any housing level, sounds suspiciously like, "You can't call for help while the memory is fresh!" 😢
For someone with very little room for toys or offline hobbies, the no-technology punishment hits different than it would having more options
Not just no technology but also added the punishment of CANT PLAY OUTSIDE! And ya that’s until they finish all their chores but it’s a small child they deserve brakes and to try and push them away from playing outside is insane
Imagine waking up, desperate to make it to the bathroom in time because you had too much water before bed, but you have to scale a horribly laid out plastic rock wall before you can run across the hall to pee. If she kills her parents in a few years, we all know why.
8:37 "are you children experiencing gender disforia WELL YOU BETTER NOT BE"
I CANT IM DEADDDD
“every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child.” goes *perfect* for this
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This is just terrifying. I went to a sleepover at 2 twin van life kids, and they were all just constantly asking me questions on how our house is like. I told them everything, and they begged me, my parents, and their parents to have a sleepover at my house. They came over, and were extremely scared after the youngest one had taken a ten minute shower instead of a five minute one. They couldn’t take showers longer then ten minutes, causing them to never have hot water. It was so sad that the youngest one came out crying because she though she was in trouble. I seriously don’t go one day without thinking about them it was so sad.
Holy smokes! That’s horrible, I hope they’re better now.
That sounds more like a situation they were forced into due to money. If not, and it was the parents' choice, ew.
Omg hopefully your parents or u said it’s okay when she took a long shower cus she deserves it ❤
Oh that’s so sad wow they don’t deserve that
Ain’t no way. I need at least 10min to shower
as someone who didn’t have their own space due to poverty, can confirm it is absolutely traumatic and choosing to put your kid in that situation should be considered abuse
I didn't have to endure the torture of Van Life as a kid, but I did have a solid 4 years of my childhood in a family of 8 without a bedroom sleeping on a couch. That lack of privacy and comfort- the inability to just decompress in solitude for even a moment messed with me in ways that STILL impact me to this day. I can't imagine how much worse it is for these poor kids.
It's one of those "what's classy if you're rich, but trashy if you're poor" things
More like “classy if you don’t have kids, trashy if you do.” I have no problem w couples doing this to travel for a few years. It’s when they rope in the kids that i have a problem
Plenty of kids grow up poor and understand the struggles their parents go thru for them. Now imagine growing up like this and realizing that your parents chose that life for you.
Abusing your children
This isn’t classy period, even if you are rich.
This>>>>
And most of the time, if you hear it from the kids perspective, the kids are miserable because they have NO privacy and don't get to grow up in a normal, comfortable household.
That's is completely untrue. I'm glad I grew up a traveler. There are ways to have your own privacy.
@@NYD666 Did you notice them say ""Most of the time"" ? Your experience is not universal
@@NYD666 you remind me of those people who like to compare trauma. Just because your life was great in this lifestyle doesn’t mean everyone else’s is.
Ummmmm yessssss thank you for knowing that
@@NYD666 not when your parents are recording you for money…..
15:47 “kids don’t stay conveniently shelf-sized accessories to your life forever” looooouder
At 2:23 when the parent said “this is where Enoch sleeps” I’m like ON THE FLOOR WITH NO MATTRESS HUH!?
I have seen a total of one van life family I approve of. They have a large RV and only one child, and they clearly prioritize him. He has a large area all to himself, and even a little extra area for friends. They keep track of his friends so whenever they’re in the same area they meet up, so even traveling the country he has a consistent group. And it’s very clear he’s *enthusiastic* about his life and enjoying it. Because of how clearly the parents prioritize the child and go out of the way to make sure his needs are met, I’m okay with them. It’s horrifying they’re the exception.
Whats the channels name?
@@astryslii can you also tag me in the answer please?
It’s the momtrotter I believe I love their channel
ooo that's neat
See I def see this as a cool good thing especially considering US education in comparison. I thought you could do it right like this. From the comments people grew up like you’re describing and actually enjoyed that life. Parents online are so selfish these days
Y'all do realize this 'van life with kids' thing is an easy way for abusers to avoid CPS by not having an address, right? If they get investigated in one place, they can just drive off to another.
I was on a certain bird website and legitimately there was a whole thread about this hardcore abusive christian fundie family that used the van life to essentially avoid cps and grift. It was like 13 kids of various ages and the parents were all relatively well fed while the kids were clearly too malnourished for their age.
@@Mostie-ev7oh do uk which family that was ?
@@tiannacarson3076 Jill Rodrigues aka Rodrigues family ministries. The Quiverfull movement and just generally Christian fundies are a depressing rabbit hole.
My dad and stepmom still found a way to get away with abusing me and we didn’t live in a van.
I was choked, smacked, kicked, thrown and slammed to the floor multiple times.
When I got spanked it was to the point where I’d go numb- and I would stop crying due to me feeling no pain. That would piss my dad off even more and it would upset him that I stopped crying so he’d get me in the backs of my thighs. I was COVERED in bruises. But it was in places that teachers couldn’t see.
I had welts shaped like my dads hand that turned into multiple bruises shaped like my dads hand.
I had a busted open lip- I was close to needing stitches. My step aunt called the cops b she knew I was getting abused. The cops came and they told the officers that they popped me in the mouth and said I purposely bit my lip.
The cops bought it and went back to work. Once they left I was beaten so severely I felt my ears ring and I was dizzy. I used to faint before I even got beat because I was so terrified.
Parents don’t have to live in a trailer to get away with abuse. My entire childhood I was abused physically and verbally, and sexually (by my stepdad).
@PersephonesRose-nr3oo I understand why you feel this way.
But don't forget that this is a comment under a video that's about abuse, in a comment section that's also about abuse.
So it's not really inappropriate when someone shares their experience.
So in Chicago, they have this WWII-era Uboat that you can go inside and take a tour of. It's incredibly cramped and they show the "beds" that the crew members would sleep in. These bunks are like 18"×6', are basically just a piece of canvas, and there's only about 1 foot of clearance between each bunk. So there's very little space or privacy
Yet somehow they're kingsize beds compared to the ikea shelving units that these van life parents call "beds"
“And shove those little shits into a shelving unit” 😭😭
Made me laugh so hard I almost fell out of my kitchen cabinet
RV kid here, let me tell you, frog is ABSOLUTELY right. I've been living in a camper with my 3 brothers and parents for the past two years, and these past two years have been an absolute detriment to my mental health. Yes, it is an amazing opportunity I've been given to have seen all the places that I have, but I cannot recall a single positive experience anywhere I've been. I receive little to no education and I'm scared I won't be able to pass my GED, I will probably be repeating high school once I turn 18. I'm lucky enough to not have my entire life posted about on the internet, but even then my parents cross the line sometimes when posting to Facebook. There is no privacy, and my two youngest brothers are forced to share a "bed"(a broken dinette) and my other brother sleeps on the couch, while my parents have a large California queen bed with doors and all the privacy in the world. If you are considering this lifestyle with children, you are guaranteeing that you end up in a nursing home in your old age.
Good luck, mate.
Omg that’s awful! You don’t have to answer this obviously but, do you get any opportunities to work and save up money to move on your own when you turn 18? Like how do kids in that situation find footing to start their own life?
I wish I could send a ged prep book to you. I got mine at 17. You could try to see if there are any good free prep courses online or videos to help you study. I totally forgot all the sites I use to use.
I just can’t imagine this. Me and my bf want to try vanlife for a bit but we even take our cat into consideration when trying to think about what we could do
Yeeeaaahhh RVs aren't built for 6 people, the only thing I could tell you is to lash out in a way that lowers your parents quality of life so they no longer want to live on an RV.
The fact these parents will turn about and try to blame the viewers is insane
Seriously man
yeas
Exactly. THEY are the ones putting out the content, the viewers are just commenting on what they see. And it’s not good
they bussed all the way to Egypt
not the vewers the "trollers"
Not those kids sleeping on the floor,I feel so bad for them
As someone who spends quite a bit of time every year in a caravan/motorhome, I have a few points.
Firstly, those curtains do stop light getting through. They do it incredibly well and its perfect for making a dark area.
They also very slightly block out sound, but not a lot. When it comes to "kid exploring themselves as they grow up", it's less the noise to worry about and more how easy it is to shake the motorhome, even with stabilisers on a solid surface.
Secondly the the bed sizes. At the moment my parents sleep in a queen sized bed at the back of the motorhome, while I sleep in a double sized bed at the top of the driving cabin. The area is about a foot tall at max, and gets smaller at the end.
Now this is probably a bias due to my own preferences, but I really enjoy the small cramped space. I have a super-king sized quilt and a mattress topper. Honestly, sleeping in the motorhome is way more comfortable than my bed at home.
In the past we had a caravan with a room at the back. This room had a cramped eating area, a triple bunk bed, and couch that converted into bed. My parents would sleep at the front of the caravan on the couches converted into a king sized bed.
When I would sleep in the private room, I'd switch between the beds. On one hand, the converted bed was larger and allowed more room to spread out. On the other hand, I loved being in the small space in one of the bunks, being high up.
There are some other points you lightly touched on, but a big one I want to mention is the parents doing this to "allow for more family bonding". This is a horrible POV for them to have.
Having to spend most of every day surrounded by the same people, usually barely metres away, will cause significantly more arguments. My family are more likely to fight or have arguments due to the smaller space and lack of time away from each other.
And to end this all off, I 100% agree that they are losing all their childhood. No friends, no education, no freedom. This is abuse.
the one family where the kid literally asked to stay in a hotel for their birthday was fucking INSANE
The parents defense of that was insane too. "Umm ackshually we went there because our RV was too cramped to hold more kids"
Yea I think I saw that
The mom in that family INSISTS everyone loves living in an RV, but we never hear anything from the kids 💀
does anyone know the channel name/video?
@@pizzachi family of nomads
It pisses me off even more when parents keep popping out kids like candy and shove them into small spaces. STOP having kids 🫠
Fr especially when they can afford a actual house they just choose to make there kids suffer for there fame shit sucks
Stupid Breeders.
Amen. I have had 4 kids, but my kids always had real beds.
We live in a townhouse and it’s a max two kids house, so we have two kids.
For real ever heard of birth control? Condoms? Abortions?
"Damn, bro, you live like this?" *in the british accent killed me LOL. Love your vids and keep up the great and hilarious work!
Frr
If I lived in a van, I would give my kids a mid sleeper with curtains. I know it wouldn’t be a dream come true, but I would give them all they want. They would have LED lights, mirrors with lights, a desk underneath and a big toy chest. I would never refuse them what they want and I would not exploit them for views. I would get an education degree and teach them myself and, when they get older, we would move into a 3 bedroom house so they get full privacy when they reach 14 +. The living room would be suitable for sleepovers like mine right now. Also, I would only have 2 kids, so they would get a nice space. If not, I would not move into a van. Also, if my kids didn’t want to move into a van, NO WAY am I dragging them along.
Edit: I forgot. I want a Pomeranian or Husky. We would have enough room. I would make sure of that. 👍 They will be in social clubs like brownies, rainbows, scouts and beavers. They would not be behind on their social skills at all
i lived in an RV for almost all of my childhood, and I always had my own space. My parents actually closed a whole space of our bus off for me, and i honestly loved it cause i got to see new things everyday. Seeing these kids in these tiny spaces makes me feel awful
Same here. I feel like some of these videos are making it seem like all fulltimers, I have my own space i gave my own room all the kids do. WITH A DOOR. All of us do homeschool etc.
Yeah, There’s definitely an upside to it, but it’s almost always shown as child abuse
@milftractor not in My case. I've never felt or seen or been unheard by my parents when I was in the rv. We constantly changed the setup etc. Even at one point settling doing bc we all got to big for our rv. My case was filled was bad and good and I'd rather ppl look at it from my perspective because it is very well how ppl should look at it
How did you socialize with other children?
I think I’ve only seen ONE van life family where they have one child and he has an entire area to himself (and an extra area in case friends come over too!). They also keep track of friends and whenever they’re in a similar area they make a point to meet up. Only family I’ve seen prioritize the kid.
The parents clearly don't care enough for their children to even give them their own private space. Even in an orphanage you get some sort of privacy.
Not true! You only get the room to yourself for a short time before another kid Is transferred in if they aren’t the same day already. That’s if you only share a room with 1 other person when usually it’s 3-4 in a room. Yes even if you are a teenager
No you don't. I was a "ward of the state" and I can assure you that you NEVER have a seconds peace nor privacy. Unless like the other commenter stated your blessed and have a roommate leave or something like that. But it won't be long before some other stranger is in it.
@@butameremortal9424 never was an orphan but when i was homeless and in psych wards, shelters had like 100 of us per 'room'. psych wards had maybe two or three beds but one time i lucked out and got the solo room, i lived like a freaking King that week
@@mightymeatymech absolutely 😂 it's strange because I'm a loner. But I like to be in crowds. I wonder if it relates to "growing up"
Hope your in a better space now 🫶🏼
wdyym they don't get privacy, they have the thinnest possible curtains ever
Thank you for the poverty disclaimer. I'm grateful to have an RV to live in (thanks to my mom), I honestly don't know how we'd be living without it. Life is a struggle and I'm just doing the best I can with what I have.
I was a van life kid in the 80s and 90s - me and my sister hated it. We didn't have school, or friends, or anything we wanted because "space issues." People say we were so lucky to travel the country as kids - this was a very unhealthy situation. It was our reality because we were poor - my parents eventually got a stationary home for us all but we grew up extremely disadvantaged and it stunted us.
Now that I'm a parent, I can't fathom inflicting that kind of life on my own child. Kids NEED stability, security, and routine.
Social media influencers that have the privilege to sell their homes and buy luxury buses to live in are a scourge and I have always thought so.
And, like social media “influencers,” they are equally as unforgivable as their partner in crime; aka family vlog channels. These two go together like Taco Bell and dysentery. And these two groups pop out more babies just to exploit and make more money for their inadequate TikTok and TH-cam careers. I hope their “careers” fall off expeditiously.
The punishment for not doing chores shouldn't be PUBLIC HUMILIATION AND EXPLOITATION BY FAMILY.
If its any conselation they exploit the kids regularyly so its not a punishment😄👍🏽
It´s really humiliating.
Honestly, while my parents aren´t influencers, they loved posting video´s of me being "clumsy" on Facebook (one time I got stuck in a hole in winter and couldn´t get out because everything was covered in ice and upon seeing this, they got a camera and filmed me for like 35 minutes - why help me?) when I was young, and I fought with them back then about it (to no avail, children´s privacy are up to their parents completely) and I still think that´s messed up.
But to upload this for possibly milions of people? How is this still legal?
PS: Also imagine knowing so many people know you live like this and probably never seeing the backlash regarding it. Like the whole world´s telling you "yes, we think this is fair to you"
I also think kids are always having new experiences, issues or feelings so when a kid who had previously had no problems finishing chores suddenly refuses to, theres a good chance there's a reason behind that (not to mention neuro divergent or disabled kids who may only be beginning to experience their differences and when they don't have the words to explain why things are difficult for them often receive shame or negative assumptions). Obviously they do need to learn that not doing what needs doing leads to consequences, but they also need to learn to manage time, energy and emotions healthily, and might just need to express what's bothering them to be able to do what's asked of them. Whilst shame can be effective in the short term in getting them do stuff, in the long term it'll hinder them emotionally and stunt your relationship with them. And that exploration of why they're struggling can only truly healthily happen in private with people you trust
@@letonoska7348 my sister once did that after she pulled a prank on me. we had an awful relationship and i had a MASSIVE issue with feeling stupid so it was not funny to me then, and it still isnt now. she also once posted pictures of a little "storybook" i made on my tablet. basically about how miserable i was. looking back, sure, it was kind of cringey. but i was eight and i put a lot of emotion into it. and she just posted it because she thought it was funny. i was lucky enough that she wasnt a big influencer or anything, but what if she was? id never be able to live that down.
its beyond me how so many adults have zero consideration for a childs feelings or wishes. it might not seem like a big deal to you, but to a kid, its everything. they feel emotions so strongly and to make fun of that is, imo, one of the shittiest things you can do.
@@letonoska7348when I was on a cruise vacation in 2017 it was my first time ever snorkeling and everyone had already gotten out to eat, I wanted to go back in but nobody else would come with me. There was a seaside grill/bar that the workers would throw tortillas into the water for the fish, idk if they knew I was in there or not, but they threw one right next to me and I was looking underwater and suddenly was swarmed by 30+ big pancake fish, one swam right up on my stomach, I started having a massive panic attack in untouchable water and all my family did was laugh and record and eventually posted it on facebook as well. A worker had to come get me out of the water because I couldn't move from fear of being in the water all alone with dozens of huge fish🥲
I’ve literally only seen ONE family that did this right. They had a HUGE van with actual rooms and big beds for their kids.
Even if the living conditions were right, what about the social conditions? Not hate, just a genuine question, did they have a way of making sure the kids connected with others their age properly and were able to keep in contact and develop properly?
Can you recall their channel? I would be refreshing to see it done right lol.
@@veg_a_eat_ianI’ve seen some videos of KidigitalNomads that I really think are a good example
Thanks @@707Ac3 ! What do you think of Family of Nomads' set up? It looks pretty spacious.
fr! i saw one where two like 6 or 7 year old had a queen sized bed EACH. i'm 15 and i'm still on a twin
I wonder how they decide which kids get the "luxury" of a couch or bunk and which ones get the displeasure of sleeping on the floor...🤔
12:25 "they'll cut my power off" sir, you live in a bus. What power bill are you talking about.
These parents are always so greedy. The kids are always an afterthought. They don’t think about their social lives. They don’t think about their living situations. They only think about their dreams and their lives. It angers me to no end.
When you believe that children are just what you're supposed to do to add to the Christian conservative army - when you think your only responsibility to them is to teach them discipline to make them productive little producers and consumers and that they exist to serve you, then you have no reason to consider them as actual people with needs, rights, and respect like these asshats. Once these kids grow up, they will find out.
People like that don't deserve kids. Being a parent involves sacrifice and compromise, which these a-holes refuse to do, at the detriment of their children. These poor kids are gonna have a hard time adjusting to normal life when they grow up.
It's frustrating bc so many of us would love to travel but we actually want our kids to speak to us later down the road.
unrelated but n25 miku pfp!!!
children dont need social lives, until 18 they are simply property of the parents.
**has NINE children**
Let’s get the absolute *smallest* thing we can live in :)
And actively ensure that our nine kids are wholly unprepared for the real world by not educating them.
2:32 Thea dont live in the Van….. They were on vacation. They are musician they lived in san fransico….. I followed them more then two years.
Its for the gram!
Seriously. My mother has 9 kids and as soon as she hit 5 kids she thought “I need to get a bigger house.” So they worked until they could get a big, fixer upper 3 story house. And they gave most of us as much privacy as possible, 2 of my brothers shared a room, 2 of my sisters shared a room, I got to share a room with my sister and my brother got his own room, my oldest sister got the 3rd floor to herself and my oldest brother got his own room on the first floor. And my parents shared a room. And they made it work, we now have 6 kids at the house and it’s the best it’s ever been, it’s about to be 4 as well.
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For the love of god can people realize that having kids is an 18 year commitment where every decision you make has active benefits and consequences to their development
8:38 omfgggg 😂😅😭
I was almost a van kid. My parents moved across the country to get away from toxic family. They were understandably stoked and wanted to cruise the coast in a beat-up 2000 Toyata Corolla. They had the time of their lives until 3 year old me asked to go "home" and pointed to a hotel. That's when it hit them that traveling forever wasn't good for me. They immediately moved us into a rental home with my very own bedroom. It wasn't very big, but that house gave me a stable childhood and a good education. It's a story that proves to me that my parents love me unconditionally.
Your parents are good people who love you very much 🥺
So glad they figured it out and put you first 😊
W parents
"here, you obviously deserve this more than me"
🫴👑 *Your parents *
Gotta love responsible parents
Whats really concerning is that these parents get to control their kids 24/7. No school, no friends, no outside hobbies. These kids have no one to help them, no one to confide in. And who knows what goes on behind closed doors...I hope they at least sue their parents for the money they were forced to generate for them.
… I never thought about it like that, but you’re so right
Not to mention, with no address and never staying in one place, these families could essentially pick up and run whenever they feel like it if somebody gets smart enough to call CPS
Exactly, it's a total nightmare. The kid can't even go to their room to have a little alone time, so horrific
There is nothing bad going on behind those doors, because THERE ARE NO DOORS 💀😭
@@puppetpawss something something Epstein... horrifying what could bd happening to these kids.
SOME OF THE KIDS WERE LITERALLY SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR ARE THESE PARENTS OKAY-
10:36 I think the kid sleeping in there is going to wake up every day and either have their face freezing cold or going to get a concussion from that mini fan-
Van life aside, I can't stand family channels because of how many exploit their kids. I'd be mortified if I grew up to realize my mom plastered my face all over the internet. Tantrums, milestones, punishments, awakard experiences, any and all. I'm genuinely grateful social media didn't exist for the majority of my childhood, and even happier that my dysfunctional family doesn't really use it now.
In high school, I had some family issues where for the first semester of my sophomore year, I needed to stay with my grandfather in his diesel pusher RV. Whilst I had a fantastic relationship with my grandfather, he still stressed the idea of privacy and having my own bedroom as a teenager whilst living in an RV setup. This man, a 64 year old retired veteran and firefighter, pending a cancer diagnosis, GAVE HIS 15 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER HIS ENTIRE BEDROOM. I feel so guilty as an adult when I think of the back pain and struggle this sleeping arrangement must have gave him, but OH MY GOD do I have the utmost respect for him to be so mindful about my comfort in camper style living. If my grandfather could give a bedroom to a kid in an RV, these parents most definitely should, or avoid the livestyle entirely!
grandfathers are the best ❤ glad you have that nice memory while going thru a bad time.
What the heck!!!!!!! That makes me so happy to hear… Mainly because you appreciate it 🩷
don’t feel guilty, you didn’t put yourself in that situation and i’m sure he was okay with it for your comfort. that’s amazing though, what a man
Awww❤❤
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Due to our situation, when I was 16-17 my mom and I had to live in a camper for a brief period of time after we moved from state to state. And thinking back, she let me have the bedroom area. It was tiny, and had a sliding screen for a door, but I was comfortable, and she let me have that privacy while she slept on the couch in the living area. Seeing these parents just makes me appreciate how my mom handled things.
Your mom is an amazing woman for that!
love to you and your mom, hope things are better now 💙
If I were in the situation I'd do the same for my boys. I'd find a way that they could have their own space.
Your mother seems like an amazing person, way better than these sickos could ever be
Props to your mom girl! 💗
The audacity of having a master bedroom and then having your kids stacked on top of each other is actually CRAZY
And there's me sleeping downstairs so both children can have their own ACTUAL room 🤦♀️
I grew up like this :))) With four other siblings and two pets!! Can confirm IT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS. No privacy, no socialization, no education, no stability or consistency, little to no room for your stuff, and we definitely heard the horizontal tango more than once. AND I actually do have chronic back pain from sleeping on a shelf!! Traumatizing and abusive. I'm glad to be out of there. This video is so painfully spot on.
I'm very sorry that happened to you :(( I hope you're doing much much better now!
@@keplrr I’m doing a lot better! I have my own apartment now and plenty of space to breath. Genuinely hate that this sort of thing isn’t more talked about. Kids shouldn’t be treated like luggage for parents to pack up and move around as they please.
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. Glad that you’re out of there!
Can't wait for the abandonment and anxious attachment issues
Well damn mate, that sounds rough as heck. Hope you're doing better.
I was a teen parent, and we took the living room to give the kids the bedrooms in our two-bedroom apartment. What the hell is wrong with these selfish, clout-chasing parents?
This reminded me of something I had forgotten, once we were travelling over two days to go holiday and stay at my uncle's for school holidays, we never went on holiday and couldn't afford much so we stayed with fam, it's a 2-3 day drive and we stayed at a caravan park in a cabin, there were two rooms (one with a bunk bed, the other a double), my younger brother and I had the bunk beds and my mum gave my teenage brother the double bed/other room, she took the crappy fold out couch in the living room/kitchenette area... I'm grateful for parents like this over these selfish tit-tacker parents..
My husband and I have done this because I refuse to have my kids in cramped spaces, they deserve their space and a lot of it. I actually like sleeping in my living room 🫣
@@whatshereads1 Just as I like sleeping in small spaces. Claustrophobia is for losers. (Just kidding, claustrophobia is common and only fun to joke about when in moderation.)
@@pirateramblinrose sounds like you have a great mom
@@liltrashpanda174 I sure did, she passed when I was 15, she was an amazing single parent 💕
I once took a family vacation to somewhere where I had to sleep in a three person bunkbed the middle row and it was just like these van life family’s it was horrible for that one month I can’t imagine living like that for years (I was a kid at the time)
Sometimes funky’s voice has so much emotion in it I actually feel scared (dw this is a compliment because I've never seen such good acting)
Honestly, sharing your children's daily lives online is such an invasion of their privacy.
Should be illegal
And some older kids are now suing their parents for family channels even too
Yess, I'm so tired of all of these "tiktok moms" who record their children doing literally ANYTHING. Like, I understand taking photos for family memories and private photo books, but not recording and then posting it online, so random people can see every aspect of your children's life. I can't even imagine the feeling when something important is going on in your life or you're having some private time and then your parent instead of being with you just takes out their phone and starts recording to later put it on tiktok with a weird voiceover.
And really convenient for pred@tors!!
I agree
Generally sharing anything about yourself online that can link to your real identity is asking for trouble
Especially for children
It should be illegal honestly
As someone who due to financial reasons had to sleep in the same bed as their mother till they were 12. Seeing these people willing do this to their children just boils my blood.
yeah same here. makes me pissed of for sure
I shared a bed with my mom, dad, AND sister for YEARS. Lemme tell you it was hard even tho i was used to it. I didnt have ANY privacy. and for these parents to CHOOSE to do this it blows my mind
I am sorry you had to do this everyone deserves their own space and privacy.
I shared a room w my brother and parents till i was like 7 or 8 and then shared a room w my younger brother till i was like 12. Then i shared a room w my grandma till i was 14 when after surgery she moved into my older brothers room and in result i lived w my brother untill my grandma died and he moved back at round 15. The privacy i have now is yhe best thing that ever happened to me. I dont get the parents that force their kids to share rooms if they have enough money not to. I get that my family doesnt have enough money so i understand y i didnt have my privacy for a long time, but purposefully people doing that infuriates me.
@@hyde3155 i had to share a room with my brother till i was about 10. i feel bad for these kids truly, the parents have a choice to let their kids have privacy but they dont give them it. it boils my blood.
5:28 why do i feel like this is the exact reason parents like this living?
Imagine a sad beige mom and rv mom combined....
when my mom, brother, and i lived in a one bedroom apartment, my mom gave me and my brother the bed to sleep while she slept on the couch. it's ridiculous to me how terrible these parents are
Your mom is amazing.
You have a great mom who loves you
My mom would have done this for my brother and I too. The best parents always put their kids before themselves.
It _is_ worth considering that it's been _very_ common, throughout history, for an entire family to sleep in a small one-room house. These families often included _lots_ of kids. (As a famous and successful example, Dolly Parton grew up in a one-room cabin she shared with her parents and eleven siblings in the 1950s.) So while it is a lovely and kind thing your mother did, it doesn't make these parents "terrible."
@@jacksyoutubechannel4045 the difference is that in those circumstances like my own family's, we were struggling financially. Even for a one bedroom apartment, my mom was just barely scraping by to afford rent. These families often times CHOSE this lifestyle. It wasn't one where they had no choice and had to resort to living in an RV just to survive. That's the difference. These parents saw van/RV life as something exciting and went headfirst into it without thinking about their kids. These parents gave themselves full privacy and their OWN room. Whilst their kids had no privacy, no room for themselves, and no place for them to express themselves.
It’s the fact that, without fail, the parents always have a massive bed in their own private room (aka the baby factory) with real doors and 4 walls. All the while their 7th born is sleeping on the kitchen table.
For real though why is it always the families in the 99th percentile of number of children
"baby factory" I'm in tears 😭😭😭
Baby factory…☠️
No bc why where some ppl making their kids sleep on the floor
Stoooop having children 💀💀💀💀💀
“full time travel” families are so difficult to be in. my family travels internationally for months/years at a time and it’s so isolating. squeezing into rooms with siblings or having to sleep on couches for months at a time is exhausting, and when your parents and siblings are your only social interaction, it ruins your ability to socialize with other people your age. it’s awful
ive slept in one of these shelf beds for about, two days because i went camping. it was HORRIBLE on my back and my body due to my wide frame, so bad to where a beanbag was better than it.
privacy is an *insanely* important thing for children, especially those who menstruate. this breaks my heart to see these children living like this
why is it especially important for girls?
I feel like if this is a short term living situation (for camping, going on a vacation etc.) it’s fine to tough it out, but long term? That sounds awful
@@ansleyb7316 girls start puberty before boys could be a reason, idk if that's what they were referring to though
@@ansleyb7316girls mature / start puberty earlier than boys
@@ansleyb7316 Girls mature and start puberty earlier than others. While it's not really anything to be ashamed of, I can imagine the kind of scenario that plays out when one of these girls gets their first period and is learning to use their period products on one of those bunk set ups. All your siblings will immediately know when you try to tell your parents and fix the sheets/go through the motions of getting blood out of the sheets.
And of course learning to emotionally regulate and handle the whole period/puberty event is going to be hard. It's already hard without your siblings breathing down your neck while you're trapped in a rv.
Never forget the original van lifers, The Thornberries, and how much their eldest hated it. Eliza may have loved the adventure and exploration, but she was pretty young. Debbie was a teenager with no structured life or social group and was so desperate for it that she begged to go to boarding school.
And she loved it, from what I remember. She thrived at boarding school.
@@cheshirenevande4701 exactly, because Debbie hated living in the van and thrived in the stability of boarding school
wow that’s deep
Damnn, thats sadd
Don’t forget their youngest child that was pretty much feral.
I'm glad that I wasn't raised into this environment and won't have my children go through this
You know what these van life influencers need? Galvanized square steel and eco friendly wood veneers
And an aunt to borrow screws, … 😂😂😂
As someone who has some pretty bad back pains, I feel so bad for these kids, it really is abuse
i have severe back pain even though my bed is really comfy. if i were sleeping in what is essentially a COFFIN, i would probably have straight up scoliosis
Funny thing is that until I was in my 20's I could sleep on a carpeted floor without issue. Those matresses that are in there could he quite comfortable.
They look clothed and healthy. Happiness is in question but we can't assume anything.
@@aperocknroll88 just cuz it works for you don’t mean it works for everyone else, bad beds can lead to serious medical issues get off your high horse
@@aperocknroll88 That might be bc back issues are different for everyone. You might have the type of issues where a hard surface feels better. I asked my back doctor about this and he said most people actually need adjustable mattresses. These shelves are not adjustable unless you make them way smaller by stuffing more padding in them. Also, you are seeing them clean and fed but you can't know that. AND privacy is incredibly important for development.
@@jfool10125 They spoke about their own experience and said the ‘kids happiness is questionable but we can’t assume’, nothing about their comment makes your aggression reasonable.
Take your own advice and get off your even higher holier-than-thou steed.
I feel like kids suing their parents when they grow up is going to become more and more common.
The best part about that is the easy evidence available to view online! 🤪
And it’s going to be so satisfying to watch. I hope all of these kids win
I really don’t like my mom and stepdad, now I’m grateful I have them. even tho I enjoy my dads place more, my heart just reaches out to these kids. the worst thing is claustrophobia. what if a kid has that? those bunks are the smallest things ever. also, if the van gets hit by a car, it’s just gonna break. I was telling my dad about this and he said that they weren’t like car tested or something. he basically said if the van gets hit, the whole things gonna fall apart. I feel terrible for these kids. I feel so bad, imagine being a little nugget and realize later in life that it sucks ass.
Thank you Mr. L
I wish to God that my abuse was filmed so that I could have evidence.
The abuse was EXTREMELY bad!
Our family turned a school bus into an RV and we spent a summer living in it at a campground. Not like the ones with electric plugs or sewage, but ones that are way out in the woods. We're a family of four with two dogs at the time. I didnt live in it the whole summer since I went to a Challenge Academy of the state in July.
My brother and I were able to get our own beds and a shelf that could be brought down to make another bed if we wanted and still had some room for our stuff. Our parents room was of course bigger, but not by a long shot. It was big enough for maybe two people to stand in at a time and the bed wasn't that big either. It was cramped but we all had our own space.
id just like to say as someone who lived like this for a huge part of my childhood: its horrible. i lived in a shelf made for storage and the lil curtain i had was a cut shower curtain. i had a metal dora box and if my toys didnt fit i didnt keep them. we werent filmed, but it was still by choice. my parents choice. it is absolutely impossible to develop as a teenager and young adult when your only privacy is the 8x6 bathroom. no typo. i still struggle alot with privacy now that i live in a house with a close friend. i have awful anxiety when my friend goes in my room or touches my things. id just like to let yall know that its worse than they show. id also like to mention that i was diagnosed with autism when i was little. the lack of solidarity and reliability didnt help much.
have a good day yall ❤
the way the hype dad rants like "if I don't pay my light bill, they come turn the damn power off".
Sir, you live in a bus, no they do not.
Also not washing your dishes immediately has no consequences in the adult world…like 0 repercussions
I remember when they made the kids bunks bigger, bragging hiw each now had their own tv! 🤦♀️
A more accurate comparison would be if you're behind on the electric bill and a guy in a suit from the electric company shows up to your house and starts cyberbullying you for being poor.
@amateur_artist_storiesmand3853 this makes me think that it really is about controlling their daughter and not the dishes. I'm sure she was giving them some unrelated fight and it wasn't just the dishes.
Also if one fails to pay the light bill, the electric company doesn't come to their house, force them to work, and record the entire thing onto tiktok.
I've seen responsible pet owners give RATS a bigger space than those kids have 😨
I could fit my own bed inside my ferrets cage….. and they also have at a bare fucking minimum half an hour a day to run around, and pretty much sunrise to sunset on my days off to run around. Hell I chose to sleep in the unfinished basement when I lived with my family so my brothers could have their own rooms, and I gave up the privacy as the washer and dryer were near me since I worked non stop before moving out anyway. I would sacrifice anything for my brothers let alone a child of my own
I am a rat owner. My age is bigger than the shelves they give their kids. The cage can comfortably house 8 adult rats. One of the families in this video had 9 kids. More kids than I have rats, and each has less room than my rat cage. That is so sad.
Was looking to see if anyone mentioned the animals… when they said FOUR dogs I couldn’t believe what I heard, then I saw them and it’s a small dog and three very large dogs. Those poor animals. They barely have any room to literally live. Even for that one small dog, there is not enough room for a good quality of life and I don’t see how letting them outside to “get their energy out” can make up for it, if they do that. But THREE BIG DOGS on top of that? It’s not only child abuse but animal abuse as well. What we’re seeing here is a significant deficit in the children’s AND dogs’ quality of life and it really sucks because these aren’t inanimate objects that are being affected. They are entire unique living breathing individual beings who are being negatively affected every single day.
Fuck I didn't think about it like this. I have had rats, and I shelled out to get them a nice big cage. I knew exactly how many rats it had capacity for, and never even considered getting more rats than it had space for. Parents of such big families really just don't give a shit.
I can genuinely stand in my rat cage, relative to size they have a mansion. But the difference is I… actually care about my rats :) These parents don’t.
As someone who wants to live in a van, I won’t be having kids.
1) having grown up with parents on the move all the time, I could never form friendships properly and my education slipped because of the different curriculums around the country, there was no sense of stability and so the anxiety of doing literally anything still affects me to this day
2) kids need privacy or they’ll grow up not understanding what it means, causing problems in future
3) kids need room to grow, learn and cultivate hobbies, none of which can be achieved in a tiny van. Not having these hobbies can lead to mental distress and illness
4) you NEED a separate place if you want to be intimate. It doesn’t matter how many precautions you take, if you don’t have that separation, you ARE subjecting your children to sexual imagery either visual or otherwise, meaning that you ARE committing a form of sexual abvse. That and wanting to be intimate in a van where your children are close by is concerning as fuck.
5) once kids of different sexes hit a certain age, around 12 years old, having them cramped in one area is a terrible idea. While there’s no legal age to separate them, if you keep them in that one space and have unknowingly been subjecting them to your intimacy, you’re gonna have a problem you really don’t want to deal with.
I’m under the impression that no one should be having kids unless they have a stable home, and yes, I do also mean that having kids while renting is a bad choice (having been born and raised by renting parents who were always on the cusp of being homeless due to landlords wanting to put a house up for sale). But I understand that housing prices are bullshit and so renting is the next best option. At least you can have some of the above mentioned points to raise a child semi-decently, but living in a van is a recipe for a child with terrible mental health, especially because children are very psychologically vulnerable within their first few years of life.
Obviously I’m not counting those living in poverty, any home is better than none in that situation, but CHOOSING to subject your child(ren) to shit living spaces when you clearly have the money to MAKE that choice is setting them up for a lifetime of struggles in adolescence and adulthood.
Your video was insightful, and funny! You make some great points
Makes me think of a pair of brothers I knew in high school. They lived in a trailer with their parents. The trailer had two bedrooms. Their parents could have chosen to take one of the bedrooms and force the boys to share the other. Instead both boys got a bedroom and the parents slept on the pull-out couch.
The parents decided that their teenage sons getting their own individual private spaces was more important than their own comfort.
They didn't have much but they were trying their best. Much more than I can say for these #VanLife 'parents'.
I have a friend who has a younger brother and her mom couldn't afford a bedroom for everyone so she let each children have their own bedroom and slept on the couch when my friend was still living with her. Some parents do value the privacy of their children even if it means less comfort for them, if I had to become my sister's legal guardian ( both my parents are alive and healthy so it shouldn't happen and let's hope it doesn't) I would leave the room to her and sleep on the couch too.
This is how I did things. Now my son walks all over me.
@@TaliWhoo You should put your foot down. That’s so ungrateful of him and you’re still his goddamn mom and he would’ve never been comfortable or even existed without you.
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@@TaliWhoo sorry to hear about that. Hope you’re ok
I’m a firm believer that any video with children in it shouldn’t be able to be monetized
Me too
100%
I don’t think young children should be in vídeos period honestly
children shouldn't be a parents content source. it's exploitation and shouldn't be allowed.
@@shmark77 oh 100% but from a legal standpoint i think that violates free speech or something. i think legally social media sites should not be able to monetize videos with children and that would immediately de-incentive anyone trying to make money off their kids
You know those kids didn’t hear the parents having sex.
Omg i wish my internal dialog sounded like you 😂😂😂 You are hilarious!! Thank you.