iRon This video increases even more my empathetic support for Natalia Grace. The REAL story here to me is how an extreme devotion for the Barnett’s prodigal son Jake, justified to the parents an negligent will to remove their attention (as well as love and support) for Natalia’s self-worth and all that they may have originally had in mind when they adopted Natalia in 2010. This mentality on the part of Barnetts rendered their care on adopted Natalia absolutely atrocious on all accounts (can throw any age you want on any human face any size it doesn’t change my conclusion). While I of course still can appreciate the positive mental capacities showcased in this 60 minutes video, it also now adds closure for me on how Barnetts were perhaps able to be so cruel as they were in their deeds regarding Natalia. They clearly had no business adopting Natalia only to negatively scar her childhood. Aside from Natalia, this family appears to me personally as incredibly over-manipulative even in dictating and describing Jake’s autism not the way he might approve of himself deep down in his own soul, overriding Jake’s own feelings by making some major decisions on his behalf, turning him into a sort of robot to be praised. I do not approve in many of the practices of this family and it’s a pity I have to draw that conclusion in spite of the brilliancy showcased in this 60 minutes and their claim to fame in handling children with special needs. Lastly, please note I myself am on the autism spectrum, if that means anything to the reader. So I am more than qualified to speak on this subject. I wish all the best for Jake but I hope this family, as God’s children no different from any of the rest of us, can come to terms with their own imperfections, on God, on members of the community, on seeking forgiveness, and facing consequences for injustices against others such as Natalia, and ask our ever forgiving maker for redemption. I myself am imperfect, so are we all. Only God is perfect. Thank you for listening.
www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/daabz5/michael_and_kristine_barnett_the_parents_of_an/? There are two sides to every story. The parents actually only had a family dr write up a letter saying her age was older...all the actual medical tests said she was a child. Look at the before and after pictures of Natalia....clearly a child in the first photo and developed and matured in the photo as a teen....Kristine Barnett is a narcissist loves the media attention
@@dexter3013 Well why she has so many supporters. Kristine is a criminal and she doesn't deserve it. She lost her job and people who believes that Natalia is a psych dwarf are paying money on the go fund me page for Kristine. I hope all these people will ask their money back if the real truth comes out.
It's Big Bang Sheldon in the Flesh! Yes here after Natalia case - here after hearing it in Canberra Australia! Even if the Court buggered up in accepting documents from doctors to change Natalia's age.... they are still innocent! The court ruled and upheld the rulings on numerous occasions that Natalia was an adult , they didn't abandon her even after the Court ruled. Where is all the news on the adoption agency being investigated??? These people are smart people, they wouldn't be saying false statements in the media (particularly after the Jodi Arias case) if it wasn't true as ALL statements will be used against them!
Poor Jake. As an autistic person, I feel bad that he has those shitty parents. It’s tough enough being autistic. But then add sociopathic parents to that and it’s a nightmare. People ignore your struggles and needs when your smart. This country fails disabled people. It neglects us and allows others to ostracize and vilify us. I hope Natalia gets justice and Jake gets to be a normal adult away from his parents.
I also hate the eugenic shit where they want to erase the “bad parts” of autism and yet benefit from our good parts. F you lady. I’m all good. I just need accommodations and empathy from neurotypicals who instead just expect me to spend my time trying to think like them. No thanks, I have a soul. I’d rather be autistic than a sociopath. How about curing sociopathy instead? Oh, right . . , there’s more of them and they control the world . They don’t want to lose power. 🙄
Interestingly, I don’t think his dad is sociopathic. I’m the parent of an autistic teen, so I’m not ignorant to autism and how varied it can be. I feel that Michael may be on the spectrum as well. His mannerisms, speech pattern, the way he emotes, etc. That said, Michael is clearly trying to minimize his involvement, but there is there is definitely enough evidence to show that Kristine was manipulating him as well. But I agree, the fact that Jacob is autistic makes it that much worse. And a GENIUS no less.
What about the chance that they adopted Natalia because they thinked like 'we already have our son with authism, let's accept another child with genetic issues into our family'? And what if time passed and they realised that their son was a genius with a brilliant future ahead and Natalia was a kid still dependent of them, making they changed their mind about her adoption? Just look at the dates! We have to consider the possibility that they wanted to restart life in other place with their now prodigy son and forget their adopted daughter and their responsibility. I think you all watched to much movies and series to think like that. In real life, there is a lot of couples that adopt childrens and abandon them later, because they have their own biological children, get short on money, realise how difficult is to take car of a children with certains conditions or stupid things like don't think the children has a beatiful appearance. I'm not saying that is the truth for their case, but there is a lots of people treating the girl like a psychopath and nothing was proved yet. Just mind that none of them was proved as guilt of anything until now.
@@nahnesieben1147 They are highly intelligent people, and clearly wanted to make some good by giving a child with a medical condition a home. Something clearly went wrong, and given that they are not an annonimous family, I think the least they wanted was to brought such a negative image to them. The "girl" was by herself an entire year and no neighbor warned authorities of a "child" living alone in a house. Other suspicious thing is the time that passed till she finally informed of her case. That's really odd to me. And other bizarre thing in this case is that the "neglecting" mother is an author of special education books. So clearly she has the patient and the knowledge to deal with kids with mental issues.
@@lilybond6485 Watch the Curious case of Natalia Grace. There is a second part telling Natalia's story. At the end of the first part you see Jake living in Michael Barnett's basement.
@@lilybond6485"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" docuseries. Jacob is interviewed. Starting in Episode 4, I believe. He's in his early 20's living in Dad's basement.
This kid went so far under, he doesn't even know what happened. He knows he regressed, but not how. I think his sense of reality got so distorted once the suspicion of Natalia being an adult was introduced into his life and it just distorted his sense of reason.
@@chadliampearcy @julia Kuczera Yep! And, yet, Natalia supporters try to do everything they can to degrade him. Her issues are separate and distinct from him. ALL children should be treated with caring and dignity.
@@beewoke You’re conflating questioning the claims his mother made about him with “degrading him”. He didn’t write the book, she did. Considering all the outlandish claims she made concerning Natalia and the fact she was instrumental in transforming Natalia from an 8yr old into a 22yr old, the claims she made about her son ought to be re-examined as well now that we have the benefit of it being Years later.
@@lilytyler80 for real. It’s really sad. His parents did a number on him. And I guess Natalia too, even though she is a product of abandonment and abuse.
I’d love to hear what his mother has to say for herself. Can’t wait for Natalia’s side of the story later this summer. He was abused as well. His sadistic mother making him do terrible things to Natalia. I truly hope he’s able to get the therapy he needs, and goes on to pursue his true potential! He is beyond brilliant and truly a victim in his own right.
What an Amazing kid! I'm so lost for words. I hope this young man lives an Incredible Life. He seems like such a good hearted kid too. Wish you the very, very best!
Forget the book about the math, should write a book on how he overcame that mother... (and father for that matter). How he survived. I watched the documentary... clearly she/ he broke his spirit. The sadness in his eyes tells it all...
Omg such a sweet kid. And terribly amazingly talented. Im in awee! Im a physics student and his memory and talent at that age. Wow. More beautiful how he wants to share it with other to let them see what he sees.
This family is trippy they have a genius son who was 13 when he went to college. Meanwhile they adopted and Ukraine girl who they thought was 8 turned out to be 22. Wtf! They are like the complete opposite. Old girl acts young , young boy who acts old wtf
Zambie Crew And all of you regardless of age, are not mature enough to see the big picture. Jake is missing out on a childhood while the parents’ motivation is to make themselves look like perfect parents by pushing him to skip all of school to only be a math-science genius and never appreciate so many other meaningful subjects that matter for human development. In contrast, Natalia was a sweet-hearted soulful girl who never had a chance to be unconditionally loved as a kid as she was abandoned and then forced to have her age altered. Natalia’s struggle was for her individual voice to be heard, her vengeance was to STOP this robot perfectionism and her aggression was her only known way to express she was very very very unhappy inside , she wanted to be a kid, she wanted to be loved, she wanted to be imperfect as she was, not have to compete with her brother Jake, and they never appreciated Natalia, they left her abandoned where if anything came out of Jake, she tried to copy Jake’s high school binge by getting her GED all by herself and instead she cried sobbed and fell into the arms of a new adopted family that finally loved her for her :(((((((((( How Sadddd ...poor Natalia .... my heart is for Natalia . Not jake’s fault but Natalia has my whole heart
Zambie Crew Both probably came from the 4th dimension. Wrinkle in time. They don’t have a problem with home being so much older but they have a problem with her being so much younger. They banked on him so ditch her.. He has the dad’s bad attitude.
Being that he is not just very smart/intelligent but that he has savant like capabilities will always set him apart. If he didn't have a photographic memory he would grow up, continue his studies, start a career and then eventually look around and see that his colleagues are just as smart as he is, if not smarter...So the savant thing helps a lot, he'll always have that.
Wow I can’t believe this kid has the potential to change the way we understand this world and he was on such a good track, I can’t imagine how everything that has been going on with his family must be affecting that poor baby 💔 can’t wait for those boys to grow up and share their side of this story.
He’s 23 now and from what I hear he’s not to happy with his parents, starting with the fact they pocketed all the money they made off of him. The other 2 are also adults now, still not a peep
@@meganmcfeeter8478 I did 🤯 that was really hard to watch honestly, poor children, all of them. And it seems like they were still hiding the ugliest parts of the story. So upsetting.
@@smithdawn1He seems good with his Dad. His mother pocketed the money as she considered the book sales hers and not Michael's. She had promised him part of it. He got nothing.
He was great until his parents adopted a little girl and abused her while letting him and his brother abuse her,, now he’s living in a basement in devastation from the aftermath of everything,,
Allowed, he was told to abuse her and now has to live with the guilt, like a "Nazi" following orders. Its so kuch worse to realize that you were an abuser when you've survived abuse. His poor heart. Not to mention all the gaslighting the mother did while she had sole custody
yes they are- you can see the girl at the table in the scene where they were eating. The court just issued an arrest warrant for "mom" this morning public.courts.in.gov/mycase#/vw/CaseSummary/eyJ2Ijp7IkNhc2VUb2tlbiI6Ik16QXlNakV5T1RFM01Ua3dPamswT1RBeE1qY3pNVEk9In19
Laura H if you read the full story, they kinda knew. The dad saw full on pubic hair when the girl took a bath. They believed she was a teenager but they were willing to take care of her anyway. It wasn’t until later that the dwarf girl went full on crazy that they decided fuck this bitch!
This video increases even more my empathetic support for Natalia Grace. The REAL story here to me is how an extreme devotion specific to the family’s prodigal son Jake Barnett, justified to the parents a callous will to remove their attention (as well as love and support) from much of Natalia’s self-worth and all that they may have originally had in mind when they adopted Natalia. This mentality on the part of Barnetts compromised their level of due care and support for Natalia on all accounts, in favor of promoting Jake instead. While I of course can still appreciate the positive mental capacities showcased in this 60 minutes video, this upload also now adds closure for me on how Barnetts were perhaps able to act so cruel as they were in their deeds regarding Natalia. It was to promote a favored child at the expense of another. They clearly had no business adopting Natalia only to negatively scar her childhood. She wanted to be a kid unlike Jake, cherish the social relationships Jake wouldn’t care as much to have, have diverse subjects of interest, not be perfect genius but be a unique creative little person. Aside from my thoughts specific to the Natalia case, I also want to mention that this family appears to me personally as incredibly over-manipulative even in dictating and describing Jake’s autism not the way he might approve of himself deep down in his own soul, overriding Jake’s own feelings by making some major decisions on his behalf, turning him into a sort of robot to be praised. I do not approve in many of the practices of this family and it’s a pity I have to draw that conclusion in spite of the brilliancy showcased in this 60 minutes and their claim to fame in handling children with special needs. Lastly, please note I myself am on the autism spectrum, if that means anything to the reader. So I am more than qualified to speak on this subject. I wish all the best for Jake but I hope this family, as God’s children no different from any of the rest of us, can come to terms with their own imperfections, on God, on members of the community, on seeking forgiveness, and facing consequences for injustices against others such as Natalia, and ask our ever forgiving maker for redemption. I myself am imperfect, so are we all. Only God is perfect. Thank you for listening.
ESponge2000 If the oldest took up so much attention requiring them to move, I wonder why they adopted more. And disabled? Probably gov’t money to fund him.
That's Natalia at the dinner table as that clip is often used in news reports . It looks to me as though it could be the same child in front of the tv .
If the parents of this child loved him enough to get him all those therapies and educational help, why would they abuse Natalia Grace?? They had other kids too. Were they ever accused of abusing them??
Because Kristine Barnett realized that Natalia wasn't a prodigy like Jacob after she forced her to do a physics paper when she was only 7 yrs old and when she didn't behave or do as she pleased she would pepper spray her. So when her plan failed she decided to lie about Natalia wanting to kill them and had her re-aged and tried to have her committed...but the psychologists at the Mental Institution refused to have her committed because she was PERFECTLY FINE!!!
I know several austisic children and adults that are high IQ. We know it exists. Problem I have the mother I believe is evil. She I believe and hope federal prosecuters will take a case against the mother.
The Prosecutor went to Ukraine and gathered solid evidence Natalia was a child. He published his findings online after the Michael Barnett trial. The judge ruled the jurors could not hear that Natalia was a child when left to live alone. The jury had to decide that Michael Barnet was not guilty despite wanting to vote for a guilty verdict. The rules the Judge gave them to make their decision constricted them to a not guilty verdict.
I'm from the future. He discovers he has a sister that pretended to be 8 but she has pubes and grown up teeth and smears her body fluid everywhere and wants to kill him. But also alot of other things because he has that big brain energy.
He's an autistic man who was also abused as a child. When he's free of those parents and has a good support system then maybe he'll be able to talk freely.
Where is Jacob now in 2024, along with his brothers?? The whole story of Natalia is just weird... Where is Natalia's attorney? Where were the adoptive grandparetns, aunts, uncles...There is a lot missing in this story.... The adoptive father is a whack...I'm beginning to think this whole thing is a set up.... nothing makes sense...
It's Big Bang Sheldon in the Flesh! Yes here after Natalia case - here after hearing it in Canberra Australia! Even if the Court buggered up in accepting documents from doctors to change Natalia's age.... they are still innocent! The court ruled and upheld the rulings on numerous occasions that Natalia was an adult , they didn't abandon her even after the Court ruled. Where is all the news on the adoption agency being investigated??? These people are smart people, they wouldn't be saying false statements in the media (particularly after the Jodi Arias case) if it wasn't true as ALL statements will be used against them!
This comment aged horribly. The Shepherd adoption agency is suing Michael Barnett because they were not involved in Natalia's adoption. He lied. It turns out there is proof positive Natalia was a child when the Barnett's abandoned her including DNA analysis.
No one can say that this kid's IQ is higher than Einstein's. Although his estimated IQ is 160 since he never took an IQ test. It would be more accurate to say this boy's IQ is higher than Einstein's estimated IQ. Someone needs to fact check before making the claim in the description of this video. smh
@@krustycrb7182I agree My Mom used to lie to people and tell them my IQ was 170 and it wasn’t it was 120 she exaggerates to make herself look special and like she is better than everyone else it’s gross. My Daughters is the same as mine but she doesn’t have ADD or dyslexia so she is way smarter than me because she can actually use her intelligence in a meaningful way. I’m always skeptical about anything anyone says because of my Mothers strange relationship with the truth, you can’t believe a word she says, even if she isn’t outright lying she is stretching and exaggerating until the truth is meaningless anyways.
@@katk5462 excuse me for having more important things to do other then sit around and watch news about other people's life. However the fact that this even happened regardless of when is beyond me. Everyone including the judge of this situation that changed her age should all be held accountable. I am a parent and as many parents this should disguss u. But because so many people today just believed whatever they hear and since most people heard the Barnett's lie first they believe it regardless of the fact that they copied the plot of a known movie. I find it very sad that some people are so gullible that they would even consider that it's true. And yes since they left a child alone on her own for no reason other then they weren't getting the attention they thought after adopting her, or that they didn't need her anymore for attention since thier son was giving them the attention they wanted so they got rid of her. And made it seem like she did it. So laugh all u want it only makes me realize how unintelligent u are and clearly bored since u have so much time on ur hands to set in front of a screen.
Weird. Because now he lives in his dad's basement. I'm not sure if this whole Natalie Grace thing is real, or maybe these parents got a little taste of "fame" with Jacob being interviewed and when that died down, they found a way to keep it going.
By real do you mean the claims they made of her being an adult? These parents certainly did everything in their power to up her age and nothing to help Natalia. They certainly had the situation all set up for their story. We all need to consider that its THEIR story and THEY manipulated the situation and all evidence
@@LetsPatchItUp no by real I mean she was a child. Clear as day if you watch the documentary. Plus yeah the parents did try everything they could to claim she was an adult.
I wish some good person - a mentor - would take this kid - now young man - get him help, help develop his skills and lead him to a good life. He would be an asset to anyone he worked for.
Be careful what you wish for. Turns out he had some of the worst parents ever. He doesn’t even have a relationship with his dad, which considering his dad is probably for the best (as of 2023 he’s now reconciled w dad Ugh but now has issues w his mom. His 2 brother still estranged from dad)
You can't be like HIM per say, but shockingly speaking, you can actually be the smartest by making a firm decision on yourself that you will be the smartest on the world.
No. You don’t…he now lives in a basement and is severely traumatized by his families insanity. Be happy with you because most stuff you see on social media, is a facade
Per old interviews & now defunct website of the mom’s, Jacob was evaluated at age 10 & informed he no longer had the diagnosis, he was “fully recovered”. So even if he “had” ASD, he doesn’t now
Yes, they are the same people that changed their daughters age legally and abandoned her in Indiana. That type of behavior must also effect their other children. What a very sad story.
I'm still curious if the adoption scam story is true. Hoping the full details come out soon. That would also be sad- to adopt an 8-year-old who turns out they used their dwarfism to lie about being much older.
These orphanages lie all the time you don’t remember the story of this family adopting Chinese kids and one of them was 21 and raping his other adopted brothers bc he was being pimped out at the orphanage.
The girl has an extremely rare form of dwarfism which makes it difficult to establish her real age as hormone imbalance is disrupted, apparently they tend to have early period and osteoporosis. It's very complicated, this Kristine woman could be a liar.
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Who is here after the Natalia Bernett case?
iRon This video increases even more my empathetic support for Natalia Grace. The REAL story here to me is how an extreme devotion for the Barnett’s prodigal son Jake, justified to the parents an negligent will to remove their attention (as well as love and support) for Natalia’s self-worth and all that they may have originally had in mind when they adopted Natalia in 2010. This mentality on the part of Barnetts rendered their care on adopted Natalia absolutely atrocious on all accounts (can throw any age you want on any human face any size it doesn’t change my conclusion).
While I of course still can appreciate the positive mental capacities showcased in this 60 minutes video, it also now adds closure for me on how Barnetts were perhaps able to be so cruel as they were in their deeds regarding Natalia. They clearly had no business adopting Natalia only to negatively scar her childhood.
Aside from Natalia, this family appears to me personally as incredibly over-manipulative even in dictating and describing Jake’s autism not the way he might approve of himself deep down in his own soul, overriding Jake’s own feelings by making some major decisions on his behalf, turning him into a sort of robot to be praised. I do not approve in many of the practices of this family and it’s a pity I have to draw that conclusion in spite of the brilliancy showcased in this 60 minutes and their claim to fame in handling children with special needs.
Lastly, please note I myself am on the autism spectrum, if that means anything to the reader. So I am more than qualified to speak on this subject. I wish all the best for Jake but I hope this family, as God’s children no different from any of the rest of us, can come to terms with their own imperfections, on God, on members of the community, on seeking forgiveness, and facing consequences for injustices against others such as Natalia, and ask our ever forgiving maker for redemption. I myself am imperfect, so are we all. Only God is perfect. Thank you for listening.
@@Taeil0151 She isn't evil at all
The Barnetts are the psycho's here.
www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/daabz5/michael_and_kristine_barnett_the_parents_of_an/?
There are two sides to every story. The parents actually only had a family dr write up a letter saying her age was older...all the actual medical tests said she was a child. Look at the before and after pictures of Natalia....clearly a child in the first photo and developed and matured in the photo as a teen....Kristine Barnett is a narcissist loves the media attention
@@dexter3013 Well why she has so many supporters. Kristine is a criminal and she doesn't deserve it. She lost her job and people who believes that Natalia is a psych dwarf are paying money on the go fund me page for Kristine. I hope all these people will ask their money back if the real truth comes out.
It's Big Bang Sheldon in the Flesh! Yes here after Natalia case - here after hearing it in Canberra Australia! Even if the Court buggered up in accepting documents from doctors to change Natalia's age.... they are still innocent! The court ruled and upheld the rulings on numerous occasions that Natalia was an adult , they didn't abandon her even after the Court ruled. Where is all the news on the adoption agency being investigated??? These people are smart people, they wouldn't be saying false statements in the media (particularly after the Jodi Arias case) if it wasn't true as ALL statements will be used against them!
It is sad to see how things actually turned out for this young man.
He's as guilty as his parents, by his own admission.
@@josh-rz3uq No, he is NOT! He was a child during the horrible situations he had to live through. He is not to blame for his actions.
@@skontheroad Cry harder, child abuse apologist. He knew what he was doing and that it was wrong, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION.
@@josh-rz3uq he was a child with a disability manipulated by his parents to commit whatever he committed.
@@carochan86 He's also a genius. He knew what he was doing.
Poor Jake. As an autistic person, I feel bad that he has those shitty parents. It’s tough enough being autistic. But then add sociopathic parents to that and it’s a nightmare. People ignore your struggles and needs when your smart.
This country fails disabled people. It neglects us and allows others to ostracize and vilify us. I hope Natalia gets justice and Jake gets to be a normal adult away from his parents.
I also hate the eugenic shit where they want to erase the “bad parts” of autism and yet benefit from our good parts. F you lady. I’m all good. I just need accommodations and empathy from neurotypicals who instead just expect me to spend my time trying to think like them. No thanks, I have a soul. I’d rather be autistic than a sociopath. How about curing sociopathy instead? Oh, right . . , there’s more of them and they control the world . They don’t want to lose power. 🙄
Interestingly, I don’t think his dad is sociopathic. I’m the parent of an autistic teen, so I’m not ignorant to autism and how varied it can be. I feel that Michael may be on the spectrum as well. His mannerisms, speech pattern, the way he emotes, etc. That said, Michael is clearly trying to minimize his involvement, but there is there is definitely enough evidence to show that Kristine was manipulating him as well.
But I agree, the fact that Jacob is autistic makes it that much worse. And a GENIUS no less.
it’s not necessary to announce that you’re autistic
So this family has Sheldon Cooper and the girl from the horror movie the Orphan! Wow...
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What about the chance that they adopted Natalia because they thinked like 'we already have our son with authism, let's accept another child with genetic issues into our family'?
And what if time passed and they realised that their son was a genius with a brilliant future ahead and Natalia was a kid still dependent of them, making they changed their mind about her adoption?
Just look at the dates!
We have to consider the possibility that they wanted to restart life in other place with their now prodigy son and forget their adopted daughter and their responsibility.
I think you all watched to much movies and series to think like that.
In real life, there is a lot of couples that adopt childrens and abandon them later, because they have their own biological children, get short on money, realise how difficult is to take car of a children with certains conditions or stupid things like don't think the children has a beatiful appearance.
I'm not saying that is the truth for their case, but there is a lots of people treating the girl like a psychopath and nothing was proved yet.
Just mind that none of them was proved as guilt of anything until now.
@@nahnesieben1147 They are highly intelligent people, and clearly wanted to make some good by giving a child with a medical condition a home. Something clearly went wrong, and given that they are not an annonimous family, I think the least they wanted was to brought such a negative image to them. The "girl" was by herself an entire year and no neighbor warned authorities of a "child" living alone in a house. Other suspicious thing is the time that passed till she finally informed of her case. That's really odd to me. And other bizarre thing in this case is that the "neglecting" mother is an author of special education books. So clearly she has the patient and the knowledge to deal with kids with mental issues.
andimatrus also if she were as young as they are stating there is no way she would have survived that long on her own
And now he’s in his dads basement with no carpet!, I feel extremely sorry for Jake! He’s had his life ruined by his parents!
I wish I could adopt him. Get him out of that basement and get him good mental health support.
Gues who’s not the oldest anymore
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I feel bad for him. His parents ruined all their children’s lives.
@Angie-jg4nz: where can I find out what happened to Jake after this interview ?
@@lilybond6485 Watch the Curious case of Natalia Grace. There is a second part telling Natalia's story. At the end of the first part you see Jake living in Michael Barnett's basement.
@@lilybond6485"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" docuseries. Jacob is interviewed. Starting in Episode 4, I believe. He's in his early 20's living in Dad's basement.
@@Daniela-Christianson where do you watch it
@@yara-wj7ub I watched the first half on Hulu and bought Season 2 on Google TV. You know how it is now with all TV being on subscription.
This kid went so far under, he doesn't even know what happened. He knows he regressed, but not how. I think his sense of reality got so distorted once the suspicion of Natalia being an adult was introduced into his life and it just distorted his sense of reason.
His parents were deranged narcissists. He was doomed whether that little girl was adopted or not.
This is about Jake and now it’s about Natalia, this is so sad!! Poor kid!😞
I loove this kid, love his passion, my fave ted x, genius in flip flops
Yeah! I want to hear more about Jacob. Its him I care about specifically more so because I'm on his thread.
@@chadliampearcy @julia Kuczera Yep! And, yet, Natalia supporters try to do everything they can to degrade him. Her issues are separate and distinct from him. ALL children should be treated with caring and dignity.
@@beewoke You’re conflating questioning the claims his mother made about him with “degrading him”. He didn’t write the book, she did. Considering all the outlandish claims she made concerning Natalia and the fact she was instrumental in transforming Natalia from an 8yr old into a 22yr old, the claims she made about her son ought to be re-examined as well now that we have the benefit of it being Years later.
Yeah :(
He worked under an Indian Institute of Technology graduate in his project, at SUCH a young age, that's a big deal. This kid is going places.
Straight to his dad's basement 😢
@@lilytyler80 for real. It’s really sad. His parents did a number on him. And I guess Natalia too, even though she is a product of abandonment and abuse.
I’d love to hear what his mother has to say for herself. Can’t wait for Natalia’s side of the story later this summer. He was abused as well. His sadistic mother making him do terrible things to Natalia. I truly hope he’s able to get the therapy he needs, and goes on to pursue his true potential! He is beyond brilliant and truly a victim in his own right.
@@lilytyler80 He needs to get out of there sometime soon.I think his Mom did a lot of damage to the family. Therapy would help him.
@@lilytyler80what do you mean? What happened to him? I have been following their family’s story but haven’t watched the recent documentary yet.
What an Amazing kid! I'm so lost for words. I hope this young man lives an Incredible Life. He seems like such a good hearted kid too. Wish you the very, very best!
I have bad news
@@SammiEnka Oh Pls Tell me all about it. Do u have ur own channel to collect likes????
Crawl under a Fkg Rock.
Forget the book about the math, should write a book on how he overcame that mother... (and father for that matter). How he survived. I watched the documentary... clearly she/ he broke his spirit. The sadness in his eyes tells it all...
Omg such a sweet kid. And terribly amazingly talented. Im in awee! Im a physics student and his memory and talent at that age. Wow. More beautiful how he wants to share it with other to let them see what he sees.
Omg IT'S SHELDON COOPER!!!!!
Well this family just got more interesting
I saw his talk on TH-cam a few years ago and I'm amazed 😳 he's adorable too
3:40 is what you're looking for.
Laura H no the girl pretending to be a child is actually 22 in this program.
Thank YOU Golden Bear!!!!!! The darn gossip magazine(s) couldn't even provide an accurate time stamp, to see her.
hahaha thanks
Thanks a lot
@@Deelifull lmfao I just came from that same magazine I bet.
Can you imagine? As a kid wanting to please your parents because if you don’t they will leave you alone while they flee the country?
This family is trippy they have a genius son who was 13 when he went to college. Meanwhile they adopted and Ukraine girl who they thought was 8 turned out to be 22. Wtf! They are like the complete opposite. Old girl acts young , young boy who acts old wtf
Zambie Crew And all of you regardless of age, are not mature enough to see the big picture. Jake is missing out on a childhood while the parents’ motivation is to make themselves look like perfect parents by pushing him to skip all of school to only be a math-science genius and never appreciate so many other meaningful subjects that matter for human development.
In contrast, Natalia was a sweet-hearted soulful girl who never had a chance to be unconditionally loved as a kid as she was abandoned and then forced to have her age altered. Natalia’s struggle was for her individual voice to be heard, her vengeance was to STOP this robot perfectionism and her aggression was her only known way to express she was very very very unhappy inside , she wanted to be a kid, she wanted to be loved, she wanted to be imperfect as she was, not have to compete with her brother Jake, and they never appreciated Natalia, they left her abandoned where if anything came out of Jake, she tried to copy Jake’s high school binge by getting her GED all by herself and instead she cried sobbed and fell into the arms of a new adopted family that finally loved her for her :(((((((((( How Sadddd ...poor Natalia .... my heart is for Natalia . Not jake’s fault but Natalia has my whole heart
and 1 day,they gonna meet in midbetween n converge,like case of benjamin button
Zambie Crew Both probably came from the 4th dimension. Wrinkle in time.
They don’t have a problem with home being so much older but they have a problem with her being so much younger.
They banked on him so ditch her..
He has the dad’s bad attitude.
Looks like the parents want more cool kids and they end up with kids like Natalia. They should stick to making their own.
Oh damn I didn’t even realize it was them!!!!!
Being that he is not just very smart/intelligent but that he has savant like capabilities will always set him apart. If he didn't have a photographic memory he would grow up, continue his studies, start a career and then eventually look around and see that his colleagues are just as smart as he is, if not smarter...So the savant thing helps a lot, he'll always have that.
@@aydiosmio1315 Google it...
Without his mom, or another kind of mom, everything would have turned out different, for so many people, to the better. Jacob is a good boy
He's a man now. A very broken man.
Wow I can’t believe this kid has the potential to change the way we understand this world and he was on such a good track, I can’t imagine how everything that has been going on with his family must be affecting that poor baby 💔 can’t wait for those boys to grow up and share their side of this story.
He’s 23 now and from what I hear he’s not to happy with his parents, starting with the fact they pocketed all the money they made off of him. The other 2 are also adults now, still not a peep
Go watch the curious case of natalia grace now...
@@meganmcfeeter8478 I did 🤯 that was really hard to watch honestly, poor children, all of them. And it seems like they were still hiding the ugliest parts of the story. So upsetting.
@@creaturespictures880 I agree all the children were victims of their parents.
@@smithdawn1He seems good with his Dad. His mother pocketed the money as she considered the book sales hers and not Michael's. She had promised him part of it. He got nothing.
Something off with this family. Creeps me out, anyone feel the same ?
Nicole Macon nop..just Natalia
I wouldn't say creeps me out but yeah seems like something weird going on behind closed doors
@@noway57 his mama liked this
Mother is a narcissist.
You were so right the Barnet Parents are creeps.
"The oldest of FOUR kids..."
Turns out he really was the oldest and Natalia was in fact telling the truth about her age.
About 95% of every word I’ve ever learned I have permanently remembered. This goes for every language I’ve ever learned.
Seeing him now on the Natalie Grace special ot very upsetting. Hisbparents took everything from him.
All while this happens, poor Natalia is being abused.
He was great until his parents adopted a little girl and abused her while letting him and his brother abuse her,, now he’s living in a basement in devastation from the aftermath of everything,,
Allowed, he was told to abuse her and now has to live with the guilt, like a "Nazi" following orders. Its so kuch worse to realize that you were an abuser when you've survived abuse. His poor heart. Not to mention all the gaslighting the mother did while she had sole custody
@@LetsPatchItUp He was only twelve years old, and followed what his Mom told him to do.
The orphan spin off o:
Dude for real
I’m sure this narrator is well known in the field of journalism , but I found it a bit challenging at times to clearly understand him.
Well he is 100 yo. What did you expect?
He’s probably the right age to be in college just some sort of dwarfism that he looks younger and smaller..
joeypainter81 No that was Natalia
@@ESponge2000 and i oop-
You are funny.
@@ESponge2000 He said it as a joke.
I mean why not?
5:11 straight up gangster
Holly shit I just realized who this kid was and who he is now OMG this poor guy. IMO those 2 people are some me me me narcissistic evil people
if Gifted and Orphan did a crossover
Al Cortes 😂 omg poor Jake, he’s probably totally convinced he’s living in a simulation.
I don't know what's worse, Krustine's taste in men or Microael's taste in women
This is why natalia is mature for her age. Imagine the convos in their family room...smh...they messed her up bad.
😂
Aren't these the same people that abandoned the 8 yr old girl they adopted claiming she was really 22?
yes they are- you can see the girl at the table in the scene where they were eating. The court just issued an arrest warrant for "mom" this morning public.courts.in.gov/mycase#/vw/CaseSummary/eyJ2Ijp7IkNhc2VUb2tlbiI6Ik16QXlNakV5T1RFM01Ua3dPamswT1RBeE1qY3pNVEk9In19
3:41 holding the fork awkwardly
Laura H if you read the full story, they kinda knew. The dad saw full on pubic hair when the girl took a bath. They believed she was a teenager but they were willing to take care of her anyway. It wasn’t until later that the dwarf girl went full on crazy that they decided fuck this bitch!
@Laura H the plot thickens- www.wlfi.com/content/news/Records-requested-as-Michael-Barnett-appears-in-court-for-first-time-via-phone-561236481.html
Brandy Bowman she was 22 and now like 30! 🤯🤔. It’s just like the movie Orphan
He give a whole new meaning to from thee window to the wall
This video increases even more my empathetic support for Natalia Grace. The REAL story here to me is how an extreme devotion specific to the family’s prodigal son Jake Barnett, justified to the parents a callous will to remove their attention (as well as love and support) from much of Natalia’s self-worth and all that they may have originally had in mind when they adopted Natalia. This mentality on the part of Barnetts compromised their level of due care and support for Natalia on all accounts, in favor of promoting Jake instead.
While I of course can still appreciate the positive mental capacities showcased in this 60 minutes video, this upload also now adds closure for me on how Barnetts were perhaps able to act so cruel as they were in their deeds regarding Natalia. It was to promote a favored child at the expense of another. They clearly had no business adopting Natalia only to negatively scar her childhood. She wanted to be a kid unlike Jake, cherish the social relationships Jake wouldn’t care as much to have, have diverse subjects of interest, not be perfect genius but be a unique creative little person.
Aside from my thoughts specific to the Natalia case, I also want to mention that this family appears to me personally as incredibly over-manipulative even in dictating and describing Jake’s autism not the way he might approve of himself deep down in his own soul, overriding Jake’s own feelings by making some major decisions on his behalf, turning him into a sort of robot to be praised. I do not approve in many of the practices of this family and it’s a pity I have to draw that conclusion in spite of the brilliancy showcased in this 60 minutes and their claim to fame in handling children with special needs.
Lastly, please note I myself am on the autism spectrum, if that means anything to the reader. So I am more than qualified to speak on this subject. I wish all the best for Jake but I hope this family, as God’s children no different from any of the rest of us, can come to terms with their own imperfections, on God, on members of the community, on seeking forgiveness, and facing consequences for injustices against others such as Natalia, and ask our ever forgiving maker for redemption. I myself am imperfect, so are we all. Only God is perfect. Thank you for listening.
👏👏 Thank you sincerely for this intelligent comment. Agree with everything you said.
ESponge2000 If the oldest took up so much attention requiring them to move, I wonder why they adopted more. And disabled? Probably gov’t money to fund him.
Love this comment!
@@TheLadyaec They adopted more children after Natalia? I hope you are wrong.
Even before exiling Natalia off to her own apt, there were several family photos including all three boys, but no Natalia. She was shunned early on.
I believe Natalia.
Bruh that little chick is the orphan movie all over again
FFS that movie was based on the Natalia Grace case
@@MsSilverTulip Orphan came out before the Barnett's claims about their adopted daughter. They got the idea from wathing that film.
Wild that these people have 2 stories hovering around them.
I’m impressed .
Who knew this family would turn out to be psychos especially the parents….wow. They are cray cray
thank you
God bless his heart ❤️!
Look at the little girl with the microphone in front of the tv at the 4:23 mark. That is NOT how a 20 something year old would behave.
That's not her
Thats not her dude.
That's Natalia at the dinner table as that clip is often used in news reports . It looks to me as though it could be the same child in front of the tv .
So it's not him, it's his vice that's outstanding.
This IS insane but there is SO MUCH hyperbole
If the parents of this child loved him enough to get him all those therapies and educational help, why would they abuse Natalia Grace?? They had other kids too. Were they ever accused of abusing them??
The pattern of child abuse usually involves one child that is singled out and abused.
He didn’t need therapy. His mom is one of those Munchausen mothers. Then wrote a book acting like she cured him. Sickos
Because Kristine Barnett realized that Natalia wasn't a prodigy like Jacob after she forced her to do a physics paper when she was only 7 yrs old and when she didn't behave or do as she pleased she would pepper spray her. So when her plan failed she decided to lie about Natalia wanting to kill them and had her re-aged and tried to have her committed...but the psychologists at the Mental Institution refused to have her committed because she was PERFECTLY FINE!!!
they didnt fix him.. his genetics determined the severity. The mom is tooting her own horn.
I know several austisic children and adults that are high IQ. We know it exists. Problem I have the mother I believe is evil. She I believe and hope federal prosecuters will take a case against the mother.
The Prosecutor went to Ukraine and gathered solid evidence Natalia was a child. He published his findings online after the Michael Barnett trial. The judge ruled the jurors could not hear that Natalia was a child when left to live alone. The jury had to decide that Michael Barnet was not guilty despite wanting to vote for a guilty verdict. The rules the Judge gave them to make their decision constricted them to a not guilty verdict.
He has a TED talk as well.
ThatGirlJD wow!
very interested where this kid will go and what he will discover
@WestieB That's a really bad haiku
I'm from the future. He discovers he has a sister that pretended to be 8 but she has pubes and grown up teeth and smears her body fluid everywhere and wants to kill him. But also alot of other things because he has that big brain energy.
LochBess Monsta 😂 chill
@@smokeylebear1062 never
LochBess Monsta grow up
Why is he living in his dad's basement now? 😢
He’s a real life young Rainman!!
Absolutely amazing
If he’s REALLY sorry then he will tell the truth, the WHOLE truth, stop shielding his mommy he’s a grown man
He's an autistic man who was also abused as a child. When he's free of those parents and has a good support system then maybe he'll be able to talk freely.
The dad has some issues u can tell
Both of them do. Narcissists
i didn't come here for this but woooooooooooooooow
With parents like this, I'm not surprised if he snapped and become like Kaczynski.
Hewas last seen in his fathers basement. He needs to get out of there.
These all reeks of creepiness starting with the parents.
OMG the kids mom is Bernadette from the Big Bang Theory!
Axis is that seriously all you noticed ?:|
@@smokeylebear1062 No, that's Young Sheldon! lol.
Is this the same boy who is now living in his crazy father's basement, completely mentally and physically desolate?
Maybe that was natalia's seat in university which jake took... She must have come to take the revenge 😁😁😁😁
This is gonna be a funny story when they find the adopted daughter
She is in the footage in this video, when they show the family eating together
I'm not afraid of math. I just hate it.
It's mutual.
Where is Jacob now in 2024, along with his brothers?? The whole story of Natalia is just weird... Where is Natalia's attorney? Where were the adoptive grandparetns, aunts, uncles...There is a lot missing in this story.... The adoptive father is a whack...I'm beginning to think this whole thing is a set up.... nothing makes sense...
He's in his dad's basement, depressed and covered in neckbeard Cheeto dust
It's Big Bang Sheldon in the Flesh! Yes here after Natalia case - here after hearing it in Canberra Australia! Even if the Court buggered up in accepting documents from doctors to change Natalia's age.... they are still innocent! The court ruled and upheld the rulings on numerous occasions that Natalia was an adult , they didn't abandon her even after the Court ruled. Where is all the news on the adoption agency being investigated??? These people are smart people, they wouldn't be saying false statements in the media (particularly after the Jodi Arias case) if it wasn't true as ALL statements will be used against them!
Her son might be smart because and thanks to his autism, but not them
This comment aged horribly. The Shepherd adoption agency is suing Michael Barnett because they were not involved in Natalia's adoption. He lied. It turns out there is proof positive Natalia was a child when the Barnett's abandoned her including DNA analysis.
Mislabeled: nothing about Kristine
3:42 The Orphan is sitting next to the family mom.
The real young sheldon.
teresa culton literally thinking the same thing
Teach him some manners to learn “Yes, sir, No, sir” or would he not understand that.
No one can say that this kid's IQ is higher than Einstein's. Although his estimated IQ is 160 since he never took an IQ test. It would be more accurate to say this boy's IQ is higher than Einstein's estimated IQ. Someone needs to fact check before making the claim in the description of this video. smh
The claims about his IQ were made by his lying mother. No way does he have 170 IQ. She made it up to sell books
@@krustycrb7182I agree My Mom used to lie to people and tell them my IQ was 170 and it wasn’t it was 120 she exaggerates to make herself look special and like she is better than everyone else it’s gross. My Daughters is the same as mine but she doesn’t have ADD or dyslexia so she is way smarter than me because she can actually use her intelligence in a meaningful way. I’m always skeptical about anything anyone says because of my Mothers strange relationship with the truth, you can’t believe a word she says, even if she isn’t outright lying she is stretching and exaggerating until the truth is meaningless anyways.
His parents need to be locked up. She was a child when they adopted her and they have lied and bullied her. I hope his parents loses custody of him.
Well he’s 21 now so lol
@@katk5462 excuse me for having more important things to do other then sit around and watch news about other people's life. However the fact that this even happened regardless of when is beyond me. Everyone including the judge of this situation that changed her age should all be held accountable. I am a parent and as many parents this should disguss u. But because so many people today just believed whatever they hear and since most people heard the Barnett's lie first they believe it regardless of the fact that they copied the plot of a known movie. I find it very sad that some people are so gullible that they would even consider that it's true. And yes since they left a child alone on her own for no reason other then they weren't getting the attention they thought after adopting her, or that they didn't need her anymore for attention since thier son was giving them the attention they wanted so they got rid of her. And made it seem like she did it. So laugh all u want it only makes me realize how unintelligent u are and clearly bored since u have so much time on ur hands to set in front of a screen.
@@tabathawilson1341 excuse us for having liberty to watch youtube, and you must be crazy like dr.phil being groomed by con-artists
@@tabathawilson1341 So why are you here?
It’s ok, he’s safe now in Canada while ma and pa are in the States.
Weird. Because now he lives in his dad's basement. I'm not sure if this whole Natalie Grace thing is real, or maybe these parents got a little taste of "fame" with Jacob being interviewed and when that died down, they found a way to keep it going.
It's very real. Watch the documentary.
By real do you mean the claims they made of her being an adult? These parents certainly did everything in their power to up her age and nothing to help Natalia. They certainly had the situation all set up for their story. We all need to consider that its THEIR story and THEY manipulated the situation and all evidence
@@LetsPatchItUp no by real I mean she was a child. Clear as day if you watch the documentary. Plus yeah the parents did try everything they could to claim she was an adult.
I wish some good person - a mentor - would take this kid - now young man - get him help, help develop his skills and lead him to a good life. He would be an asset to anyone he worked for.
Michael looks and acts so different today. Whatever the truth is, it’s saddening to see his life turn so far downhill since this.
Evil family
I can’t believe this kid. He’s going to have an amazing life. I wish I was him.
Be careful what you wish for. Turns out he had some of the worst parents ever. He doesn’t even have a relationship with his dad, which considering his dad is probably for the best (as of 2023 he’s now reconciled w dad Ugh but now has issues w his mom. His 2 brother still estranged from dad)
You can't be like HIM per say, but shockingly speaking, you can actually be the smartest by making a firm decision on yourself that you will be the smartest on the world.
@@smithdawn1 finally now he is living with him but the dad is not good either
No. You don’t…he now lives in a basement and is severely traumatized by his families insanity. Be happy with you because most stuff you see on social media, is a facade
can any body tell me? is he really with ASD?
Per old interviews & now defunct website of the mom’s, Jacob was evaluated at age 10 & informed he no longer had the diagnosis, he was “fully recovered”. So even if he “had” ASD, he doesn’t now
" To book now:"
Like Jake from Touch.
Wow!
they seem to like the attention hmmm
Cool a good memory
He is not the same kid now. Natalia home life messed him up
Me
Yes, they are the same people that changed their daughters age legally and abandoned her in Indiana. That type of behavior must also effect their other children. What a very sad story.
I'm still curious if the adoption scam story is true. Hoping the full details come out soon. That would also be sad- to adopt an 8-year-old who turns out they used their dwarfism to lie about being much older.
These orphanages lie all the time you don’t remember the story of this family adopting Chinese kids and one of them was 21 and raping his other adopted brothers bc he was being pimped out at the orphanage.
@@TheNeeyang wtfff? Why orphanages do thiss?
The girl has an extremely rare form of dwarfism which makes it difficult to establish her real age as hormone imbalance is disrupted, apparently they tend to have early period and osteoporosis. It's very complicated, this Kristine woman could be a liar.
IDIOT, they changed her age because doctors said she is an adult with dwarfism who was cheating the system getting taken care of by the parents.
So much salvia in the narration.
i'm laughin so hard rn listening to this thinking about what you said....it's like it's sprayed out into the universe
Where's the crazy dwarf lady?
Kristine Barnett failed as a HUMAN Being
So this is legit!?
are people actually scared of math?
Yes. I am terrified of math.
Yes some of us are slower lmao
I think we are more afraid of Natalia
Terrified of it
nah im scared of the crazy orphan-sister
I ain't afraid of math.
I’m not afraid either...I’m frigon TERRIFIED!! Lol
She always looks evil and pissed off!
His parents are so fake
I'm not impressed 😒 when they find a cure for cancer, HIV and so on then i will be impressed. 😐
God gives gifts
Young sheldon