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[@shinythemoon]

For the mattress foam one, my sister used to eat sponge from the sofa as a kid no matter how much we told her to stop. Mum eventually took her to the doctor and we found out that she had very severe anaemia which was causing it. As soon as her iron levels stabilised, she stopped eating sponge.

[@chikii270]

Strange, does sponge contain iron??? I don’t see how anaemia would cause you to eat sponge…

[@ems.bookshelf]

@@chikii270 people who are anemic may develop pica, which is a condition where they are drawn to eat things that are not food, example: foam.

[@esthera8805]

It’s called pica it’s common enough

[@shlarla]

​@chikii3944 there is a link between pica (eating non food items due to lack of nutrition) and iron deficiency but it isnt written about too much

[@goldensloth7]

there was a my strange addiction like that. except she'd eaten several mattresses.

[@Ironvaliant_]

"Don't put piss in your eyes." Wise words, George

[@randomeyeliner]

I've sadly seen videos of people doing this to pets. For sure, do not do it.

[@CactusBrannigan]

My eyes hurt

[@classyhistoricalsewing]

@@randomeyeliner for what reason???

[@randomeyeliner]

@@classyhistoricalsewingthey believe that it helps their pet's health (this is if course not true)

[@NobodyisAnybody]

@@CactusBrannigan from the piss?

[@SeanNH94]

Hey george, I was homeschooled, and to let you know, "unschooling" is different, it's actually like a step below even homeschooling. You basically just let your kid do whatever they want, and hope that they learn whatever they need to. Homeschooling at least you buy textbooks and such and make your kids follow a curriculum.

[@shannonhill5676]

I'm certain also with homeschooling that you HAVE to provide evidence to your local schoolboard that the child is being taught the school curriculum. My mother homeschooled me and my sister and she had to provide evidence she was teaching us.

[@sanitysfallFS]

I was also unschooled:) I wish I wasn't cause it's miserable, please don't unschool your kids

[@asok123]

​@@shannonhill5676im not sure if your in America but at least in the uk social services dont tend to need evidence unless you have gone to school or had contact with social services before idrk why

[@avancalledrupert5130]

That sounds fine to me . When i was at school i only engaged with what i found interesting and no amount of punishment made me engage with the rest. Every penny i have is from things i taught myself outside of school. Just people learn whatever they are into makes sense to me. Curious Google it mate . Not interested then dont.

[@folkloreofbeing]

That is not what unschooling is at all. The way you teach is through lived experiences and practical examples there are still lessons they are just not taught the Dickensian way. It is in no way"do whatever they want" there is structure.

[@milkak6823]

4:45 a "colic" is when an infant suffers from episodes of excessive crying for apparently no reason and they don't want to calm down at all. One reason for a newborn to be upset is when they swallow to much air while breastfeeding which leads to them having a tummy ache. This post is stupid because a 5 year old is too old to get colic and is old enough to regulate breathing/swallowing. If she's cooped inside all the time then it's probably just a meltdown or something :/

[@ryan-anarchist-2535]

Yeah so George misinterpreted her her post, and now everyone else has too lmao. She wasn't saying the 5yr old and baby were the same child. She's saying she has a baby, that her mother doesn't want her to take outside, but her 5yr old is bored out of their mind at home

[@elixorvideos]

Just wanted to say thank you for posting this comment. I don't have kids yet, but this was extremely informative. Thank you.

[@crawlingchaos9961]

lmao babies are pathetic, just imagine crying because you swallow too much air

[@space_marbles]

@@crawlingchaos9961baiiiit 🫤

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

​@@crawlingchaos9961 You don't remember it but you'll have done the same. Plus anyone who's ever had a severe case of trapped excess gas in their stomach or intestines knows that it can bloody hurt.

[@chaoticneutral6288]

Every child deserves a parent, not every parent deserves a child. So much abuse in one video, I feel like I need to bleach my eyes.

[@h0td0gwater]

just don't use piss

[@CactusBrannigan]

I’ve been a single dad since I was 18. I’ve been heavily judged by older parents and my family the whole time, while simultaneously having the best behaved child who started sleeping through the night earlier than most, is way ahead of his peers in speech and writing etc. They tell me that I just got lucky and that I’m still a bad parent basically lol. Millennial/boomer parents are awful and their kids are all arseholes lmao

[@em0t33th7]

@@CactusBrannigan good for you man! honestly seeing parents like you who are genuinely invested in their kids makes me have hope for the world- i see so fucking many parents who let their kids do whatever they want or just thrust an ipad at them and its so depressing.

[@_..-.._..-.._]

@@CactusBrannigan You think Gen X and Gen Z are excluded from bad parenting? 😂 Nah man, bad parents have always existed, they just didn’t always brag about their horrible parenting online. I agree that there are some weird new ways of being a bad parent.

[@334yopf]

Unschooling isnt just homeschooling, its kind of like a way more extreme version of it. From what i know, the idea behind it is that they let the students learn exclusively what they want, in a way less structured way than actual programs that do things like that.

[@YourXavier]

Which makes it even more mental. The point of unschooling is to let the student take charge of their own education and he's explicitly saying he wants to go to public school. Saying "no" to his expressed wishes defeats the whole purpose and makes it clear that it's more about their image as "radical unschoolers" than it is about his future and independence.

[@h0td0gwater]

Bit of an adjacent point.. sudbery schools, 'wild' schools, professional training schools etc exist with these principals but also the structure and testing of mainstream school. Best of both worlds. Alternative schools like those used to be fairly popular in the 70s for 'naughty boys' (probabaly neurodivergent, learning disabled of have a rough homelife, etc) because they'd learn a craft or whatever they fancy, still get their O Levels or whatever and often have more skills and experience in their chosen feild than a mainstream school kid. My uncle went to a 'special school' with similair principles but less testing - his reading and writing and maths aren't great (would be worse w/o the support he had) but he's bloody fantastic at storytelling, football, memorising details of his favourite things. Never forgets a face. He's my idol tbh and I wish there were more types of schools and SEND schools for people with varying support needs

[@jasperjazzie]

honestly it's just a way for people to say "my kid doesn't do any form of school" without actually saying that, because they know saying that makes them sound like a bad parent, because they are lol. it's like if an unemployed person said they're "unworking"

[@richardhockey8442]

@@LycanKai14 and maybe parenthood as well, this sounds like a really good way to create an individual who has no idea how to make a useful contribution to society and no motivation to do so

[@JennyShull]

How are their home schooled kids going to be able to take care of their aging parents when they can’t take care of themselves? Their kids are probably their retirement plan.

[@ibewatchinu]

"Don't put piss in your eyes." Wish I'd have heard that ten minutes earlier.

[@mrpotatocatt]

fr 😞

[@CreeperCart]

r/profilechecksout

[@eleanornelson4883]

that post about getting the 11 yr old getting shaved and eyebrows tweezed was literally my mom all throughout my childhood !!! the older i get the more i realize how weird my relationship with her has been. also was "unschooled" and felt like it set my social development back ten years

[@xythrr]

It sounds like she was in a cult

[@GerinoMorn]

I was told to watch my calories intake, to always keep my stomach pulled in, to stand properly etc. since like age 6. I was a boy btw. Does wonders to your self-esteem xD

[@SheepyBo1]

Yeah. Something like the post happened to a friend of mine. Their mom forced them to go get the laser hair removal thing.

[@mullujullu]

yeah that's my mom to a tea. My now fiance was visiting and made a cute joke about my "whiskers" (a cute nickname he gave my peach fuzz) and my mom said "finally someone told her wasn't going to be me" and kept making comments and jokes about it the entire day. She did it on our on our 6 month anniversary too broke my heart.

[@js8qp2pwisos]

I remember being 12 or 13 and my friend telling me her mom made her get her eyebrows tweezed. It weirded me tf out and honestly I kind of hate her mom. Such a freak.

[@eszpa82]

2:30 it’s crazy how that mum has a kid who is confidant and happy but the mum is telling her she’s not good enough

[@Jin420]

If parents are blatantly withholding their children from education, healthcare (vaccination), etc.. -- then they should immediately lose their custody of their child. I am a mom of 2 biological kids, as well as 2 "forever" step kids. Aside from my own children, I've helped to raise numerous children (due to various reasons -- but mainly neglect). Parents should be doing anything & everything for the child. PERIOD. Not to satisfy themselves (whatever that may be).

[@PlatinumAltaria]

If you withhold healthcare from your child it should be considered attempted murder, I don't care how hard the parent "believes" in crystals, prison for life.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

@JackM-kt1oq I would follow up with "if the American healthcare system deliberately withholds care out of greed, that is also attempted murder".

[@NurseEvie]

you're literally a fairy Godmother 🥰 I'm a nurse from the UK and by far the saddest things I've seen are always when children are involved especially neglect, I had a rough upbringing and now every time it just strikes a nerve with me when I see kids suffering

[@h0td0gwater]

@@PlatinumAltaria In the UK, it could be considered coercive control and/or neglect which are both forms of abuse :)

[@howareyoualiveifyoudonteatbeef]

I'm conflicted about it because I understand the rights of people to be parent children how they want to but I also strongly believe in the rights of the child to access the best education and healthcare... Also to be happy and get the best opportunities in their life. I think a lot of people out there just shouldn't be parents. I very strongly believe that all people should spend the 9 months of pregnancy passing psychological tests and intelligence tests, etc. If you fail, then the baby goes into foster care. There are so many bad parents/families out there that are inflicting generational trauma on to their kids. It's been going on for far too long and as a society we definitely need to break these cycles of trauma.

[@randomeyeliner]

Like honestly the kid hit the sink, good job. There's water there to clean it up.

[@swored.]

Fr

[@brendanm6921]

Exactly. It's way easier to clean than carpets or furniture.

[@randomeyeliner]

Also I'm not a parent but idk how this person got thru the baby years bcs that's a lot of (everything) coming out of that baby

[@m310grass]

@@randomeyeliner She said her husbands kid so she might be a step mom, therefore she may not have been around the baby years

[@m310grass]

Was gonna comment this my self, if there's a drain and running water, like a sink, shower or toilet then you can just turn on the water and watch it go down the drain, it makes clean up so much easier, or at least easier than the floor

[@thejosh3866]

Home schooling implies the parents follow a lesson plan. Unschooling usually implies the kids manage their learning and parents only teach if the child expresses interest in something.

[@tkps]

Illegal in most countries. If home schooling is allowed at all it would be supervised at least a few times a year by whatever education department runs the normal sytem to ensure a kid's not missing out. I assume this trend is another US one where regulation can be a dirty word. Those posts show why sometimes it's necessary. No child should be deprived of an education whether one at home or not because their parents are looney tunes.

[@thejosh3866]

@@tkps It's a US thing. I'm American, but I agree with you. Supervision and regulation are important. Not only to ensure a proper education, but homeschooling has been used by some parents to hide abuse and neglect. The problem is there is a very powerful homeschool lobby and they go hard at any politicians that mention even the lightest regulation. The homeschoolers are also backed by the religious when it comes to fighting any oversight

[@xythrr]

​@@tkps Unfortunately, Wisconsin V Yoder happened. Parents can take kids out of school entirely after middle school if they want to, and the kids cant do anything about it.

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

0:55 is actually really terrifying. The child constantly vomiting could mean she has a blockage which is BAD. Your GI tract starts decomposing, you go into sepsis, death is a great possibility, it’s horrible. Don’t let your kids or pets eat stuff they’re not supposed to. And go straight to an emergency hospital if you suspect it. 🌈⭐️ The More You Sorta Know

[@martinaasandersen3775]

2:09 Now we know why you're always wearing shades. It's to hide your red eyes, from all the piss.

[@qu4va]

2:25 "just take her to a mcyt convention" is FOULLL😭

[@SeanNH94]

1:37 "My husband's kid" damn girl, that's pretty coldhearted of you to say 😬

[@zoecass]

it could be, and i absolutely wouldn't put it past them, but the child could potentially be a stepchild or something

[@h0td0gwater]

evil step mum vibes fr

[@JasminMiettunen]

@@zoecass it’s probably a step kid but most people would just call them their step child, not their husbands child

[@VredeGaming]

"Single mom of 5" okay I sympathise with financial troubles "getting married next weekend" wait what? Exactly how SINGLE is this mom now?

[@skootergirl22]

Who's children belong to which father?

[@kmhkennedy]

When people say single mum/ dad they tend to mean they are not with the other biological parent. It’s frickin confusing, because a single parent can refer to a parent who completely in it alone, a parent that has dual custody and split kid bills, a single parent who gets child support, or a mixture of any but the parent in question is married/ partnered to a significant other. My mum married three times (including my dad) yet she was still a “single mum” during the last two marriages because me and my brother were never adopted and the dudes never took on full, legal financial resp for either of us. (They actually got her into a lot of debt and were bloody useless) God knows what she would have been classified as if she had a kid with one of the dudes. Still a single mum? A third of a single mum? Madness

[@VredeGaming]

@@kmhkennedy Just wanted to say thank you for the informative and polite reply, don't see a lot of that on youtube. It makes sense when you spell it out, but I didn't know someone with a new partner could still be considered 'single'. The only single parent I'm close to is my own mom, who's never had another partner, so it's good to get that perspective :)

[@23heltar]

Please if she didn’t want financial trouble she shouldn’t have five kids like if you don’t have enough money to look after them don’t have them.

[@missvoorhees7964]

You can be married and still be a single parent,just saying.

[@CommonInternetLurker]

Re the drunk mum blasting Taylor Swift: My dad was an alcoholic and he did that a lot with Elvis. I'd be woken up at 2am on a school night to Suspicious Minds or Hound Dog playing full-blast from our HiFi, and have to beg him to put on heaphones. To this day, Elvis music triggers my C-PTSD, especially when I'm not expecting it. I'm 31 but whenever I hear Elvis, I can still smell the stale alcohol and hearing my dad drunkenly (and out of tune) shouting the lyrics, and the feelings of powerlessness because I was the child and couldn't do much about it. So yeah, if you have kids, don't blast music drunk on a school night (or any night) because it can really mess them up psychologically in the long-term.

[@JustAFishBeingAFish]

Thats horrible, im sorry that happened to you.

[@Skyejessicaediting]

My dad did this with Metallica im 22 now can understand the whole ptsd to that stuff not as bad as when I was younger but still not good I remember screaming between my drunk dad and cops because he couldn't understand u cant play metal bands at 1am

[@freaksh0560]

“What did you want him to do date within the family?” fucking KILLED me 😂😂😂

[@astrangermagi]

saw a statistic yesterday than the average american speaks 0.7 languages - as in they obviously speak one language, but not well enough to properly count - which makes absolute sense with this "unschooling" bs

[@brickben16]

George you look like a mum

[@CypherLeonardo_editz]

💀

[@txr6.x]

He is one. Alex is the dad.

[@jackkanoff6574]

Milf*

[@Pacman0914]

@@txr6.xreckon it’s the other way around

[@LeoJTNT]

What does this even mean

[@katashworth41]

Unschooling isn’t homeschooling, it’s “letting kids learn on their own.”

[@pommunist]

It sounds more like lazy parents who don't care about their children's future

[@dorkydragon5055]

Y'all not thinking dark enough. Kiddos can't report or escape to the police if they don't have any language skills know what police are or seen sunlight!

[@mollyoconnor9365]

3:09 as a girl who grew up with "bushy" eyebrows and thick dark body hair, I feel so sad for that little girl. It's hard enough when you hear those kind of cruel things from other kids, but to have your own mother say you "stick out" or are "odd looking"? Telling her she has to change so much about her natural body in order to be truly beautiful... It's hard enough at that age, and it makes me so sad to think that her confidence in herself is probably going to be eroded by her own shallow mother.

[@liammawdsley1]

“Don’t put piss in your eyes” thanks George I’m glad we cleared up any confusion

[@h0td0gwater]

13:27 James Charles make up palette: If it's that old, it's likely expired but this doesn't always mean it's dangerous unless it's also full of bacteria and saliva and gunk, etc. Legally, can't say it's safe - make up often has a 'use within 12/24 months' label but with big palettes like that, ou don't really get through them quick enough lol

[@spliffyrodgers4266]

Gotta say the kid in the homeschooling one has done quite well for himself to pull a public school girl inspite of his parents are doing their best to try and turn him into an unsociable weiredo

[@vincemarenger7122]

Unschooling isn't homeschooling. Homeschool programs gives materials for parents to teach their kids. Unschooling is just letting the child do whatever. But yeah, that kid will even lack social skills.

[@NextDavidAttenborough]

6:54 added up and it's $245,000 a year no wonder they feel like they're living paycheck to paycheck. i'd kill for half that stuff

[@drsnova7313]

I'm just imagining my childhood when I would have gotten "$500 for hobbies" each month. And that was per child, if I remember right.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

​@@drsnova7313 I feel like when I was young 500 dollars would be like 3 years worth of hobbies.

[@emelieengstrom4274]

For the chicken pox one, that's actually a common thing in some places. I lived in the Netherlands until I was 3, and my mum told me that whenever a kid got chicken pox they were encouraged to go to school/daycare to get the other kids sick so that they'd all get it over with since it's worse if you get it when you're older.

[@nickyjones88]

I was looking for this comment, same here in the UK, or it was when I was a kid. 'Chicken pox parties' lol.

[@spiralsausage]

I wish I had that. Got chicken pox age 16 was almost life threatening no exaggeration, ruined my life for years after that.

[@SleepyCrumpet]

2:35 in primary school I overheard the mum of the girl who was bulling me talk about how she took her daughter to get her legs waxed. Who takes their 10 yo to get their legs waxed?! It made me understand a bit more why the girl was the way she was…

[@skootergirl22]

Bet she doesn't even have leg hair

[@spikemurphy5054]

‘Anyone know where I can take my daughter to get groomed… I mean take her to a minecraft youtuber convention’- thanks cor that laugh George.

[@garou9914]

I hate how the internet makes it so no matter how insane you are you can find people who support your insane ideas.

[@avidityrar]

This video scares me, and I genuinely believe that a parent should have to do exams or some form of PROOF that they are competent to be in charge of another human being (especially a tiny dependant!). Sidenote: the whole chicken pox thing is common, parents "expose" their child to it whilst they are young (usually pre-school age to maybe 4 I believe?) because a child doesn't suffer anywhere near as much as adults do with the same virus, infact it can be life threatening with things such as brain inflammation, pneumonia, and other similarly dangerous symptoms. So whilst it is morally questionable it is for sure the preference over a risk to your life when an adult.

[@LupaDomina]

I grew up in the 70s. Whenever a parent found out a friend of yours was ill, you were sent to visit them with a homemade get well card. We thought we were doing a lovely thing. Our parents were hoping we got it when we were young! This was considered normal.

[@Plasmafox]

In theory you're right but there isn't a single entity in this entire world I trust to create a test you have to pass to be allowed to have a child. It would either be controlled by some corporation or by some politicians. ewwwwwww

[@shannonhill5676]

California is an expensive state and the taxes there are INSANE. At some restaurants there, they are asking for costumers to pay extra for bread, water, and even pay for worker's health plans ( healtchcare surcharge). It is not a shock to hear people struggling to pay their bills in areas like California, New York, etc. even if they have 300,000$ salary. America is really struggling.

[@India.H]

Literally, until George noted that they eat out on a daily basis, my brain was going "It is California... None of those bills are really surprising me..."

[@HvgeM4ng0]

4:09 crazy how that is exactly how i feel since my mom homeschooled me in 2020

[@goldensloth7]

at least most people got a shitty education in 2020

[@ryan-anarchist-2535]

The no birth certificate one is so unhinged. For the record I did some googling and it turns out a lot of amish people do have birth certificates. Though, primarily in less orthodox/conservative communities, and its more common to get one as an adult than as a baby. Some even get an SSN

[@tkps]

Most countries it's illegal not to register a birth for obvious reasons so I wonder if this person is trying to get around the law and I'd be asking why.

[@VincoVenator]

@@tkps they are probably 'sovereign citizens' who it's worth reading up on because they are pretty scary people, a lot of their behaviour seems to be they believe they should get all the benefits of being part of the society around them but none of the responsibilities like adhering to laws, having driving licenses etc.

[@BigBoris]

George “George Memeulous” Memeulous is definitely in one of these groups

[@Lena-cz6re]

Somewhere in the back of your mind you sort of suspect that such people exist, yet it's still quite a shocker when you're actually confronted with the extent of their stupidity. Poor kids!

[@Blatant-pidgeon2]

10:25 bruh what if he had knee problems 😭😭😭

[@xythrr]

"Unschooling" is insane. Wisconsin V Yoder is probably the worst thing to have ever happened.

[@cmhsky]

Eating non food items is called pica. It's kinda common among young children

[@drsnova7313]

I ate paper as a kid. Not...sheets of it, but ripping tiny scraps off and putting them into my mouth. It wasn't long after the drying effect of paper on my tongue made me not do it again. To this day, I shiver when paper touches my lips or tongue (say, to lick a stamp or envelope).

[@d3monicwolf]

that first post had someone working for less than 2.50 an hour

[@bradugar]

the babysitter in the first post would be making 2 quid 20 per hour or £20.50 per day

[@scragar]

Unchooling started as a good idea; encourage your kid to want to learn and show them how to learn so they naturally seek the information rather than just demanding they memorise stuff. Then it got filtered through a lot of lazy or anti-education idiots and it turned into whole different monster which is now just not teaching kids anything and often deliberately depriving them of the tools to learn on their own. It's just another one of those things where there's a good idea, but because it needs effort to understand it broadly becomes something else.

[@ryan-anarchist-2535]

My mum insisted she homeschooled us but she really unchooled us, except in full reality she just didn't give us any education of any kind. Once when my sibling was about 7 or 8 mum did try sit them down with some maths books. They just completely refused to do any of it, and that was that. When they eventually went to school for the first time aged 11, they still refused to do any work most of the time, or would do just a couple sentences, for ages. By the end of that school year though, they were doing their primary school leaving exams and they got one of the highest scores in the year group. I was homeschooled on and off, and an "on" period was year 7 and 8 (grade 6 and 7). So then when I went to school at 13, I had to learn the last 2 years of all 3 sciences, while simultaneously learning the third year of sciences. I managed it though lol

[@GerinoMorn]

You can only teach what you know really, so it would take a well educated (one way or another) parents with copious amount of time. And that's... rare.

[@hamucat]

George, you're our mum

[@Snailsnsialsnial._1]

This comment is gold

[@Ripplewiffle]

as someone who was unschooled it is a different form of homeschooling but more freedom, your parents have more control over what you learn. really is the kid isnt learning anything

[@skootergirl22]

Think Australia has schools like that

[@Wolfie54545]

Have you ever heard of the Cambrian Explosion?

[@Ripplewiffle]

@@Wolfie54545 what does that have to do with this?

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

Me: I could never be a parent, I couldn’t fully devote my life like that. These mums: 🤪🤪🥴

[@xanderblackstar8236]

11:58 - 911 wedding help ... for a single mom - How does that work exactly, is she getting married to herself? 🤔

[@mbos14]

4:35 Yes call your local mortuarium you might need them soon.

[@bopply2616]

These people actually exist. Not only that, these children actually exist. These children will have to live with the consequences of these insane individuals

[@Bogeyboy-kz8uu]

2:17 damn that's my plans for the day out the window

[@abdulwarisedits]

"Today we're gonna be looking at.." is the sign of a banger video. 🔥 🔥

[@mjs893]

I've heard my fair share of like & subscribe outros, but "...or I'll make you eat the diaper pasta" is definitely the best one yet.

[@patchso]

Most of these questions can be answered with either “go to a doctor”, or “ don’t put piss in your eyes”.

[@Cosmovoid]

13:35 makeup typically has a life of about 1-2 years, and after it expires, some can be fine, but eye and lip makeup should be disposed of if expired

[@richardhockey8442]

outside activities: running a lucrative drug dealing empire from his bedroom - practical experience with economics, handling money, logistics, negotiation, managing a workforce and delegation

[@leahhamo19083]

It really does baffle me how people actually stop in their tracks and write these statuses 🤣🤣

[@paichni3474]

3:45 I am shocked that homeschooling is a thing that can happen. Like you can just say “no my kids not going to school.” I understand if they’re severely disabled or has some debilitating disorder but the kid seems capable enough. I used to ask to be homeschooled, but now that I am more aware I know that if that happened my life would be worse. School can fucking suck and it needs some sort of reform but if you don’t get the social interactions you’ll be stunted in some way I assume. Not to mention that there are probably about 5 parents in the world that could give you as much knowledge as an institute full of professionals.

[@Pureblood002]

If there is one thing I er "learned" from this video it was not to piss in my eyes , I do believe I already knew that at some level but hearing it on a KZbin video really cleared that up , thanks.

[@jodiemarie9901]

I didnt think we had to tell adults not to put pee in their eyes. But here we are

[@skootergirl22]

Isn't that why it's expelled from the body though the bladder?

[@Jin420]

Eating foam mattress. That's rough.. I feel for that mom. (Kids do the oddest things 😂)

[@rancidtyger]

When I was a little kid I shoved a a large chunk of foam mattress squished up in my nose. It was in there for months and ended up going rotten, until I was on my dads lap and he told me to hold one nostril and blow out the other and it shot out onto his leg

[@h0td0gwater]

@@rancidtyger a kid from my school left a bead in her ear until it got infected lol (she was fine in the end)

[@GerinoMorn]

BTW they don't want birth certificate because they understand some aspects of state and society too literally, e.g. they believe that when you are issued birth certificate you are burdened with a piece of the national debt, and state "owns you" until you pay it back.

[@Zaphy]

Oh George, bless your cotton socks, you're thinking of Castrol. That's the car oil, though both are probably just as useless/harmful when it comes to a drill hole in your leg

[@hbrown689]

11:55 Single mom of 5 but she's getting married? Is she marrying herself?

[@STOPSYPHER]

The stories where they do things like attempt to make sure their child doesn’t get a birth certificate are infuriating. They’re literally borderline screwing their child over until they’re an adult and can take control of their life.

[@skootergirl22]

How would they get a job or a house?

[@minmo2288]

8:36 iv had a 55inch tv in my bedroom for about 7 years now i feel really called out 😂 to be fair i upgraded my living room tv and my 27inch bedroom tv stopped working a few days later so the old living room tv went to the bedroom. The post here is just silly nonsense, no one needs a tv that size in a bedroom.

[@AmirBrooks]

Wow, who would've thought directly exposing a delicate sensory organ (like an eye) to biological waste products could be in any way harmful...

[@Kreamer2112]

They always have the most medieval remedies 😭🙏

[@skootergirl22]

You know most did die from preventable diseases back then

[@cameronbutterfly]

There is actually a documentary on unschooling by Origin called raised without rules and even in that documentary some of the kids want to go to public school

[@lucaliliahidas5738]

"don't put piss in your eyes" This is the 21st century and this needs to be said.

[@Dyslexic_penguin]

Im suprised how some adults have less commen sense then a teenager.

[@Dyslexic_penguin]

​@JackM-kt1oq oh that makes sense tbh

[@350z46]

No one needs a 55” tv in their room me looking at the 65” tv in the corner of my room while watching this video on the 32” one 🤣😭

[@missvoorhees7964]

Tbf yes,sugar does. Sugar is one of the most addictive substances out there.

[@FabulousCooki]

There’s times where I think we have progressed as a people…then there is stuff like this :(

[@hayhayswanboat]

Girl with "bushy" eyebrows, been there, had a monobrow at 11. But I wanted to get my brows waxed, others wouldn't feel the need. Each to their own. But my Mum never pressured me either way, only advised and supported me

[@paha4209]

6:10 they probably live in silicon Valley or at least the bay arena where yes life is ridiculously expensive. You need at least 120k yearly income as a single person to not live on the streets but in a shitty apartment or having roommates. It's freaking mental.

[@jamescollins6085]

Yeah, that was a particularly ignorant take from him to be honest.

[@greenie5529]

When she said she worked 10/12 hours it made me think she could prob be a nurse or smth like that, or even just someone with longgg shifts

[@jtsotherone]

@@jamescollins6085 not everyone in countries outside the USA knows/cares what people earn there

[@karere1s]

5:54 in my hometown in California, the poverty line starts at 6 figures... I will never be able to afford to live there, which is why I'm never moving back

[@sarasabotage986]

Unschooling is NOT homeschooling. It's the premise that kids can learn all they need from the world. Which works if your parents are educated enough to actually tech. But they just like, walk around parks and count berries. Then let their kids live off of hobbies. It's so sad when people but their own shit onto their kids. I was severely bullied and betrayed by staff in school. I had to be removed at 15- but I got my GED quick and will always start with school and adjust from their. You can't just force your kids to your life. They aren't copies of you, they are extensions. And individual. Sorry I hate unschooling based on things I've personally seen and heard of

[@YourXavier]

In principle, unschooling should be about self-directed learning and raising children to be independent and self-motivated. In practice, it can just as easily turn into isolating the kids from outside views and making sure they never get the bright idea to challenge their parents. It's quite clear which direction that family went.

[@sarasabotage986]

@YourXavier the idea of unschooling I lov3. But I think it should be the patents job at that point to learn what the kids are interested in to guide/teach them. Not just throw them outside and as long as they can speak literacy can be damnedd

[@damivicthomethan-nl6ym]

I’m unschooled. I am 14 and I have autism and PDA. If you didn’t know, PDA stands for Pathological Demand Avoidence. It basically means whenever someone commands me to do something it makes me incredibly uncomfortable and I go into fight or flight mode. Orders feel like threats to my autonomy and I don’t feel safe if I’m not in control. School and homeschool don’t work for me because of this. I stay at home and I basically do whatever I want and I’m doing very well! When I was at school my mental health was very bad and I was very depressed and suicidal but now I’m healing. Because I’m autistic, I don’t learn when other people try to teach me things, I have to teach myself, and I can only learn about things I’m interested in or I’ll just forget it right away. When I like something, I do lots of research and learn everything about the topic. Right now, my favourite things to study are music, art, and writing. I’ve taught myself to play bass, guitar and keyboard, I’m currently writing a novel and I’m selling my art on my website. It’s also a lot more convenient for me as I have a sleep disorder called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, and it means I have no Circadian rhythm, so I can’t sleep at ‘normal’ types. I’m basically nocturnal, I study all night and sleep all day. I get a lot of judgment for this because people assume I could just go to bed earlier, but I actually can’t, it would make me physically ill so this works best for me. I also have an eating disorder, and if I was at school I wouldn’t be eating. When I’m not studying my interests I’m walking my dog or looking after my little brother. I’m not saying it works for everyone, but for me personally, the freedom I have in my life is the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I’m so grateful my parents understand and give me this choice of lifestyle. :)

[@sarasabotage986]

@damivicthomethan-nl6ym yeah but your old enough to do all that research. When you have five to 9 year Olds who don't know how to read write or math, but also don't research at depth to anything. I'm saying I agree with the idea of unschooling. Just not the execution of 90% I've seen. I think if you chose you not send your kid to school it's your responsibility to make sure they don't fall behind. Still follow their lead in what they wanna learn. But actually make sure they learn. And not just, oh this is a tree. I like nature. But not actually learning anything. ALOT of unschooled kids (who were always unschooled) when they hit their teens tend to feel way behind and that's when they start to research things. To not be left behind. When you are behind, you can be doing well and be behind at the same time. I'm happy it is working for you, but how do you gage how well your doing?

[@sarasabotage986]

@damivicthomethan-nl6ym also. It was YOUR choice to leave school. I'm talking about people who NEVER put their kids in school to begin with. But don't teach them even basic- even if it's only when it aligns with their interests. But that's also the good thing about basics. You can apply them to most things. But they don't. So they start behind. And it's u fair. If you chose to not let them be individual. The least you can do is teach (their interests yes, but stillteach) the point is to LEARN what your interested in. But most parents of unschooled kids I know just throw them outside and say bye go learn

[@robbie288]

Your videos are better than the thought of having eyes full of piss

[@dominicrichardson5546]

11:09 thats castrol mate not castor 😂

[@lilygray34500]

your the best mum thankyou x

[@1112-m6p]

Nah the woman divorcing her husband has a point. Sounds like she wants romance in her relationship and her husband just isn't giving that (I mean not even getting on one knee when proposing? It's not that difficult) Not sure what a "shut up ring" is but the context makes it sound like it's more a metaphor for the relationship than about the quality of the actual ring.

[@kazzafr]

love when george fills me up inside with his content 🔥🔥🔥

[@Speedleking]

George telling us he has a cleaner without actually telling us he has a cleaner 😂

[@Sugar-w4w]

only learnt the other day that eating mattress thing is related to autism, sister told me and was like nb stay away from our house we've far too much oak for your wee lad to sink his teeth in lmao

[@thelilredhead7005]

The kitchen sink is a fine place to puke. I mean, is there ever a "good" place to puke? She want him to puke on the floor instead? Toilet or garbage would be ideal, but my little brother has literally puked in my hair.

[@skootergirl22]

She'll complain if he puked on the floor

[@thelilredhead7005]

@@skootergirl22 exactly

[@GSCFemboy]

14:05 sure the daycare atuff id rubbish but intentionally exposing kids to chicken pox is kinda smart since it can prevent them getting shingles as an adult

[@maddyc2412]

Putting them around other healthy kids who's parents didn't agree to that is not fine. Also the daycare workers don't have to put up with that shit. Even if you've had chickenpox as a child you can get the same virus as an adult, it comes back as shingles which are incredibly painful

[@Carosbee]

Yeah, people used to do pox parties for a reason.

[@Cyanwolf_547]

​@@maddyc2412 It's generally better to get it as a kid though because u create antibodies to protect you from getting it again plus it's not as harsh when u are a kid compared to an adult.

[@KiraVA]

Memulous nooo not the diaper pasta!!

[@Jin420]

Where art thou Common Sense !?!? 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Long gone...... 😭

[@straw-b6f]

0:34 They just want a Nanny

[@JamesLakin-lk6fj]

11:26 im not even joking that is something people in the MEDIAEVAL times did.

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

my reactions to these posts are either "hospital" or "have you tried not doing that", yet all reactions also contain a wtf

[@davidjacovelli5986]

These american medical ones, the sad truth is that something like a leg infection as described is likely to run to $12000 and more, including consultations, medicines and check-up after the fact. What'll be going on here with these 'old wives' sort of cures, is that people simply can't afford to see a doctor. Very sad, privatised medicine, and this is but one of the affects.

[@danicafugit2697]

12:34 this reminds me when I was in high school, many years ago, my cousin on my mom’s side and my cousin from my dad’s side wanted to date. I said it was weird and they both said “don’t worry, if we have a kid, they won’t be deformed”. Yeah ok, glad your priorities are in check. FOR 14 YEAR OLDS!

[@adialwaysup8184]

Tbf, why would that be weird? The only common genetic between your mum and dad is you. If your cousins start dating, they are in the same position as your parents, completely different generics. Plus, they are second cousins. A bit familiar yes, but not usually close. I remember seeing my second cousin 3 times in the last 17 years. That's way less that any of my friends, who are "ok" to date. Would be weird if they were both from one side tho.

[@Gsoda35]

it still may be way too close to be safe.

[@Q33Rwitch]

@@Gsoda35unless the original commenters parents are related, the two cousins aren’t related genetically at all.

[@Gsoda35]

@@Q33Rwitch maybe not directly but still in the same family tree and much further back most family trees are related. within a few generations it still can lead to serious issues.

[@TheMirksta]

@@Gsoda35 By that logic you can't date anyone because we are all related at some point. A cousin on your mother's side and a cousin on your father's side will probably be as related as your mother and father, the only 'weird' part of it is that two families are married together at multiple points.

[@YourXavier]

11:15 I thought gangrene was no longer an issue, but this guy might be a candidate. He has a deep-tissue infection and they're planning on treating it with castor oil on his skin and onions in his socks. People like this is how the phrase "too stupid to live" was invented.

[@MrJinxmaster1]

Facebook groups are a fantastic window into the middle ages.

[@DeviLianaSo]

11:55 i just realized, how tf can she be a single mom at her own wedding?

[@babybear9443]

Exactly! She's not a single mum if she's getting married! Ok the kids might not be the partners kids but she definitely isn't a single mother. They're just saying that to get sympathy and hoping some gullible idiots on Facebook fall for it and give them free stuff.

[@ryan-anarchist-2535]

​@JackM-kt1oqTHAT IS NOT WHAT BEING A SINGLE PARENT MEANS LMFAO WHAT?! If a single parent gets a partner, then the child now has a stepparent, the birth parent is not a single parent anymore. It's nothing to do with legal guardians, plenty of step parents and other parental figures don't adopt a child legally for various reasons

[@Stephh99]

@@babybear9443 to be fair, she might be effectively a single parent until they do get married. if the fiance doesn't live with them, she's probably doing almost all the childcare tasks by herself

[@TxchoLicksMBS]

why does george look like my gta online npc, bro better give me the drip

[@matthewnicholas6365]

There is nothing in this world more knowledgeable than an unemployed "full time mummy" If you listened to the unemployed "full time mummy"

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

8:26. The kid needs a 12" black & white TV Richard, UK

[@whyjnot420]

The only times I've seen successful homeschooling was due to a parent having one or another education related degrees. Essentially having a parent that was an actual teacher. Needless to say, I have only seen a handful.

[@jennyanydots2389]

You've never seen it. You are just saying that out of your desperation to leave a relevant comment. I think you should apologize to me and everyone in this thread for your lies and hypocrisy. I don't want to have to pull rank here but I am officially telling you to do this within 72 hours or else.

[@whyjnot420]

@@jennyanydots2389 Could you be any more self righteous? Fact of the matter is that my mothers sister homeschooled her two kids. Both my aunt and uncle were teachers. My uncle still works for UMASS. My aunt retired from her own private practice to teach my cousins. This was through a high school level. Both of them went off and got degrees, got married and have their own families now.

[@jennyanydots2389]

@@whyjnot420 Fact of the matter is, that will not be accepted as an apology son. You have 63 hours to genuinely apologize to myself and this entire thread, and, on top of that you now need to apologize for botching your initial apology son. I don't want to have to pull rank here son, but, you're going to have to do the right thing here. Or else.

[@whyjnot420]

@@jennyanydots2389 It isn't. It is anything but one. Please, have a royally shitty year, you really deserve it.