Influencers Matt And Abby Leave Toddlers Unattended On Cruise

[@brees3]

Leaving kids unattended on vacation is literally how Madeleine McCann went missing.

[@carleegifford]

Exactly

[@suesue5142]

My thoughts exactly whether you are on a cruise ship or in a hotel never leave your children unsupervised regardless of how often you are checking on them or if you have devices. All it takes is a spilt second for your child to disappear. We don't live in a era where babies can be left outside their homes in prams (which does blow my mind people actually did that)

[@kristiewhite7799]

Different situations 🙄. Unless you know the whole story. I’m sure every critic and judgmental person has no errors in life. Check yourself before you judge someone else.

[@SAMMIE0998]

The parents most likely killed her

[@AllieRose-ur3zb]

​@carleegifford they're claiming copyright on small channels that post on it to get the $$ kzbin.infoUgkxXzaJPObyXOco8pyI1_sTAcHjpmqlScpm?si=YUYXMy-4wClAUIIx

[@DeInfluenced]

I love his temper tantrum on the heels of him saying that Abby ruined his career by, you know, BIRTHING HIS CHILDREN!!!??? Matt just needs to learn to stop talking.

[@withcharmtospare]

When you know he pressured her to marry so they could…you know do the thing that made the babies. What makes me think that? He couldn’t give her the proper time to adjust to the new kid before he knocked her up AGAIN. Him acting NOW like she ruined his career, and not that it was not anything he’s really good at.

[@chrissyscholl816]

This is how ya get CPS to take your kids from you. The fact they posted this online shows how dumb they are!

[@carleegifford]

I know😬😬😬

[@The_froggy_one]

Cps sucks at their job they wont do shit now if matt and abby were good parents the just happened to have there kids online occasionally they probably would Because cps tends to rake mids from good homes and leave them in bad homes

[@kerrichristian7991]

My son is 14 and I still wouldn’t trust his safety on a cruise boat!

[@carleegifford]

honestly yeah I don't blame you! Can never be too careful

[@raynemichelle2996]

*ship

[@SAMMIE0998]

I feel bad for your son unless he has a disability than i understand

[@kerrichristian7991]

@@SAMMIE0998 I would be offended but as a disabled person, I’m just glad you thought about the possibility of my child being disabled. Very inclusive!

[@The_froggy_one]

​I gonna be 16 in 6 days and wouldn't trust myself alone on a cruise ​

[@Justine-Davis]

They both whine too much. They want their life and the kids to fit in. Not make their kids their life. They barely have their kids and when they do the grandparents help.

[@carleegifford]

Yessssss. I couldn’t have worded it better myself

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

The thing is, I don't think that is entirely wrong. Being a parent shouldn't mean that your life just ends. These people just seem to be all or nothing

[@Justine-Davis]

@@rosesweetcharlotte no but being a parent means that for the first few years, your social life it does pretty much end. And when you do things, you have to be a responsible parent and make sure your children are safe and taken care of. I don’t think they understand that children need their parents 24 seven when they are young.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@@Justine-Davis I mean, all they had to do was hire a nanny or leave the grandparents there or something

[@Justine-Davis]

@@rosesweetcharlotte exactly! i’m sure they did not want to pay for their nanny to go on the cruise lol just pitiful

[@koalakisser9769]

I have gone on vacation with my 2 boys under 2 years old. As a parent you make sacrifices and having a nice dinner is one of the things you have to be willing to sacrifice.

[@carleegifford]

Yep I agree

[@AndromedasLight17]

No excuses! It was confirmed that nannies were available on the boat. The reason everyone is comparing this to Madeline McCann is because this parallels what they did. Except Matt & Abby are lucky. What if there was a fire? Those cabins are tiny! If you don't want kids, don't have kids. These are two, young, selfish parents. What's wild is they saw nothing wrong with this & even posted it online. I wonder what else they have done we don't know about!

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I'm confused why these people are so against nannies.

[@LilyEvans1996]

It’s why I choose not to have kids. Love them but I don’t want to have the responsibility. I feel like if I had kids I’d want to put them first always and there are other things I’d rather do in life. So yeah, choice is no kids.

[@carleegifford]

I don't understand why they felt the need to post anything about it as well

[@LilyEvans1996]

@@carleegifford I think they wanted to seem relatable to parents. Most parents want date nights without the kids sometimes. They probably expected a different response from their audience. Like people praising them for taking time for themselves

[@jdanisse]

Yes -- I was going to mention Madeline McCann. Some people never learn.

[@carleegifford]

It’s wild to me that people take risks like this with their kids

[@emzkinz]

It shocks me how willing people are to let their younger children run wild on a cruise. I went on one with my family in June. I saw one set of siblings that were probably 4 and 5. I never saw their parents; they walked around in the lobby looking lost. And I was on a ship with I think close to 5 thousand total people (when you count crew, performers, and passengers). Statistics say there was more than one child predator on that boat.

[@carleegifford]

I dont understand how parents can be like that????

[@lyla-rb3ck]

i was across their room on the cruise, and i can confirm that they DID leave their children in the room alone

[@carleegifford]

No way

[@aubriannecarpitcher-eg5zi]

WAIT for real

[@lyla-rb3ck]

@@aubriannecarpitcher-eg5zi YES. by some miracle

[@LexFerraro]

The crazy part to me is advertising you’re leaving your child unattended… regardless of a monitor. that’s where it passes neglect and is endangering your babies. if your kids aren’t mature enough yet to attend a long dinner they’d be expected to be quiet at - you don’t go. you order room service. you pick an option that isn’t in the dining room and is elsewhere. you take shifts or have a family member stay with them. but you don’t leave two children that age unattended PERIOD. I don’t even go get the mail if i’m watching my kids. even down the street is too far.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Yeah, her putting it online is insane. Why bring it up?

[@carleegifford]

yepppppp you have kids, lets act like it🙄

[@THECARTWRIGHTFAM]

I would never do this and I have 2 boys 15 months apart 2y/o and 1 y/o and I would never ever leave them anywhere not even if I had to pee!!!! I would choose to piss in a bottle if I had to THIS IS WHY I UNFOLLOWED THEM AND WHY I DONT LIKE THEM THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL VIDEO ❤️❤️❤️

[@carleegifford]

I'm being 100% serious when I say, there is no way in hell I would even let my 4 year old nephew be in a room by himself. I struggle to let him play outside for 5 minutes without me.

[@THECARTWRIGHTFAM]

@@carleegifford absolutely love your content ! And I definitely agree !!! Both of my sons are special needs so extra reasons to protect them from mean or bad things and people but omg , I had hated how these 2 approach things with there boys and it makes me so sad she acts like she is a female god and nothing is better then her , and him i don’t understand either or why he puts up with her so much . Thank you bc for posing this I won’t ever revisit there socials it’s unacceptable

[@melissayates7802]

Imagine posting about leaving your kids alone and thinking it’s a flex 🤦‍♀️

[@carleegifford]

Nooooo sh*t. Embarrassing

[@KaylieRohoman]

Where’s child services when you need them

[@carleegifford]

If a crew member saw I bet they would’ve called😬

[@The_froggy_one]

Being useless like always

[@letthelightshinein]

Mother of three here. I would never leave my child in a strange place with a bunch of strangers in their vicinity. No matter their age. Predators are everywhere. Also children that young. Vomiting in their sleep, medical emergency, faces being covered etc. They need adult present at all time at that age. You never know what can happen. They put their children in danger. And cps should be called. This is just one situation we are aware of image if they do this type of stuff all the time. Absolutely shameful behavior. They shouldn't be parents

[@carleegifford]

there's just too many things that could possibly happen that would keep me from leaving my kids. idk why/how they could do this

[@ginamarieguerron4294]

I was literally just went on a cruise. My kids didn’t like the kids club as well. You wanna know what I did? I stayed with my kids….my husband and I didn’t have alone time…but that’s ok because it was a FAMILY vacation. If we would like to go away we would have to find a trusted family member to watch our children…and that is hard so it doesn’t really ever happen and even still we didn’t leave our kids unattended let alone our 16 month old baby. While she was sleeping one of us went out with our girls and had fun with them. I’m disgusted by this. There are documentaries on how unsafe it is to leave kids unattended asleep…also would they do this at home? Go to dinner and leave them asleep? No so why would you do this??

[@carleegifford]

I feel like this is what a responsible person should do in a situation like this

[@MarshaBenne]

I mean jokingly my husband and I said we could set up the iPad and FaceTime with our sleeping baby and go out. Yes we joked about it. But wow they actually did that.

[@carleegifford]

Exactly but at least you know it's a joke. It's wild to me that they actually did it

[@joycarver3087]

I hate to say it but there are some sick people who would throw a kid off the deck of a cruise ship just for the hell of it! Plus if they port on the cruise someone could take the boys and then get off the boat.

[@carleegifford]

yes exactly

[@elainekenny9341]

Worse “parents “ ever! Hope CPS investigate them and they should be banned from cruising!

[@carleegifford]

Agreed

[@Sweetie67]

I watch Matt and Abby. I really think Abby is very immature and selfish. But to her defense, Matt does have a tendency to baby her. I really saw this when they were recently on a plane and he was was taking care of the kids on the plane while she was relaxing and reading. How do you do that when you have kids. She really needs to grow up.

[@carleegifford]

honestly yes I agree, one step further I think they both need to grow up a little bit

[@JMcG-xd3xs]

Wow. I didn’t know that a mom couldn’t relax, read a book and enjoy herself 😢 sounds like a sad existence if you don’t think that’s okay

[@Sweetie67]

​@JMcG-xd3xs I didn't say she couldn't relax. These toddlers are one and two. Do you know any parents that could really relax on a flight when you are trying to manhandle your kids. I saw the video at least one of them was not in a car seat so had to be held and entertained the whole time. Toddlers can get very restless on planes. Why does this generation think it is other people's responsibility to help raise their children. When my son was a baby we had me and husband to care for him. He was preemie so no daycare for him. I worked during the day and husband worked 6pm to 2 am. He would come home and take care of him at night if needed. For two years we littery would say hello and goodbye in the same sentence. No family or friends to help. He was our responsibility no anyone else's. No time to really relax until he was older.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

​@@Sweetie67I'm sorry you went through that, but still, what's wrong with asking for help? Just because you went through that doesn't mean everyone should. That being said, there is a lot wrong with these two. Matt only helps to show-boat and says weird, sexist things all the time, while she is quite oddly dependent on him and doesn't seem like she wants to function on her own. It's not a healthy dynamic

[@JMcG-xd3xs]

@@Sweetie67 so she can’t read a book on a plane while her husband deals with the kids? I swear some people are just mad that not everyone suffers. The cruise situation is not good but it’s wild you are judging her for reading a book on a plane while the father actually fathers the kids.

[@oliviashafer2229]

Call ‘em out!!!

[@carleegifford]

☺️

[@oliviashafer2229]

They have plenty of money so I don’t know how they didn’t either have the kids stay at home with nanny or bring a personal one with. This is wild.

[@carleegifford]

I seriously don’t know why they didn’t have a nanny or even a family friend come with to watch the kids!

[@ElizabethGonzalez-wn1cf]

I mean I ft my son when he’s taking a nap and go mow the lawn BUT I’m literally less than a min away right outside. That’s crazy they went so far from them.

[@carleegifford]

That is understandable. They’re like at least a 5 min. walk away

[@priscillaribeiro1988]

Lmao I loved the “Maddy” combo cuz they have one brain between the both of them comment 😂 chefs kiss

[@carleegifford]

Hehe thank you☺️

[@nursemallorey]

Yes 100%! I became a mother at 18 and I have two children at 25. It is all about the kids - they didn’t ask to be here. It’s important to take care of yourself as a parent but extras like fancy dinners and outings are not a necessity. They could have stayed in their room and had a ‘night in’ date. When you have young kids so many things can go wrong, why risk it?

[@carleegifford]

yes I totally agree

[@carlapennington2575]

Notice how she subtly nods her head yes when she said she didn’t leave the kids alone. Also why aren’t these babysitting family members coming out to vouch for them?

[@carleegifford]

I know😬

[@stephquinoness]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. At this point, I am 100% sure they are rage baiting. None of this is real. It’s all Clickbait and to get more views and followers because they irrelevant.

[@carleegifford]

Honestly, I could see it

[@justfacts9649]

5 kids later, I can say, i have taken every single baby and toddler with the entire bunch without any tantrums to fancy dinners. Raise them without tablets, baby wear your babies, teach them to sit when they eat (especially as a saftey hazard concern), and there is no excuses to go out without kid's ESPECIALLY around bed time...put them in a stroller and let them sleep. Its not difficult to make it work, it's just consistency. This is simple; its dangerous what they did.

[@carleegifford]

its so dangerous what they did. you can teach your child manners and how to behave in public but the way to do that is by actually taking them with you and including them in on everything

[@oliviashafer2229]

Not a hot take- when you’re a parent your children come #1!!!! You’re 100% right. They seem to have a hard time accepting parenthood. Her parents LIVE with them to essentially help raise their kids. Matt spends a lot of time making shit music in Nashville

[@carleegifford]

You never know🙄 They’re so immature

[@mlw98]

It wasn’t even that Abby decided to celebrate them on the same day. They literally were on the same day! Father’s Day happened to fall on Matt’s birthday that year 😂

[@carleegifford]

yes! you're totally right

[@rachele932]

When do they post about being Christian? I am Christian but I feel like they have lapsed faith for years for a few reasons. Just curious about why you think they are still religious just because they waited till married years ago? I agree about the whole video BTW I think this was an awful decision!

[@MPD_dogmom]

Are they Mormons? If they are then they aren’t Christians.

[@melaniegee]

I used to be subbed to Matt and Abby. I unsubbed several months ago. I would say I may have heard them mention religion one time. They literally never talk about being Christian, their religion, etc.

[@rachele932]

@@melaniegee i know thats ehat i thought too!! Alot of commentary channels always bring up the point that are soooo christian but i havent heard them say anything in years and nowadays especially matt always makes comments alluding to the fact he doesnt believe in anything. He straight up said he didnt believe in the supernatural and everything has a scientific reason when they were on a podcast with the beestons. Abby used to have a verse on her instagram for a few years but its been gone now for at least over a year. I think they are probs lapsed christian's.

[@TheLucy1014]

Yeah they never talk about religion. Maybe she's thinking about a different influencer couple

[@carleegifford]

on their pod

[@gaithrislife]

How are they surprised that their 1 year old? Who’s probably not used to adults outside of the family would cry when they left him in the kids club? But leaving them alone is absolutely WILD! Especially when posting in real time. You don’t know what kind of people are on these cruises. Anything could’ve happened to those babies. They deserve to have their kids taken from them.

[@carleegifford]

a lot of people think that way tbh

[@charlesgoodwin-k1x]

This lady is really easy on the eyes. Also...she rolled a high score on Charisma.

[@carleegifford]

Thanks!

[@heatherkeeton4769]

In the 1970’s, parents would leave their sleeping babies at home and run errands. They would leave the little kids in the car and go into stores. 😂

[@carleegifford]

And kidnappings ran rampant lol

[@allinotte4263]

I stopped following them when they put their first born in a swimming floater round thingy by the neck.

[@carleegifford]

Yeah I don’t blame you😬

[@Reah_Letisha_]

I thought it was odd when she posted the monitors but I also assumed a family member was in the room with the kids. I personally would never take toddlers on a cruise but I have taken a child as young as 3 and he was at an age where he could go to the childcare onboard during dinner so I could have a tantrum free dinner 😅 and then I would immediately pick him up.

[@carleegifford]

I think if you take your child on a cruise with you, you need to be prepared to have your kid with you at all times

[@christinemaney2294]

You did so little to know the story is ridiculous for you to comment. I think this couple IS insufferable, but you don’t even know why really. Father’s Day and his birthday were the SAME DAY and THE DAY the returned from traveling. Ok peace said.

[@carleegifford]

okay

[@keishageorge4035]

It’s weird how I can’t find their channel now after this backlash…. It’s giving that they’re guilty of something. But next time they should leave the kids with a sitter if they wanted a baby free vacation

[@carleegifford]

Ah very interesting

[@keishageorge4035]

@@carleegifford no I was wrong my bad I found their channel but I do know they might be staying quiet until this isn’t a topic anymore. This is sad knowing they thought this was okay.

[@TerriDemaio]

Wow Now this one is Extra interesting As I Do child care For A Living they should of Got some one to watch them At Home or Bring A Nanny Along

[@Sweetie67]

Grandma and grandpa plus great grandma were all on the cruise. They all chose to go out and leave the boys.

[@carleegifford]

trust me they make enough money to hire a nanny too

[@gianna751]

This is child neglect

[@carleegifford]

Yepppp

[@mckennabowerss]

They don’t even post about being Christian bruh lost me right there 💀 they avoid the topic at all costs

[@carleegifford]

I’ve 100% seen them talk about it on their pod

[@mckennabowerss]

@@carleegifford I have watched every single episode of their podcast since it came out, and they have never spoken about their faith. Other guests have.

[@melaniegee]

@@mckennabowerssexactly. They never talk about religion.

[@TheLucy1014]

Abby's grandparents are but they've never talked about what religion they follow

[@mykaluvy]

I can't stand these 2 "we couldn't have a nice dinner" boo hoo you decided to be parents take care of you kids or pay someone else to do it and then changing the story that they were with family why wouldn't you say that to begin with because their liers!

[@carleegifford]

yessssssssssss

[@jlp9452]

I follow them and watch all their videos. They barely ever talk about their religion.

[@carleegifford]

Do you listen to their podcast?

[@AndromedasLight17]

So how do you feel about them neglecting their children & putting them in danger? It only takes a few seconds for something to happen.

[@jlp9452]

@@carleegiffordI do and the only time they talk about religion is about OTHER people who also waited to have sex until marriage and that’s basically it. They never go in depth about THEIR own religion but rather question others about theirs- mainly LDS friends

[@jlp9452]

@@AndromedasLight17I am absolutely appalled and am actually thinking of unfollowing them because it’s crazy that they even thought that was a good idea and to even post about it as if it was a great idea. Another podcaster was saying how in cruise ships it takes at least 5 min to get back to your room from the dining hall and like if anything were to happen (choking or a break in) that’s not nearly enough time to get there! That thread was also saying lots of people were thinking of calling CPS on them!

[@leahr.2620]

Why do you watch them if you don't like them? Oh i guess to have something to talk about, maybe get a life so you could talk about your life instead of someone elses life.

[@carleegifford]

Hey thanks for the comment! It helps with my engagement and pushed my video out to more people☺️

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Why not leave the kods at home?

[@carleegifford]

Ikr

[@Haciendaafri]

Sure, but the "insufferable Christian couple" was an eye roll.

[@carleegifford]

Right but like I said them being religious isn’t what I find insufferable about them

[@melaniegee]

@@carleegiffordbut they never talk about religion. I have seen people assume they are Mormon because they lived in Hawaii then moved to AZ and became friends with Bella and Dallin. I heard them say once that they were not Mormon. That has been the most I’ve heard them speak about their religion.

[@oliviashafer2229]

The clips I see of them (don’t follow them) but they never mention Christ anymore. From comments I read, that’s what they started out posting a lot of, but they’ve kind of eased back on it. Idk couldn’t care less but this story is crazy.

[@Haciendaafri]

@@carleegiffordsure thing.

[@Gumbyloomy]

Why lol

[@chloemonea5955]

Listen I don’t agree with what they did at all. But you have to get your facts straight or else this is just gossip. I listen to their podcast and watch their content they never talk about religion and definitely don’t attend church & the Father’s Day birthday stuff facts were wrong too. It’s little details but putting videos out you gotta get it correct.

[@AndromedasLight17]

Lets not digress from the real issue which is child neglect! If i was at a park & left my 1 & 2 yo in a car seat by themselves went off and had a picnic, I would be arrested. This is no different. There is NO excuse for this. There were nannies available on the boat.

[@carleegifford]

right, his birthday landed right on Father's Day. I definitely have heard them talk about religion

[@DanielleBautista2154]

They are great parents, stop talking shit

[@carleegifford]

no

[@Tania_78]

"Maddy" is not "Matt & Abby combined," that would be "Mabby."

[@carleegifford]

Thank you

[@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297]

Hello 👋 Miss Carlee !!! I Hope you , Jake & Loui are Having an adventurous weekend 👍 😊 As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated ☀ 😎

[@carleegifford]

Thank you! You too!

[@JeffreyMorgan-t7g]

Kaitlin Dam

[@carleegifford]

I haven't heard of her

[@brown_and_curly_ne_girly4551]

Lol hop on

[@carleegifford]

?

[@Breakfastfordinner74]

They are Mormon not Christian.

[@carleegifford]

I thought they were Christian? They had Sadie Robertson on the pod

[@carleegifford]

I’ve heard christian

[@AndromedasLight17]

That's irrelevant. They neglected their children which is a punishable offense by the law.

[@melaniegee]

They are NOT Mormon. And even if they were, Mormons are Christians.

[@taylorverner3978]

Is it Because you’re a hater on them

[@carleegifford]

I was pretty open about not liking them so I dont really get your question? Also I'm sorry that I think it's unacceptable to leave a 1 and 2 year old alone in a room on a cruise ship

[@kaelynn4744]

They neglected their children

[@chaoticxkam7598]

Child neglect is an offense punishable by the law btw…. As a cps worker whether carlee like the parent or not, she’s right they neglected their children and cps wouldn’t give a shit ab who liked them or who doesn’t the kids safety is top priority.

[@chrissyscholl816]

I actually thought I liked them... and I sure as he'll don't now! This is absolutely horrible parenting. Like them all ya want. It's easy math to know that this is neglectful and dangerous! Hello, maddalyn Mcaan all over again!

[@AndromedasLight17]

These people put their childrens lives in danger & neglected their children. If I took my 1 & 2 yo to a park, left them in my car in their car seats went and had a picnic, I would be arrested. This is no different. These people are selfish & immature. They shouldn't have kids period. They actually put this online thinking they did nothinh wrong. Theres a reason people are comparing it to Madeline McCann. There were nannies available on the boat. I don't care who they think they are, they arent exempt from the law.