Is Rachel Ballinger's Book A Cash Grab?

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We are back with another KZbinr book review, checking out [Colleen Ballinger's sister] Rachel Ballinger's book titled "101 Things That Tick Me Off". Was it a cash grab? Who knows? More importantly; who cares?
#RachelBallinger #BookTube #KZbinrBooks #BookReview #Alizee

[@Schylove12]

“I hate joke thieves” proceeds to write a book of 101 recycled tumblr posts from 2013.

[@pinkanimositygaming]

“Those aren’t real apologies or excuses” said the woman whose sister thinks a ukulele theater kid monologue/song where she calls it all toxic gossip is an acceptable response to child grooming accusations.

[@frickthepirate]

@@ville__ and youre probs getting sued for it in all actuality lol

[@kettles827]

When the apology starts with "all aboard" and they say that their legal team told them not to do this

[@Octobris]

source?

[@eatmyshorts8406]

@@Octobrisbro what do you mean 'source'? she uploaded that shit

[@FIRING_BLIND]

That's not Rachel's fault she has no real say in what her sister does

[@Gayandstillalive]

I love how the angrier Alizee gets the more her accent comes through and more she uses slang. I appreciate you so much Alizee.

[@AlizeeYeezy]

u WOT m8

[@QJ89]

@2:28 : You mean Queen of Hate? Or is there something you're not telling us?

[@ccrepaldi4740]

Complaining about things is like 60% of my personality so as a serial complainer I felt offended by the boring, shallow ass things she complains about. Come on, it's a comedy book, be creative And all she comes up with is "I don't like chewing sounds" Trees died for this, smh

[@mcsmaria28]

No kidding! This is not interesting at all

[@GreatBooker]

I’m only a few minutes in and somehow I think this comment is going to be funnier than anything she comes up with. She is related to Colleen, after all.

[@isabellejames8611]

​@@ville__how old ru?

[@Kate09090]

@@ville__ Do you ever stay on topic when you’re commenting in a thread, or is every sentence you type on KZbin about Adam?

[@AJ-pu9jq]

@@ville__who even are you lmfao

[@Schylove12]

I have a book that a friend got me during a really hard time called 100 Happy Things. It’s a little cheesy, but the exact opposite of this book. The author wrote about 100 small joys like wearing underwear right out of the dryer, or picking the perfect trick or treat buddy. The entries are short and quippy but also actually well written.

[@thegoblinspeaks]

as a child my granny use to read me a book called simple pleasures. similar concept, more about sensory things like the color of lemonade in the summer sun or the smell of a bonfire

[@PriyaPans]

I feel you'd get way more joy and entertainment out of the joy book than an unfunny complaints book. I'm British. I can get the contents of that book just by making small talk with someone. We complain and enjoy it.

[@edvh88]

I think this is also way more healthy for the author, to be thinking of positive things. It spreads good vibes. We all complain, it’s not necessarily something we need in book form.

[@Nathi98]

So basically you have the CinemaWins version of Rachel's book?

[@blackdahlia42]

Wearing things right out of the dryer is hardly a small joy, that's heaven. There is no comfort like having someone who cares give you a towel fresh out of the dryer after your hot bath/shower ❤❤

[@schmeeps4052]

SHE JUST STOLE 90% OF THESE FROM OBSERVATIONAL HUMOR MEMES IN THE EARLY 2010’S!!!

[@LixiaWinter]

If I see "My misophonia is YOUR problem" by Alizee on the shelf, I'm buying immediately

[@QJ89]

@16:29 : When you have a negative response to seeing something associated with sounds that get on your nerves, that is called Misokinesia. For me, that's of someone puts their hand to their mouth when they cough. It is a bitch and a half to live with.

[@EmJaybird]

I just feel SO sure that Colleen inspired a lot of these. It hit me when you read “I’m sorry I have to tell you this, but you look fat in that”.

[@ArturGlass.C]

Same I had a suspicion since the first one and as soon as she said you look fat in that, knowing Colleen has had so many fatphobia scandal it does feel a bit strange.

[@thehillisalive]

Really quick minor note: "Sister and me" was actually correct in this case since she wasn't the subject (picture is); "picture of me" vs "picture of I" is how you'd test this.

[@Farimira]

Also grammar isn't fixed - it evolves as usage changes

[@darksparkyshark430]

​​@@Farimirathis is a rule, though, not a colloquialism, and the rule hasn't changed yet. Sorry if I sound rude.

[@Farimira]

@@darksparkyshark430 There are no rules only guidelines ;)

[@ilexdiapason]

​@@Farimiraif alizee's gonna correct rachel, then she clearly cares about getting it right according to the prescribed guidelines

[@prettycringey]

As a koi mum, the fish slander is honestly the highest point of disrespect.

[@Seldarius]

Just gonna point out that not every disability and illness is obvious and the „slow person who moves slow for no reason“ might be in pain or not have any energy to walk faster, or has to brace to walk along this way at all. There are a myriad of reasons people behave the way they do and few are to piss you off personally.

[@charleslee1373]

That one struck me too. The weird ‘I’m not ableist’ thing made it even more absurd, like she gets to determine who is appropriately disabled enough to move through the world at a rate beneath her standard. It’s like she almost got it but still lost the point. I walk really fast, mostly because I’m always running late. I have never in my life been made late by another pedestrian moving slower than I was. People on sidewalks are incredibly easy to walk around.

[@jojol.2630]

I’m a fast walker, but I take stairs slowly because of balance. And then people will be exactly one step behind me instead of just going around??

[@AnotherTruth]

These people are ableist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and perverse

[@meowJACK]

Exactly. And people with her attitude tend to be like "iM nOt tAlKiNg aBoUt DiSaBiLiTiEs, tHiS pErSoN cLeArLy wAsNt dIsAbLeD" but like THATS THE POINT, YOU DONT KNOW THEM, you DONT fkn know if they're disabled or suffering from some sort of illness or injury. You 100% CANNOT tell just by looking at someone. I've suffered a lot of health issues and various injuries in my life that weren't visible/apparent, and it's annoying as hell when people assume that just because I'm a young and otherwise healthy looking/acting person, anything relating to my health issues must just be me being lazy, annoying, entitled, inconveniencing others for no reason, etc 🙄

[@Nathi98]

I actually had to learn to walk slow last year after sustaining a knee tendon injury I did not look injured, you couldn't externally see what was wrong with me. That was a learning experience for me cuz now a year later & having been medically cleared 8 months later has changed my entire perspective on slow walkers in general - not only those who aren't able-bodied (visibly or not visibly) This was weird of her to say

[@witchmorrow]

Alizee I am afraid I am going to have to correct you on this. Rachel did get one thing right - 'Here's this picture of my sister and me' is correct - it's not 'a picture of I', it's 'a picture of me'.

[@JoeSnoe126]

useful trick is to remove the other pronoun 'Here's a picture of me' 'Here's a picture of I'. That saves me most of the time.

[@marielehleitner3643]

Yeah, it's me if it's a direct or indirect object. I if it's the subject.

[@jamesjuice]

Yeah commenter here is right. I actually came straight to the comments looking for someone to say this 😅

[@GreatBooker]

Huh. Even a broken clock is right twice a day

[@raven_heart4you]

Haha I just found this comment after leaving one similar... I know I could've been wrong based on the sentence structure... But I was pretty sure 'me' was correct as well lol ❤😂

[@vixyn_]

these “essays” are just as short as a tweet and have as many typos as her tweets. she got a book deal and published a glorified twitter thread

[@meatofmink]

she saw dril got a book of his tweets out and tried following in his footsteps

[@AmyAberrant]

Gabbie Hanna logic

[@stacylynnmingo7965]

Ouch. I’m having secondhand embarrassment for RB. The absolute arrogance and obnoxiousness that runs in the Ballinger family is mind-numbing. It’s painful to witness.

[@Octobris]

this book was published years ago.

[@Jartran72]

So? The family has sucked constantly for years.

[@amesblitz339]

Everyone in the Ballinger family seems to have no shame, so I doubt they experience embarrassment when normal people do.

[@stacylynnmingo7965]

@@amesblitz339 So true.

[@stacylynnmingo7965]

@@Octobris it’s crazy that these books flew under the radar for as long as they did. It seems as though, unless you had a kid who was a fan, most adults had no idea these books existed until recently.

[@maddiesue1752]

i’m offended by the fact that this whole family really seems to thinks they’re so effing funny/better than everyone else

[@ariaaa_g]

the ego they all have is unreal

[@Toywins]

They're all weird, and not the good kind of weird either. CREEPY weird.

[@Octobris]

is treating people as individuals a challenge for you?

[@Dave102693]

@@Octobris cope

[@lisarodriguez6966]

​@@ariaaa_ghumongous egos, yet so very fragile.

[@mrbubbies_]

it's always weird when people insist on using 'he/she' but also use the singular 'they' fairly easily.

[@jojol.2630]

Yeah. It always feels like they’re drawing attention to the fact that the gender is unspecified, it’s jarring

[@xiayuyves]

“Picture of my sister and me” is actually technically correct in this case

[@soapybagle]

I didn't want to be the one to say it, but yeah "me" would be correct lol

[@cranberryrosebud]

Yes, you can tell by removing the other person/pronoun - if it was just you, you'd say, "the picture of me", so "my sister and me" is grammatically correct. However, I personally get annoyed when people *do* use the wrong form, so I understand Alizee pouncing without thinking lol

[@BasicGeometry]

She used ‘he/she’ and ‘they’ in the same sentence, referring to the same subject, I’m going berserk

[@spirograffe]

as a fellow american, i have no idea where rachel ballinger is going to get made fun of for taking a car instead of driving: i don't drive AND i live in a somewhat major city, and people harass me for simply Being On The Sidewalk on the daily lmao

[@magical-soap5359]

For real that is some sh*t. We able-bodied can walk, so do that because it's good for us and cheap.

[@shaywilliams4790]

I feel you on that. I've been given shit for that too 🙄

[@chatnoir9038]

Aren't the Ballingers Canadian? 🤔 The US is mostly really unwalkable. Not sure if that goes for Canada as well, I have never been there. The sidewalks in the US are abysmal/nonexistent and everything is based around cars and is built for car-scale. Not to mention the astounding amount of oversized parking lots. (Climate Town made a good video about this recently!) I can complain about a lot of things about my country, but geez, at least it's easy to walk here.

[@chatnoir9038]

​@@shaywilliams4790Is it true that sometimes cops will lowkey harrass you for just walking somewhere because they consider it so out of the norm?

[@kdmac8110]

@@chatnoir9038yes, especially if you're not a white person

[@bleak6631]

Her entire "legacy" is that she's related to one of the biggest weirdos online - and she must know this, surely. I mean, I can't speak for anyone else, but I didn't know Colleen Ballinger had a sister. Surely a huge percentage of people will only remember her because of a scandal involving her sibling. That's gotta hurt lol

[@Dave102693]

Colleen has two brothers as well, and one of them are a pedœ

[@Toywins]

​@@Dave102693 I heard their dad was creepy as hell too.

[@Johanna.EG.]

​@@Dave102693 And the other one exploits his children for money

[@amandamandamands]

@@Johanna.EG. And he writes a lot of the Miranda content

[@larissabrglum3856]

​@@ToywinsAs far as I know there's no direct evidence that their dad has done anything inappropriate, although it was discovered that he has a KZbin playlist of weird fetish content

[@mrbubbies_]

*pathologizes body odour* two mins later "LET ME FART"

[@freespiritfanfan1201]

I'm idly listening to the titles and then I just hear "CHILDHOOD CANCER" and I couldn't help but cackle because the delivery was spot on.

[@mer_acle8101]

so one of my favorite books is literally called "I hate people" and it starts with the author being annoyed at someone eating a carrot on the train. The difference is, it's funny and quick-witted and, as a proud member of the complainingcommunity, very relatable. what the f is this nonsense book I'm annoyed and insecure about my own ranting now

[@adeline.is.sleepy]

that use of "my sister and me" is actually correct! it would only be "my sister and I" if they were the subject of the sentence/clause, but they're actually the indirect object. if you're ever not sure in a sentence, just remove the other person and see what sounds right. "here's this photo of me" makes sense, whereas "here's this photo of I" does not!

[@mcsmaria28]

Ughhhh, this sounds like something I would have written in my journal when I was like, 15? Or something I would have posted on MySpace or Facebook when I was trying to be “edgy” or whatever. Which makes me think she only got a book deal because of who her sister is, not because she has anything to say…. 🤦‍♀️

[@larissabrglum3856]

A lot of these are very cliché things to complain about, too

[@lnhp5592]

This entire book feels like an elongated Vent-post- What kinds of publishers are these people finding that would print this shit???

[@ghostinthecity]

I did write a list of things I hated in class at 13/14 because I thought I was super edgy and different. It was exactly the same kind of typical things in this book too lmao.

[@phantomboba]

Normal people would keep these thoughts in their journal, because normal people would know that no one cares.

[@CaBobProductions]

Its funny if you imagine its simply just her outlet for complaints about Colleen, bc I kinda get the vibe that its Colleen that does a lot of these things 😂

[@sirensong237]

If that’s the case, then I love it. Because her sister is a terrible person.

[@BanglesAU]

"The A li Zz of Everthjng I Hate" is a book that should exist, and you should voice your own audio book. She can rip her tongue out FISH DO HAVE PERSONALITIES. My Angelfish eats from my hand, she dances for her dinner.

[@amesblitz339]

I had 7 goldfish and all of them had distinct personalities.

[@BanglesAU]

@amesblitz339 all my fish have personalities, some are more personable than others . I love my fish 😘

[@speed0spank]

Of course she describes America's absolutely insane security theater at airports as simple and easy. Yeah, that's why you arrive hours before your flight...because it's so easy!

[@_ericplace]

‘Other people having their own emotions pisses me off’ is the biggest self-report 😭

[@HelloThere-go8uw]

Oh jesus christ this family seems horrific

[@CagedLeo]

4:29 I want a book from the perspective of Rachel’s friend who was probably “Pissed. Off.” when Rachel didn’t just smell the bad milk herself before drinking it and subsequently “spraying all over.” That person CLEARLY knows about anger. Edit: watching more I see that Rachel used parts of this book to deflect from taking accountability for some of her self-made problems, so “no offense,” and “I’m sorry but” I feel bad for her friends! Guess it runs in the family tho lol

[@stylox1253]

Someone told her about observational humor and she just thought that meant she can point at stuff and say the thing.

[@soyvein]

I've noticed over the past year that most (if not all) of these shitty youtuber and celebrity cash grab books are published by Simon & Schuster or one of their subsidiaries (Colleen, Shane, Gabbie, the list goes on, not even to mention they publish miss Hoover's books). I have a sneaking suspicion that S&S aren't doing these book deals because they believe they're publishing quality content🤔🤔🤔

[@franminanicollier9431]

Hold on, that thing about "where are you supposed to look when someone is singing to you" is almost word for word lifted from Hey Girl in the Moonlight by Garfunkel and Oates (two actually funny people).

[@shhimreading906]

whenever ive ordered at subway i can see them making my sandwich, so i dont believe her either. bc i swear last time i went i walked along the counter telling the guy what meat and salad and sauce i wanted as he did my order.

[@CaseyTyler357]

Yeah, that's just how Subway works. You watch the whole process, say exactly what you want one ingredient/step at a time, and can immediately say something if they start to get something wrong. I really don't believe that she can end up with a messed up sandwich every time, let alone a completely different sandwich lmao.

[@shhimreading906]

@@CaseyTyler357 thank you, at least i know im not crazy now. the last time i went to subway was like 6 years ago.

[@redacted8824]

frequent subway eater here (close to my job lol), this is definitely how it works, i've never had a messed up sandwich, even mobile ordering.

[@soapybagle]

Recaps after ever commercial break are actually really nice because if you tune into that channel during the commercials you can still be told what's going on. Not everyone has the time to sit down for however many hours and watch the show, so sometimes the recaps are nice

[@FIRING_BLIND]

8:13 nope! "Sister and me" is correct here. The trick is, remove the other person from the sentence. If youd say "this is me" then its "this is my sister and me" If you'd say "I ran home" then you'd say "my sister and I ran home"

[@spirograffe]

i came to the comments to explain this, but you did a better job than i would have lol

[@cecilie...]

That's a really good explanation, thanks!

[@haleyes98]

I’m a grammar goblin and I approve this message

[@ariaaa_g]

Ohhh I love this explanation!!

[@meio_feio]

Thank you. I speak English as a third language and this mistake is one that hurts to hear native speakers make

[@dekusi1857]

"are you doing your rants, but on youtube?" i love how you have a brand amongst your friends

[@gintarebaskeviciute5672]

The 'i'm sorry, but' part instantly made me think of "well, I'm sorry, I'm not gonna take that route of admitting to lies and rumours that you've made up for clout''

[@BasicGeometry]

If she’s eating vegan lunchables, I have a hard time believing her farts are “odorless “

[@JulyJuneJanuary]

Those are disgusting

[@deannascorner8112]

Daaang… the airport one really got me as someone who’s never been on a plane and is going to go on my first one near the end of the year. Talk about making my anxiety worse knowing people like Rachel B are going to be rolling their eyes at me 😳

[@irradiated_woman8016]

You'll be fine! The security line can be intimidating but all you have to do is read signs and keep moving (well, that and read the TSA rules while you're packing beforehand) if you do that, nobody will even look at you lol.

[@carl-wheezer]

Hey atleast you're not diddling kids and writing ukulele songs about it

[@kinkanalchemist]

Plan to get there 1-2 hours early (depending on the airport and how close to a holiday it is) so that you have time to get through security and to your gate. Check the gate on one of the “Departure” boards or your phone periodically because sometimes they change, but don’t stress too much! The airport staff are generally very helpful about these things, and even if you miss your flight or it gets cancelled/delayed, there’s ways to work around that. My family often flies up to see my grandma over summer breaks, so I’m pretty familiar with flying (domestic in the US only, but still) so feel free to ask me whatever 👍 Have a great trip!

[@marielehleitner3643]

You'll be fine as long as you listen to the security and do what you're supposed to. Just come early and have your ID and boarding pass handy. I find it also helps to try and loosen anything you need to take off when you're still waiting in line and take anything out you need to (i.e. laptop/technology, liquids bag, anything in your pockets). Alternately, you could just check your luggage and only carry on the bare minimum so you don't have much to put through.

[@redacted8824]

look up tsa guidelines ahead of time. pack your bags so your electronics are in an easy to reach product. if you're in doubt about how much liquid you can take, leave it behind. wear slides/flipflops/sandals that are easy to get on and off. tsa seems scarier than it is. i've been flying since i was about 3 and i promise you'll be fine.

[@Lacytrash]

“my sister and me” is actually correct in this case. The rule I learned is that if you remove the other person what word do you use to refer to only yourself. You couldn’t say “this is a picture of I with a tree” you say “this is a picture of me with this tree”

[@ladyshay6395]

Does anyone know what their parents are like or how involved they are with all this? The fact that ALL of their children are overgrown, immature, morally corrupt manipulators is definitely leaning more towards a pattern and less of a coincidence. It's like they were RAISED like this.

[@SaraRankins.]

Only three of the four kids are like this

[@redacted8824]

@@SaraRankins. it's definitely all four, but i'm curious on your reasoning for who/why it's not all of them.

[@SaraRankins.]

@@redacted8824 I haven't heard anything bad about the brother who is married yet. I also haven't heard anything bad (compared to colleen) about Rachel. I used to follow Rachel a lot and im conflicted

[@daMEGatron]

Her dad was revealed to have an inflation kink. I didn’t know what that was but it’s when women are pregnant or blow up their bellies. edit: Colleen was called out for making content directed towards his fetish.

[@amandamandamands]

@@SaraRankins. Well Chris is listed as creator and writer for Haters Back Off, co wrote Miranda's first book Selp-Helf and not sure if he does currently, definitely in the past helped write the Miranda live shows. I'm with you that the worst I have heard about Rachel is that she was in the skits with Colleen (and is 4 years younger that Colleen so if Colleen was saying she was 19-20 that makes Rachel 15-16) and is friends with JoJo.

[@adrasthe314]

So abt that sticker on thing thing... library worker's tip: use lighter fluid. Dab a little on the sticker, wait five minutes and it will peal off by itself. That's what we use when we need to change the code thing on books that has the dewey system on it (english is not my first language lmao). It usually doesnt stink once it dries but you cab just wash the area with a little windex or what not afterwards :)

[@annie2012]

The cut to The Sister singing to her partner😂

[@taytayreadssomanybooks]

ok not that i'm defending the book but rachel thought she was straight at the time of writing this so the one about guys being romantic is so funny to me

[@maledictionwolf]

Also that two of her "words I hate" are penetrative sex related lol

[@Deadpool4president]

How did she repeat so many things??? If she's that unoriginal she should have asked other people for things that piss them off and just passed them off as her own idea or do a "viewer submitted" section

[@nachoian]

I love nitpicking, so I simply MUST defend pet fish. I just got my own a few days back and their individual personalities are shining through already. You just have to want to pay attention to them and interact with them, y’know, like any other pet owner 😂

[@klane2004]

"only in the last few years, I grew something called a conscious".. the, dare I say Chagrin with which this is said.. Alizee is fully embracing her edgy Bella Swan. I'm here for it.

[@FabricFool]

“…right to throw things…” exactly the (other) reason I used to drive to Tijuana and bring back cheap, not-fit-for-the-kitchen crockery: so I could heave it with force and bad words against the communal dumpster to great effect. I don’t live so close to Tijuana anymore, and also I have health insurance, so no more need for the crockery. Sorry, what were we talking about?

[@Natspatdat]

lmao i respect that. actually kind of a great idea with the cheap crockery.

[@edvh88]

Smashing some ceramics is so cathartic. It’s deeply satisfying!

[@nickit7655]

The reason that reality shows give mini recaps after the commercial break is because of people who tune in mid-show, it helps catch them up. Usually it’s not more than 15-30 seconds.

[@jenniferclements351]

Laughs from Rachel's book: 0 Laughs from "I'm in Spain. The 'S' is silent.": MANY

[@crimson1194]

FISH HAVE PERSONALITIES THE EVEN PLAY WITH YOU I DO NOT STAND FOR THE FISH SLANDER

[@carl-wheezer]

She's just jealous cuz they've got more personality than her

[@DesiiHope]

🚨🚨🚨 😳 "it's the police....their here for colleen" 🤣🤣🤣

[@marianamauricio]

her complaining about typos while having a typo in her traditionally published book is the funniest thing about this book tbh

[@FIRING_BLIND]

Tbh i always found Rachel to be much less performative in the personality she on camera. It didn't feel quite so fake. But she also didn't seem to like to talk about her private life much, which had always felt really healthy and mature to me

[@Saraphina6]

​@@vvitch-mist20that's Colleen

[@Dave102693]

@@Saraphina6she’s also a predator, but not extra like Colleen. Lmfao

[@Grincheypoo]

​@@Saraphina6no hun, it is in fact rachel and jessica both. Both were in that weenies chat knowing there were trisha paytas OF watch parties going on, both knew of the porn getting sent out, and both knew of colleens predatorial conversations

[@amandamandamands]

@@Grincheypoo I haven't heard Adam say that Rachel was in the weenies chat, just Colleen and Jessica.

[@Grincheypoo]

@@amandamandamands if you go back and listen to the podcast where Adam interviewed those 2 girls, they do make mention that Rachel was indeed in those chats. She was only mentioned once, while they did go into jessica wanting one of the girls a complete stranger to babysit her kids.

[@Link-dx1lx]

The "I don't like slow people, but not people with disabilities, just people that are slow for no reason" is weird to me because it's assuming you can always tell that a person is disabled. I get that it's annoying to have to walk behind people significantly slower than you but there's really no sure way to tell if they can't physically walk faster or if they chose to walk slow "for no reason".

[@laurenrachelx]

I would very much like to read The A - Z of Everything Alizee Hates’. 😂

[@witchypeoniflorallungs3044]

Flies are also drawn to sweet smells, depending. Many species of fly (in their adult stage) feed off nectar, so sweet smells may also attract them. There’s also ones such as the horsefly which are known to bite humans due to their diet (well, the females when they’re ready to mate-) Enjoy some trivia 🎉

[@LucianaBanu]

8:13 not, she's right, it's 'a picture of my sister and me', as in 'a picture of me', not a picture of I...

[@tristanyokom1542]

Actually, it would be "me" instead of "I" there. The easy trick is to remove the other person and see whether "I" or "me" makes more sense

[@PlanetOfTheApes999]

Now you know how much the Ballingers love each other.

[@Kate09090]

Alizee: mad she doesn’t get a book deal Me: remembers that time she successfully got on the news from writing a Piers Morgan erotica. Alizee, you have credentials. The thing Rachel benefits from is Colleen’s fame and child audience. 🙄

[@msjoycie]

This family is scary.

[@edvh88]

5:30: wow, the airport condescension is really triggering me 😂 don’t rush people thru that line! We are fragile, just having been robbed of our water.

[@edvh88]

10:02: there is a kind way and a patronizing way to cover your friend who might have less cash. A kind way would be planning the outing ahead of time, and inviting all the friends like it’s a party, and you’re the host. Then your less flush friend won’t feel singled out and humiliated, as it will be clear it’s your treat. Or, offer the outing to everyone in advance, proposing people chip in. That way your less flush friend is included, but can also decline gracefully. I’m a cheapskate, as well as somewhat broke, and when you hit your line, it sucks to be pushed or pressured beyond what one is comfortable spending. A lot of fun can be had for free!

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

She doesn't like soup or romantic movies? What is wrong with her? Soup is my comfort food and I like cheesy Hallmark movies. Also, I like sleep and napping and some people are allergic to fur so fish are perfectly valid pets.

[@wasnlos2676]

just wait till she finds out that people keep insects and reptiles, too 😳 Pets don't need to be "useful" to be neat

[@JulyJuneJanuary]

​@@wasnlos2676I kept a baby lizard because it's cute

[@carlyl2032]

I love soup myself.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

I kind of love how accurate the title of her book is so far. It's just her complaints 😅 Even if that makes it a cash grab.... it's a smart one. Id love to get paid to complain about things

[@carl-wheezer]

What's stopping you? Everyone can publish books nowadays. I'm considering writing one about everything that annoys me about Rachel myself

[@botneva]

I really judge people who complain about others being slow. Not all disabilities are visible and some people are just like that.

[@zaunerswife]

babe wake up alizee posted another Ballinger vid!!

[@Emnms68]

Totally agree that this book is quite illuminating given recent events. I don’t want to be *that* person, but since it was specifically pointed out in the video; grammatically, “a photo of my sister and me” is correct. If it was “my sister and I” and you remove the other person, it becomes “a photo of I” which is incorrect. That’s how I learned it, at least. If you remove the other person and say the sentence, it should still make sense grammatically. Like “my mom and I went to the store” “I went to the store” or “someone said hi to my mom and me” “you said hi to me” for example.

[@analog_wav]

Legend said she wanted to be a cop at one point but they didn't accept her for whatever reason.

[@mrbubbies_]

that sure is colleen's sister

[@madz-mac]

Please, please, please review Modelland by Tyra Banks. When 14/15 year old me admitted I wasn't a huge fan of fantasy to my school librarian, she recommended this book to me. It was definitely memorable all right. The MC's name is Tookie De La Creme and the names really only get worse from there. For anyone who thinks Twilight is bad, please read Modelland. The book makes me think I could be an author - and I'm an accountant (so that's saying something).

[@IgnisRex64]

8:22 Hold on, isn't she correct there? If you take out "my sister" you still get "Here is a picture of me." You wouldn't say "here is a picture of I putting up my decorations." "My sister and I" would be for something like "My sister and I went to the park," because you wouldn't say "Me went to the park." I checked to be sure, and at least the britannica dictionary site agrees. I don't know if it's different in the UK or not.

[@marg698]

your skin is absolutely glowing !!

[@Maledict.a]

When she said Rachel tasted her friend's milk for her, I thought she meant her friend was lactating and Rachel tasted it.

[@seraphina1724]

7:32 this is so off-topic, but when I was in high school, I was babysitting this girl, and she told me, "No offense, but you have a lot of acne." We ended up having this exact conversation. Really takes me back.

[@itssydvicious]

She thinks “society” cares a lot more about her then is even possible. Most grown adults don’t give a shit about what you eat for dinner, how you get from point a to point b, or your bodily functions. But something tells me her target demographic isn’t grown adults

[@Octobris]

Anyone taking this book seriously baffles me. Isn't it obvious some of the opinions are exaggerated for comedic effect?

[@beth4928]

"I love Friends" says Rachel. Never enough to have any who weren't related to her though, huh?

[@alyasl.3350]

Once a taxi driver told me "I could walk there" for a 5-ish min ride but it was 2am and the way home passed through a scary unlit street... Which is totally different to what this person is saying in the book, but it still pisses me off years later. How the hell dare he, I am just trying to get home safely.

[@shaelin-]

ironic how rachel wrote a whole section about non-apologies (I’m sorry BUT) when her sister’s most recent “apology” had the line “I’m sorry BUT I’m not gonna take that route of admitting to lies and rumors that you made up for clout”

[@dxtura]

Naw idk I’d rather not do a whole guilty by association thing, we don’t know what her sister thinks. Let’s not take down the entire bloodline, Rachel seems like the least guilty of everyone involved. Doesn’t mean we can’t laugh at the book tho 🥴👌

[@shaelin-]

@@dxtura you’re right we don’t know what she’s thinking, but if my sister was accused of what colleen is, I wouldn’t be silent and turning off/deleting comments when she’s directly benefitted from colleen’s fame. but then again, that’s just my opinion, I wouldn’t stay silent if my sister groomed children. silence is compliance imo

[@dxtura]

@@shaelin- I guess it’s good to keep in mind that everyone reacts to such information differently. They seemed close, or at least Rachel has always seemed like she had something sort of like Stockholm syndrome when it came to Colleen. I guess information like this can be jarring, and maybe you’d process it quickly, but not everyone’s mind is that strong. It’s a loved one who turned out to be a terrible person, that’s something hard to cope with. Sometimes the process of coming to terms with things is easier outside of the public eye. I don’t know, she’s not done anything terrible enough to warrant mass criticism, speaking out is a virtuous act, but virtue doesn’t have to be a given. Not speaking out doesn’t make her a bad person, it just means that she’s not virtuous.

[@Octobris]

@@dxtura finally someone said it

[@rachelburns1461]

I’m sorry… but Rachel’s use of “my sister and me” is grammatically correct. To remember which word to use, take out the other people from the sentence. It wouldn’t make sense if she wrote, “Here’s a picture of I decorating the Christmas tree.”

[@Machinte]

"These aren't real apologies or excuses." Do you know what else was not a real apology, Rachel? Your sister's song

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Alizee: NO ONE WANTS TO SEE YOUR FLOOR GRIPPERS Me, who walks around my house barefoot: 😔😢

[@o0BlackSand0o]

I agree with the people singing at you thing. And soup is amazing! It warms you up when its cold, it's easy to make, and you can water it down a bit to feed more people... but im coming from a poor childhood so manybe thats why soup is the food of the gods to me

[@ChristianReeveOfficial]

Stumbled across your content recently, and it's excellent. Thank you, keep it up!

[@thegayestminotaur]

Name one time a rich person has offered to pay for an entire multi-person outing. I'll wait.

[@cantin8697]

9:30 If she's ever been financially bad-off, she would realise that there is a lot of shame behind using handouts. This is particularly obvious in politics. You can't shame poor people for using handouts, then be angry for them for "being too prideful" to use handouts (or what it actually is --- them refusing handouts because they've been taught for years that it's shameful/evil/etc to ask for or accept them.

[@26of151]

Thanks girl, this was hilarious 😂

[@andarwarje8127]

I was worrying about my novel I'm working on (first one, only have published poetry and short fiction in magazines before) but this rly gave me a boost lol

[@ash_tray_6]

Alizee I love you. You’re speaking for the common people right now.

[@deanpope2055]

“I’ve been angry since the day I was born, don’t play me” is poetry. She just like me fr

[@rubydown3329]

8:36 THEE Darren Shan???? The Demonata and Cirque du Freak series were so instrumental to my childhood??? Hello?????

[@thepepperpig42069]

This is basically the Peter Griffin ‘grinds my gears’ segment but in book form haha

[@Aashka_The_Mystic]

A very unfunny version

[@mrsj21122]

It would be sister and me there because if you take out sister she would say "Here's a picture of me" not "Here's a picture of I"... very annoyed to learn this after years of thinking the same as Alizee

[@melissab7887]

She’s really going to hate when people point out that typo at 16:40.

[@lacurievalley8970]

Does anyone remember “teenager posts” from Pinterest in like 2014? This book is just a compilation of those.

[@wingsablaze8386]

That's an insult to those pins honestly at least some of them were decent

[@caseycronan9217]

Ok Rachel. Deep breaths. No one is making you eat cantaloupes. They don’t have to upset you at all.

[@hellowormwood]

The no offense section is even worse when you remember that Colleen had an entire song during a live show about how saying “no offense” is the way to avoid getting cancelled. Truly incredible.

[@devilsadvocate2442]

Her song has only one im sorry line too