Narcissist's Daughter Watches Bluey

[@SandyTheDesertFox]

Bingo saying 'daddy you didn't come and see the walking leaf' always makes me tear up, it's so pure and sweet and sad at the same time 😭

[@amethystimagination3332]

And it’s not even like he was ignoring her, he was just playing with Bluey and didn’t hear her. It’s a great moment because it helps kids learn that mom and dad might miss something but they still care, and it’s relatable to adults trying to divide attention between kids.

[@raymondkertezc364]

and on top of those it's super funny to me too! Imagine kid saying that without context

[@whatisthisalgorithm]

@@amethystimagination3332 I like that it shows that you should apologize even if what you did was unintentional. If this happened with my dad, he wouldn't be sorry.

[@seaweed1068]

​@@amethystimagination3332 Big Bluey fan, huh?

[@amethystimagination3332]

@@seaweed1068 *jerma voice* what’re ya lookin’ at me?

[@Torivic]

My parents were too "embarassed" to play with me and sis, so they mostly let me and sis play together, and adults were "untouchable" with it. As they should be authority, someone important, not someone to play with. My mom had an attempt to play with us, but everyone ( including family members ) put her in shame for wanting to play games with us. I love how parents here just play along them, and they drop in some adult jokes in between ( Like freezing boss )

[@cheezbiscuit4140]

Or "dont call me big fella"

[@Ambipie]

God imagine having even one child on accident let alone two. I'm really sorry that some of these people made so many unwanted children feel like they made themselves inside their mother's and not the other way around

[@gooshoos]

there's an episode about Bandit being embarrassed to play the game his kids wanna play at a public park. It's great

[@s.o.4956]

@@Ambipie damn bro they didn’t say all that lol

[@nocctea]

ikr i always see parents like not wanting to play with their kids, bashing watching kids movies and tv shows with their kids, not liking how kids toys don’t match their houses decor and it’s like do you even like kids? if you don’t like the aspects of childhood like should you even have kids 😭

[@slapstickhorror8396]

I watch Bluey with my narcissist mom. We had an awkward situation while watching where my mom said, "I'm a bad mom, aren't I..?" Everyone watching with her (me and my siblings) went quiet. It was a Damned if you do, Damned if you don't situation.

[@slapstickhorror8396]

On the brightside, Bandit reminds me of my Dad. So I had that growing up :)

[@beyondespair]

They know they are bad parents, but they will make you the reason for that and they will make themselves the victim. You never win with parents like that.

[@Oklines]

Ugh I hate that shit when they try to make you feel guilty. Like, you’re not the victim, YES you weren’t a great mom. Don’t know what more to say lol

[@MisSorryforthespam]

yea everything feels like a trap

[@Spyrodelta]

I remember my mom asked if I said yes..... It didn't go so well but I wasn't going to lie to her we were watching bluey too I forgot

[@RaspberryPastry]

The Watch Bluey Without Crying Challenge is fucking impossible to beat when your own parents were fucking terrible. It's like seeing your child selfs wildest dreams while mourning what reality was like for you as a kid in comparison. Sincerely hope Bluey can change the world as much as I believe it can, no kid should ever have to grow up the way we did again.

[@raichu1873]

bro did you reading my mind or something

[@Demi_Purple]

now why would you say that while I'm trying to keep it together, I-- 😭😭

[@Lucifersfursona]

This. This is why I’m not watching bluey rn. I know I should but I’m still grieving learning my mom’s not pro Palestine (and lied to me about it) and it’s really fcking up the 27 years of trying to bring her into my life in a way where I can have a stable mom

[@Lucifersfursona]

@@PutkisenSetä don’t have kids

[@Zectifin]

fuck dude even some of the most trivial moments make me tear up. My partner and I both had narcissist parents and we basically just choke up together constantly. I used to cry and stupid wholesome moments when watching a TV or even stupid old commecials and I never understood why. I thought it was just depression. After watching Bluey I realized it was because I never had that and seeing families as portrayed as having that made me emotional.

[@princesspikachu3915]

Bluey is a surprisingly healing show for those who were neglected as children. I would consider watching the entire series if I were you. It soothes the soul.

[@battybuddy]

The one looped gif of Bingo fluffing herself under the bathroom hand blow dryer is soothing to the soul by itself. You know the one, and you know I’m right!

[@wingdingfontbro]

This comment below the fourth wall for me. Like bro called me out through the goddam screen.

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@battybuddy From Movies?

[@battybuddy]

@@princesspikachu3915 yep. I still just love watching it on loop

[@makutas-v261]

Only God can heal my neglected child.

[@that_pan_chick8650]

When I told my mom that my parenting style was going to be exactly the opposite of her, I meant it. And I’m doing it. I’ve never yelled, belittled, hit, or bullied my own daughter. And it’s crazy that it has to be a milestone for some people to break the cycle.

[@oceanwater6887]

I will never have children so I can break the cycle too.

[@oceanwater6887]

I'm a man lol. I think having children is immoral. People should instead adopt or take shifts to care for existing children.@@PostalDude_1997

[@Cloverthecat]

​@@oceanwater6887me too

[@marzipancutter8144]

@@oceanwater6887 That is a good thought, but keep in mind that you can also continue the cycle with how you treat your friends, coworkers, subordinates etc. In the end, the only way to not pass on the hurt in some way is by working through it and spreading empathy and care instead.

[@spooksi3033]

its not crazy it has to be a milestone for some people, its crazy that is a milestone for some people after they had kids. breaking the cycle and learning how to be a good parent is hard for some people and it can take a long time for them to reach their milestone, and thats good imo. as long as you dont have kids yet, whats wrong with it?

[@that_one_pole17]

6:07 - The creator of Bluey, Joe Brumm, does indeed have two children, both girls, same age as Bluey and Bingo iirc. The show basically reflects on his life and experience. Edit: Woahhh I did not expect for this comment to have 1.2k likes

[@leek.3671]

That’s so sweet

[@that_one_pole17]

@@leek.3671 Joe Brumm himself confirmed it, idk where, probably in a podcast, but I know he confirmed it

[@AegonWithers]

I also believed that the creator studied child psychology to get a better understanding of how kids behave and how to properly teach them in a way they understand

[@matheussanthiago9685]

I watched the first episode of bluey and went "yup, this show was made by parents that went to therapy" It oozes that vibe

[@sailormoonfan224]

Yep! That's why more often then not, Bandit's interactions with the kids are often more in focus then Chili.

[@wigglybacon2250]

It’s a small moment, but a part that really shook me was in Sticky Gecko: Chili is stressed out in a hurry, Bluey knocks the coat rack down while trying to get her hat, and Chili just asks if she’s hurt, and when she says no, just gets Bluey to help her clean up the mess. She doesn’t yell at her or even scold her at all.

[@battybuddy]

That’s honestly amazing. I haven’t seen that episode.

[@LittleMissDeath]

That scene was really jarring to me because if I had done something like that in my dad's house, he would have screamed at me for an hour, threw things and held it over my head for years.

[@battybuddy]

@@LittleMissDeath I think the movie episode was the one where I realized Bandit had the patience of a saint. Bingo was adorable to watch goofing off, but he STILL keeps buying her popcorn. You’d think at some point he’d say “this is the last popcorn you’re getting.”

[@battybuddy]

I especially like at the beginning where he says “do I have to pay for the four-year- old? You KNOW she isn’t REALLY gonna watch it.”

[@greenteamoon]

oh cool today I reached a new level of sadness called gag crying. Holy shit childhood trauma that you so carefully bricked away does not mix peacefully with Bluey.

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

My favourite underrated part of Daddy Robot is the mum didn't yell or force the kids to tell her what happened. She just let Bandit play things out, she asked the kids at the end without being angry, and the kids knew to answer truthfully, probably knowing they won't get in trouble for doing so. And they didn't get in trouble--the mum just explained what happens now, and still taught a lesson. Gentleness can be stronger than force, and kids can be smart enough to figure things out with just the tiniest of nudges.

[@magicdolphin3090]

Exactly! So many parents go straight to punishment, but positive reinforcement is always 100% more effective.

[@luvblueybingoheeler3150]

@@magicdolphin3090 I wish Bluey came out earlier.

[@OnlyKarlos]

As a kid raised by a narcissist dad, passive/permissive mom and overall abusive household, watching Bluey always brought me tears because it's something I always wanted but never had or ever will have.

[@rivergamingandmore1577]

Indeed i relate to this too much

[@franklinbluth8542]

Very sorry for your experience, but don't count out the potential experience of being that for your own children one day.

[@starlumpy]

@@franklinbluth8542not everyone wants kids… that second comment was unnecessary. all you have to say is “very sorry to hear about your experience”.

[@briellewools]

This was my exact childhood too, adding in a narcissistic older sister who used fists instead of words to express her emotions. I have a 16 month old now and it’s been hard to break the cycle even with a little guy, but I’m doing my dammedest to make sure he never experiences a tenth of the bullshit i went through as a kid

[@Twinae]

​@@starlumpyI was gonna say something similar, take away the via your own kids part. Have you heard of parental figures?

[@peepysprite]

I didn't realize how abnormal my experience with toys was until I was an adult, because every time I went to someone's house and their kids' toys were visible, my nparent insisted they were just filthy (read: bad) people. I thought messy playroom visuals in cartoons were trying to tell us that the kids were naughty. All my books and stuffed toys were up on a shelf where I couldn't get to them, everything else, (including a whole collection of my little ponies _other people_ had bought for me) was in a blue bin under my bed. At first I could play with them normally. Then I needed to only play with them in my room and not _"mess up"_ the rest of the house, so I played with them on the floor of my room. _"What if I need to get in there for an emergency and these are all over the floor?!"_ So I played with them on the dresser. _"That's already enough of a mess as it is!"_ So I played with them on the desk. _"That is a LEARNING space!"_ So I played with them on the bed. _"You're gonna lose one of them in there and roll over on it and put your eye out!"_ And then there was nowhere to play with them without getting in trouble, so I stopped. One day I came home from school and they were just. Gone. _"Well, you didn't play with those nasty old things anyways!"_

[@kafkanaut_apothecary]

That sounds awful. I am so sorry you experienced that. I just want you to know I see you.

[@peepysprite]

ty, that means a lot :) @@kafkanaut_apothecary

[@Lucifersfursona]

The things they say never leave. Similar but different. I’m so sorry. Buy yourself some now if you’d like.

[@bobtheball5384]

I'm so sorry, that's terrible

[@amisedai942]

Soo, you got the biggest collection ever now, right? If not, just go out and get yourself one. First thing I did when I was free was buy a piano. within six weeks. I had to get a small loan but it was TOTALLY WORTH IT! 😂🥰

[@zoruasnivy]

Seeing the parents in this show be so available and gentle to their kids makes me want to cry. My dad is an alcoholic who thinks animal abuse is how you train an animal, and to be honest he isn't much better with people. I still have memories of when he hurt my pets and he even made me lock a cat out of the house one time, and that cat never came back. He locked me out of the house recently too over something petty and it made me break down into tears. My mom works to feed the family because my dad is a lazy drunk and she's always in a cranky and emotionally unavailable mood because of it. I wish I had a childhood as comforting as the one shown in Bluey. I hope that one day if I ever have kids, they can be raised with the same amount of love and comfort shown in this cartoon.

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I’m so sorry for what your dad did, especially to your cat. My adoptive dad was an alcoholic, too. Didn’t use abuse as a training method but still couldn’t be trusted alone with any of the dogs we had over the years, as *more than one* we had ran off and nearly got killed when he let them off the lead, despite being asked not to several times. Including a German shepherd who could be unpredictable around everyone. He never seemed to learn that they wouldn’t stay, even though he considered himself the master.

[@joursdeTJ]

Bandit and Chilli are the parents I as an adult, wish I had. They never get angry or raise their voices. I’m 25 and still flinch when someone raises their voice or loud noises

[@januszk9280]

when I was in junior high I had a teacher who would yell all the time, which reminded me of my mom because their voice were very similar, and I would always get angry and it would ruin my whole day because all I can think about is my mom yelling at me

[@Caterpillartears]

My boyfriend is 32 and he still flinches from his childhood. It makes me so angry for him. He loves his parents and they got better but I see the damage that is done. Its irréversible.

[@luvblueybingoheeler3150]

Same here.

[@Karamaru_Crow]

Bandit is the father I would aspire to be.

[@poorgirlvspopculture]

I think a lot of people aspire to be like them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@yoshi_chuck05]

@@poorgirlvspopculture Bandit and Chili are the embodiment of loving parents ❤

[@battybuddy]

@@yoshi_chuck05 beyond that. They’re the embodiment of wholesome as well.

[@ms.pirate]

Take notes. Because fathers like him are very rare

[@tylerking1207]

The parents in both kid shows and adult comedy shows need to be taking notes from the parents in Bluey. They are the epitome of everything that every parents should be.

[@kaiuwu2002]

As someone who is autistic and had a mom who did drugs and was never mentally there for me and had a dad that had to work his butt off (and having cidp on top of it) to keep food at the table and had little to no time or energy to spend quality time with me i feel this series.

[@ryanleikness3414]

I feel and have respect for ya buddy. I have Aspergers, my dad was in the USMC, and did everything he could to help me before my mom died of drug overdose. My older brother didn't help much. Thanks to him and Bluey it helped me learn to be a good role model to my little brother.

[@kaiuwu2002]

@@ryanleikness3414 you're a good big sibling I wished I had a big sibling who was there for me. I was the youngest of my siblings my big sister was going in my mom's footsteps with drugs and my big brother didn't care about me or my dad cause the fact I had autism and my dad had cidp he basically thought that we were burdens cause he was "the normal one" in the family you know? I helped my dad every chance I got especially when he was on his low days when he had problems walking due to his disease and needing blood transfusions twice a month.

[@ryanleikness3414]

I am so sorry you had overcome so much adversity. Life with autism is hard, but you kept your head high. Never let your spirits down and keep your heart strong ❤️

[@your_averageboi9083]

I’m also autistic, in my family my mom is a bit toxic to me but however my dad was the biggest bully in my life. He threatens violence or yell at me if things didn’t go his way. I still don’t like him very much, but thankfully I have an older sister who looks after me and care for my emotions and feelings. Sorry for venting.

[@ryanleikness3414]

No. It's ok to vent. We all have been through a lot. You are sharing your story and it needs to be heard. I praise your sister for giving you that love and support.

[@jmcg9822]

My mom made me sit next to her on the couch pretty much at all times. I wasn’t allowed to move or make a sound, often for hours, even as a very small child. I wasnt allowed to play either because it would annoy her and she was frequently annoyed with me anyway, which always resulted in her screaming at me and threatening to “take my head off.” Throwing away my toys was a frequent thing also. I didn’t have a lot of toys so the few I had left I hid, and she assumed she got rid of them too.

[@sparkymularkey6970]

I am so, so sorry that you had to deal with that kind of horrible emotional abuse. You did not deserve that.

[@theoscout9205]

Why tf would she get a kid then? she should have just gotten a doll. smh you deserve a better mom

[@jmcg9822]

@@theoscout9205 I don’t think she progressed beyond the age of a 12 year old, she’s always behaved like a nasty child.

[@happilyeverafter7703]

​@@jmcg9822Ooofff, I hope you're doing better. And I hope you cut her negativity out of your life.

[@Cure_Hana]

While it’s not explained how Bingo knows what an X-ray is, we do see in a later episode (“Bumpy and the Wise, Old Wolf Hound”) that she has to stay in the hospital overnight for an unknown reason; and Bluey makes a home movie with the rest of their family to cheer her up. We also see a few examples of Bingo possibly wanting to go into the medical field when she grows up, such as playing either a doctor or a vet in a few games, and receiving a toy first-aid kit as a Christmas present.

[@misspinkpunkykat]

I've noticed that too. There's an episode where Bingo meets another puppy at preschool and they become best friends. The new pup says "I hope we can be best friends forever and ever and ever" played over a montage of her and Bingo growing up together and at the very end they are holding diplomas or degrees and trophies. I wonder if they both went to medical/veterinary school together. I always had a head cannon Bingo will grow up to be some type of neurosurgeon or trauma surgeon. Other people say she will be a nurse but I think she will be a doctor. Maybe even a professor and dean at a prestigious medical school.

[@battybuddy]

Personally a lot of my children’s books from when I was learning how to read around Bingos age had either “x is for X-Ray” or “X is for Xylophone”, so I honestly don’t think it’s TOO unbelievable to think she would at least know what it was, even if she didn’t know the details beyond “letting you see inside people”

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

​@@battybuddyyeah i was thinking that too, plus i had a lot of doctor playsets when i was a kid that had x rays in them

[@battybuddy]

@@amberwingtundrawing776 good thought. And also, even if Bingo was too young to learn what an X-Ray is I wouldn’t doubt Bluey would have told her at SOME point.

[@WasabiKitCat]

X-rays aren't that uncommon of a medical procedure for a child to experience anyways. There are plenty of normal, not traumatic reasons a little kid could need an X-ray, such as making sure an injury like a sprained ankle from playing too rough isn't a broken bone, or locating a swallowed object that wasn't meant to be swallowed (kids love swallowing tiny things they shouldn't for some reason, like coins. An X-ray in this scenario doesn't necessarily indicate a medical emergency.). In an otherwise healthy child, an X-ray would probably be one of the more common things to experience during a hospital visit, since most children only experience acute medical problems at that age. (Unlike me, who has had some slightly more unusual hospital visits throughout childhood ^ ^;)

[@Crayolapup]

I feel so blessed I had a Father like this. He never changed, now he treats the family dog the same. He plays with her like a baby and kinda like how he played with me and my friends growing up. I play with my nephew and niece the same way now. Its funny.

[@matheussanthiago9685]

You are the real top 1% buddy

[@superplaylists1616]

This is sad. It didnt used to be like this. I find it baffling how people nowadays want a loving family, but dont want to reinstate family values. People started tearing down the family in the s*xual revolution, and now they're paying the price (higher ilegitimacy rates, higher divorces, etc etc).

[@makutas-v261]

​​​@@superplaylists1616 Truth to power. It isn't all care and play it's setting immortal values and examples that make the care and play possible in the first place. Every man is the priest and king of his family and he ought to act like one.

[@shawnhoffman7120]

I’m a dad and my wife and I have been watching the show with our daughter for about two years now, she’s 4 (almost 5!) and not only does the show give us fantastic examples to use to explain things to our daughter like “remember this episode of Bluey? It’s like that, so this is something better to do instead”, but it also gave us a pretty good roadmap for dealing with lots of parenting situations. Our daughter will excitedly insist we “smooch kiss” and we play not only a lot of similar games to the show but me and daughter particularly have like 50 or more unique games we have both made up. My wife (like Chilli is shown to be) has some difficulty with initiating games but does fantastic with participating and also being the general voice of reason when I’m clearly an irresponsible under thinker like Bandit can be. Heck, our daughter even put little pictures of Bandit and Chilli on our door to show it’s “Mom and Dad’s room”. The way they parent has helped us lean into our strengths and provide a united front when we do set rules about things. I’m not going to lie though, it’s pretty much impossible to be as good as Bandit and Chilli. That’s why I’m glad I’m later seasons they show more of them dealing with stress and sadness. Chilli “just needing 20 minutes” was the greatest way a television show depicted burnout and stress in a way we could use to explain that to a child and that it’s not their fault. Being diagnosed as “major depressive” it was relieving for me to see Bandit just a bit preoccupied with feeling sad at the beach on holiday. My daughter has absolutely no idea I deal with serious depression because I am just “fun dad” 90% of the time (the other 10 I do have to enforce rules and say no to ice cream for breakfast/dinner!) but at some point she does see that side, she’ll know from the show that even fun people are sad sometimes for reasons she doesn’t really know and that can be normal. Basically I thank past me every day for randomly selecting this show to watch on Disney Jr 2 years ago in a bid to get a chance to relax or do chores, because the whole family is now emotionally invested in the show and the lessons have paid major dividends in not only the parenting but marriage department.

[@tylerking1207]

Bluey is a show that aspires you to have a family and raising children.

[@poorgirlvspopculture]

I can see that. Or inspire people who have kids, to be better parents.

[@StarHorder]

@@poorgirlvspopculture these are the exact reasons the show exists. it does such a good job of it.

[@ron4202]

For the people who want them!

[@SprinkleMyDoughnuts]

I like the show. Still dont want kids tho cause I know the world doesnt work like a cartoon and I have no urge to have kids

[@magicdolphin3090]

Fr!

[@fizzygrapedrink4835]

I haven't seen a lot of Bluey yet, but my favorite part so far was in the yoga ball episode, where Bingo uses her "big girl bark" to tell her dad he's playing too rough. I was kinda subconsciously taught to ignore myself when something feels wrong, whenever I got sick or hurt and vocalized it it was always met with anger or annoyance; or when I was full and didn't feel like finishing the food I'd get scolded or punished for not eating, so of course I just stopped saying I'm full and pushed it down. And eventually I just learned to ignore my body and feelings when something doesn't feel right. So Bingo being able to tell her dad he's playing too rough and being met with understanding was very touching and wholesome, especially when I couldn't give the slightest criticism or even say my caregiver was doing something wrong

[@claran3616]

I'm gonna be honest, "big girl bark" is something I'm going to try and remember for the rest of my life, because the sentiment is very important. Good for you, hope you're doing well.

[@PuccaLover15]

My grandmother (my moms mom) was not a good mother or grandmother. We think she has borderline personality disorder. She gaslights, guilt trips, is narcissistic, petty, selfish, controlling, the list goes on. My mom has told me stories of her childhood with her and, as much as she wished she didn't want to send me to her house for the weekend, she didn't want to hear it from her or the family about "it's just for a weekend" and "she's my grandmother" blah blah blah. The stories of what I had to go through at that house. Most of them are a good laugh now to tell. Then there are the ones that are sad. When I was younger, a close family friend got me a school bus play set I played with every single time I went over to visit her for the weekend. It was a lot of fun. It brought me joy as I counted down the days until I could go home. I played with it for years. One day, she called to tell me she was donating stuff to Goodwill and told me if I wanted to keep the school set, I needed to come to her house the weekend coming up to get it or else she would donate it. Something came up where I couldn't make it that weekend, but I could the next weekend. Obviously, we let her know this. However, when I arrived for my weekend with her, I go up to my room to see my toy is gone. I ask her where it is and she says since I didn't come the weekend before, she donated it. She knew how much I loved that set and knew I wanted to keep it, yet she got rid of it just because of something that was out of my control. I was calm and told her that I was happy it would put a smile on another child's face, but inside, I was furious and screaming at her for doing this behind my back.

[@poorgirlvspopculture]

Wow, I have a story very similar to this. I had a Little People playset, the village one, and I took very good care of it. It was a fun playset with different people, shops, cars, and mail that the mail person could deliver to each shop. It was the kind of thing I would have loved to pass on but one day it was just gone.

[@firenzeval]

Cute profile picture!!

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Generosity is a virtue, but not when it's with somebody else's stuff. I wonder if she was any good at understanding other people's feelings. Speaking for myself, I know I have no skill in it, and I ask constantly if everything is all right. And I try to listen, to get a sense of what is important to others, but I'm not good. I think I learned to do that from working in customer service, out of necessity.

[@PlayerTenji95]

My mom did that with my stuffed animals once. I’d like to think I’ve forgiven her, but I get to overcompensate by buying all the plushies I want now!

[@Lucifersfursona]

Bpd former kid with Bpd mom; she used to take things away but more than that she would threaten to, and I had NO SCOPE WHATSOEVER of when she was or wasn’t lying about taking my things away, so I was stuck in a state of rage and caution. I hid a lot of my things. I’m almost 30 and just recently like within the last ~2 years figured out how to stop hiding food in my bedsheets. I live alone smh

[@lokcachte]

Wow. I didn’t know narc parents throw toys away. I was very gentle with my possessions as a child. It makes me wonder if she actually threw out things I noticed went missing

[@zoruasnivy]

My aunt had a friend who was a narc parent, during a camping trip he snuck into my tent at night and stole my blanket, and tossed it into the woods to never be seen again because I was "too old to have a blanket". I don't even want to think what he did to his own kids behind closed doors.

[@CelestialDarkness45]

if my parents thought my sister and I didn't do things well enough, or thought we had too many toys, they'd send us to our grandparents house for the weekend and we'd come home to a clean room and 90% less toys. "we never see you play with this one, so we threw it away" you never saw us play at all! you threw away our favorite toys! throwing away toys that we even bought with our own money. throwing toys away was also punishment for not cleaning our room fast enough.

[@neigeshusband5327]

My mother used my toys to clean dirt

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

Yes. My mom once threatened to throw away half my toys if I didn't clean my room. Apparently she did but I never noticed. I had a lot of toys. Wonder who's fault that was, ey, Mom?

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I wouldn’t say my a-mum is a narc as such (a-dad was), but I strongly suspect she’s thrown some of my things away while I was still living with her, including clothing I bought as an adult. Nothing provocative, mind, but still not “her taste” therefore it had to be quietly disposed of or put somewhere I couldn’t easily get it.

[@CaptainC319]

From a social work background and military background I deeply apologize for the hardship you experienced. If you are enjoying bluey i highly recommend watching all of it. She has taken the world and the hearts of millions by storm. Army, Camping, Grandad and Sleepytime as well as Space are my favourites

[@Baider808]

My dad is a narcissist. I do not remember him ever playing with me and if I wanted his attention i would have ti do things he enjoyed (usually meaning going with him to work). Now my mom would play with me sometimes, but I mostly remember playing by myself or with my siblings. This show fills me with an unknown joy and is my comfort show

[@tonyemmerson2376]

I understand how you feel. My dad was the same way. When I was a kid. I would play video games. Having fun. But when my dad came into the living room. He would tell me I’m playing my game too loud. And that he wanted to watch his sci fi movies. When he would watch his movies. He would play it at high volume. To the point I headed to my room. Growing up into my teens. I asked my dad if he could show me how to shave as I wanted it as a bonding experience as my dad had my brother as the golden child, my older brother liked what he liked and did what he wanted with no talk back, anyway. When I ask if he could show me how to shave. He told me just to google it up in the internet instead of showing me. Now as a 25 year old. I don’t have my biological father in my life anymore. But my mom did get divorce when I was 12. And my step dad actually took the time to get to know me. So with this show and personal experience with my step dad. I hope to be a better dad

[@Daeneiracorn]

the entire show is "here's a tutorial on how to be a good parent while also validating YOUR feelings as a parent and showing you its okay to make mistakes and we can show you how to possibly handle them" and i love it.

[@nicholasroberts7838]

My mom eventually got fed up with me coming to her for hugs all the time, blew up on me, then limited me to 1 hug a day. I don't think I've engaged another hug with her since.

[@nicholasroberts7838]

For context my dad died when I was like 10 and he was super physically affectionate all the time and once he was gone I got really desperate for touch.

[@PlayerTenji95]

That is… so mean, I’m so sorry.

[@colorblockpoprocks6973]

i hope your mother feels your absence and can reflect on how damaging her behavior was...

[@bobtheball5384]

​@@nicholasroberts7838 That's heartbreaking, I'm so sorry

[@allykins1767]

I always used to envy Grandma Thora from Arthur. My mother’s mom, who I was very close to, was a lot like her. But she died when I was five, and my great grandmothers followed suit. The only grandma I had left was my dad’s mom, who treated me good in the beginning, but as I got older she became distant and uncaring, only talking about my cousins and never focusing on me, my sister, or my brothers. One time I complained about this to her, and she responded by joking to my mother that it must’ve been my time of the month. When Joan Rivers died (the voice actress for Francine’s grandmother), I secretly hoped they’d kill off her character so that kids could learn about how to deal with the death of a grandparent.

[@princesspikachu3915]

They did kill off her character in Arthur. There was an episode where Francine mentions attending her funeral.

[@yeeyeeyeeye]

As someone who grew up with a narcissistic mom who emotionally abused me and groomed me to be her own therapist/nurse and an alcoholic dad who beat his own kids and tried to unalive himself in front of us, I love this show so much. I was always terrified of repeating the cycle of abuse, but this show legitimately taught me how to be better than my own parents.

[@bugginonthewall]

i ran away from my abuser in january. my mother. i am 22 and she locked me in the house and repeatedly threw me down flights of stairs. i have no kin. i also watch bluey to understand what love looks like. i yearn for it so bad

[@eee-xd5bo]

There is so much love in the world and it is waiting for you. You will find it some day. I wish you well.

[@Lucifersfursona]

I hope you are somewhere safe and warm, and the people who are eager to love you properly and mutually will find you.

[@AdventuresAwait123]

I'm so sorry for what you've been through. Are you safe now?

[@battybuddy]

Bandits actually a top tier dad period. He’s willing to play around with his kids on a level where he’s almost pretending they have omnipotent powers over reality. I do imagine that he HAS gone to work with marker stains on his face on several times, not just in the magic xylophone episode- but since Bandits job is an archeologist, he has the advantage that he doesn’t need to worry about looking stupid among too many others. XD. Actually the thing I love about Bandit as a parent is something you might notice with more episodes- his biggest flaw is that he’s competitive: he gets asked to make Keepy Uppy harder, and like you said he takes it as a personal challenge. He PLAYS hard to the point where, yes, he DOES kind of lose himself in making things “too fun”. It also kind of comes up in the episode Obstacle Race, which is the one episode I’ve seen where Bandit kind of oversteps into doing something lower tier dad, but is also one of my favorites just because of Chilis training Bluey to shave seconds off her run time so that she beats Bandit fairly: cause the points Bandits being competitive is all about is that “things are less fun if you win every time” and “if you let your kids win, they’ll stop trying to improve themselves.” Also the “what’s the time mrs wolf” game, I looked it up- and it’s a game where you have to take the number of steps for the “o clock” and run away when it’s “dinner time”. The wolf faces away from you so they need to make a guess on how far away you are before they try to chase you. Honestly i wish it was a game I played as a kid.

[@battybuddy]

Actually Bandits competitiveness also kind of compliments Chili cause she’s of the “just make sure everyone’s having fun” mentality, while Bandits of the “face challenges + play to win = a great lesson learned and appreciation for the fun you have” mentality. It especially shows up in the Ragdoll episode where Bandit agrees to take Bingo and Bluey out for ice cream, only they have to carry him to the car while he’s lying limp like a rag doll, and refusing to move one iota to make it any easier on them. At the end of the episode Bandit does ask Bluey how her ice cream tastes having really had to EARN it and she does admit that it was amazing.

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I loved What’s the Time, Mr Wolf as a kid (we had Mr Wolf but obviously Mrs wolf works the same).

[@battybuddy]

@@ShintogaDeathAngel closest I had to that game was red light green light.

[@Ocelotcoatl]

days where i was hiding under a table as a pretend fort not because i was playing but because i was hiding from my parents fighting or my father coming back the next morning from leaving the last night drunk is something that stuck with me forever, i love to see children playing with their parents rather then doing everything to avoid them to play in peace

[@sigheyeroll]

For anyone unfamiliar with the rules and would like to play for themselves, "What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?" it goes like this: There's a starting line where all the players except for "Mr. Wolf" stand. Mr. Wolf stands on the opposite end with his back turned (a few metres away from the starting line is best). The kids ask, "What's the time Mr. Wolf?" And Mr. Wolf says "It's ____ o'clock." Whatever number they say, is how many steps everyone has to take towards Mr. Wolf. At some point, Mr. Wolf says, "It's dinner time!" and turns around and chases all the other players back to the starting line. If Mr. Wolf catches you, then you lose and it's your turn to play Mr. Wolf the next game. A lot of the fun comes from the anticipation, knowing you're inching closer and closer to the wolf and will need to run away at any moment, or if you're the wolf, trying to 'feel' if someone is close enough behind you to catch before you yell, "It's dinner time!" Note: Don't be that kid that tries to cheat by taking baby steps.

[@Moth_Please]

I wish I played this game growing up. The closest for me would have been Red-light Green-light, and Ghost in the Graveyard.

[@seekerstheshy3842]

ah yes, child sized psychological horror

[@VioletFeatherWind]

Those live action bits that came up with adults beating and physically punishing kids did not sit right with me at all compared to Bluey. I honestly hated growing up having corporal punishment if I did something wrong

[@funnatopia704]

You weren't supposed to like it, sweetheart.

[@VioletFeatherWind]

@@funnatopia704 I know that… Why does everyone have to make an obvious comment every time I voice my opinion? I’m an adult

[@scribblecloud]

@@VioletFeatherWindbecause it sounded like you were criticising the video, and they criticised your criticism

[@MillyKKitty]

​@@scribblecloud​ That's just uncalled for. All they said was that the bits in the video, which are meant to be wrong, make them uncomfortable (understandably). No personal attacks, no demeaning anyone, unlike the response that calls them "sweetheart".

[@fatcat5817]

As an aunt myself, I do gradual escalations of discipline. First, I start with a serious/angry stare, then i verbalize firmly to calm down or knock the behavior off(usually i explain why his actions may cause pain, unnerve others), Then i may resort to commands. Usually if he doesn't stop, I chase him down and stand firmly in place over him. I leave after 15 seconds. If that doesn't work or emboldens him instead, a firm pinch in the armpit has been enough to get him to give up the bad behavior. At least towards me. I to this day have NEVER had to resort to full on smacks/hits with my hand nor hits with objects. (Those I personally only will resort to if an animal, other kid, etc... life is in danger due to his actions) One day he was a bit too rough with a kitten, and my arm was twitching ready to smack him or his hand. But he stopped, before I was forced to. (My niece was holding the kitten at the time, I could have hurt her in the crossfire. 😬) I also started when he was young, everyone in the house only started recently, now that he is bigger. 🤷‍♀️ Most kids, need to know limits/can understand limits. (Yes, a small percent of kids can never really learn) Some need it rougher than others. I am always told by my mother that all I needed was the stare to settle down. Never was hit either. My brothers on the other hand were! 😂👌

[@StarHorder]

im sorry your early life was so traumatic. no child deserves that. im glad you turned out good. that takes a lot of self awareness and courage.

[@roseystudio10]

I don't know if my mom was narcissistic, but she did/does have narcissistic tendencies, and some pretty bad depression. My dad became my safe parent, because his reactions were more predictable for autistic me, and his words helped me more than confuse me. When my dad died, I lost my safe parent, and every bad thing regarding my mom, and I felt awful that felt uncomfortable and resentful of my mom. My dad, despite not being able to play due to health problems, he was still interacting with us somehow, and it had little me excited to have him come home. My mom locked herself in her room for the large portion of the days, and expected her homeschooled children to teach themselves, and called any of us dumb for not understanding something she never taught us. I don't know, am I in the wrong, overreacting a little? I called this all out on her, and she ended up crying silently, and I just feel s**tty about it. I still love her and appreciate the things she's done, how do I fix our relationship now?

[@Moth_Please]

You are in the right. No matter what amount of good a parent does for you, it doesn't excuse their negative actions and habits. You are brave for confronting your mother about her behavior, because what she did could have created problems for you later down the line. Instead of being there for her family, she removed herself from you. There's no excuse, she made a choice and it was the wrong one. I wish you the best life possible, and keep going strong.

[@chickenmcburger]

I absolutely love Bluey, its such a comfort show and has made me cry more times then it probably should have lol, I never had this type of relationship with my parents and I dont think I ever will since i'll be 18 in 6 months and nothings changed. It kinda hurts to watch Bluey, feels like my younger self is watching, sitting beside me, and asking "why didn't they do that with me? it doesn't look hard." But I have promised myself that I will never put my furture children through the same things I was put through

[@LacieWhy]

The episode where Chili says “I’ll always be there, even if you can’t see me.” always makes me tear up.

[@AgentRoswell]

As someone who grew up in a household filled with alcoholics,abuse,relentless judgements,and narcissism,this show really made me jealous. I don’t even know why. I was baffled when I first watched this show. I was gasping whenever Bingo and Bluey got to play,giggle,and interact with their parents. I would’ve done gotten beaten if I’d even tried to do any of this with my parents. Nice to know animated cattle dogs are having a better life than me. I love the relationships the children and parents hold together,it’s a bond that age will never break. It’s simply too pure. This is what I wanted. This is what I prayed for every night. My dad was honestly the only one that tried to spend time with me,but my mom and him got a divorce when I was 5 over bills or something financial. I was taken to court to see whether I’d live with my dad and spend the weekends with my mom,or live with my mom and spend the weekends with my dad. But to hell with that. My mother constantly spoke over me and eventually she won custody of us. I was devastated because that was my only chance of escape without calling CPS(but my mother threatened me to not) the weekends were bliss and it was heaven getting away from the suffocation of my mother’s household. It wasn’t long until my dad died though,and my mother immediately began to use me as her “free therapist”. I wasn’t allowed to show any vulnerability to my father’s untimely demise,or I’d get screamed at and probably get an ass beating. I lived with my mother’s abuse and her abusive boyfriends(she was a whore)until I got a scholarship and got my own apartment. We haven’t spoken since,and honestly,I don’t plan to every speak to her ever again. Thanks for listening to my sob story!I shall now descend and go to my Netflix to binge Bluey’s episodes all over again.

[@kyarabarrion4523]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@peachesncharlotte]

The creator of the show has two daughters and most (if not all) of these ep reflect real experiences with his family :)

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

If your Narc!Mom was a manager at a grocery store, I'd imagine that the workplace would be a living nightmare to end all living nightmares for her employees.

[@thaliawhisperwind4013]

I also grew up with a narcissistic parent that would throw all of my stuff away without my consent, just say” because” any time she didn’t want to explain emotion manipulation, and shaming me for spilling or breaking something, telling me I’d need to clean it/pay for it no matter how old I was! I feel like we grew up with the same parent! Bluey is one of my top comfort shows, I’m super glad your getting to experience it!!

[@Scarlet.Octopi]

I just love how the parents handled it, as their voice was smoothing and instead of a warning method they actually communicated and gave lessons never raising their voice at the children

[@kathyhenry9512]

I'm a mom of a 2 year old. We both love Bluey! I will say that Bandit (the dad) shoveling food into his mouth when the kids come in is a very real thing as a parent. I eat a lot of my meals out of my daughter's sight so i can actually eat. Mom's food is the best food to her 😂

[@fizzycolalizzie]

i live in england and i used to play “what’s the time mr wolf” as a kid but i’ve never seen it on tv so that was a lovely surprise ❤ for further explanation of the game, when the wolf says “dinner time” they’re supposed to turn around and chase you back to the start, trying to catch you. so coco was making it easy for herself by making them stand right behind her lol

[@Stewystew2]

This show is bittersweet for me because I can’t remember times when my dad in particular would ever play. I’m 25 and I didn’t realize that until this show came out and realizing other people had that too helps me know I’ll be okay.

[@belenoncia]

So, I'm shy and was hard to me to be playful in front of others, but in reality I am a very playful and silly person. Now I have a 2 year old son and Bluey made me realize that letting that side of mine go would make me and my son happier and free. Now I don't care about what others would think, I like to see my baby laugh and share tiny silly moments together ❤

[@mickw1842]

Hope you keep watching this show. Would love to see your reaction to some of the heartbreaking episodes ‘baby race, onesies, sleepy time and flat pack.’ My daughter thinks it’s hilarious every time we watch it and I get choked up.

[@docbrown538]

Baby race makes me laugh and cry. I always laugh when Bluey rolls around, and when Bingo says "oooh i was invisible!" But seeing Chilli get more and more discouraged makes me cry (and oh my god the 'youre doing great' line is such a punch in the emotion bones).

[@MrSquare]

Grandad was the one that got me.

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@docbrown538What about when Chili is talking about Bluey learning to walk in the kitchen? Bluey asks why she learned to walk in the kitchen and then Chili says she doesn’t know. Bingo then says “Maybe you saw something you wanted” while baby Bluey is shown walking to Chili. 🥹

[@docbrown538]

@@princesspikachu3915 ough dont remind me, that part gets me too 😭

[@ShadowNinetales]

Bandit's name suits him perfectly because he keeps stealing our hearts lol

[@Bananabanana347]

It’s so nice when a functional family is portrayed and still has problems. It’s real.

[@FoxrosePettipaw]

Funny it took watching this video and listening to your commentary to realize that not just my mother was a narcissist but also my father. For instance, he forbade us (my siblings and I) from having a phone until we were 18 because he said it was important to get information from him, not the internet. Of course now I realize it was a form of manipulation and control but the way he explained it I thought for the longest time it was a form of love and caring. Ended up only delaying the inevitable curiosity of what other families are like and why I felt so shitty about myself, especially when I was around my parents for protracted periods of time. Kind of depressing to say the longer I spent time with my dad the worse I felt about myself. The comments, the degrading, the belittlement, it really wears you thin after so many years. I mean it took until I was learning to drive to understand I'm legally blind. My father, when I would trip constantly over things, stumble, walk into objects, walls, doors, it was always that I was unobservant, lazy or not paying attention. Convinced me the problem was with myself and my behaviour, not an inherent fault in the way I could perceive the world.

[@forestgrump4723]

I really love that Bandit didn’t do anything wrong per se but he apologized anyway because Bingo’s feelings were hurt. Apologizing to someone shows you value their feelings. Then he reminded her of something fun they did that day so she can remember that he loves her very much. It’s so wholesome and perfect. I recommend dance mode too. It made me feel so seen.

[@koboldqueen3055]

I grew up in an unloving home with a narcotics. And watching this legitimately made me cry.

[@badlie4858]

whenever i watch Bluey, i feel a weird mix of joy and sadness. when i see them having all these happy moments, i can't help but to compare this to my childhood. i know this is just a cartoon, but there are families like this one in the world, real families with real people who love each other and treat each other like they do. it always gets me. like "wow, these kids have something i'll never have in my whole life". like a reminder that life never was and never will be fair.

[@rat._crustzz]

I saw this title and clicked immediately. I’m 14 and I love Bluey, but I’m also the daughter of an alcoholic and emotionally abusive narcissist (yes I’m still living with him, but my mom and I are trying to get away). One of the reasons I watch it is because I like to witness a *true* father-daughter relationship. I always say “wow, I wish I had that…” It’s also sad when you realize that most of these things happen in a healthy father-daughter relationship, but you’re confused because you never really had it…

[@BlizzyBeezz]

This show is so healing to my inner child, I would do anything for half the love bandit and chilli give their kids

[@fireaza]

13:50 The game the kids are playing is "What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?" a very popular children's game in Australia. "Mr. Wolf" faces away from the rest of the kids, and the other kids say "What's the time, Mr. Wolf?" Mr. Wolf shouts out a time, and that's the number of steps the other kids have to take towards him/her. When Mr. Wolf responds with "It's dinner time!" instead of a time, that's when the other kids have to run back to home before they get caught.

[@kagomefan112]

If you decide to keep watching wait till you get to the aunt who can’t have kids episode. Or the one where Bluey experiences death. Honestly, as a 30 year old adults with no kids, this show is absolutely amazing and meant for everyone of all ages. It also definitely helps those who had a crappy childhood heal their inner child.

[@alemirdikson]

I love the lack of "because I told you so" in this show. Rules in this show exist for actual, tangible reasons, rather than this vague, nebulous notion of "aUtHOriTy" like what I grew up with. "Because I said so" is probably the best thing you can say to me if you don't want me to obey you. To this day, I will not accept that as a response when taking orders. You want me to do something, explain it to me with actual human words. Don't expect blind obedience, because I wont accept baseless authority. I'm trying to train my nephews to do the same. Always ask questions, always challenge bad authority. If you want someone to do something, articulate your goal clearly and be polite about it. Blind obedience is one of the most foolish things an adult can possibly ask of a child. Or anybody for that matter. It's tough for them though, because blind obedience was a major pillar of their dad's parenting style before he abandoned them.

[@ChiangKai-Shrek]

Thought this said narcassist daughter watches bluey and thought, "Damn, kinda rude to call your own child a narcassist"

[@12DAMDO]

when i first watched Bluey i got more sentimental than i intended.. i was like "why didn't this show exist when i needed it the most?"

[@sober_katz]

i feel the exact same way

[@naheleshiriki5496]

8:30 Yeah the whole shaming kids because they broke something valuable of yours in the house when you left it somewhere ridiculous is terrible. I remember being at a friend's house jumping on the couches and apparently there was a tiny glass structure of some sort that they called "the potato" because it was the size of one left on the floor between the two couches. They left something small and made of glass on the floor. It was given to them by a friend who died of cancer and they left it on the floor. Of course it broke, but that wasn't my friend's fault. They were jerks to us for being kids when as adults they left something that precious and that breakable on the floor in the living room. Where kids play.

[@Gore-Labs]

As someone who basically had to raise myself, there was always one question running through my mind while I was watching, and that was “… Is this normal?”

[@yoshi_chuck05]

I’m sorry that you had a troubled childhood with your mom. I remember my parents having the same issues when they were little with their parents. But I’m glad that it doesn’t happen today. My parents are doing the best to improve on what their parents taught them and they will always love us no matter what and would (sometimes) play with us whether if it’s digital, board games, or even going for a drive going to the mall or some stores. It was an amazing time to be alive with living parents and a show all about it to boot! Bluey will always that funny, cute, wholesome, and beautiful show that Ludo Studios has made for kids, adults, and teenagers like myself!

[@spleens4200]

Bluey helped me understand good families as well! My parents never got along each other, my brother and I reflected that, so we fought just like they did… Even when mom left dad so we didn’t see them argue, we were still subjected to my father’s cruel nicknames for her when we were at his house, though mom was careful to never say anything bad about him. And even now since I look so much like her, he’s turned that bitterness on me, and somehow believes I’ll love him enough to live with him for college, even though he’s insulted everything I’ve ever enjoyed… My brother taking on some of mom’s features has also shown him what I dealt with. I wish I had a dad like Bandit, who knew when to be gentle, who figured out how to interact with his daughters, and who loves his wife and treats her kindly as an example to how daughters on how to be treated by their future partners

[@AJ_the_Dragon]

8:37 oh that line made me sad. Mum and Dad collected china, Wade, Royal Doltan, ect. lots of old stuff, all over the house on display. A lot of it was on high selves or in esily accsessable cabenets. But I grew up with it, they had the collection before they had me or my brother, so from infancy I learnt to take care. If I threw things in the house I new to keep it away from the walls unless I was really sure where it was going (ballon keepie up vs bouncing a tenis ball off the walls - I new what to expect with the ball and could control it but a ballon I would try and keep in the center of the room). We would go to antique fairs, and while they looked through stuff they would hand the pices they picked out to me to hold, I was only 5 or 6 at the earlist.

[@MayTheOddsBeInYourFavor]

Now I kind of understand why this show eased my anxiety so much….it shows a happy family and happy daughters. :’( Maybe that’s why so many adults watch it too.

[@leavemealone802]

Wow wow wow Bluey is what a normal family is like? What is actually like?! It isn't like, a hypothesis of how gentle parenting can work? It isn't like a fantasy? PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE THIS?! fr? Fr fr?

[@Bunn77]

Sort of. I would say my aunts and uncles play with their grandkids like this. There are also times where they have to put the foot now and say no. But they always give a reason for why they do it. My family was sorta the same when I was a kid. I would say this would be closer to what my family was like if my brother wasn't special needs. He was fine until he experienced sudden symptoms after his MMR injection when he was 2. Things like that bring unique problems to different families. Sometimes it's poverty, or it can be illnesses, or disabilities. Overall I think my family was very loving and made due with what we had. I was surprised and disgusted to learn how many people had condescending and emotionally abusive parents. That is NEVER okay, regardless of life situation. If life sucks so bad then they should make it better for the family instead of taking it out on them. Bluey is achievable for healthy people who make a reasonable living. However it can be hard for a lot of people to play like this with their kids all the time in the real world if there is a lot on the plate. But there are people who have loving parents like this, yes. It's just slightly less "perfect" looking irl.

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

I grew up mostly with my mom, the "good" parent, so you'd think I would've been less affected by his absence, but that isn't quite true. Because of his neglect, I was never really all that good at communicating my own needs and wants. When my brother would do what Bluey was doing in episode one, I didn't tell my mom or grandparents about how that made me feel, and I'd just be left not taking turns. My mom eventually caught on (sorta) and she tried to tell me many times that I should tell her when my brother's bothering me so she can talk to him and let him know, but I still could never do it. I couldn't communicate my needs because I thought they didn't matter, then I saw everyone else get better grades, play amongst themselves and push me to the side, which reinforced to me that my needs don't matter. Do I... have to say that Bingo's my favorite? 'Cause Bingo's my favorite.

[@LeBongFairy]

That " Because I say so" phrase singlehandedly destroyed me mentally as a kid. I was entirely hopeless to the idea of ever exploring on my own while under her watch. I love my mom, but Idk if she'll understand what lack of engagement and lazy reasoning does to kids

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

**Hugs you** I'm so sorry. oh hey fun fact. the colors of Bluey are all colors a dog can see so your dog can watch it with you.

[@RealCoolstriker64]

Something I've realized is that, for people like us: the realization that the dad was choosing to let Bluey keep him there for the magic xylophone when he could have shaken her off is a novel thought. But for people who weren't raised like us, it's such an obvious thing that they take it for granted.

[@Ashamanic]

At the end, when he puts it down to get the hose, he had to have known that would give Bingo the chance to pick him up and free Bluey

[@InkAnimates]

I cried a lot while watching this show, it genuently breaks my heart to see all the things that could've been.

[@dawn8293]

This show taught me how to incorporate play with my daily tasks so that things get done and little kids can get their wiggles out and feel loved. I don't have endless energy, but by incorporating small moments of play throughout the day, I can feel more connection with the kids than if I said "we can play after I fold all the laundry and clean the room". I'm not a mom yet but I've worked as a nanny, and it was really valuable experience.

[@claire-christmas-august73]

it pleases me to see people of the globe enjoying our local talent. this 2D family has brought much joy into our lives too. bluey & family rock.! ☺️😊😃😆 brisbane queensland down under / OZ ✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻

[@Sir.InfinityTGK]

It carries onto this day “I don’t care if you live with me at 20” but all day it’s “You don’t do anything” this and constant grabbing of anything I “leave out” that. Claiming I’m being “Asked” to do things that are demands as she angrily shoves them into my hands for existing and then immediately flips to “I shouldn’t even have to ask” all while constantly refusing communications with me unless they’re snide jokes she makes in front of other people just to make me look like a problem. Not only will the “jokes” always be at my expense they also make her look like some kind of victim if Im bothered or don’t correct her bullshit. Because that’s what fucking terrible as people do, Tax you for existing constantly and act like they never do, like instead they’re just collecting the “kicks” they’re owed for having to raise me at all, Oh and of course the fact that I’m not perfect. That shit went down the drain the moment I said “I don’t believe in god” with I was 12 and more than ever I do not today. Now anytime I talk to the woman about anything I needed guidance on she does the classic “Well why didn’t you!” while jumping to conclusions over actions I didn’t take and things I didn’t say because she not only doesn’t listen but shouldn’t even be questioned for blatant interruptions only aimed to “No-No” me. Because ohhh poor her “she sees me getting worse!” “only god can help you” “You need professional help!”. There no worth in it. I love her but god is she hasn’t been a shitty mother. Not suprised, She’s my grandma who had to do it alone for me and my brother, But there’s a reason we were taken from mom and apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Only thing worse than a narcissistic is a religious one that “doesn’t need to say sorry, I make it right with god” all to say… Grew up writing “I’m sorry” letters over everything and was constantly told I didn’t know the meaning of “sorry” and “Not only that, Dies that make it all better!” Well fuck me yes it actually does you bitter cunt. Imagine starring down a kid begging you for forgiveness and you tell him he can’t even understand his own emotions anytime he’s overcome with the guilt you beat him with all the time. Fucking Christians man. She’s happier now, I was bitter too for awhile, But she definitely helped make me that way by making her love or trust this unobtainable fucking prize that honestly I never really wanted. Hers wasn’t worth the god damn pain, It’s my love that prevents me from just leaving it here, that I won’t soon now that she has new grandkids to spend time with. It’d be insane to act like her lack of parenting and insistence on punishments and guilt-trip-trip-tripping were unintentional but she never wanted to be my mother, So I never fucking had one, Grandma just “Took Care of me” anything I asked for, especially emotional security, was me with the idea that I was ungrateful, didn’t love her, and being disrespectful by saying I needed more. God has she been a suffocating experience I’m going to love to leave, It sucks how much I’ve been stuck only having her to talk to. If not for Covid maybe we’d have a better relationship but she’s fucking miserable to be around 80% of the time being if her expectations aren’t being met by her son-slave he’s a piece of shit to be informed of said problem. Even if it’s actively being solved, The lack of patience actually makes me hate her, she’s not fucking special and I regret ever seeing her that way. I thought she saved me from my mom, All she saved me from was foster care, And honest to god my biggest problems have always been dealing with her controlling, shaming, coddling influence. She never trusted me to do anything, never HAD wisdom to share because “Jesus-Jesus-Jesus”, always treated me like any ask was too much, all while she resents me for not being what she wanted. Her actual son that was her clear favorite that she commonly told me a “wasn’t being like” when I was little. Like that was the expectation, To just be someone else.

[@d4n737]

Bandit just tends to be.... let's call it "Committed to the bit". He would've been a good comedian XD

[@hollyhock.and.lavender]

What time is it Mr Wolf is a game where the “Wolf” tells you how many steps to take towards them after the other children ask “what time is it mr wolf”. Eventually the wolf says “it’s dinner time!” The other children have to run and the wolf tries to catch them. If the wolf tells the other children number after number until they’re right next to the wolf the wolf will catch them in 2 seconds and it takes the fun out of the bit of playful nervousness kids get from the game. It’s a lot of fun 😄😄

[@dinoscarex4550]

I have a feeling Bluey would be a nice watch not only for kids, but also quite usefull for parents of very young kids.

[@RedshirtAfficionado]

Wow, the snippet "mothers destroy, give away steal, or throw out your possessions to maintain dominance over you" struck a chord with me. I knew my mom was a narcissist, but that recontextualized things a little bit. One of my earliest memories is my mom selling an educational plug-and-play console and a bunch of my N64 games because quote "I didn't use them anymore", even though I played with them regularly. My mom would come in and make me choose a bunch of toys to throw away, even if I didn't really want to get rid of them because she wanted everything to be "neat and tidy". It all makes sense now :( If I ever talk to her about her shitty behavior toward me it's always my fault somehow, like somehow us kids doing things a certain way prevented her from stepping in and taking charge in a positive way, like when I would sit down in the basement for 15 hours a day playing Minecraft between 7-11 years old and she would just *let* me because I just couldn't stand being around my family, and it was one of the only things I actually enjoyed doing. Evidently it was *my* fault that she didn't bother trying to engage me with anything else, only passive-aggressively suggested I do something else on the rare occasion she'd poke her head down. She always claims she took us to do *so* much stuff, but that was never really the case, it's always *our* fault we grew up underdeveloped as people with no hobbies. I remember the only time I could get her to take me to do *anything* was if it was something she enjoyed doing, like bowling, or if my sister was already doing it (band class). Everything else was just off the table, there was always some reason why we couldn't. Any time I've tried to have a productive discussion with her, I get gaslit and told that it's my fault that all of those things happened to me.

[@raymondkertezc364]

13:07 "this feels like a robo dream" made me think of the ending in the movie Total Recall (1990). the show has other popculture references too like the kids ask the dad to play "the boulder chase" (Indiana Jones) and dad does the "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?" yell from Gladiator Also I believe episode 5 was the first episode I ever saw of this show

[@zoro_the_grand]

My parents always wanted to play, especially my mom, she would always go along with anything, love her for it

[@Only_Rory]

the first 15 seconds made me reflect so much about my own childhood that is not what i expected to happen when clicking this video

[@darabounds6671]

1:00 in my time with small children, the freeze game seems to come up naturally in each group. They often pair it with a signal like waving a hand, waving a wand, pressing a clicker button or something. Where it originates in kids minds is probably cartoon or popular media. They can pick up on very small details and easily learn about Freeze as in "stop in your tracks" commands. It's only a matter of time when they make a game out of it.

[@elliotwarren1090]

Wait… narc parents will just toss out your toys to establish control…? So… so I wasn’t alone with having attachment issues to my stuff randomly disappearing because my mom tossed it out…?

[@somerandomyoutuber3509]

here's what I can say: having a loving family, no matter how many problems you have, it's amazing. You've had a rough childhood, but the best thing you can do is to be an amazing parent, if you ever end up having kids.

[@dwaynebrice1697]

seeing a dad thats not evil and a mom that cares is making me cry. this is so funny

[@hikaru9624]

God I remember playing what's the time Mr wolf. You're supposed to run away when it's dinner time and who ever gets caught is the new wolf. Played this a lot at school back in the 90s.

[@BaddeGrasse]

As an aussie i was genuinely taken aback when he called his kids 'ding dongs' 😂 thats a serious insult round these parts

[@peachesscales4782]

I had a Bluey childhood, my dad was very involved and loved to play with us. Pretend, silly moments- like my dad once walked through Walmart with a electric whoopee cushion and pressed it when he was near groups of people pushing the button and skittering away while we giggle like dorks. Seeing Bandit makes me miss my dad, who's been gone eleven years now but I feel blessed I was able to have him for as long as I did. And now I aspire to be Bandit level for my niece and friends kiddos ❤ On a side tangent I absolutely love Bluey, it's such a cute wholesome adorable show.

[@lern2reed]

I aspire to have the level of patience that Bandit and Chili have.

[@swiftydust9772]

I have been an uncle since I was thirteen, I have always tried to be interactive and understanding with my nieces and nephews.

[@Fnafiac]

My dad is seemingly a lot like your mom.

[@Fnafiac]

My heart goes out to all you folks with similar experiences.

[@fionafox420]

Bluey always makes me feel some type of way. I literally only have one memory from my childhood of playing with my mom. I remember her pushing me on a swing one time. I don’t remember my dad ever playing with me. 😢

[@laila44477]

I heard about Bluey but maaan .. this makes know how much I missed

[@rat._crustzz]

That “Merry Christmas!!” always melts my heart 😭

[@Starberrymochi]

My mom, who’s sadly drank while me and my sister were kids. Said she wishes she was this involved with us more. Because she was either drunk, or busy with work. She’s stopped drinking now, and me and my sister forgive her but still. I love my mom for what she did do.

[@jakescartoons6045]

My parents weren't bad at all when I was a kid, especially my dad. He had a busy job in the air force, but he still made time to hang out with me and my brothers. Heck, he even introduced me to "Halo". However, after he passed away when I was eleven years old, my mom met this other guy who frankly isn't as fun to be around. And for the majority of my teenage and adult years, we've had a lot more disagreements, and I'm starting to wonder if it had something to do with my pseudo step-dad's influence on her (he and my mom still aren't married, yet they both live in the same house). I can't have a normal conversation with my mom anymore without it turning into a lecture. Bottom line, my childhood was pretty good, but things did get noticeably worse after my father's passing.

[@heyits_cat8966]

13:17 👏👏👏👏👏!!!!!! YES!!!!! as a kid i NEVER understood and hated when other kids would say "EWWW GROSS!" when their patents or other couples around them kissed. Its just so weird to me

[@AngryNerdBird]

The final shot of Bluey screaming at the end of Shadowlands *always* cracks me up. It's just perfect. 😂