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[@kerriann04]

Poor girl honestly thought leaving school would mean getting a vacation. She'll be working harder than ever now.

[@BrownRiceBunny1]

It’s very telling that all of the girls - and many girls in other shows like this - actually like and *want* to go to school but the culture takes that away from them.

[@BellaIsMyBaby]

Exactly . It's extremely misogynistic depending on the males financially & the females don't have any place outside of catering to everyone else. How anyone can't see how problematic this is, is beyond me. Seen little kids dressed like prostitutes.

[@OrthodoxChristian809]

It's domestic slavery and should be illegal. They should be given every chance to access education and training. They end up trapped in abusive marriages with a clutch of children and no earning potential beyond being a cleaner and not even that if they can't read.

[@BellaIsMyBaby]

@@OrthodoxChristian809 Exactly! & "tradition" is their excuse for not killing this abusive cycle. Some do "settle" into homes. I just could never live like this. I don't know that it's a choice. Imagine you all basically have the same future set out for you as a female, but the males can do whatever the heck they want! It's definitely a man's world in the gypsy world.

[@michellejohnson6014]

Totally agree! So much of what they show and try to claim is just their culture, is just flat out abuse!! They can call it what they want, its still wrong!! I have seen some that have broken the streak, but nowhere near as many as you would hope for. ​@@BellaIsMyBaby

[@landonducharme7657]

@@BellaIsMyBaby not just the Gypsy world,,,,look around you!

[@dawnmazarati3301]

It was GREAT advice that Jimmy got Paddy to do do more years of school. He definitely needed more baseline education, and his big brother was there to advise him correctly.

[@OnlyJalenPhd]

If he would have stayed in school, he would’ve been at least a college graduate. You can tell he’s intelligent.

[@okudotwana3134]

What I've learned from this documentary is that there is a fine line between "family tradition" and "generational curse"💔. Please let's begin to discern between the two.

[@littlelizzi3135]

This 💯

[@BellaIsMyBaby]

Well said!!! So sad they can't see it bc they've been so brainwashed. It's the only thing they know! ​It's extremely misogynistic depending on the males financially & the females don't have any place outside of catering to everyone else. How anyone can't see how problematic this is, is beyond me. Seen little kids dressed like prostitutes. These little girls should be able to see marrying outside of their "culture" would be the best thing for it.

[@donnamays24]

Paddy’s older brother Jimmy was a very wise 13 year old young man!…he impressed me the most❤

[@Yootuber19]

Thirteen year old child / teenager. Not a man.

[@VAnn4491]

“It’s our family tradition to leave school at 10” says it all right there…SMH 😮

[@Gone_bye123]

What

[@LokiSherry]

Sounds a lot like the FLDS kids

[@Gone_bye123]

@@LokiSherry what

[@tanya41277]

What does it say?

[@Gone_bye123]

@@tanya41277 what do y mean what does it say she’s making a fool out of travelers

[@HeyItsMad]

My dad taught in a school with a significant traveller population. They would often arrange for children to be kept behind a year so they would get to stay in education longer as leaving primary school would be the end for most children in the community.

[@katryanaorange2092]

Those two brothers have a beautiful connection. Big brother of the year💙

[@PhyllisDrouin]

I grew up in the United States. Every year the Gypsy's would come to their "camp" next property over from my Aunt. Most of them were extremely smart and very well traveled. We loved it when they came. I learned about their culture. As long as you respected them they were good to you. My aunt would find home baked goodies on her porch often.

[@kirstybrownlie7243]

started school at 6..finishing at 10.... that poor child

[@JustJecs]

that yo mama fork and milk was top tier 😂😂😂😂

[@Pearlsandchampagne]

Right 😂 flew over the other 2 kids head

[@pandaamachine]

I don’t get it - most of them live in a trailer and the girls lives seem to be completely consumed by cleaning everyday? What the hell is there to clean 7 hours a day 7 days a week? Imagine a life defined by cleaning.

[@barbakanka]

they are pretending like they are cleaning buckingham palace. it is so boring

[@GloriousImperfection]

Jimmy is extremely mature and switched on. Unfortunately, he had to learn at a young age that wishing to grow up so fast is not so great!

[@findingbeautyinthepain8965]

Jimmy ia a great kid and fast learner. I think Patty has learning disabilities. It’s not even just numbers and letters he struggles with. He struggled to learn machinery too. It broke my heart when he didn’t know 9 + 2 = 11. Jimmy has a lot of patience with Patty. I know he called him an idiot, but that’s bound to happen when a brother is expected to fill the role of a father for his sibling.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

@@findingbeautyinthepain8965 I don't think he has learning disabilities. His education is just so disrupted. He may even just be a hands on learner

[@thatsdebatable1361]

Just because it’s your culture doesn’t mean we as a society should be allowing this abuse and neglect of all these children.

[@DeliaDeLyons]

Exactly! It these people belonged to any other “culture”, society would not stand for little kids dropping out of school before they have a clue what is good for them. Disgusting! Why is England allowing this??

[@nadinehart8624]

So children who lived in a very similar way back in the day were all abused were they? They’re fed, they’re cared for. That’s not abuse. They’re just instilled with different values. Is the quad biking reckless? Yes. Is it abusive? No!

[@sunnyandthechlo]

@@nadinehart8624 Not allowing your child to learn things that may help them survive in the current society is abuse yes.

[@carlygardner9561]

@@nadinehart8624 Fed and clothed is no longer the standard and for good reason. Yes this may have been the life their family before them had but it was in a world where that kind of lifestyle made sense. The values are solid but theyre forcing these children to grow up way before their time. You cannot honestly agree that pulling a 10 year old child from school is correct because its not. You should not treat your 10 year olds as second moms and secondary incomes for the home that absolutely is abuse.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

They learn practical skills boys learn a trade most of the time Roofing construction etc. ​@sunnyandthechlo

[@amandab8433]

My husband has been in the Trades for over 35 years. He's a Stationary Engineer specializing in knowing how to repair just about anything High Rise buildings. He has to know how to read, and understand, technical manuals. How to safely mix dangerous chemicals safely. How to read complicated schematics, as well as remaining up to date on local laws and how to stay within said laws. He knows how to work through all sorts of computer programs, and much more. Gone are the days where Trades People could get by with little to No formal education. Now most jobs require some sort of education beyond high school. The world has changed and they are sadly setting up their children to be left behind.

[@OhhMyLena]

Preserving their ancestry is more significant than ensuring a stress-free, enjoyable, educated childhood for their own descendants. extremely sad!

[@missselizabeth5696]

I mean even just writing proper invoices, doing taxes and responding to emails requires basic reading, writing and mathematics.

[@awesome13awfulness]

@@amandab8433 school also teaches "HOW" to learn. Do I need to know how to write interpret a poem in French in my job now? No. I don't need to know a lot of stuff I learned in school. But I acquired skills in school that I need now in my job and day to day life.

[@debras3806]

That Lindiana is a holy terror in the making, the spoiling is SICK

[@abigailgarcia3090]

In another world Jimmy would have been a star pupil with so many natural talents especially wisdom at such a young age.

[@omw123wilkins5]

That elder young lad is lovely his parents should be so proud of him

[@christienelson1437]

I think that schooling traveler children needs to be more practical for them. Teach them why reading a cleaning bottle will help them clean better. Have classes on sewing or 4H geared programs to meet their needs. They will value school more if it values what is impotent to them. Working hard to make money is very important to the young men and caring for the home and family as important to the girls.

[@donnamays24]

Excellent point! Make education applicable…the same could be true for all children’s education…most are not built for doctors, scientists and scholars!..in the US trade education is lacking…and we need more of that…we are seeing a serious shortage of skilled tradesman like builders, mechanics, farmers etc.

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

They already have that in most high schools ( home etc and woodshop) yet they still don’t stick around, it’s such a shame

[@hhhhhhhhhh6687]

This is such a good idea!

[@annabanana7298]

@@YOLO-yx2nz there are very few schools offering home Ec and shop these days. These classes and the arts were all drastically cut 20 years ago so that the schools could afford computer classes. It’s time for the pendulum to swing back again

[@elasticheart6694]

​@YOLO-yx2nz I can vouchers for tht too were I am in England my kids have done something once or twice but its seen more like craft time then an actual skill it's definitely more math English history geography n p.e twice a week x

[@zoeinez5061]

thought my computer was tripping for a moment at the long clipet of silence

[@geena_gee]

Same bro

[@donnamays24]

Same!..and I really want to hear what that Mom had to say!

[@pamvoss1787]

I turned on subtitles for that part lol

[@marthanone4783]

@@pamvoss1787smart!

[@suzanneedmonds1566]

@@pamvoss1787 I tried that but the subtitles weren't visible....bummer

[@Toni-d2g]

I know it’s their tradition but after raising a lawyer, teacher and environmental scientist daughters. I feel sad for these girls.

[@jens2old2care]

Exactly. By cutting off education early, they really pigeon hole them into domestic life.

[@kezzokav5905]

The older kid who said she thinks gorger teenage girls in school is 'disgusting'... what a horrific thing to teach your child.

[@carrie5490]

Some traveller communities have recognised the importance of education to a degree. My dad was born into the showman’s community and he finished school at 12 but since then a lot of his family have realised that allowing the girls that want to remain in school is a good thing, not so much the boys though. There are now a good number of girls with bookkeeping, accountancy and law education, largely because they’ve realised they can benefit the community with their financial and legal skills

[@t-and-p]

This. I'm a female Irish Traveller and a doctor. I was given the choice of whether or not I wanted to stay at school at 13 (when everyone else chooses their GCSEs, and so kids of every background are starting to make decisions about their future) but it had to an informed choice. I was the first of us to go to university but many have followed behind me. We have accountants, nurses, and midwives, to name a few. A lot of the lads have chosen to go to college and become qualified plumbers, electricians, carpenters, plasterers - so staying within the trades, but with the qualifications to be able to run solid businesses that are in demand. It also stops a lot of the people who would usually refuse to employ Travellers dead in their tracks when they see that they are fully qualified and insured. Stops a lot of prejudice.

[@carlygardner9561]

At a certain point we have to stop calling this "culture" and start calling it neglect. leaving school at 10? no absolutely not.. maybe 16 maybe...

[@KM-690]

Jimmy is a great brother. Hes going to grow up and be a good man.

[@denaalfers7028]

Sad for those girls

[@carolinehops]

It’s their tradition .

[@urleastfavpolish]

@@carolinehops a sexist tradition

[@anastasiaclarke1560]

​@@carolinehopsdoesn't make it right

[@christienelson1437]

They are safe, clean and are cared for in a respectful manner. Today children are given everything can’t clean, cook or care for themselves. I do wish they had a stronger education to protect them. But compared to children today who are being exposed and preyed upon by media and strangers they are safer. 💕🙏💕🙏

[@geekyotaku8251]

@@carolinehopssome traditions should be canceled for good since this is 10 billion percent wrong and stupid plus I gotta make a phone call to the fbi to stop this, because it’s called grooming

[@amandapittar9398]

I’ve watched SO many of these episodes. The travellers have weird ideas about non Travellers. They are just as prejudiced as non. It sounds like they have it drummed into them by their parents that they are far luckier than non gypsies. My Aunt married a Romany at 18, he was 23. It was the 1960s and my very middle class grandparents said no. So she promptly got pregnant. My GPs held out… she made it down the aisle with 5 weeks to spare. She had four live babies out of nine. None went to school after 12-13. They were fantastic horse riders and show jumpers. We loved visiting them, but it was rare as they were deemed wild - but we always had so much fun. They had lots of animals and we went on adventures in the surrounding countryside, 7 cousins just paddling in streams, catching fish, tadpoles, frogs, riding ponies ( and falling off) playing with dogs, cats, kittens, ferrets and a foul mouthed parrot. They were just our cousins, Aunt & Uncle.

[@0ph3liar]

One thing I can't stand is the carting. To anyone that is non horsey, trotting on concrete for a horse is so damaging for their joints. Research has shown that roadwork results in forces on the hoof around 20 times higher than working on good grass or artificial surfaces. I can understand why it might be hard for them to hire somewhere to do these events but there's just no need for this blatant neglect. The horses shown in the show are fairly well looked after but this is just showing the very best side of travelers horses. Just think of the amount of times you've seen a horse tethered to the side of a busy road. They can also easily slip since they're trotting so fast on concrete, metal on a smooth stone surface means there just isn't much friction.

[@Gabriella01111]

The horse part was a really hard watch for me. Blatant abuse making them run on concrete who tf thinks that's okay!? I'm not even around horses and I know that's not okay... common sense.

[@SunnaHealingUK]

@@Gabriella01111 abuse? explain how thats abuse??

[@cindyd.01]

😢

[@melissakelly9629]

The little irish boy with the red hair is adorable, very charming young man

[@melisaprietoaboitiz7184]

There's more to being a girl than cooking and cleaning

[@plan4life]

Glad you cleared that up, I was starting to think I was a guy 😂

[@oldsoulhomestead89]

I will say everything I’ve watched about travelers and those I’ve met (since they had caravans seasonally where I grew up and came to my school) the mums really do keep impeccable homes and let the kids play without being stuck affront a tv all day. It is a shame the girls leave education early though because you can learn domestic skills and finish high school.

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I wish the children stayed in school longer. With current technology some schooling could travel with them. They need to be able to read and do math well enough to keep track of their money and read a simple contract. Course work needs to be obviously relevant to their lives, but practical skills are good for all kids to learn.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

It's more to keep them virgins and not be influenced by outside boys

[@dixie6294]

They would leave with more education and exsposure....

[@ZiggaMau]

Thank you! I do wish the kids stayed in school longer but, I can see how in the past, that would've been more normal. But, they seem like lovely people. As with any group I'm sure there are bad apples. But, overall they just seem lovely.

[@MsJeanneMarie]

That’s so true! I feel like part of it might also be because the parents need the help. I wonder if these children feel parentified. Being responsible for child care and income could feel quite burdensome, but maybe since it’s normalized in this community, it doesn’t feel as burdensome to them.

[@Millieshin-yj5mb]

"Your mother is so fat, people run around her for exercise" 🤭. Forgive me! But I had to laugh at that one! 😂

[@chealaja3727]

It was the "Your mama so poor , she eat cereal with a fork to save milk" for me 🤣🤣

[@k.cxsmic]

That one takes a bit of thinking to undedstand so im not surprised he didnt get it😂 ​@@chealaja3727

[@ritajaklitsch7559]

I can understand the boy's education: Working with animals, learning a proud and effective special craft from their fathers and grandfathers. I can see they thrive on achieving these skills and earn their honors for their communities in a highly respected traditional way. - But on the other hand it is absolutely heartbreaking to watch these little girls struggling with basic academic education, not because they would be slower or dumber as their classmates, but just because they missed out so much of schooling and lessons and therefore feel inferior to their classmates. -So they pull back from any basic education and "learn" about housekeeping, a skill they probably pick up in a few weeks. Nothing creative about it, nothing really interesting, only dull, repetitive actions serving their families and their husbands and sons. Every day. Over and over again. I feel so very bad for this fundamental loss of girl- and woman-power, their natural abilities, their intelligence, creativity and abilities in every form ... It is just devastating to watch this power fade away with cleaning houses (or vehicles), bearing and raising kids, and obeying men. What a waste of human power!

[@scdl-m2z]

seriously. they’re teaching the little boys that women shouldn’t be working, that looking after children is a “woman’s” job, and that men shouldn’t be doing those jobs. it’s heartbreaking

[@beckyharding6571]

As a stay-at-home mum (with a good degree), sadly I agree with you. The boys are thriving with the physical work and I think many in our school system would be the same. But where are the skills the girls are being given? Running a household isn't for the fainthearted but give them some other skills! Unless this programme has been deliberately designed to hide the skills they're gaining, like accounting or food preservation?

[@amandab8433]

​@@scdl-m2z Isn't this exactly what the new "Trad Wife" thing promoting? Look at all the Influencers who are getting popular and racking up followers because they stay close to home and hearth.

[@janu10048]

The desire to keep your community ignorant by pulling the kids out of school is very hard to understand.

[@nursekate6772]

Considering most kids in the US learn more about gender studies and $exuality than they do reading, math and science, maybe it's not so bad.

[@4WingedAngels]

It’s all about control. If you keep them uneducated, they cannot learn they are being taken advantage of by those around them.

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

@@nursekate6772 Only a CONservative would make up something like that! 🤥

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

@@nursekate6772 Just lying! We have access to the curriculum in the US under the Department of Education website to debunk you!

[@SissyFlower5]

@@nursekate6772have you been to a real school lately or did you just read that online

[@rebeccakeenaghan2062]

Aww that little girl singing was just adorable ❤

[@Windigo-OAK]

Why is the narrator going on and on about Shannon's ' choice ' to leave school at 10? She's too young to think that through and is just parroting her mom & relatives. She will have so much regret later! 😢

[@nadinehart8624]

How do you know she’ll regret it?

[@Kalani_Saiko]

I disagree that it's parroting. HOWEVER, she has the mentality that being out of school would be better for all the same reasons a normal kid would. "I won't have homework", "School is boring", "Home is so much more fun" are all things you hear ALL THE TIME from kids her age. She's thinking of it as summer holidays times the rest of her life. To a kid, that sounds pretty awesome. Unfortunately, I don't think she'd be able to keep that mentality for long after it happens. We saw a little of the same situation from young Paddy. He didn't like sitting in a boring classroom all day. He LOVES being outside, something a classroom setting doesn't really allow for. Now, he has the opportunity to leave school for good and skip all that boooring work and be outside, driving cars and creating irl building blocks. Fortunately, Paddy had an older brother to point out his flawed thinking. Jimmy was SPOT ON. Unfortunately, I believe Jimmy's own mindset from when he left is the contributing factor there. Jimmy doesn't want his little brother to make the same mistake he did. Shannon doesn't have an older brother or sister who she looks up to and can tell her it's not all sunshine and daisies leaving so soon. She knows it's tradition and sees a way out of school and thought "HECK YEAH! NO MORE HOMEWORK! PERMANANT VACATION!". They're both just so young and naive.

[@nickislade5533]

Because thats their life style, look at American Indian culture, the women were the homemaker/ gather. The men were the hunters

[@janu10048]

If everyone in society let the 10-year-olds decide if they will return to school, NOBODY would be in school! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@harmonyln7]

I agree. It's the parents' choice to enroll their child or children into the school or home-school them in the first place, so it's also their decision as the *parents* to pull them out of the said school.

[@thatsamegaoofer6027]

I wonder why she wants to leave school… Everybody in her household is telling her that it’s a woman’s job to cook and clean the house and she complains about bullies at school. There are other factors, causing her to neglect her education that need to be addressed because this will affect her for the rest of her life.

[@dennisahlarson1584]

Sounds like the hood I grew up in, only marriage was uncommon and a highchool diploma was only encouraged if you had a career plan. College was considered an overacheivement. This was in the USA, New England. The hood I grew up in had this as a culture: 1. Childhood was short (ended at 13, when parents stopped parenting). 2. Get a partner and get pregnant asap (between 13-18) 3. Apply for benefits and housing once pregnant. Or stay at your parents' place until you qualify to apply (age minimum Is 16). 4. Men hustled/dealt drugs or found a way to get money from "back injuries". Getting and keeping an honest job was not favored. Hustling/dealing made more money. 5. Women stayed home and had/raised kids. Maybe worked, often just collected at home. 6. Everyone had low expectations for life and found happiness in a shared love of drama and parties. Glad I got out as a teen and never went back.

[@j.lingle4713]

Additionally, upper- and middle-class liberals in both countries support both “lifestyles” and deem anyone who speaks out against it as “racist” (even if they are of the same race/ethnicity), yet the people who are harmed the most by the “lifestyle” are the women and children from that lower-class group who have no power or voice. They are incredibly susceptible to DV and s*xual violence. #MakeItMakeSense

[@t.leanne88]

What part of new England USA?

[@tiffanykim2773]

Kudos to you for breaking that chain.

[@pandaamachine]

Sounds depressing Jesus

[@sarahwar3538]

Of course a 10 year old does not like the feeling of meat and washing dishes. And that poor girl cannot do subtraction. She thinks basic education is not needed at home, but how will she read a recipe? Handle money if she ever loses her husband?

[@snakatac]

Even reading safety instructions on cleanser labels, using new appliances!

[@cindyd.01]

“Shannon’s decision to leave school (at 10!) has the full support of her family. ‘We like the girls to stay home, learn how to cook, clean.. just learn how to be girls.’” Wow. To expect so little of your girls, that their only purpose is to cook, clean and look after children. That they don’t have any choice to be something else. 😟

[@JaneEvans-yw6nu]

I think it’s a great idea to have a school specifically for traveller children. I used to teach a traveller boy who was constantly bullied by the other children. At least they’re getting some education which is better than none at all. I do feel sorry for the girls though whose only aspirations in life are to become wives and mothers.

[@katekburns3495]

The culture is slowly changing. The women get stuck in a cycle of being raised to think the only important thing in life is to find a husband get married, have a extravagant wedding and kids. Husbands are always abusive,never let them go anywhere. the woman get hit and leave and then their daughters start all over again at 14 for the wedding, and they abuse them

[@Yootuber19]

You can’t generalise and say that every single gypsy male is abusive.

[@dianafrancisco9689]

That is SO BAD on those horses LEGS ! Driving them so hard on pavement! And they say they love their horses ? 🤬🤬🤬

[@jinaratsoma9306]

I have so many questions, for one, if the girls leave school without learning how to read properly, how do they get around in the real world, like reading road signs, important family documents like tiles, wills and bank statement, what happened if the husband dies young??

[@nadinehart8624]

Their reading skills are likely sufficient. My father was an idiot and also severely dyslexic but drove for a living. So he could understand road signs no problem. Regarding wills then the family likely has their own setup and many travellers I knew didn’t have bank accounts anyway.

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

Is a mess really I don’t know how they’ve last so long in the real world and managed to keep a hold of these so called “traditions”

[@tinatina1104]

Yes there’s a big world out there, some may regret growing up so young

[@jinaratsoma9306]

@@nadinehart8624 Thank you for the insight.

[@sunnyandthechlo]

@@jinaratsoma9306 They don’t have anything to do with wills or bank statements, the husband has control of everything. I have no idea what they do if he dies young though.

[@SusanRaickle]

I like the kid who says, stop for a second there's a spider 🕷 thank you, miss! I don't do spiders

[@daniellemallozzi8548]

imagine teaching your daughter to depend on a man and not to self sufficient and setting them up in life with no education and no way of taking care of themselves and their children if the man up and leaves???!! I could never imagine doing that to my daughter. wow. just sad. Ive seen these poor girls when their men leave them or they leave bc of abuse and they have NOTHING and no education and cannot support themselves or their children.. your basically hoping to marry somone who wont just leave you or abuse you... so sad!

[@bperez9066]

I respect other peoples traditions but having your kids leave school SOOO young is wrong on many levels.

[@punkstermom1984]

Depends on what they are doing out of school tbh though. 🤷‍♀️ Sometimes keeping them in typical school is worse.

[@mrsdixon3524]

Cant believe they can pull a 10yr old out legally?! That shit wouldn't fly here in Australia

[@Sammie.jo.]

It don't fly for us either. Only the traveler community

[@jules9111]

The government has learned which groups of people don't allow themselves to be walked over and have their entire lives dictated by the government. I don't agree with pulling children out, but the government should have no say

[@donnamays24]

Nor the US either…regardless of their beliefs!..thank goodness we have child protection laws in that regard!

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

The UK seriously needs to take a look at what they are allowing

[@Sammie.jo.]

@YOLO-yx2nz if they dont it gets called discrimination ro racism, because its their culture. I let my son stay off for his birthday and I get letters saying they'll fine me lol

[@harmonyln7]

I understand the thing of wanting to keep traditions alive, but don't just pull the *children* out of education as soon as they hit 10 or 12 years old. Even one of the boys was talking about wanting to leave school and work with his dad, but you would never legally be allowed to go up on roofs or do near enough any of the things until at least the age of 16 or 18 and only then if you have the appropriate training and certificates and things.. Can we say child labor?

[@buzzzzzz69]

I can see technology (especially wifi) making a huge difference in these children's lives from now on. In Australia we've had "School of the Air" for many decades- for children in isolated or transient situations. I can see distance education creeping into Traveller lives. Hopefully it will make the girls realise they can do so much better.

[@iamjustsaying4787]

It’s not that they’re expected to be stay at home moms. It’s how the men treat them. There’s no greater joy than being housewife with a loving respectful supportive husband. Trouble is that he is extremely rare.

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

37:02 The eagerness to exploit child labor is unmatched in their culture! 😮

[@Lismaniely]

Patty and his boys be living foreal LMAO

[@landonducharme7657]

Not all little girls can sing,its best not to encourage when the talents not there! Dont set up a child for failure!😢

[@ShellyNoneya]

Gross And the boy who wants to leave school at 12 to be a roofer. Imagine how horrible his body is going to feel by 21. Ridiculous ass people

[@jens2old2care]

Hes not gonna think its so great when he's still laying brick at 65 and all those educated kids are retired.... those kids will own the homes he visits to ask for work.

[@janahcoaching]

How does the UK actually allow this? School should be mandatory until 14-16, like many other European countries. Other than that, I think kids working with the family is great, they all learn how to feed their family and make money, many other kids bever learn that at a young age.

[@LatchKeyKid_78]

They are Travelers the government doesn’t care about them.

[@HeidiSholl]

It is mandatory until 18, which is why it's still so strange to me that this community seems to be exempt? I'm wondering if it's just easier for our authorities to turn a blind eye in the case of travellers. But I do agree that doing real work can be good for teenagers too. I started working at 16 (part time after school) and I actually do think that was hugely important, it contributed to confidence building and learning how to talk to people who aren't friends my age!

[@missselizabeth5696]

Letting one child teach another child gun safety is ridiculous!

[@JustLavell]

Omg jimmy looking after his younger brother just really touched my heart what a great brother

[@BellaIsMyBaby]

I've seen so many of these Gypsy shows now. It makes me so sad that they aren't ensuring their children get a decent education. I understand many of them left school early, so homeschooling would be tough, but they have to have the wits to atleast get their kids some tutoring instead of just working. Let the kids be kids so they can have a better chance at a future. Like the 1 brother explained, even in trade work, you need to understand how to read, write & comprehend ATLEAST basic math. These are some of the brightest & well rounded children I've seen on these shows. Seeing how much worse it is for the majority, is somewhat disturbing. The culture is more or less animalistic & all centered around catering to men, bc they're literally trained/brainwashed that their lives are about homemaking, which fully keeps them dependent on the men. I would hope that more traveller girls gain some dreams bigger for their futures. Atleast so they have the skills if they ever do need to get away & can then fend for themselves. If they were smart, all the females would marry outside of the community, so that it could safetly end the sickness within their "culture." Seeing the amount of abuse & young girls dressing & acting like baby prostitutes, is genuinely distubring. Odd that they aren't showing that side of it on a lot of these children's episodes.

[@marychristmas4911]

So if travellers live on a permanent site, they're no longer travelling, so surely they can longer be classed as travellers 🤔

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

And take part in said crazy so called “traditions”

[@theL0VERS]

Lmao i am from Kentucky and the thats the most interesting version of blue moon of kentucky i have ever heard. On another note I am sad for these girls lack of options because of lack of Education. There's nothing wrong with learning trades but cant the kids go to school for a few hrs a day and then go to work? Girls who are going to raise children at home still need to know Reading Writing and arithmetic as well. What happens if something happens to her marriage or her husband and he can no longer be the breadwinner then she either has to rely on other people or the government to take care of her and her children

[@efitz3397]

In Ireland travellers have less of a mortality rate than in the settled community and the rates for domestic violence is higher too. They should not be allowed to operate outside the law, leaving school early, illegal horse racing on the roads to name but a few!

[@paulineduthie96]

Isn't it legal for children To go to school until 16

[@tinatina1104]

18 now

[@plinkthecat8543]

The lack of respect for education pains me.

[@3minutestill]

2:13 😂😂he didn't know what that meant? 12 year old me would have fought! You calling me poor?! 😂😂 maybe his ignorance is a good thing😂😂😂

[@jillgott6567]

You might want to be a roofer but an education can keep you from being cheated, ensure you know what money is coming in and going out. As for the girls Good Lord teach them ! It is not a waste of minds if someone wants to stay home and raise their children. BUT, if there are no other choices in life you are limiting them.

[@jesswueb9505]

Audio stops working at 13 minutes… anyone else have this problem? Its happened on a lot of these videos

[@knory123]

It's only for a minute or so and the audio pops right back

[@erinl1729]

The mouths of the kids man o man!

[@dixie6294]

That's the point,barefoot and pregnant,and cleaning....

[@KristinA-xv4yk]

They’re mostly dense and impulsive. Y’all believing they’d be physicists if only they could read is comical.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

They're normal kids. That is the point. MANY kids would drop out of school given the chance at their age.

[@letitiakearney2423]

Those kids would buy and sell you 😂.

[@Lismaniely]

As much as i think these kids are being rushed into adulthood i think the way they cherish and look up to their family members is unmatched

[@LauraGCB]

Wow jimmy is a proper big brother

[@sonjajane4426]

Darling Gypsy children ... they have their own culture and they add value to every country they go to.

[@firandcurly84]

I know this is a dumb question but why are they traveling?

[@madtempleofno7795]

😅whAt do you think?

[@busymama8537]

How is it legal that a child can drop out of school at age 10???

[@btsarmygirl9750]

Different culture so they have to respect their culture

[@toriamigo]

This is absolutely fascinating. Wow. What a great insight.

[@gumisora]

I think they need to wait until 15 to leave school if they want, but they need to learn more than just 5 years of education. Mother are no capable to teach kids to write and read and it's going generation to generation.

[@annapaw6027]

I understand that gypsy community value their ways of living, but the world is moving on, and you can only sustain your ways but adapting. Younger generation is your future, and they must choose your values not being groomed cos this is the quickest way to resetment and end of your community. Education is a must have if you want your young generation to help you survive. Education provides options, new ideas, and self-respect. I have two degrees, and I'm stay at home mum by choice. The difference is I always have a choice.

[@itsdebs]

Anyone who dealt with travellers and their horses may take a different view on how some travellers treat their horses

[@bobbiek2960]

Keep the home tidy but not their TEETH.😂

[@Surroundedbycrybabies]

Oh Lord shes just a little girl but take the microphone from her

[@feministmermaid4769]

They act like a person can't learn to clean and cook AND anything else 🙄 it's not an either-or. Most people in the world work and somehow eat too.

[@bettinaorevil5056]

His big brother want him to stay in school so he can learn to write 🥹

[@r_me_mom4806]

So, other than the religion aspect, Travellers aren't any different than Amish here in the states. They focus on traditional male and female roles, which something can be said for those beliefs missing in today's society. I agree with a comment i read about education being tailored more toward their lifestyle. This would help tremendously.

[@pburke5274]

There are enormous differences. I believe that the Amish are honest , hardworking and respectful towards others?

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

@@pburke5274I agree as someone who lives in Amish lands, they are wayyyyyy different from Irish travelers by a long shot. And I respect the Amish way more than a Irish traveler, though I would still give them an equal chance

[@jeannettemagin3291]

One big difference is they don’t live on other peoples land for free!! It’s stealing!! They move because they don’t pay taxes or fees like the other people they mooch off of.. it’s not the same world it was 50 years ago.. no one talks about the meth problem or alcoholism!! Breaking laws is not a way to show children “traditions”

[@carrotspaghetti236]

I'm in a Mennonite area where the girls only attend school through 8th grade. It seems to work out well enough. There are many home schoolers here and they are generally well educated, but I have met home schooled daughters of mothers who only went until age 13 and their writing and arithmetic skills were maybe at 4th grade level, so....

[@I_am_not_your_sister]

you should watch the interviews with former amish- sexual abuse is rampant, that's not lifestyle anybody should want its like a cult

[@elasticheart6694]

The little girl tht sings oatsy clibe cracks me up shes so cute 😍

[@Namu_Min]

Children should not be allowed to leave school at such a young age. In Germany, schooling is compulsory for everyone for 10 years. This includes 4 years of elementary school and at least 5 years of secondary school.

[@amyschneidhorst1384]

Like these children, I remember my male cousins parroting their father's disdain for educatiin, assured the life skills they learned outside school were more important because they would be farmers and inherit the farm.

[@Pixelchicc]

WHAT ARE THOSE BOYS SHOOTING AT POWERLINES FOR

[@Pixelchicc]

Little boys with guns and no adults scares me actuallyv

[@haloteddy5059]

Bc they have idiot parents who don’t care abt public safety and the safety of their kids but “Boys will be boyzz😅”

[@lyricusx2900]

I hope the welfare system is not having to take care of generations of uneducated people who fail to educate their own kids. A 10 year old drop out is crazy.

[@amandab8433]

Look for the shows Life on the Dole, and Skint if you really want to see where welfare money is going. Most Travelers and Romani work, it's just mostly under the table because they move around so much.

[@HaveCommonSense76]

Of course they are. They don’t have steady incomes.

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

@@amandab8433 Did you just cite a KZbin channel as a source of credible data? I don’t even know where to start with you…just finish your own education!🤦🏾‍♀️

[@tiffanykim2773]

These traditions need to be refined because they keep these people in an endless cycle of abuse, ignorance and poverty. It's kinda sad. But it's their way I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@JustMadz08]

Not me watching this at 12 like wtf -

[@bonniemabinova6185]

This beautiful kids have everything I am proud for all gipsy families ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marywinter809]

Like a traveler young man said being this young for a traveler girl ,i am to train her the way i want to ,that's a future husband's thought

[@ankra12]

They have no chance in the world without an education.

[@vampfire-radio]

How do they get to leave school so early without their parents going to jail? I thought it was law you had to stay in education until you're 16?

[@ebonymurray7370]

Home schooling is the main way to get around it

[@findingbeautyinthepain8965]

The video said the UK has special laws for travelers. It shouldn’t be that way. These kids, at least, need to learn basic math, reading, and writing. Most of them didn’t have a grasp on the basics. They should need to take a test, and prove they know the basics, in order to leave school.

[@j.lingle4713]

@@ebonymurray7370- “homeschooling” assumes that the parents are teaching state-mandated/approved curriculum. They’re just teaching girls how to clean and cook, while they teach boys how to make money.

[@TheWhiteGyrfalcon]

Ps as many have said i admire the work hard ethics they teach their kids, the genuine love, friendship and respect these kids give the parents and each other as siblings. Helping out, doing your part, family comes first! I admire these morals and ethics being taught here. It's nice to see kids be kids and play outside. I like the school idea. Clearly they need to rethink kids leaving school that young, for both sexes

[@HaveCommonSense76]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Babysharkpuppet]

13:39 the audio cut- 😂😂

[@carrieschnug9830]

Maybe people dont like the lifestyle. But… the kids seem like hardworking kids. They love family… and help out. It’s impressive really. In a world where a housewife is looked down upon… raising children is not high priority…. And a man taking care of his family is harder to find. I like that they follow traditions. I’ve watched a few of these. And depending on the family… some of the girls do decide to go work and get education. And family supports it. Not sure how many “allow or encourage this”…But I have seen a few and love this for them. And though not always known for modesty… they have high morals. It’s interesting really. 10 does seem ridiculous to leave school…I know I would have done that as I did not like it back then… it limits their choices forever.. as it would be near impossible for them to catch up educationally at 19… not impossible but hard… but I do appreciate the love and hard word they have. Plus the boys being boys. Makes me smile if I’m honest. No sitting around watching tv and playing video games… the boys want to work with their dad! It is impressive in the days of a bunch of entitled young people out there

[@carrieschnug9830]

And the big brother taking his little brother under his wing. It’s really sweet

[@Yootuber19]

Taking a child out of education at 10 is not something you should admire

[@Moony-m13]

What if there is a high chance for traveller boys to have adhd? Maybe that's why they prefer working outside rather than being sat at a desk.

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

Maybe, but my quess is it’s just nailed into to their brains by their parents and community to hate school same goes for the girls.

[@anarosa8370]

Most boys until about 7 or 8 would be diagnosed adhd. Boys naturally are not as capable of sitting at desks for long periods of time until later on. In this respect school is easier of girls. Boys need to be outside using up that energy where girls mature at an earlier age. Being outside with the horses and animals and learning physical practical skills is probably preferred by the boys because of this.

[@abigailgarcia3090]

Or they have heard their parents disdained for education and educated people.

[@isabelle8836]

Leave school at 10?!?!?!? No education for these kids...They should finish at least high school. the 10 year old girl can learn to cook and clean after school.

[@JNB520]

These girls need more opportunities than just cleaning their damn trailer and having children. I know they would love to be able to make some moneyon their own