The VAN LIFE Parents of TikTok (Again)

[@funkyfrogbait]

I want to address a couple of things real quick: 1. Do not consider yourself a fan of mine if you leave this video and harass the families shown. THIS video exists to voice your concerns, challenge my conclusions, and share your experiences, NOT their accounts. That goes against the entire point of this video. 2. Nomadic lifestyles are not new, but this particular version of comfortable families uprooting their children's lives for social media is, and that is the concern I have. 3. Different cultures have different standards, and of course there are worse living situations. That doesn't mean that this topic doesn't open up really interesting dialogue about parenting and education. I personally felt obligated to cover it again since I felt my first video did a poor job of acknowledging the many layers of gray. 4. I'm probably going to cover less serious topics for a while, this video has been a heavy burden on my heart all year. 5. I'm terribly sorry Canadians, I loved the movie Cars as a kid and I genuinely did not know it was not a Rascal Flatts song.

[@laschie]

Woah 17s ago :3 also yes you are the most sigma funkyfrog bait

[@Newlidian]

"YES FUNKY" we all say in unison.

[@alexmuse3565]

Yes Ms funkyfrog :D

[@mikuumelody]

this comment ate ngl

[@3ch01zzh3r3]

it saddens me that 1 needs to be said. Thanks, funky frog, for bringing to light that this is a horrible thing to do. frogs4life 💚

[@pinecone189]

I did not expect her to ACTUALLY start doing slam poetry 😭

[@ChezBekks]

My Christmas wish is to go back in time to 10 minutes ago so I can skip thru the slam poetry bit

[@celestialmajesty2053]

​@@ChezBekks It was so bad

[@KnotyerbizKut]

This little funkyfrog just gets better and better eh?

[@kochfeemiri663]

@@celestialmajesty2053That’s the Point 😂

[@billieseyelashes]

"i am not homeless i am homeMORE"

[@Kelton_Smith]

"Poverty doesn't make you a bad parent, but your priorities do." - Funkus Frogium Baitis 2024

[@меффин]

She funk on my frog till i bait

[@tayschannel2695]

Can they NOT say most banger iconic line every second?

[@he1di.da1syx]

funkionicus frogunilunium baitituses

[@kid10249595]

This phrase describes my cousin and his four kids well, they live in a tiny two bedroom house. In which each of the four rooms are exactly the same size. Both of their parents barely work as it stands, one is a SAHM who sell things on the side, and the other works for his dad off and on. Yet they simply have no drive to actually do better for their kids other than expecting handouts from our family or other people. They want a lot of things, but are barely putting in any effort or work to actually get said things.

[@reddy161]

Now someone who acually knows latin confirm if this is written legit

[@ellis20022]

1. the family with the cats litter box under one of their kids pillows is INSANE. that kid is going to have so many issues from breathing that in. 2. the insult to trailer homes is crazy bc modern trailer homes are actually really nice lol

[@GaetorCreation]

Wait isn't there also a parasite you can get from cat poop? Wouldn't that be a real concern?

[@wikilover66]

@@GaetorCreationtoxoplasmosis is not airborne as far as I know, but still not good!!

[@ehrenyu]

I'm more worried about silicosis from inhaling clay cat litter dust ​@@GaetorCreation

[@HellsArchangel]

@@ehrenyumy dyslexic a$$ read scoliosis and I was like wHAT

[@feuerling]

​@@wikilover66 it's not airborne, but if you stir up and inhale enough dust from a litterbox with infested poop, you could end up swallowing some of the spores. But that's assuming the cat even has it; it would have to eat wild rodents to catch it. Either way it's super gross and the kid has to smell used cat litter all night. Or maybe their entire family has it and doesn't mind the smell of cat pee as a result.

[@lordbob1364]

The thing that pisses me off most about these people is that if someone in my tax bracket HAD to move their four kids into a camper van, CPS would come and take all those kids away, and probably put the parents in jail. They're allowed to live like this because they don't look like they have to. The more money you have, the worse you can be to your kids.

[@billieseyelashes]

truth!!

[@jasperjazzie]

it's one of those things where people call it "trashy" if you're poor but "aesthetic" if you're rich, it's really frustrating.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@orange_iz_dead]

lol what ​@@ville-c4u

[@a.5326]

Damn, that last line is really so true. Abused kids are treated poorly in both situations, just in different ways.

[@rachelthescrub]

“Poverty does not make you a bad parent, but your priorities do” 📢👏

[@samhenley7156]

Goes hard.

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@ellevictor474]

THIS

[@ronnie7557]

literally had me stuck thinking about it for a minute

[@CryptoPuppt]

​@ville-c4u you have nothing but creepy posts? No videos either

[@CarissaEllyn]

I was such an angsty emotional teen (untreated bipolar, anxiety, and adhd) and I could not imagine not being able to decompress from my family or be alone.

[@vannamaae]

samme i was soo bleessedddd

[@vrbixby]

Amen!

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@whatwhosaidthat]

i’m fourteen and have to live in a trailer with my family for the next two months, and i’m probably all of those disorders lol. i have no privacy and nowhere to go when i need to be alone. i get overstimulated easily and have to shove myself in the corner and listen to music as to not have a panic attack :D my mental health has been doing worse than it ever has (i have resorted to self harm!) but i really have no control over any of this. if any parents are wanting to have their kids live in vans or trailers without giving them the proper space and privacy, please don’t!

[@whatwhosaidthat]

*actually, just don’t make them live in a trailer. there’s no such thing as privacy

[@evapreu3011]

God I really hate those "unschooling" arguments. "My son can learn coding games if he wants!" Guess what, my son does too, but he still goes to school every day on top of that. Supporting your kid's interests is important, but it's not a substitute for structured education. You need to equip them with the skills and yes, degrees for them to be able to build a life of their own once they leave your shitty van, or else their only path is to become an influencer themselves. Their definition of "freedom" that they claim to give their kids is actually a very bleak future with extremely narrow possibilities.

[@kitkatboard]

They're always like "well my kids might not be able to read and do basic math but at least they know how to clean and cook 😇". Like they're mutually exclusives.

These parents have ZERO idea how much math is required in computer programming

[@monoduck]

"My kid is illiterate, but at least they know how to have fun 😇😁" you are setting your child up for failure

[@chrisjones5949]

Right? Like, I have several criticisms of public schooling in this country, but at least if someone has a high school diploma you can assume they learned certain basic things. Homeschool kids, not so much!

[@emnewb641]

@@kitkatboard Kids in public schools can't even read or write at their grade level anymore. Amazing. Private schools or home school is the way to go.

[@Tanekoshima]

I've met a kid in my neighbourhood arcade, when I was younger, who came from an impoverished family, and through similar interests we became friends. He had some old videogames, I had newer videogames, but we still liked to play at both of our houses. It was fun playing Sunset Riders with him on the SNES while we'd play GTA on my PS2 at my house, I never really saw the financial differences between us as a hindrance to our friendship. The thing is: He had 7 siblings. Here in Brazil it's very common for impoverished families to have tons of children and grandchildren. Obviously there are a bajillion factors that contribute to this scenario, so I'll abstain from commenting on them for the sake of brevity (and this still might be a long comment). Anyway, his house was in moderate disarray. It was crowded, sure, but it was, for the most part, tidy. Everyone had their bed, even if 3 of them had to share a room, another 2 had to share a smaller room, and the remaining 2 had to sleep in the mother's bedroom. Still, each with their own bed. Not a whole lot of privacy, but I could tell his mother was trying to give her kids a good life. The father was always out working to provide for his family, so I pretty much only met him once or twice, but his mom was always around and she'd always make us an afternoon snack when I visited. Usually tiny bread loaves with butter, but it was nice, homely. The older siblings would sometimes ask me about random life stuff, like what I wanted to do when I grew up, how was I doing in school, if I had any good friends; And the younger siblings always asked nicely to play with me, and asked me to play with them and their dolls or action figures, and my friend and I would always join in after playing videogames for a while. It was a true and proper home. Wasn't fancy, wasn't huge, but it was a home, even with all the hardships they faced. Then comes these clowns. "Poverty doesn't make you a bad parent, but your priorities do." Preach, Funky.

[@1bigmac469]

Hold up, HIS WRITING IS 🔥

[@Starstruck_Seven]

Hey! I live in a trailer home- nothing like a van! It’s basically a house that is unsafe to be in when a tornado comes by LOL

[@skelenigma]

I think most trailer homes have more space than a full-size school bus too

[@Starstruck_Seven]

@ for SURE. I live in a double wide and it’s pretty much a full house LOL

[@geehammer1511]

Sounds like any American house tbh. Unsafe to be in when a tornado comes by.

[@Starstruck_Seven]

@ true, but trailers especially start becoming unsafe in even severe thunderstorms! Since they don’t have a proper foundation if I had to guess

[@Sunny-i6s9z]

Live in a double-wide myself. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, etc. Pretty much a regular house 😂

[@cosplayergal]

That false equivalency bothered me too! A trailer park home is typically a stable location with school zoning, not transient, and can offer privacy via rooms with doors depending on size: van life is unstable by nature for all the opposite reasons… That’s the point! Thx for following up on this

[@lL338]

This.

[@Vesiko-c4v]

@@lL338 What, shes right i Iive in a traiIer she says it aII

[@toastified]

​@@Vesiko-c4v im pretty sure they said "This." in agreement to the original comment :)

[@Vesiko-c4v]

@@toastified Im saying that it sounds like its Ii4e this is rediculous

[@tezzanoia]

Plus it's oftentimes not exactly a choice to for example downgrade to a trailer and have less space with that, but a necessity because it's so hard to afford housing. Van life parents are usually doing pretty okay financially and deliberately downgrade to having less space despite being able to afford a regular home with space much more suitable for their family size

[@dillona1001]

14:27 As a black man with dreadlocks, I speak for all of us when I say: thank you for the valid trigger warning. Personally my flabbers were only mildly gasted thanks to your consideration.

[@ponyoponyoponyofishieinthe7329]

"flabbers were only mildly gasted" lifted my mood, thank you

[@Void.the.dumbass]

genuine question because this is the 1'st time i've seen people talk about white people with dreadlocks as something bad- can anyone explain why it's something- for a lack of a better word- offensive??

[@CustomWoodburningsbustyfinger]

….for hair…?

[@Rainle33]

It was a joke I’m assuming. My flabbers were just slightly gasted I’m also black I just don’t have locks

[@dillona1001]

@@CustomWoodburningsbustyfinger While it's gotten better, black people with "natural" hairstyles such as dreadlocks like myself have long been persecuted against as not being "presentable" according to the systemically white standards that we still do live under. When a white person gets dreads or when a Kardashian gets cornrows, it's seen as some trendy style choice. Meanwhile my parents genuinely fear I'll never excel in life due to how others might perceive my appearance. There's also the matter that Caucasian hair doesn't naturally lock: it's the coarseness found in our hair that allows it to occur naturally, whether I wash or condition it or not, whereas the main method I hear white people use requires not washing it like at all.... kinda nasty if you ask me... I don't even like when black people don't wash their dreads. Does every black person feel the same level of offense? No. But those of us still facing social pressures for it feel the double standard is unfair. I feel like I'm breaking some kinda barrier just for attempting to be a successful dreadlocked black man. It's the same as how black people feel about the appropriation of many aspects of black culture: we get persecuted for it until it's trendy for white people then poof they take it and make it their own with no acknowledgement of those of us persecuted for doing the same thing.

[@leamarisa]

just recently had a talk with a teacher who told us their middle schoolers WANT the teachers to be MORE strict and give them more structure. kids are saying out loud that they want the adults in their life to set more boundaries and yet so many parents still think about it as hurting the children???

[@Listening_Books12345]

Children legit NEED structure. They don't know shit about fuck, but they're perceptive enough to realize society has rules and mores, that they aren't privy to or haven't had explained to them. That would cause anyone anxiety and uncertainty, much less a kid who doesn't even have the vocabulary to explain why they feel so unsettled by their circumstances. Children are 100% equal people, but they lack experience and a fully formed frontal lobe. They need structure early in life as much as they'll eventually need independence as they get older, so they can form functional personalities. The intensely complicated nature of child-rearing, GOOD child-rearing, is just one reason why I don't plan on having any.

[@gabby222themoon]

@@Listening_Books12345 shit about fuck 😂 fr tho poor babies we need to guide them

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@beastofbussycreek]

Having worked in a school and volunteering with kids, they absolutely need you to be stricter sometimes. I think a lot of people see how their parents raised them and think that being strict is bad, rather than understanding that they should be more patient in how they apply societal structure and strictness. They shouldn't blindly tell kids "This is how it works", but explain why certain things are the way they are-and even occasionally admit that they don't know things. You can be strict without being mean, and it is okay to establish boundaries with kids. They are WAY smarter than some people give them credit for

[@roobydacherry]

The new parenting trend is no parenting at all

[@sammiches9492]

"I find it really spacious" as the mom stands in a room that would send me into a claustrophobia-induced panic attack Edit: zamn thanks for 21k likes also if you think a room even a foot bigger than that is "privilege" then you need therapy I think

[@silverpetal_77]

I'm not even claustrophobic and I swear I would freak out inside that place😰

[@The_Official_Goblin]

That room is smaller than a jail cell im not surprised people who go i to a panic attack.

[@Angelica_Rodriguez39]

Right? Like my room is TINY and I still feel like it's miles better than that closet

[@melssantahat]

im very claustrophobic and I would DIE

[@sardonicprincess]

people in jail get way more room

[@victoriayeats1649]

As a disabled, single mum, I can't work, but my son is provided with everything he needs. He has his own room, with a bed that's updated more often than my own. He has new clothes every 6 months, since he's young and growing fast. I always feel like I'm not doing enough, like he's missing out and I'm not providing, then I see stuff like this. He may not have the most expensive clothes or the newest games when they release, but he is loved, taken care of, needs for nothing and knows that his mother will always be here for him. Thanks for this video, not only was it really interesting, it made me feel a lot better about the little life we've got here.

[@roseatespoonbill234catherine]

You’re absolutely amazing ❤️ this is so relevant to the video, how you deeply care and provide so much throughout your disability and circumstances. Because these parents in the video * don’t provide those things, and there is disparate resources between the parents and kids, and most of them from what we can see are able bodied. (*except for the case Funky spoke at the beginning correcting the thing hehe) I hope this comment made sense, if there is anything I need to clarify feel free to respond about that. 🩷

[@to-nem-ai]

You're an amazing mum!

[@phaedrapage4217]

Plus he's got the stability that kids NEED in order to feel safe and thrive! (And a loving mother who has her priorities in order.)

[@burymeinjhenny918]

Wishing you and your son the best, happy holidays ❤️

[@jillianpantano6461]

You may feel like he's "missing out" but he'll look back and know you didn't everything you could for him. And he'll appreciate that WAY MORE than material things

[@lemsimmons]

As someone who was "unschooled", it absolutely ruined my education, my confidence, my health and my life. Overall I'm not a fan of homeschooling because of it. Public school has it's big problems too, but the damage a narcissistic parent can do to a single child in complete isolation is fucking horrible.

[@ezrelab6637]

I wholeheartedly agree 🙏

[@ezrelab6637]

And it's because in a bigger environment, you are more likely to encounter at least a few people who don't treat you like a monster or who are not monsters themselves. Living in such isolation with a person who makes you feel terrible about yourself and having no one else tell you otherwise is certainly the worst feeling. People keep mentioning good homeschooling where the parents put in the effort to properly socialize them and everything but honestly just way too many of the homeschooled kids I've met have been homeschooled because they wanted their kids to be isolated than the rest of the world, to be better than the other kids. I just do not vibe with this incentive. We only get to live life once, kids should be allowed to slow down and enjoy their childhoods and growing up. To those who did enjoy it despite being homeschooled, good for them though.

[@lemsimmons]

@@ezrelab6637 Exactly. I've gotten into arguments with people because they insist not all homeschool parents are like that -- and I agree with them, but they didn't want to acknowledge it was a flaw in the very system of homeschooling that leaves children vulnerable to the luck of the dice. Is that also possible in public school? Yes, of course. But it's more likely to at least have some sort of buffer between the bad.

[@RatinaKFCdeepfryer]

@@lemsimmons Agreed! While homeschooling (even briefly) was better than the public school I was currently in (moving from the UK back to America and the school didn’t allow me extra history I needed or I’d have to repeat a year/double history in American schools), but even then it was more of an “online school”. Homeschooling can be great when public school doesn’t work for your child, but you as a parent can’t teach them everything they’d learn in a school.

[@skz_make_me_stay]

i completely agree. unschooling while living ruraly has really damaged my social skills and mental health, i have never had a friend group or people my age i could see frecuently, and i have really intense social anxiety as a result of it.

[@Alex-yt8dw]

FunkyFrogBait being able to admit that they were wrong and that they plan to do better without trying to spin it to being everyone else’s fault like some other creators is EXTREMELY refreshing. TY ❤

[@PolishAzazel]

Yeah, and it's ironic that one of more humours in their approach youtubers has more decency to admit they were wrong and should've known better than a public figure like KSI.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@carrotcakes2]

​@@ville-c4u Your community page Is filled with misogyny and you have 0 videos?

[@maddieb.4282]

@@ville-c4u god you’re such a loser and you’re back? It wasn’t enough to have everyone hate you and be banned the first time around? And still getting zero benefit from it I see

[@3thereal.4udi0s]

before anyone responds to ville, its a bot, do not respond. also yeah it fr is

[@schematticYT]

God I really love the like... Cinematography in the intros and scenes lately. It's really good.

[@kidklein6897]

Yes!!! This!!! I was just thinking this!!!!

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@SakuraTea69]

@@ville-c4uI can’t tell if you’re being serious or just joking

[@Luci_Star755]

It's a bot

[@maddy7418]

Nurse Hannah pisses me off so much. I rely solely on disability income and my budget is really tight. If my dog needs something unexpected, I’ll literally go without hair products, other hygiene, and eat beans and rice for most meals so I can wiggle my budget around and afford his care. The fact she doesn’t want to buy her toddler a $35 winter coat is baffling. Like girl, if you don’t have the money, spend less on yourself and make it work. Also her kiddo flinching broke my heart 😢

[@haileegibby9334]

this!! unlike a disability, having children is something you *choose*, and neglecting a child who had no choice in the matter is cruel and i’d say they know it, but i doubt they care about anyone else

[@anerdyrat]

The worse thing about nurse Hannah is that they have the money to provide for their children comfortably while also attending to their other responsibilities. Like they both make a well amount of money. What wasn't added in this video was their poor financial management skills. They give 600 dollars from their combine paychecks to their church, they also spend money on luxuries and entertainment for themselves, like the husband (who manages all the finances btw) spending 1500 dollars on hunting equipment.

[@MoragOctober]

There's clearly significant abuse taking place in Hannah's household, it enrages me that she can show the evidence online and nothing will happen. Those poor kids :(

[@Muerteangel13]

Whoa 😳 I heard about the diapers.but now this? Not wanting to buy your child a coat to stay warm this winter ? They are having a coat drive posted on my child’s school app. Giving away free hats cloves and coats adult AND children both. She has a big house, lives nicely. AND she’s a nurse . I fail to believe that she rlly won’t buy her baby a coat at this point I think she’s profiting off the clout , getting mor views and is gonna let ppl hop on her hate train to keep money in her pockets and she won’t care how she looks … she’s well off then me doing KZbin and nursing and I have two boys 5 and 1 1/2 and we spend 550 plus bucks on their presents this year , and my kids have Atleast 2 winter coats. Not more only 1 or two and I’ll never let my boys go with out a coat. She’s deff just doing shit for views …

[@f23as]

Has Nurse Hannah never heard of second-hand clothing?

[@lavapug]

9:54 As a military kid, this definitely reminds me of people who will tell me "oh you're so lucky to get to travel and live in so many places!" Yep, I'm well-traveled with a side of trauma

[@RatinaKFCdeepfryer]

Me fr (I have two kind-of-friends lmao)

[@skz_make_me_stay]

​@RatinaKFCdeepfryernot a military kid but i have traveled a lot and same(⁠｡⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)

[@turnoffthetv]

As a former kid who grew up in a not so great home... thank you for that final thought. You captured my complicated feelings on this topic perfectly throughout this video, from my anger for the children, to the frustration that systemic interventions can be worse, to the fact we feed this horror machine. Look out for children like the teachers who quietly realized I had no real lunch for a year and took turns each day "magically" having cookies or a soup they "just couldn't possibly eat". I knew they were lying, but I knew it was kind. They were the village for my family and I'll never forget them.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@elleash3040]

@@ville-c4uyou have no content 😂

[@phaedrapage4217]

I'm so glad you were shown such a kindness.

[@dungeonsanddragonsanddrive2902]

@@elleash3040funky frog is finally getting big! The first dedicated bot channel claiming their content is the original :) I’m so proud

[@Karl_Solangelo]

@@ville-c4u this guy is a women hater a creep and homophobic also aa major narrcacist

[@DontLookItsAWeirdo]

Oh god not the sequel

[@Toaster-of_random]

Fpe spotted :3

[@DontLookItsAWeirdo]

@@Toaster-of_randomYESSS😍

[@Toaster-of_random]

@@DontLookItsAWeirdo YIPEEEEEE

[@ThatSillyWeirdo]

@@DontLookItsAWeirdosimilar name lol (hope there is not another video about van life after this )

[@DontLookItsAWeirdo]

@ BRO FR I’m sick of these people😞🙏🏻

[@danakelley6442]

“Resilient is what your children will HAVE to be after the way you have failed them.” ❤️

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@jarielwilliams9856]

@@ville-c4u bot

[@sammiehopkins9408]

I might have commented this on your last video too... but when my dad was freshly divorced and had to move into a 2-bed apartment with his 3 children, he did not take one of the bedrooms. My two brothers shared the master while I got the spare, and he slept on a gifted futon in the living room. All this is despite the fact that we only spent 3 days a week at his house. These people giving their kids jail cells while they get full suits have no, and i mean no excuse

[@Peajay007]

Why I love froggy 1. They have the same hair as I did when I was 14 2. Hilarious 3 takes accountability for their actions

[@GoodMorning-b2w]

you just called them a teenager? sad

[@panickedshears]

@GoodMorning-b2w?? What

[@NatureRosa]

I read a lawsuit recently where a special needs graduate was illiterate, and is sueing the school for ignoring her not being able to read. Hope they win, and I hope the unschooled kids follow suit when they realize they're screwed.

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@barf-fn8qc]

@@ville-c4ubottt

[@TheBLGL]

We had a lawsuit like that in New Mexico, Yazzie-Martinez.

[@nari5161]

@@Dawn_the_dragon idk if you're also a bot but that account spams all these leftist commentary channels

[@pamcolding4279]

I had the same problem they just pass my son on cause it's hard to get him to do anything really...but raised hell when I withdrew him

[@gaspshichat]

as someone who wants to live in a van, rv, or tiny home when i am able to, i would never EVER make my children live like that. i don't even want children but i'm smart enough to realize how bad that could be

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Yeah, it would be fun to do by yourself or with a partner. But even one child is too much

[@irishalchemy]

Exactly! My son knows that as soon as he is a stable and settled adult with his own life, I'm off to travel round Canada in a van for a few years. If you choose to have a child, I feel like the very least you owe them is to put them first for 18 years minimum!

[@aliasfakename2267]

​@@irishalchemyit's beautiful up here with lots of sites to see, just be prepared to pay a lot for gas and food.

[@emilygrace5405]

People willingly living in vans / RVs intentionally just for funsies instead of necessity are the reason homeless people can no longer afford to buy vans / RVs.

[@gordocarbo]

Done it not by choice. It sucks believe me...

[@achooooiio]

i remember living in a one bedroom apartment w my mom and brother when we were little and she gave us the bedroom. She would sleep in the living room w a day bed and i’ll never forget how she sacrificed her own privacy so her kids can be in their own space. that’s how it is to be a mother 👏👏

[@SpriteTheFemboy]

So about a week ago, I listened to a story I believe on Mark Narrations where one of the kids, now a young adult (18) is part of one of those popular van life channels and said they hated it, had no privacy since age 7, just a shelf, and stopped bothering making friends because they would just leave again. They got in contact with an aunt the parents chose to estrange from and come to find out the aunt and grandmother didn't even know they had a nibling/grandchild. But as the kid constantly wanted to escape, they were limites because they had no money so they couldn't just off somewhere, and they couldn't get a job that wasn't online and couldn't get a bank account because online. They had no prospects like a normal teenager just started out life. Fortunately the ain't was horrified and sent them a train ticket to get out but no, it's time to have a law that prevents van life content for anyone under 18. Period. These kids are getting old enough to complain now, so it's over.

[@gaia7240]

Yeah they have the same problems of disfunctional families'kids, so I get it, if governments made it easier for teens to live for themselves in a safe manners you have no idea how many lives that would save from alcoholism and drugs

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@deaththekidsgirl1030]

That story is all I'm thinking of watching this. I heard it on markee

[@francistaylor1822]

​@@ville-c4u if you are one of the parents in the videos used, you are cancer for your kids and fair use is a thing - its not stealing

[@ville-c4u]

@@deaththekidsgirl1030 I'm better than you

[@Sinc3r3ly]

As an autistic person who hyperfixates and develops special interests, I could never do self directed learning because I have zero interest in most subjects lol. I’d just spend all day researching cats. I’m all for homeschooling though, just with an actual curriculum.

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@drlolzsilllyz]

lol

[@NastitcusTrash]

​@@ville-c4u Bro your account doesn't even have a single video what are u on and where can I get some

[@OzzyProductions287]

​@@ville-c4u you have 0 content on your channel and why comment this on a random reply?? you a bot? lol

[@monoduck]

Literally! During covid I could barely do any work because I could barely even focus on anything. I need that school structure or I ain't learning

[@maddykrantz]

my friend was homeschooled. Her mom regularly took her to museums and taught her stuff. She did math worksheets with her mom every weekday for 30-40 minutes. She had spelling worksheets and her mom gave her a spelling test every Friday. She did science experiments with her mom whenever her mom had time. (her mom is a food blogger so she worked from home) She watched crash corse videos to study history, and she'd be quizzed on them every 2 weeks to make sure she had actually watched the assigned videos. She now is a freshman at UC Davis in California and has plans to become a dentist. to be fair she went to public High School and was only homeschooled until 8th grade, but the point is you can make homeschooling work if you do it right. If you engage with your kids homeschooling CAN work!

[@Omi-gk4wd]

I really enjoyed my home school education, and I'm beginning to do research on what sort of teaching method/curriculums I want to homeschool my son with. My mom provided me with lots of opportunities to make friends and socialize. That being said, I also knew some homeschool families that had major deficits because the parents were lazy, or didn't care. But still, I've met plenty of awkward and/or ignorant public schooled people as well. People are gonna people, and you only get as much out of opportunities as you want too. No one can make you engage with learning.

[@hamster_in_a_wheel_8099]

Homeshooling is not inherently wrong. If done right, you can raise a very successful child. The issue that I think most people have with it, it how easy it is to hide abuse and isolate the victims under the guise of homeschooling. That and most people conflate homeschooling with those morons who think its ok to not teach their children to read bc their 'unschooling' and they 'dont have an interest.' (Which can also be done right but is also used as a curtain to hide neglect and abuse)

[@Dress_And_Read]

I was homeschooled, but followed a very strict curriculum. My mom bought a curriculum, like schools would use, and she didn’t have to do anything with us, because the curriculum taught us everything we needed. I was 2 years ahead, and started college early. Because my mom did it right

[@seese9456]

a survivorship bias, homeschooling is just not on par with regular schooling, kids will miss out on socialization and regulated curriculums.

[@IWantToRideMyBike]

If you actually put the effort in, then yes, it can work. Its the people who pick it and then just do whatever that is the problem

[@kodiester153]

I really respect youtubers who can say "I'm human I made a mistake, I'm sorry" and it not be for being a creep

[@Kay-Rayzie]

The little one flinching, like actually putting their arms up to protect themselves.... that was just heartbreaking 😣💔

[@chaoszillaa]

exactly and the fact that he's just a young toddler makes it even worse

[@shericornett976]

I acknowledge all the comments you said about public school. But as a public school teacher I do have to say, one benefit of public school is that sometimes a loving teacher sees these things and can step in, at least in some way. One of the greatest concerns we public school teachers had during Covid was how many kids would be abused without anyone to see it.

[@codeit1524]

I agree, not all public schools are great and I come from a privileged place, from a state like NJ where we have one heck of a good structure, but holy crap I love school. It can be overwhelming and exhausting at times but also exhilarating to learn so much. Every teacher I talk to really cares about their subject. There is a beauty in seeing someone talk about something they’re passionate about, it’s encouraging to hundreds of students. Does your kid really wanna learn APUSH from a little tablet, finishing the same questions everyday? Honestly no. I go to class and hearing my teacher talk it’s powerful and it brings a sense of importance to it. The projects I’ve done and the ability I’ve gained to talk on topics is immeasurable. Not only that but the ability to depend on your peers is amazing as you work together to get through struggles is just amazing. Another concern I have with homeschooling is how many hours is your kid studying? Like I don’t just study the amount of hours I go to school I also do hw and other assignments/testprep out of that. Realistically, if you’re a homeschooled kid I could never see them pulling an all-nighter. I accredit my love to education to the public education system. Don’t get me wrong, there is much to be improved on, but god it is phenomenal. The teachers care, there is an endless limit of things I can learn from every one of them. I may bother my teacher a shit ton with my questions but I never regret it. To the homeschoolers, I’m not saying you don’t know what’s best for your kid; I’m asking can you teach it better than the 50-60 teachers a kid’s gonna have in their life, most determined emotionally or at least bound financially and legally to lead your kid in the right direction. Are you going to challenge them and do the difficult decisions such as giving them the hard books to read or are you gonna keep them bound to your political beliefs. Are you going to be their parent or their teacher. There is a line that must be drawn between responsibility and love, now are you really capable of doing that than someone whose not only specialized in a specific field but learned to teach as well.

[@phillyphakename1255]

Great teachers give a broader perspective and deeper insight in their field than is attainable by a single parent teacher. I remember my WHAP teacher talking about his pet theory that WWI and WWII were the same fundamental conflict separated by a two decade long ceasefire. Also, cold war I and cold war II would also have a two decade ceasefire. These kinds of shower thoughts from full time teachers aren't provided by a parent with flash cards of dates and events.

[@YourAverageRiddleKinnie]

​​@@codeit1524bold of you to assume we're incapable of all nighters. ALL OF US PULL ALL NIGHTERS 😭 it's like the norm. Never met a homeschooled kid with a normal sleep schedule. We're not sleep deprived, though. It's not about being taught better. it's about being taught right. Every child has learning needs and public schools never provide that. It's not really their fault, it's a public school and you'd need a fuck ton of teachers to attend each student specific learning needs. Some of us can't go to public schools BECAUSE of the teaching methods. I have to be homeschooled without much teacher interference or deadlines. I get my work done. When I am READY. I learn. When I am READY. I may take longer or faster on a subject and public school was hinder that because I'd havet O learn a specific way in a specific time frame and if not I will be a failure. Some people do good in public schools, some of us don't. And the question "are you gonna be the parent or their teacher" I stupid, no Offense. A parent IS a teacher. they teach you this thing called life that you have to face when you're an adult. It's a parents job to be a teacher to their children. Not every parent answers this responsibility though. If you can't be a parent, you can't be a teacher. and vice versa. And weirdly I have deja vū about this topic- Edit: also, please keep in mind not every teacher cares. You said it yourself, you come from a privileged area. Obviously your school would be better. That's apart of what makes it privilege. I wasn't always homeschooled and let's say my PES experience was traumatic. I can count on my fingers how many good teachers I had besides my father. Total is literally 6. I know over 100 people my age and not who weren't privileged and we have more teachers we hate for mistreatment than teachers we love for caring.

[@YourAverageRiddleKinnie]

​@@phillyphakename1255ok but you are not taking into account some parents aren't employed as teachers but have studied that field to be one. And I have yet to meet a single parent teacher, as someone with a single parent teacher, that uses flashcards LMAO is that the stereotype now? They're so incompetent they have to use flashcards to remember how to teach their own child rather than actually taking time to understand the process. now in the case. Of the parent teachers in the video, they're fucking terrible, that's not what homeschooling is at all. But it sounds like you're speaking about single parent teachers in general and not the specific ones in the video...

[@singularlyinepthuman]

Sadly in the UK there were children who were unalived by their family during lockdown when there were no checks in place.

[@Kossa-Odessa]

Hi Funky, homeschooled Dutchie here. Homeschooling done by parents isn’t allowed, but I did still get homeschooled due to not being able to go to school. A teacher came to my home once a week with school work and stayed for a bit going over the old material and the new material. Outside of that my mom helped me out with work when needed and I could also reach out to my main teacher or other teachers at my high school. It was the best schooling I received!

[@MW-nq4eo]

Yes! I was searching for something like this. Hello fellow Dutchie :) So yes, Homeschooling in the sense of random unqualified parents, not adequately educating their children is not allowed, but there are cases like yours where it is allowed because of multiple reasons. Also, not saying that the education system in the Netherlands or Germany (I'm familiar with both) is perfect, but from what I see online, it's definitely better than the US's (Universities excluded*). Over all teachers are much better qualified imo, but of course there are always exceptions to the rule. (Edit) * Wanted to clarify why I excluded universities. First, I don't know enough about the many different universities in (Western) Europe, the US and other parts of the world and their quality of education. Secondly, it depends heavily on what you're studying at university. Obviously certain renowned Universities are famous for their specific fields and some of them are also in the US. So I didn't want to imply that Universities like MIT or Harvard and the like are "bad", because of previous stated reasons ^=^

[@caroline2900]

dude that seems so much better than some of these dumbass parents that “homeschool” their kids here in the USA. only thing we have similar to that is homeschooling groups where homeschooled kids will meet up a couple times a week to socialize and make friends

[@rebeccacourtney5286]

As an American whose mostly familiar with the "parents teach the kids" model of homeschooling I want to know y'all's opinions on virtual schooling (log into zoom/google meets for class) It has pros (accessible from home while still having access to a school system) and cons (distractions and reduced in-person interaction)

[@kxjx]

Its really strange government overreach. Bit totalitarian. We have to weight the balance and forcing children to attend a politically controller education system with no way to opt out no matter how bad or inappropriate that system gets.... seems like a big risk for limited gain. So many children are failed by the state education system already. Schools always like to take credit for the succesful children but whenever a child fails its said to not have worked hard enough or the wrong parents or some other excuse so the school avoids taking credit for its failures. And I speak as someone who has obtained the highest possible qualifications from all levels of the state education system.

[@Kossa-Odessa]

@@rebeccacourtney5286 I think it’s a great solution for children who can’t physically go to school but it requires a certain level of discipline that not everyone has. I did briefly receive online schooling but the main problem was that the teachers of that school were blatantly inept.

[@tiffany2766]

THIS IS WHY I RESPECT YOU. funkyfrog my dude. You have to be one of the most respectable creators on any platform, that video was one of my favorites and this one is too I get the helplessness because it’s true! As someone who is kinda currently in a tough situation your video essays always help me to think and to understand more, I AM the weird homeschooled kid, but you make me feel a little less weird. I want to help people one day my dream is to run a mental institution but it’s so frustrating because sometimes you just can’t because life doesn’t work like that and hearing it come from you? Because i do listen to your opinions it’s just how my brain works because yours aren’t by bias usually they’re constructive and with thought. All this to say thank you funkyfrogbait youre awsome in everything you do, take all the break you need I’ll still watch, just know there’s some weird teenager in Cali who looks up to you and adores your videos

[@obsidianstar9089]

As someone who was homeschooled, yeah im kinda cringey and have issues with figuring out how to do more "Basic" learned things.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@gwennorthcutt421]

its really depressing how much people dont realize how foundational the basics, even seemingly "useless" things (finding for x, summarizing a story, writing a comparative essay) are. it's so hard to study the upper division subjects when you don't have the same basics as everyone else: theres a reason general education subjects are required for college majors, even fi theres some wiggle room (remedial classes, the joke about "rocks for jocks", etc).

[@cindybarreda5336]

Hate to break it to you but that’s not the norm lol, I was homeschooled all the way through, and was I lonely as fuck? Yes, but if anything it made me figure things out on my own more. and idk being cringe is subjective man, you’ll be fine

[@atteross7173]

as a chilhood abuse survivor, this video, and honestly even the first one, meant a lot to me and obviously many others for this topic to be covered. People really dont realise just how good abusers, especially parents, are at hiding the mistreatment towards their kids. Its easy for perpetrators of children to try and dumb their kids down, who might try to speak about what theyre experiencing, to histronic liars, especially with the stigma that older generations have towards younger ones. The amount of times that i had tried to tell teachers and family that the reason i was 'acting out', only for themto go to my perpetrator for clarification, instead of believing me, was astounding to me. No one believed me, especially after hearing the story being twisted. I really cant imagine how much more volitile the situation is for these kids specifically. Its very true that these kids would find it pretty much impossible to get some kind of help until theyre independent enough to leave- and many children and young teens, even young adults, still dont know or believe that is even an option for them, even while living in more stable accommodations, with resources from schools and communities. Its true that an essay on youtube doesnt make this problem disappear, but talking about it, i can assure you, DOES make a huge difference. It helps some people understand just how complex these situations are, and it also helps children and young people who are enduring abuse both realise what theyre experiencing is valid and true, and gives them the courage to speak up or otherwise act accordingly to try amd keep themselves as safe as possible. Videos like these helped me realise the truth to what i was going through, and gave me the confidence to leave as soon as i could when i was younger.

[@김구슬-d1i]

hi ! thank you so much for sharing your story and i hope you are in a safer place and are surrounded by people that give you love and make you feel happy

[@moonsigil]

did your parents actually abuse you or did they just object to your "gender identity"?

[@gordocarbo]

Grew up when, 1st day of school my stepmom would take me to the principles office, meet every teacher and gave em all a green light to wack me if they felt the need. Talk about starting the yr off on a bad foot

[@cleaningmomellen2270]

❤I hope life treats you good from here on out. Xo

[@MossyCat826]

Hope you’re healing well ❤

[@eleanorspey5671]

My mom wants to show me and my brother as much interesting things as possible, we went to so many different places I forgot some of them. All of this was done without being in a van or cramped space. You don’t need to sacrifice your children’s comfort to show them the world

[@Glamdeathh]

This comment should be further up bc PREACH

[@gabby222themoon]

They tryna be influencers not show their kid the world lol

[@username6invalid]

Same. A lot of stuff that these parents brag about, the kids going to museums, national parks, following their interests like gaming and learning about how to code minecraft etc. Those are all extracurricular activities that parents should be supporting their children with outside of school. They still need to learn to read and write and have a tonne of developmental stages they need to hit at the right time. It’s crazy that a lot of these parents who have no education themselves are happy to neglect their children’s just because they want to live an insta friendly van life.

[@ElegantHamster-d7s]

​@@username6invalidRight!? Do that on weekends and summer break.

[@hotdog16000]

Just curious: did she need to spend a lot of money to do that for you? It seems like a lot of the people arguing this lifestyle are saying that the money from not having a house is what got them the money to be doing all this traveling

[@GamerGrill420]

I was homeschooled in Pennsylvania and my mom did not give me a proper education, I did not learn everything I was supposed to and the result is that I feel dumb when compared to other people my age. To top it off I also don't have any friends and I'm socially stunted so interacting with people and trying to connect on a deeper level to form a friendship feels nearly impossible.

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

I also feel very socially stunted, and sometimes only passably able to interact with others. The only reason I think I've been able to get as far as I have been is because playing video games at least taught me the minimum for how to be social. It strongly encourage me to show appreciation by giving gifts, which is ok, but gets awkward and strange (and expensive if I buy them) At least I've kinda found a group where social awkwardness is the norm

[@hamiltonkat7542]

dude, the fact that Funky stated that they were wrong and changed from that is, damn, that’s crazy to me. the acknowledgement that they were wrong about something, apologizing for it, and saying they’re going to do better in finding their evidence is so awesome to me dudes. like, not a lot of people do that anymore, it’s all tears and fake apologies. also can we talk about this banger of a video? sick as hell

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@Naurttt]

@@ville-c4u nah

[@Hannah_L_Roberts]

My bedroom at one point in my life was the dining room of our house. a family of 7 in a 3-bedroom house. Then that house burned down, and we upgraded to a two-bedroom house with an unfinished attic/second floor where my brothers shared a room and I, as the oldest, got my own little square of privacy. My two sisters had to share a room across the hall from my parent's room on the first floor. I was always told we lived in poverty, turns out we were NOT in poverty, my parents just choose drugs over their kids. Our second house could have been fixed up to provide a room for each of us kids. The big bedroom in the attic could have been divided, it was in fact massive! At least one other room could have been added to the huge, unfinished attic/second floor. If you have the funds to provide for your kids and choose not to, they should be taken from you.

[@Cuddly-Cactus]

@Hannah_L_Roberts Damn I'm sorry you and your siblings had to go through that. And I hope that you can understand and realize that addiction is a disease and it is definitely not a choice. No one ever chooses to become an addict. And I hope you can find forgiveness, not for your parents but for yourself, since carrying grudges and resentment is only hurting you. Take care of yourself and try to find forgiveness and understanding. 🤗

[@beepb3128]

@Hannah_L_Roberts I'm really sorry that happened to you and your siblings. No child deserves to be treated like that. @Cuddly-Cactus I see where you're coming from as addiction is a disease. But aren't the things addicts do in service of their addiction choices? They have a choice to not do those things. I'm not an expert, but I think for recovery people generally agree it's important for addicts to take responsibility for their actions. And if you want the people hurt by them to forgive, I think the hurt party needs to be able to acknowledge that the one who hurt them was responsible and forgive them anyway.

[@thatismostillogical]

@@Cuddly-Cactus What an incredibly tone deaf response to someone sharing their childhood trauma. Addiction does not excuse child abuse and addicts have a choice to at least *try* to get better, and take responsibility for their actions. People aren't obligated to forgive or understand the people who hurt them, and addicts aren't magically exempt from this. Infantilising and coddling addicts is just as demeaning as demonising them, they can and should take responsibility for their actions like any other person.

[@blueunicorn7158]

​@@Cuddly-Cactus what you wrote is literally the same thing I heard about my abusive father. I was told his actions were not a choice and all of it was stress induced. He chose to take it out on me, he chose to teach my brother that it's a part of "becoming a man" to take anger out on the weak. We have to stop coddling addicts and narcissistic assholes. My father nearly killed me once and afterwards we (me, mom and brother) were stuck in grandma's tiny house (2 bedrooms and a living room). I shared the bed with grandma in her room while mom shared the pullout couch with my brother. Trust me when I say it, if one or even both of your parents treated you wrong and doesn't show any signs of realization they fucked up, you can't forgive them. Did my mom make some mistakes? Yes. Did she realize why I did certain things? Yes. Did she try to fix our relationship and make it up? Yes. Did she have to go to therapy to realize that she hurt me? Yes and she's still in therapy which is amazing. Did my father try to do anything? Never, the only thing he tried was to make it worse (and he was successful). Did I completely cut contact with him and my brother? Hell yeah. Will I ever contact them again? Never, not in a million years. Did I need YEARS of therapy to get a bit better? Yes. Did my boyfriend have to help me get used to sudden movements and to stop being overly aware of my surroundings? Yes, he did have to do that. Do I still recognize the footsteps of different family members? Yes. Honestly knowing that normal people don't recognize all footsteps even including all the pets and people in healthy homes don't feel weird when they have a separate space for their hobby, it really shows how messed up my childhood was. Also knowing I don't have to hide anything anymore is still weird to me.

[@Hannah_L_Roberts]

@@Cuddly-Cactus I watched my parents kill themselves. They were offered countless opportunities to get clean by judges and courts and CPS and churches and so on. My father tried and genuinely wanted to get clean. He’s the one that died. I found his body stone cold at the age of 13 years old after my 5 year old brother jumped on him and screamed “Dad is dead”. He was poisoned by my mother because she enjoys her lifestyle. She admitted it in a written letter. She has yet to ever be charged. She abused him as much as she abused us kids. The drugs didn’t make her beat us, starve us, and neglect us. She choose that. The drugs didn’t make her sell my child body to grown men for money. She made that choice and has NEVER asked for forgiveness. She’s just a shitty human who shouldn’t have had kids. Cancer is a disease, all of the mental and physical health issues I have because of the abuse and neglect? Those are diseases. Drugs are a choice. No one just wakes up with a drug addiction. There are risk factors but it is a choice people make. Maybe after you’ve spent 16 years living with one, then you can form an opinion. Until then, your view is an outsiders perspective and is nothing but noise to me. You will never understand the unending pain and torment that drug addiction has caused my siblings, my grandmother, my father’s siblings, and myself.

[@lampcat-x6y]

at 25:14: they don't just start out garnishing your wages, thats not step one in paying child support. That means he was so behind and not making payments, the court ordered and signed off on it being taken out. casually admitting to being a terrible parent is wild....

[@genevievehebert-carr5047]

I came here to say just this! I work in social services (in Canada) and it takes some effort on the custodial parent, and lack of effort on the other, to get to a garnishment. He’s acting like he set up automatic payments out of his bank account!!😂

[@maybemablemaples2144]

And the way he says as far as he remembers. Like dawg since you had the kid??? You were so bad at paying that you can't bank anywhere without the government immediately knowing is WILD BEHAVIOR.

[@EntameWitchLulu]

I was homeschooled through elementary and middle school and went to public school for high school. There are pros and and cons to both, but I was lucky to have parents passionate about education who did a lot of research about curricula, gave me structure and made sure I hit the same benchmarks as my peers while working with my own unique needs. Not everyone who claims to homeschool is willing to put in that work and it shows.

[@ghskull3889]

frog’s mullet reminds me to the sheriff’s hat gag in scary movie 3. it keeps growing and it’s majestic

[@koalaeucalyptus]

honestly the only person I feel looks good in a mullet is Funky at the point

[@Dang.-]

Yeah that's...how hair works..

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@Theweirdunicorn69]

@@ville-c4uok bot

[@monoduck]

Kurtis and Funky are mullet icons. They need to have a competition for who has the better one

[@DreamsDeemsFF7]

That homeless poem was so funny to me, lmao. I am not homeless but I sure heckin' love taking a nap on the floor for no reasons IN MY APARTMENT.

[@berrymage.]

"I'm not homeless, I'm homeMORE" took me out. she really thought she ate with that one

[@GoodMorning-b2w]

don't do that if you wear shoes inside the house. and don't lie on the floor if you have a bed. and do you really love that? love is an illusion. it doesn't even exist. so stop using it as an excuse to do something weird. love it or not, don't do anything that might be bad for your health bruh

[@DreamsDeemsFF7]

@GoodMorning-b2w I dont walk with shoes inside my house. Thanks for not getting fun, I guess.

[@GoodMorning-b2w]

@@DreamsDeemsFF7 you're welcome

[@y0ur.l0cal.sunsh1n3]

"WE LOVE YOU FUNKYFROGBAIT" we all say in unison

[@Purpledevil-art]

WE LOVE YOU FFB

[@FunkylilNeurodivergent]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MangoBangoJ]

WE LOVE YOU FUNKY

[@PopsparkzsXD]

WE LOVE YOU FUNKYFROGBAIT

[@lizart4679]

​@@kats-essasI get it. It's pretty easy to just ignore, though

[@banina1836]

As a Dutch person with a German husband, I ABSOLUTELY advocate for a ban on homeschooling IF your country is able to offer adequate education. “Private schools” where I’m from usually are just religious schools. We have some top universities (i.e. Wageningen being the top in agricultural sciences & Groningen leading long needed research of ADHD in women) in spite of them being state funded. Both of our countries have study levels as well, meaning children are separated in book smarts and practical smarts. In the Netherlands kids that are more practically oriented are able to finish HS at age 16 (4y, 12-16) but are forced to remain in schooling until 18, meaning they naturally choose a trade school or college education. The kids on the theoretical tracks finish either at age 17, which grants access to applied sciences universities, or 18, which grants access to research universities. Naturally there are some different issues with this, i.e. discrimination against trade school or college educated people compared to university educated people. But I’d rather have everyone follow the same curriculum than risking “unschooling” in countries there’s no need for it

[@yagmurylmaz3497]

As a non-native English speaker, I find your pronunciation is so easy to understand. Thank youuu

[@LeePendragon]

"poverty doesn't make you a bad parent, your priorities do" and "keep an eye out for the kids around us who might not be having a very good christmas this year." ...man. as someone who grew up abused and in poverty, and is currently living as an adult in a situation with people who might become violent if they found out i was queer, those two lines made me tear up. Often in videos about this topic the abuse the children endure is a footnote or a side-comment to emphasize how we should consider the parents, and the real ramifications of the abuse that happens every day all over the world is unaddressed. so thank you. Thank you for remembering us.

[@Midsix]

I hope you get out of that situation soon. Have you tried reaching out to charities that can support you?

[@Serpents_Intertwined]

I hate how there’s requirements to be a “person” by most standards. You are outed when you are a member of the lgbtq+ community, are black, are a woman, are anything but a straight white man… there’s always someone who will go against everyone. If only it wasn’t just such a hateful, disgusting cycle. I wish the best for you, in terms of your mental, physical, and emotional health as a whole. You are not only deserving of love but you deserve to love however you want, as do we all. I hope that you get out of that situation as soon as you can. Stay safe

[@j.munday7913]

Stay safe, dear. I hope your home situation improves drastically soon in some fashion. Hugs (if wanted) from a bi mom with gay kids

[@Sofia-wz5bv]

I'm sorry to be responding to your comment since I didn't make the original comment, but you brought me to tears, as a recently discovered trans and most likely gay kid, I just know you support and love your children a lot, and thinking of some one loving me for who I am made me cry, I'm still in the closet I might be in it forever, but you gave me so hope, so thank you❤

[@j.munday7913]

@@Sofia-wz5bv I've got big arms! Hope is something they can never take away from you, so hang onto that. It'll help you while you make the moves you need to make to live your life on your own terms one day. You'll come across people who understand you, or love you despite not quite understanding you. Hang onto them, they're your people and you were meant to find them. Hang in there darling, and one day you'll get to be the big sister/brother giving a little help to someone who's struggling.

[@Icanhazacat]

Parentification is the word of the day. The older you get suddenly you have children you never conceived.

[@meltingcheesepot]

loving this comment

[@SquisheeDog]

A big way to make someone not want children is to force them to care for their younger siblings. Then their parents cry about not having grandkids.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@lisakent17]

Thanks for covering this. I was a teacher for a bit and people don't really know what kids are dealing with nowadays. The lack of empathy some people have for them is heartbreaking, especially when it prioritizes money over their comfort. Or their parents comfort over theirs. Also, as a side note, I've loved watching your growth over the past year. Your passion for doing what you love is hella inspiring. 🤙🏻

[@lamplol7120]

i grew up with 8 siblings, family was well off but my mom “didn’t like big houses” so me and my 2 sisters shared a room for my whole childhood, and it was hell, to this day i can’t look at my sisters the same way i look at the rest of my family because of how awful it was especially with me being autistic, i had meltdowns because i had to be in the same room as two kids with no breaks for any of us, and they had to deal with me crying and screaming every night. i can’t imagine how awful these kids have it, two people talking or even just moving around me was so overwhelming, and these kids deal with double that or more it’s just straight up cruel.

[@AfianySnow29802-AS-GS]

I am so sorry for you. 💔

[@kellyprobst3533]

I have twins , one on the spectrum . I would never force him to share a room . He needs a quiet space to decompress and do his hobbies in peace . If we only had a two bedroom home , they would still have their own room , I’d be sofa city ;)

[@lamplol7120]

@@kellyprobst3533 thank you for giving your kid what he needs!! everyone deserves a good living space, and it’s extremely sad that some parents are too ignorant to realize that kids need space too!

[@desaug]

hhh ive lived with someone else in my room all my life and imma have a third soon, imma hope its fine

[@RatinaKFCdeepfryer]

@@kellyprobst3533 Dude your Mother’s Day is going to be amazing in the future

[@selunescorpio]

The selfishness of these parents to bring their children into this world just to force them to live in a van is indescribable and infuriating.

[@kris_jenner_is_a_cryptid_]

Ikr! And then to have the audacity to be like "well this is what we chose to provide" 😮

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@hereforthecomments9676]

​@@ville-c4u You suck.

[@daoimean]

The worst part is they normally have the kids *before* they make the decision. They just don't care when their sudden whim to follow a tiktok dream is going to rip their children away from their home, their education, their friends, and force them to grow up in an environment with zero privacy and no means of forming meaningful connections outside their immediate family. I feel like these parents don't understand *how* big a loss that is to their development because they themselves don't know what it's like to grow up without.

[@fromloverboy]

I just rewatched your first van life video yesterday, and it's so horrifying to see what people put their kids through.

[@MaggieFox45]

Ikr

[@DGN2324]

Conservatism is a mental disease.

[@nikkismodernlife]

what really pisses me off is none of these parents are giving the same choices they had (a house, a regular school experience etc.) to their kids, even though they could. i am so grateful for my parents giving me choices outside of their living choices even in financial hardship after watching this video.

[@nyxx_nb]

I’m glad you mentioned how so many people with kids in trailer parks are just trying their best. My mom lived in one and her parents were incredible people, not “trashy” or anything just hard working parents that were in a situation where a trailer was the best they could’ve afforded.

[@idi0tsanswich379]

Ditto! People in trailer parks shouldn't be boiled down to being some sort of trash, I had to live in one with my family(who.. admittedly my views on ARE dubious) but not because we lived in a trailer park or are very not rich

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

It's just sad that trailer parks are no longer an affordable option. You're paying a minimum of $1200 a month to live in one these days, and can find rooms to rent in houses for $1000 a month.

[@BattleMatt]

We have a big issue in the UK with vulnerable children taken out of schools by parents to 'home school' and the authorities losing track of them. The tragic case of Sara Sharif has been a wake up call for all educators. It isn't about whether school or home school is better, it's about safeguarding.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

These types of stories are why I agree with my government to not allow homeschooling. There need to be safety measures for these kids and most countries simply don't do that and kids get lost somewhere down the line.

[@itsturtlefacemydudes]

As someone who's going to be heading off to christmas with my dad's side of the family where all my cousins are severely abused, knowing that their gifts are viable to be used against them later down the line or taken away cruelly for no good reason, all while knowing I can't do anything to help them... That ending hit me like a truck.

[@mommalion7028]

sort of same boat. my moms side was neglect, my dads side was abuse and neglect. it felt bizarre to think i was the lucky one when i looked at my cousins and half siblings lives. neglect sucks but after you hit 12 you can sort of get along on your own for the most part. not true when you live with actual sadists.

[@janaskibo871]

Aw man. I'm so sorry.

[@itsturtlefacemydudes]

@@mommalion7028 My mom's side is half neglect half helicopter parents, not sure where my aunts get it considering my grandparents on that side were very good parents and even better grandparents

[@hufdsnhf]

Hey Frog, I respect this video and the efforts you put into it a lot. It's evident how passionate you are. I cherish kids too and it breaks my heart that I can't help all of them. Raising awareness like this is so important. I was already a fan of yours, but that has been really cemented now. Thank you for this. Merry Christmas friend.

[@Artemis0713]

As someone from the Netherlands, we do not actually fully ban Homeschooling. It is generally not allowed to just decide "I'm not sending my kids to school" because well, kids have a legal obligation to go to school. Which is a good thing, that's in the best interest of the kid. But there are specific cases where you can be released from this obligation, and are allowed to homeschool your kid. It's just limited to situations where going to a physical school isn't an option. Namely if you travel too much (think carnival workers), can't attend school for health reasons, or there isn't a school in your area that aligns with your beliefs.

[@bbo7002]

That seems the wiser choice, imo. Isolating children is just......not good for them. For a lot of different reasons.....😒

[@PapsIGuess31]

I was just about to say this!! Our system isn’t perfect obviously but I think the Netherlands handle this particular part quite well actually.

[@Link-dx1lx]

I believe it's similar here in Germany, although I don't know the details because it's never really been relevant to me. I'm not sure how simple it is to be approved for homeschooling for someone who would genuinely be better off being homeschooled. I would hope it's not too difficult but with how German bureaucracy usually goes I don't have high hopes

[@kayawinchell182]

It helps that countries with tighter restrictions on homeschooling are usually the ones with actually good public schools

[@bbo7002]

@@kayawinchell182 yes ofc!! But tbh I think that if homeschooling were illegal, it would incentivize folks to invest more in public schools, bc if they can't teach their children themselves they will want "the best" they can get. (In this scenario I'm ignoring private & charter schools, but tbh I think we should do away with those too. Not enough oversight.)

[@vapidgasconade5505]

I grew up in a hotel room, 4 kids and 2 adults and 1 cat, in ONE room with one bed, us kids all slept on the floor. Afterwards I left and they moved into a buss, at least they got a bed. My siblings don't really talk to my parents anymore

[@gaia7240]

Mine had 2 rooms and I slept in the living room, I feel like I needed to shake ands with you or something

[@username6invalid]

That’s absolutely insane. I hope you’re doing better now

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@alexparraparra4484]

And a cat????? That’s optional, holy!! Hope ur better now

[@mommalion7028]

i love cats but that is not enough room for the humans much less a pet with a very smelly toileting situation.

[@pinkbelgianwaffle]

“WE LOVE YOU FUNKYFROGBAIT!” we all say in unison as we emerge from our sleeping drawers

[@kidklein6897]

Uh oh I grew in my sleep I can't get out anymore 😢

[@pinkbelgianwaffle]

@kidklein6897 that will make some great content for our viewers

[@starz4yuii]

YUPP !!

[@Feezee223]

​@@kidklein6897you'll be missed

[@xemxiop]

Dead internet theory confirmation ^^^^^

[@justlilly7653]

I was homeschooled from 2nd grade to 7th, then I did two years at public and decided on my own to go back to homeschooling through high-school. We had a subscription to an approved Criculum on top of independent studies for special intrests like our daily half of a documentary over a lunch break! It was a really fun way to learn. I graduated high-school two years early and started community collage classes. The clear difference between what my mother provided for my brother and I was structured learning + independent interest studies. Not only special intrests, that's a recipe for disaster. Your child may know how to code but they can't read past a 5th grade level. Bullshit, that's neglectful and irresponsible

[@XCaptianXChaosX]

Do some people think that raising children isn't expensive? Being responsible for any life, be it a child or animal, can get very expensive.

[@Cat_DeGaulle]

KZbin hiding this for 9 seconds is criminal

[@Weezerthegod12]

Real

[@svlxsa]

real

[@lucasjordan1669]

Ikr

[@NoNeedForBraincells]

Real

[@Tiny_dragon_god]

Indeed

[@AsterzRatz02]

Thank you, as a kid who grew up in less than fortunate circumstances this video means everything to me. I move out in 6 months to go off to college and I couldn’t be happier. Videos like this help me look forward to that rather than looking around me at my current situation, so thank you.

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

Good luck kid! I’m three years into college and I have a lot of friends who come from not good home lives and I promise you everything will become a billion times better when you get to college, you just gotta hold out a little more!

[@philippquast9354]

"Keep an eye out for the kids around us that may not have a very good christmas this year" - that last sentence really moved me. It's important that we look out for eachother in these times. Thanks for your well made content and happy holidays from Germany

[@GrowWGrace]

I work at a pediatrician office. Yall. The ending hits home. I see so many fucked go cases day to day. It breaks my heart. These poor kids out here have the worst card at life. On top of that 6 months ago I had my first baby and watching these type of videos make me sick. I hug him tighter anytime I have him. Love my boy. 😭🖤

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@GrowWGrace]

@ Cool story bro hope you figure whatever you got goin out 🙂👍🏻✨

[@calypxxso]

i’ve been foaming at the mouth rewatching your videos waiting for you to post again, my prayers have been answered

[@help.im_dead]

real

[@kidklein6897]

That's concerning 😟😟😟😟😟

[@JJisthatbtch]

Uh- babes you good?? 💀...

[@phineasmar]

ikr me too

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@dapperrodentrat5868]

9:24 you're telling me that the van kid room that is supposed to hold 3 kids is spacious while my small apartment room barely makes it qualifiable to be a room......

[@Monasaurus_Rex]

There’s like two small steps of room, “spacious” my ass, I want to see her sleep in that SpAcIoUs room

[@corbain_21]

As someone who had to live in a place like thats for two years, its horrible.

[@Oldsoul_bookworm]

I'm sorry but at 28:20, is it just me or is that baby's head completely unsupported, just hanging off her arms? I'm pretty sure she has multiple videos of her handling her newborn with no care, not supporting its head and just plopping it on the couch.

[@cassamoroll]

yes, baby's head meeds to be supported. she's a nurse, she should know better

[@OliviaFinley-p7w]

​@@cassamoroll I'm hoping she's just doing some things as ragebait, like seemingly actively trying to turn her place into an e-coli biohazard, four dirty diapers ON the coffee table?🤢 As a nurse she has to know better

[@dtschuor459]

@@OliviaFinley-p7wIt’s just lazy or staged. Really. 17 newborn diapers? That’s over a whole day’s worth of diapers. Like, lady, it was too much effort to take your baby’s dirty diaper to a trash can? Did you never walk around to get the diaper?

[@minniemintfresh]

i was looking at that too! i thought it was a doll in her arms.

[@Oldsoul_bookworm]

@@dtschuor459 I mean, I would kind of understand if they were around the area or at least in the room where she changes diapers, but all around the house is something else.

[@snowstormthefox]

As someone who is forced by my shit credit score to live in a camper with my husband and child, I feel SO GUILTY putting him through this. I can't imagine doing this to kids on purpose. We are so cramped and frustrations are high. And its COLD where we live. Kids need stability and we are lucky enough to have a campground and online school for stability and he puts on a good mask but I just know he is so frustrated and desperate to get out just as I am. We're working on it but it's hard, especially for a new teen

[@mommalion7028]

housing is expensive for everyone. the only reason my family can afford a regular house is we had lots of support in our twenties from my husbands family (we would have been homeless several times if they hadn’t kept his childhood bedroom unoccupied) and we chose a home in an area rife with shootings (like one a week). as for your teenager, do the public school buses not come out to where you are? or is traditional public school not an option because of health/behavior issues?

[@MichaelTargaryen8809]

just the fact that your aware of his state of mind at all makes you leaps and bounds better many parents out there just keep showing them love and it'll be remembered down the line yknow hope shit works out ❤

[@lynImishmoo]

You might try calling 211 to see if they have resources to help you in your area

[@jodyjean]

Call your county's social service office. There are so many people who want to help. I wish you & your family much future success!

[@RocketmanAstro]

as someone who slept on those camper beds, and was always shoved in the back of a truck as a kid, they will have back problems in their 20’s that will need surgery 😢

[@gaia7240]

Also breathing problems I guess, because of the dust

[@kykawaii803]

@@gaia7240yeah sleeping 1 foot away from a box full of animal poo isn’t good 😵‍💫

[@gaia7240]

@@kykawaii803 I feel you, the box was right under my bed

[@sharksareinteresting]

9:16 I wasn’t a van life kid, but I did experience similar stuff. Remember, Pleasure can be overdone. It’s like eating ice cream, But would you rather eat ice cream on a special occasion or everyday? It sounds fun to eat it daily, But eventually you get sick, and you hate having ice cream.

[@GoodMorning-b2w]

i know this first hand! but you actually can still love ice cream after eating it daily, only if you ate different flavours and different brands. i experienced this with eating pringles because i ate the original one all the time, i began noticing flavours i don't like so i stopped. and also the blue doritos. they were the only chips i could ever eat, but now that i can't stand them. i've stopped eating chips all together. maybe that's how your ice cream thing works. and i've also eaten my fav croissant flavour from my fav brand daily, and i hated it soon. lol it's sad because it was the cheapest cake like thing in the supermarket.

[@SkyJetcom-pq3uo]

Your first vanlife video was what first introduced me to the channel and Ive rewatched it so many times, I’m so excited to see a new one!

[@wikilover66]

Same!!

[@afkludicrous3744]

As someone who’s gone from a house, to my grandparents basement, to a trailer park and having a very happy childhood and being felt loved in taken care of “poverty doesn’t make you a bad parent, your priorities do” is the hardest line I’ve heard. Not having luxury can suck but it doesn’t overshadow good parenting. Love to all the people who couldn’t have that, and i hope you’re taken care of

[@romanticghost7508]

As a college student with dyscalculia (math disability), I’m so thankful that I had access to regular schooling and had attentive parents who basically had to re-teach me all of my math exams and helped me with studying. I feel so bad for these poor kids, they don’t have a good quality of life right now and it’s going to mess with them in the future. Homeschooling does work but it needs have an actual curriculum! I live in Oklahoma so a lot of our homeschooling unfortunately does not have a great curriculum or even if it does, parents don’t want to teach their children so they don’t use it. Also Funky, thank you for highlighting how much damage this will do to the kids and how we can help kiddos who are struggling during the holidays.

[@ville-c4u]

Funky clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@Imthebeasknees]

Thank you for addressing your, previous mistakes so openly it makes my respect for you grow more than it already has over the year!

[@EllieAmaday]

Un-schooling literally means Un-educating

[@HeisenbergFam]

Watching Funky is like getting free therapy session at this point

[@CeceWilson-j5n]

frrrr!!

[@TheHungarican]

you know what else we can watch😏😏

[@mjcovey1208]

I've been binging their content for like four hours to avoid working on my car. Coincidentally to your username, its an Aztek lmao

[@b_wants_muffins5089]

This is especially funny since I had therapy the same day this came out ^^

[@Neptunepawz]

fr!

[@DewDropz_Beatz]

I rlly appreciate that end card the mention of not only kids in vans, but other smaller living situations as well. As the apartment kid who will not be having a good christmas, i appreciate you and your content sm!!!

[@nancyclemo1682]

As a former apartment kid I just wanted to say that I see you and am sending virtual love and support.

[@Stressymessy]

20:20 The laws are the way they are because of the HSLDA!!! Growing up in a homeschool cult, my dad had their business card taped by our front door because we were left home alone regularly. we were told if anyone came to the door asking about our education, we should shut the door and call that number first, it was our lawyer with the HSLDA. My dad wanted us to call the lawyer before we even called him!!! That's the type of bad parent that the HSLDA enabled and continues to enable.

[@Milk-ck1wv]

27:58 Oh my god i remember this woman. She whines about post partum being the reason of so many diapers, yet she also claimed that anybody that basically is mentally ill and can't get up to do basic hygiene is just lazy and gross. People have even called CPS on this woman and it's honestly sad. She absolutely hates those kids.

[@ezrelab6637]

Yeah, some of the worst videos I've seen of her have been where she grabs her youngest BY THE ARM to put them on the high chair to eat, and another where she is so giddy and announces that she feels so at peace since her eldest was running a fever and in bed instead of running around and being annoying. That just breaks my heart 💔

[@Calamethyst]

18:54 as a neurodivergent student, thanks for mentioning this. the school system does not work with my learning style :(

[@Crusted_Punk]

I'm a person with AuDHD and yeah, I agree it sucked, especially cuz my school refused to follow my 504. But oh my god am I still grateful for public schooling. The homeschooled people I've met, (I've met many it's crazy), lack so much because they've been homeschooled 😭

[@kitdoesthingprobably]

@@Crusted_Punki sometimes forget i have a 504 :/

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

I was just talking to my mother about how the older I get the more aware I am of how badly I was let down by my school, I am autistic and have dyslexia. I also think a lot of people discuss the positives of socialising at school while ignoring all those who don't make friends, or worse get bullied.

[@valx7586]

It's slightly hurtful seeing so many commenters support school given how horribly traumatic it is for every one not just us autistic people, we can say what these parents are doing is bad without propping up the life ruiner that is education

[@ezrelab6637]

I saw someone comment that in the Netherlands there is like a type of homeschooling that is not done by the parents, but rather by certified teachers who come to your house and works w you one on one. At home tutoring actually sounds decent to me, I think it would be a much superior version of homeschooling. (i understand that not everyone would be able to afford this, but if part of the public school funds or maybe non profits could contribute to this being available to the kids that need it the most, I think that could be nice?)

[@Paintdrinker-v9q]

Thank mother for feeding us Edit: thx for 2.4k like father im famous

[@piercethephoenix517]

we love father ❤

[@frankiemanki7536]

Everyone thank the parental unit

[@Arkvalentine-vk1bx]

Arise children!!!

[@Paintdrinker-v9q]

@ aaa yes father my bad

[@Paintdrinker-v9q]

@ yessssss

[@__supraja]

My concern with this sort of life style is the education system they have set in place, and for once in my life I’m glad my country has specific laws which state that formal education for children between the ages of 6 - 14 is mandatory. But we also have systems like open schooling, which is for students who are unable to go to school full time, there’s a separate exam for them.

[@spookymajima2447]

I feel so bad for these kids. I lived in a small house and had to share a bedroom with my sibling and I was so frustrated all the time because I didn't have my own space or any privacy. I preferred spending time at my friends' houses and I took any excuse I could to be away from home. Our parents didn't actually respect our privacy because "our house, our rules" or "it's my house, not yours, so I can do whatever I want", and I don't expect these parents to do better.

[@claracatlady9844]

21:03 Hi German here. All education in Germany is free therefore banning homeschooling is not disadvantaging low income families. We also don’t have “school districts” so as long as you are willing to commute you are able to attend whatever school you please, therefore again low income areas aren’t so much a problem. We even have free special ed schools (as well as payed for ones). Homeschooling is entirely banned, however if there is a serious medical condition (ex. Autoimmune disorder preventing you from going outside) or severe disability, then you can petition the court with the help of your doctor HOWEVER the child would still need to be educated by, well, an Educator aka a teacher and not the parent and testing would still be done by the state obviously. For our system - aka free education - banning homeschooling schooling is completely understandable.

[@billieseyelashes]

good points. i also live in europe and i am honestly scared for the future of american kids when it comes to their educations. the new us government do not give a f about anything that actually matters (or human rights) and it's unbelivably scary.

[@ThimbleFox350]

Every country should have this. Children should be seen regularly by a mandated reporter. The vast majority of abused children are taken out of school and far too often end up dead or “missing”.

[@cozmicdoodles7167]

As a kid i lived in an RV for (i think a year? Maybe 2? Memory is fuzzy and i choose to ignore that part of my life) and it was AWFUL!!! Me, 3 brothers, and mom and dad. We had no personal space, nowhere to decompress, fought worse than we ever did before, and me and my siblings had to essentially share a bed. We only did this because we were waiting for our house to get built (it was on a huge plot of land so it took a long time). I cannot fathom choosing to live like that for any extended period of time. And in a VAN no less??? Thats way smaller than our RV!!! Look 2 or 3 adults who are in a relationship together, sure do what you want. But kids need their space. They need proper beds. They need stability and to be in one place for a while so they can make semi permanent friends and not be constantly uprooted and shuffled off from state to state. That is not a good childhood.

[@inner_kundalini]

1:58 and I'm subscribed 😂❤ Will be binging your content over the next few days, you are fabulous 🥰✨

[@Bakedpeb]

starts levitating aggressively because funky frog bait posted and none shall be spared from my wrath

[@Buzzingbee846]

Real

[@workerdrone-uzi]

relatable

[@arandomfrog9493]

Reasonable reaction

[@saturnxoxo01]

Max vibes

[@SentientShrimp]

For real

[@yungembarrassment619]

12:59 “we had to use our kids for views” (which first of all no one said you HAD to do any of this bs) in the same sentence as being shocked that predators are watching is crazy is this woman slow

[@Recordspin]

No, their view of how the internet works is very… innocent, I guess. They think it’s highly regulated and policed, when it’s actually the Wild West. They don’t realize that they have to protect themselves, and that nobody’s gonna come along and put the comment section in digital jail.

[@yungembarrassment619]

@ they know they’re exploiting their kids she admitted it right there by saying they garner more views

[@JorkeyLovesU]

30:53 a really useful piece of advice I heard once is that whenever you feel sad or frustrated about someone you can't help, try putting that energy into finding someone you can help. As a generation who grew up on the internet and is exposed to so much tragedy and suffering every day all around the world, I think this message is really important, because at least to me it's really easy to get worked up thinking in these kinds of stuff. Thank you, Funky, for giving some more insightful commentary on the topic instead of just explaining whats wrong with it like most of these kinds of videos do, it is really appreciated!

[@septsky98]

THAT ONE BUS FAMILY BEING LANDLORDS WTF so you can afford a home ... just not for your children??

[@jellybean9551]

I saw FunkyFrogBait on a Pinterest ad today, I was so caught off-guard

[@LifeIsAnOmoriReference]

OMG I SAW ONE RECENTLY TOO was it the one with all the plants around them?

[@jellybean9551]

Yep it was lol

[@SansUTx]

Discover card

[@STAGISTODAY]

also on tiktok

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

8:21 "My, My, my, my" while talking about Something that should include the family and should be an "our"

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@hereforthecomments9676]

​@@ville-c4uYou have no content......

[@nnnn-sc2im]

@@ville-c4ufound another bot

[@ThespianLipstickDreams]

My parents tried to do this with me. Thank goodness the damn thing burned down.

[@gaia7240]

It was you wasn't it?

[@ville-c4u]

I was clearly able to make better content than funky. And she clearly steals my content for Moolah and I have proof on my channel.,,

[@bread615]

Nah it was me

[@mommalion7028]

hey i said i was sorry for smoking inside and falling n asleep!!!! 😢 you try a 12 hour shift on the paint line and see if you don’t fall asleep when you finally get to sit down

[@RatinaKFCdeepfryer]

Guys I’m a messy drinker and I had a bad day! I’m sorry for spilling Moonshine all over the place, besides it was Mommalion’s cigarette that caught fire :(

[@sylvanstrix]

I love the recent videos and how much effort is being put into them. It's great to see your content grow longer and say more in response to the content (more than you have before) You summed up my feelings and thoughts about a lot of the stuff swarming our internet feed (and sometimes our news articles); you just feel frustrated and helpless. These kids deserve to live proper lives and develop healthily. These parents are giving their kids a lot of developmental and social issues that will haunt them and have to be dealt with the rest of their lives. It's terrible that social media incentivizes their behavior as well. Anything for the views... anything for viewer retention.