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MommaLindsey2 wrote:The way they dealt with Jackson and the thunder was just weird and probably made him even more fearful. Instead of cuddling him in your lap like that covering his ears, explain it to him, talk about it, and distract him with a game or toys or tv show. My son is Jackson's age and was a little scared his first big storm, we made it fun and talked about how loud and funny it was and how it is just rain, then instead of being scared during the thunder he would laugh and get excited. I know Jackson is a sensitive kid but there is no need to make him even more scared of things like that.
Ellie likes to play the role of kind loving mom when it suits her schedule. She obviously had scheduled "me" time and did not want either boy messing that up. Jackson will be down in the basement soon enough and he won't be able to disturb anyone.
So I just took a short peek at "Jackson's Room Design", and it sounds like it's not even _his_ room! Jared said that whenever company sleeps over, they're going to use Jackson's room, and he "can sleep on the floor or couch". First he is banished to the basement, and now his room isn't really his.
lmmomSD wrote:So I just took a short peek at "Jackson's Room Design", and it sounds like it's not even _his_ room! Jared said that whenever company sleeps over, they're going to use Jackson's room, and he "can sleep on the floor or couch". First he is banished to the basement, and now his room isn't really his.
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I thought that too. Poor baby. They said they have three bedrooms down stairs so surely one of those would be a guest room?!
There is a guest room downstairs. I think when they were talking about adults sleeping in Jackson's room they meant if there were more people needing a bed than the single room could accommodate. I do that with my sons room too, I guess I'm a bad mom, lol. But I'm not going to make an adult sleep on the couch while my 6 year old has a full size bed to his own. It doesn't happen often since we do have a dedicated guest room.
I don't get it, if there is an actual guest room, how often will they have so many guests staying over that they need to use Jacksons room as well? Every single time I've heard them talk about Jacksons room they have mentioned the whole "guests can stay in there too" thing. It's weird. If they wanted to make sure they have enough beds they should've done a bunkbed with a trundle, that way they have 2 extra beds but it would make Jacksons room seem more "FUN!" and kid friendly since his cousins could sleep over and stuff. But I guess if we are being honest, Ellie is never going to have big sleepovers where kids might drag out more than 1 toy at a time or require more than 2 chicken breasts to be prepared for dinner.
I e been watching e&j for awhile now and I used to love them but slowly the yelling and Jared acting weird got a little annoying but I just ignored it. Then I found Tapatalk and started noticing what everybody is talking about. Somethings don't bother me but the way she treats Jackson is just awful. Growing up and the non favorite child, my heart hurts for Jackson. In the latest vlog she keeps trying to talk to Cal and Jackson answers and she just kind of says yeah and moves on. I get that Cal is her baby needs her more but Jackson is still a baby too and if he wants to cuddle her then he should get that. All I can say is thank goodness that Jackson has Jared.
jesacar96 wrote:I e been watching e&j for awhile now and I used to love them but slowly the yelling and Jared acting weird got a little annoying but I just ignored it. Then I found Tapatalk and started noticing what everybody is talking about. Somethings don't bother me but the way she treats Jackson is just awful. Growing up and the non favorite child, my heart hurts for Jackson. In the latest vlog she keeps trying to talk to Cal and Jackson answers and she just kind of says yeah and moves on. I get that Cal is her baby needs her more but Jackson is still a baby too and if he wants to cuddle her then he should get that. All I can say is thank goodness that Jackson has Jared.
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Did anyone notice in the super dragged out "build a fort" segment, once the fort was complete it was as if Jackson wasn't important enough to adjust the camera angle so the viewers could see both him and Calvin? Instead we saw Calvin in the fort and a table leg in place of Jackson for what seemed like forever.
Yep, that whole scene was so focused on Calvin it was seriously sad and kind of shocking as a mom. Halfway through she does move the camera, but moves it closer so that the table leg blocks Jackson even more than it already was. And then toward the end at the tiger scene the leg blocks Calvin for a split second before she moves the camera so you can see him again. Then she kisses Calvin and turned toward Jackson and I was thinking of finally she is going to kiss him too... Nope, she didn't. She also seemed like she was only talking to Calvin about the movie... You'd think those are things you would say more toward Jackson since he can answer and understand better? She makes me sick. She's going to create a monster if she keeps this up. I was the least favorite kid growing up while my brother was the favorite and spoiled rotten, he grew up so entitled and selfish that now he no longer speaks to my parents because he couldn't stand once they started having opinions on his adult decisions and attitude toward everyone.
blahblahblahhh wrote:I don't get it, if there is an actual guest room, how often will they have so many guests staying over that they need to use Jacksons room as well? Every single time I've heard them talk about Jacksons room they have mentioned the whole "guests can stay in there too" thing. It's weird. If they wanted to make sure they have enough beds they should've done a bunkbed with a trundle, that way they have 2 extra beds but it would make Jacksons room seem more "FUN!" and kid friendly since his cousins could sleep over and stuff. But I guess if we are being honest, Ellie is never going to have big sleepovers where kids might drag out more than 1 toy at a time or require more than 2 chicken breasts to be prepared for dinner.
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They said their old bed will be going in the guest room and I imagine they're just trying to justify to their viewers getting him a double bed. When in reality he will probably end up having to share that bed with another sibling down the line line how Ellie and Julie shared a bed growing up haha
It's so odd to me that it's okay to them to make their kids share a bed. I understand sharing a room if they don't have enough space but to share a bed? And the fact that they will have plenty of room. I really hope that they don't just kick Jackson out of his room every time someone visits.
jesacar96 wrote:It's so odd to me that it's okay to them to make their kids share a bed. I understand sharing a room if they don't have enough space but to share a bed? And the fact that they will have plenty of room. I really hope that they don't just kick Jackson out of his room every time someone visits.
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I also find sharing a bed odd as kids when they can easily have single beds with the space available. This was done centuries ago with small living spaces and large families. Is this a Utah thing?
jesacar96 wrote:I e been watching e&j for awhile now and I used to love them but slowly the yelling and Jared acting weird got a little annoying but I just ignored it. Then I found Tapatalk and started noticing what everybody is talking about. Somethings don't bother me but the way she treats Jackson is just awful. Growing up and the non favorite child, my heart hurts for Jackson. In the latest vlog she keeps trying to talk to Cal and Jackson answers and she just kind of says yeah and moves on. I get that Cal is her baby needs her more but Jackson is still a baby too and if he wants to cuddle her then he should get that. All I can say is thank goodness that Jackson has Jared.
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I keep thinking Jared must have read comments about his loud behavior since he is calmer the last few vlogs. Their audience is from around the world and many cultures don't act this way. I read a comment about Americans traveling abroad stating they like us, but we're loud or not reserved. Jared is a good example of this.
I notice Ellie is impatient with Jackson's typical toddler behavior. He actually seems like a pretty well behaved toddler. I don't get why they left Bonnie's because of Jackson when she should have gotten down to his eye level and explained how life works since we all know how reasonable toddlers can be...
jesacar96 wrote:It's so odd to me that it's okay to them to make their kids share a bed. I understand sharing a room if they don't have enough space but to share a bed? And the fact that they will have plenty of room. I really hope that they don't just kick Jackson out of his room every time someone visits.
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I also find sharing a bed odd as kids when they can easily have single beds with the space available. This was done centuries ago with small living spaces and large families. Is this a Utah thing?
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I don't know about Utah but it's probably just a Griffith's thing. Whatever suits the parents more is what goes, doesn't matter what's best for the kids. And if mom did it, the kids all need to follow also. God forbid one of the kids thinks for themselves and doesn't follow everything their mom did. I'd say Ruby is the worst with this, followed by Ellie and Bonnie is the best.
And another thing. I wonder how Calvin became the favorite. Not that their should be clear favorites but feel life for most people, Jackson would have won that spot. Besides being the first born, he's very well mannered and behaved, strives to please his parents, is low needs, and a total sweetheart. I'm honestly surprised Ellie favors Calvin because he's much more whiney and outspoken...he's gonna give her trouble in the future. She expects perfect behavior from Jackson and he's actually capable of behaving quite well but I don't think Calvin is going to be so easy in a year or two. Was it all those late night cuddles he supposedly needed so badly or his health issues? Or just clear favoritism has taken over? So bizarre. It's been clear since Calvin was born that she treats them very different but the last like 3 days it's really shown with Ellie's filming focusing on Calvin.
I'm inclined to think Ellie favors the baby who 1) "Needs" her the most, and 2) Most closely resembles herself.
Admittedly I am mostly taking this opinion from my IRL family. I was the oldest kid, very chill and well-behaved, rarely cried, etc. I also didn't especially like being held, didn't breast feed, in general didn't "attach" heavily to my mom - and her next baby did all those things. That dynamic is still playing itself out in subtle ways to this day, and we didn't even have torticollis/breathing episodes/Griffiths narcissism in the mix.
I found a few scenes from the recent blogs troubling, basically the same ones as y'all - putting Jackson in the corner for the crime of being afraid, that cringeworthy all-about-Cal fort-building effort. Blech. It doesn't seem like Ellie is even pretending to be impartial for the camera. The whole thing is so unfair to Jackson, who is the sweetest little guy in the world.
It seems like Jared has taken some criticism to heart lately and chilled out. Whether it came from here or YT comments or social media, the outcome is positive in that he has toned down the OTT antics and is now coming across as more mature and genuine. I guess Ellie didn't get the memo.
Jackson favours Jared over Ellie, whereas Calvin is clingy and whiney and NEEDS her more. Thats why he's the favourite. Narcissistic mothers will quite often choose a favourite child and punish the non-favourite. I worry this is what we are seeing.
Yes Jackson is lucky to have Jared, but Jared unfortunately follows Ellie's lead all too often. Recognizing Calvin is recognizing Ellie. Jared is supposed to dismiss Jackson as Ellie does. Any extra attention he gives him is attention that is supposed to be Ellie's. I fear Jackson is going to grow up feeling like he's competing with his mother for his dad's attention and affection. It's all so sad.
Well I watched two of their vlogs today, and I was pleasantly surprised that they weren't yelling so much!! Although The whole slide thing disgusted me (I believe it was mentioned here).
jesacar96 wrote:It's so odd to me that it's okay to them to make their kids share a bed. I understand sharing a room if they don't have enough space but to share a bed? And the fact that they will have plenty of room. I really hope that they don't just kick Jackson out of his room every time someone visits.
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I also find sharing a bed odd as kids when they can easily have single beds with the space available. This was done centuries ago with small living spaces and large families. Is this a Utah thing?
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I think it's a mormon thing lol idk the weirdest one I've seen is ellie's sister ruby's 13 year old daughter sharing a bed with her 3 year old sister...
jesacar96 wrote:It's so odd to me that it's okay to them to make their kids share a bed. I understand sharing a room if they don't have enough space but to share a bed? And the fact that they will have plenty of room. I really hope that they don't just kick Jackson out of his room every time someone visits.
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I also find sharing a bed odd as kids when they can easily have single beds with the space available. This was done centuries ago with small living spaces and large families. Is this a Utah thing?
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I think it's a mormon thing lol idk the weirdest one I've seen is ellie's sister ruby's 13 year old daughter sharing a bed with her 3 year old sister...