Bonnie and Joel: This Old House - Part 6

[Jedoc1]

Not giving her a view today. I know I'll comment how disgusting it is and I'll get attacked


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I unsubscribed and i will stay that way until i know it wont come up in my feed Dramatic i know but it was literally making me gawk

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[RecklessDisregard]

I don't think Bonnie starves her kids. She's not Ruby, after all.

The body boundary stuff is weird to me. But I don't even like to be hugged. It seems to feel normal and not gross to all of them, so... It doesn't bother me that they do it.

I got nervous watching Lincoln crawl around on the counter top while B&J were talking about Boston's whining. I'm not as bothered as most when the bigger kids are up there, or even Linc if he has a parent's undivided attention. But he's just a little guy without much understanding that he could get injured if he fell. All Linc was focused on was getting more food, lol. He could easily have fallen.

He's still my favorite little YT dude. Steering the grocery cart wheel and his "wow" moment were cute.

I laughed at the "kale" story. Really wonder what Jennifer's reaction will be to seeing it on the vlog. There's a big difference between a family having an inside joke, and letting the internet in on it, especially for a narcissist whose image is being challenged.

[MommaLindsey2]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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[Sweet456]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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It's odd to me but I am not a touchy person in the first place so lol


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[kiwimumof-5]

I squish my kids butts all the time, not at Olivia's age but I'm guilty of the odd butt pinch on my three year old.
The bird feeding wasnt something I would do personally, especially with her being prone to cold sores, but it didnt raise my eyebrows, if I thought long about it Im sure I've done things over the past 14 years with my five that others would think gross.
What I dont get is the need for Boston to smile, was that a way to get him to stop whining, or is it a "no negativity, can only be happy" thing?

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[staceymj]

I squish my kids butts all the time, not at Olivia's age but I'm guilty of the odd butt pinch on my three year old.
The bird feeding wasnt something I would do personally, especially with her being prone to cold sores, but it didnt raise my eyebrows, if I thought long about it Im sure I've done things over the past 14 years with my five that others would think gross.
What I dont get is the need for Boston to smile, was that a way to get him to stop whining, or is it a "no negativity, can only be happy" thing?

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I agree with you. I squish my kids butts all the time. They're cute. And I also pat their butts when they're upset, I think it's a habit from when they were babies because they both loved being patted on the bum when they were upset as babies.
The bird feeding was odd, not something I would do, but I didn't think it was gross. She more held the food in her lips than fed him like a bird, it's not like she fed him chewed up food out of her mouth which is what I picture when you say "feeding like a bird"

I think the smile thing is to stop whining. Bonnie is much better at dealing with negative emotions with her children than say Ellie is. She lets them be upset and she listens to them when they're emotional and she doesn't portray this "always be happy" mentality with them. I think the fact that Joel is so open with his emotions helps. I think the smiling is to stop whining and also to help teach Boston about being nice and polite when asking for things and not demanding what you want.


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[RecklessDisregard]

I agree the smiling thing with Boston is to endcap a whining experience, not to short-circuit his emotions. Also he has the cutest little smile.

Bonnie actually does really well with her kids' emotions IMO. She doesn't want to raise whiners or complainers, but listens to what her kids have to say and validates their feelings, then helps them get past it. It seems like she is really present "in the moment" with each of her kids, which is a nice contrast from Ellie, who is truly present "in the moment" for the building of her new house and occasionally while kissing Cal.

[chachismemories1]

The feeding thing didn't bother me. It was basically like they kissed but he grabbed a cookie she was holding with her lips. It wasn't like she chewed it up and spit it in his mouth. When spit gets transferred that's when it bothers me. Licking some ice cream on someone's leg...gross!

[Sweet456]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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It's odd to me but I am not a touchy person in the first place so lol


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[hey girl hey007]

The whole body touching, wide open mouth kisses, and the comments about the kids bodies really freaks me out. I will playfully "spank" my little brother, or kiss him on the cheek. I think she either needs to cut it out of the vlogs or disable the comments. She knows she's going to get crap over it and she addresses it, yet she still keeps doing it.

[tratra58]

Is it a YouTube issues with subscribers being let go or off their channel? Bonnie has talked about this now for a couple of days. Or is it just her views are down and some are leaving or unsubscribing?

Sadly, I think their channel has change and "their" is the change with it being equal time with Joel and Bonnie. It also seems like vlogging is now a focus when she said we are going to do something fun tomorrow which I didn't note in the
past. Yet, it makes sense to move this way with this being their main source of income.

[RecklessDisregard]

Other vloggers have mentioned that they're getting comments/messages from viewers saying that there are problems with YT subscriptions and notifications very recently. I have seen a few comments about it too. But have not experienced it personally as I don't subscribe to or get notifications from any of these people! My IRL friends and family know my YT acct, and I'd hate for them to know I watch all these crazies every day, lol.

[HelloSweetie]

Is it a YouTube issues with subscribers being let go or off their channel? Bonnie has talked about this now for a couple of days. Or is it just her views are down and some are leaving or unsubscribing?

Sadly, I think their channel has change and "their" is the change with it being equal time with Joel and Bonnie. It also seems like vlogging is now a focus when she said we are going to do something fun tomorrow which I didn't note in the
past. Yet, it makes sense to move this way with this being their main source of income.

People have been tweeting her to say that YT somehow unsubbed them so they weren't receiving notifications when she uploads.

[tratra58]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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I think it is odd. A hug is more appropriate when consoling your child. I don't understand the purpose of making these odd behaviors public.

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[HelloSweetie]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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I think it is odd. A hug is more appropriate when consoling your child. I don't understand the purpose of making these odd behaviors public.

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The "public" thing is because they think it's normal. I have to admit I'd punch my kids butt, so to me it is normal.

If they were doing these things and keeping it private, that's when I'd actually worry.

[Ducklings4]

Please tell me is this odd or normal? I have a almost three year old and I can't say I've ever grabbed his butt like this. It is a very odd way to comfort Olivia. This family is so strange. [img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016100 ... 659420.png[/img]


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I would pat their butts, but never squeeze them.



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[HelloSweetie]

Lol. Just realized my post above says I'd "punch" my kids butts instead of "pinch."

I pinch them.... no punching of any kind here

[spartangirl93]

I'm not a parent, so my perspective is limited. But does anyone else think it's weird that Bonnie lets Cody (at 5) and Boston (at 3) go out to the store in those footie/one piece pajamas? I think it's a little weird and I don't think I'd do it as a parent, but who knows, I might eat my words when I am one. So this is less of a judgement or nitpick and more of a question. Lol.


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[staceymj]

I've taken my kids to the store in the evening in their pyjamas after they've had a bath to grab something I forgot to make dinner. But I wouldn't take them to the store during the day in they'd pyjamas. I always dress them.


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[zipadeedodah]

I'm not a parent, so my perspective is limited. But does anyone else think it's weird that Bonnie lets Cody (at 5) and Boston (at 3) go out to the store in those footie/one piece pajamas? I think it's a little weird and I don't think I'd do it as a parent, but who knows, I might eat my words when I am one. So this is less of a judgement or nitpick and more of a question. Lol.


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I'm a parent but wouldn't take my kid to the store in footie pajamas. Pj pants...maybe. I don't go to the store close to bedtime though. I go early in the morning. Alone. Haha.


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