We know Olivia has other friends because she goes to school and we've heard about how she's off playing with them, same for all the rest of Ruby's kids (minus Eve). The same cannot be said for Russell. It sounded like Bonnie bringing the kids to the trampoline park was a last minute thing so without them, Russell would have had no one besides siblings. The older ones don't seem particularly interested in him and he spends enough time with Eve already. You'd think Ruby could find one little boy his age who Russell enjoys playing with to bring along as a friend. I always had cousins at my birthdays and it was great, but they were along side many friends as well. A 6 year old who is properly socialized should have at least a handful of friends outside of family. Their community does make it easy to find friends, which is why it is surprising that Russell doesn't seem to have any. For this I blame Ruby, not Russell...he has been deprived of opportunities that he desperately needs in my eyes.Jennthelurker wrote:I watched Olivia's birthdays vlog today and the only kids there were her siblings and cousins.. does that mind poor Olivia has no friends outside of them? Russels birthday at the trampoline parc was essentially for the swap that was happening. most of Rubys kids birthdays actually only include familly too... does that means none of them also have friends? Russel is a pretty social kid even if he is not going to school, he is in different activity where he could make friend. be it baseball or at sunday school in church. and the kind of community these guys live in make it pretty easy for kid to have lot of friends. why would it even be sad for a kid who have lot of cousins to spend his birthdays with them? i dont get it. how many friends should a 6 years old have anyway.
its also getting annoying seeing people diagnosed him with a mental illness.. i thought diagnosing was not allowed on these board.? for people to say ''Ruby have said nothing but the general consensus here is that the kid is autistic'' is extremely dangerous. are we on a gossip or medical forum?
you guys are always saying how mormons are close minded but as soon as a kid doesnt fit your perception of what a 'normal" kid should be like.. he is mentally ill.
Calvin has been diagnosed with different illness too; dont even get me start on the little Olly... now apparently the Hoelleins kids have anxiety and Russel is autistic (at first people were saying he was gonna be gay now that he started playing with cars and the like you had to find another thing that is wrong with him
I don't remember anyone outright diagnosing Russell with anything here but it has certainly been implied by many (myself included) that something is up, which I personally don't think there is anything wrong with it. It's just sharing an opinion and speculating on a gossip site. Noticing certain habits and commenting on how you find them odd or different isn't against the rules. It's mean and taboo but again, that's why we're on a gossip site and not publicly commenting on their videos. Sure it can be taken too far, but so can a lot of the things discussed on this site. I don't have a clue if Russell has a specific diagnosis of anything or not, but that doesn't change the fact that I find him to be a very peculiar little boy with a lot of odd quirks who has also been stifled by his mother. It is what it is. His behavior is put on display for us everyday to see by his own mother who gets to choose exactly what footage is shown and we are left to form opinions from what we see. For many here, it's hard not to notice that his personality and behaviors deviate farther from "normal" than as say with the rest of his siblings and cousins. Also, I don't think anyone is is making negative/mean comments aimed at Russell (or any other the kids you mentioned)...the comments are typically directed at the parents who appear to make no effort to help better their kids who may be struggling or need a little extra help (which there is nothing wrong with) and often hold them back for selfish reasons.