Ellie will make it a competition, who can bring in more money for mommy!ICantEven wrote:All I saw were the $$ in their eyes talking about the kids IG accounts. Back when they started YT, could IG even be monetized? They might have had a different plan back then if they knew they could make money. Also I guess the more kids the better if each one individually can now bring in the money.
This is so sad but true. Their value has always been who is the most easy or visually pleasing to Ellie (see how often Ellie mentions Tommy and his blue eyes, or how happy he is. Rarely has a good thing to say about Cal).Ducklings4 wrote: Ellie will make it a competition, who can bring in more money for mommy!
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Ugh. This makes me sick. So sadDucklings4 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:32 pm Ellie will make it a competition, who can bring in more money for mommy!
HelloSweetie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:46 pmThis is so sad but true. Their value has always been who is the most easy or visually pleasing to Ellie (see how often Ellie mentions Tommy and his blue eyes, or how happy he is. Rarely has a good thing to say about Cal).Ducklings4 wrote: Ellie will make it a competition, who can bring in more money for mommy!
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I predict they are all going to start IG accounts now. A few days ago Julie shot down someone asking for permission to do a fan IG. I guess they are willing to do some things different than their parents did, as long as it brings the money in. They are finding new ways to mess the kids up and make them tow the line. It won’t be about who gets the best grades, but instead about who gets the most likes.
At least the Griffith kids sound like they all had a happy childhood. This next generation doesn’t stand a chance (except Beau and Em’s kids).
I'm not so sure they had a happy childhood. There have been clues over the years about their upbringing. I think they were taught that they have to idolize their parents and their siblings must be their best friends.
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What's sad is that the IG stuff is just more proof they don't care about why YT is working on all these videos and comments regarding all the children. It's awful.HelloSweetie wrote:I'll break down the vlog for everyone as I watch so we all don't have to fall for the clickbait.
Ad #1
Vlog opens with Ellie. She feels great. Jared let her sleep in (and then she did her hair/makeup etc. It seem that when Ellie feels good she goes all out, but when she doesn't she does nothing).
She talks about how much Jackson likes to read. He doesn't really play with toys. (Hard to tell if he's really that interested in reading, or if he's figured out its a good way to get his parents' attention).
They have someone take family pictures. They flashback to months ago when they took the same pictures (Calvin is such an affectionate boy with his brothers). The picture of Jared holding everyone was not easy (and was stupid).
Bonnie and the kids come over with lunch for everyone (the photographer's kids are also there).
Ellie shows how Tommy can sit up. She talks about how good he smells, and sniffs him a lot. (It's weird).
Ad #2
The boys are in their rooms for quiet time. They are supposed to play with toys or look at book (guess this is why Jackson likes to read since Ellie already said he doesn't really play with toys). (Tommy is crying in his room while they talk to the camera for this super important click bait reveal).
Ellie talks about fan accounts. They weren't going to create fan accounts for the kids until they were old enough to make them for themselves. It bothers Ellie, so they are making accounts for the kids. She wants to be in control of their name. She doesn't want people "taking control of their name and doing worse things that I've seen." (That's what she said. No, it didn't make sense). They talk about "taking control" of the IG accounts fans had made for the kids. Some went smoothly, but some have not. They had to message IG with a picture of Cal and his passport to verify he was their kid and take back his account (it really seems like this is more about being able to monetize the kids IG accounts now that YT is cracking down. It protects their interest in the kids, more than actually protecting the kids themselves).
Calvin comes out of his room and they tell him they were proud of him for having a good quiet time. Jared talks about how they don't want them watching movies for quiet time because they want them to entertain themselves, not "be entertained." Jackson comes upstairs and Ellie talks about wanting to order Jackson books.
Wow. She got on that right away! Ellie talks about having ordered books. She asks Jackson what else he loves. He likes his basketball. Ellie tells him he "wears her out."
Tommy has been fussing and not napping in his room this entire time.
Ad #3
Ellie is wearing Tommy and praising him for being "quiet now." She is going to drop things off at her friend's house. Hair things, Doc a Tot (she mentions she has a bigger size, so she does still have another one), nursing pillow and a Rock N' Play.
Jared fake enthusiasm (Tommy said Mama. He's said it before so I'm not sure why Jared is acting so excited).
Bonnie and Joel brought dinner over (no sign of the kids so I assume they are all in bed/at home).
Talk about Bollie's new spring line. They joke about today's video being sponsored by Bollie.
End vlog.
Jared really doesn't vlog much anymore. He really does leave it all up to Ellie. The talk about the IG accounts didn't seem genuine. They clearly are trying to come up with a Plan B for if YT continues to crack down on things. Its disgusting. I understand wanting to acquire the accounts under the boys' names, but if they actually post pictures and things, that will just be exploiting the kids and giving creeps more access to the kids' pictures.
Exactly right! That goes directly against their argument of wanting to secure them and have control over them, it does not mean you have to publish them to do this!!!!Vlog4money wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:28 am I don’t buy their lame reasoning for a second. If they truly cared about their kids, they would have claimed the names and made them private. Making those accounts is nothing more than a money grab at the expense of their children.
They pressured the one fan account for Jackson into giving up the name, but couldn't get the person who had Calvin's to just give it up easily. For that one they had to put in a complaint for fraud to IG, proving they were Calvin's parents. They didn't have to pay anyone.opangatay wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:01 am I’m surprised they wouldn’t have thought to make their Instagram handles before they were even born or before they announced their names since they were aware of so many fan accounts. Maybe not in the time that Jackson was born, but probably by the time Calvin came around and definitely Tommy. I wonder how much they had to pay to get those handles back (they worded it like they needed to get them from someone that already had them, right?)
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But remember... "We do it for the memories!"HelloSweetie wrote:For someone that didn’t even want their kids to have public IG accounts, Ellie sure is going out of her way to promote them. She’s tagged the kids in multiple posts over the last two days.
Today alone they’ve been tagged 6 times!
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They sure did. Ellie’s always wanted one, that’s what she wanted when they got the Honda Pilot, and what Ellie wants Ellie gets!skrt09 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:13 am Did Ellie mention getting a new car? I don't keep up with E+J but I watched Julie's vlog this morning and Jared was driving a brand new Ford Expedition. A new property, a Tesla and a huge SUV...how are they funding this? They can't be making that much money from Youtube anymore, can they?
It was called here correctly last year when Jared got the Tesla that Ellie would get a new vehicle! We thought by Christmas so we were a few months off!FakingIt_MakingIt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:35 amThey sure did. Ellie’s always wanted one, that’s what she wanted when they got the Honda Pilot, and what Ellie wants Ellie gets!skrt09 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:13 am Did Ellie mention getting a new car? I don't keep up with E+J but I watched Julie's vlog this morning and Jared was driving a brand new Ford Expedition. A new property, a Tesla and a huge SUV...how are they funding this? They can't be making that much money from Youtube anymore, can they?
Ellie says in the clip that they never even vlogged it and Julie asks if she should delete it and she says no.
Does Instagram pay well? I have no idea. I would love to know how much money they make on youtube, Instagram and Bollie crap. Obviously, it's substantial with all the stuff they buy. Any guesses?Todays drama wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:50 am Ellie can thank the kids instagram accounts for the new Expedition. Now she'll be posting non-stop pictures of the kids so they can bring in the SUV payment every month. These two are shameless! Putting these kids lives out on the web forever just so they can live an easy life, getting all the expensive big toys THEY want while not having real jobs, so Ellie can take all the naps she wants while she makes plans for her next big wish-list purchase. Not at all jealous, just think they are despicable people living a good life off their children.
