Cullen and Katie: Blame the Mailman Part 7

[tratra58]

They live in 2,350 sq/ft with four bedrooms. It's probably considered a "starter" home in Alabama where the cost of living is low and land is cheap. But four bedrooms/four bath is considered a pretty large home in many parts of the country. The issue isn't that their space is too small, they're just not very tidy people. That's their prerogative. It's their home. They don't have to keep it neat if that's not their priority. I personally am always kind of shocked by home much stuff they have lying around. And not toys, but adult stuff, like dirty dishes and bags of stuff from the store that they haven't put away. I just don't think housekeeping has ever been something they stay on top of, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Different people keep their homes in different states. I couldn't concentrate if there was a dirty dish in the sink, let alone a pile of dishes, but that's just me. It is kind of funny that her mother gifts them with a professional organizer. Talk about a hint, haha.

When Katie was in the hospital having Gaines, GrandDolly did get the Merry Maids over to the house to dig in and clean as they weren't prepared. I thought it was a really sweet thing for her mom to do so they didn't have to worry about it. As I recall, Katie was on modified bed rest and Gaines was a few weeks early. I couldn't help but notice how kind and gracious her mom was. Lots of moms would've made their daughters feel bad for needing help.

The professional organizer was part of Katie's birthday gift, I think. Oh, dear, their bedroom closet was in a state! It really was a mess as it seems they hadn't ever got rid of anything. They weren't able to get the whole closet complete in a day, but their organizer was really helpful and Katie was learning how to look at things and make decisions when it comes to organization. Actually, I believe she did keep the closet up for the most part. She got help later with the kitchen, but they did the pantry and master bath without help. I truly believe organization is a skill that some people are really good at while others are not. I am most certainly not. The concept of a place for everything and everything in it's place is a concept that has always escaped me in practical terms.

My guess at this point if they put their house on the market, they will need to get things back in order. It was a nice thing to have a housekeeper gift from mom. I agree organization is intrinsic with being organized. However, it takes work and sometimes I wonder if this is barrier to organization or you can just tune it out by not seeing it.

[tratra58]

I used to watch CK daily (the only vloggers I could stomach watching), but lately with the dumb thumbnails and vlog titles I haven't been clicking on them. They must be feeling pressure with the new suburban and house hunting. I thought they wouldn't change since they've been vlogging so long, but they have been ott lately. Hopefully it'll stop when the holidays are over because I never thought I'd be annoyed watching them.

I know, they never bother me either for the most part. I just wonder if he's just trying to get the #s his friends have when they have more than likly bought those millions of subs. It would break my heart if these 2 changed.

They do appear, more so lately, to want to see their channel grow which equals income. I still think something is going on with YouTube that is working against these vloggers. But having a better than average channel, I don't think they have much influence on YouTube like the big channels. That is likely a very hard thing about vlogging is YouTube has a say on how your channel performs indirectly.

I have to think they didn't get any real deal with the Suburban with the only thing they've acknowledged it is a nice car. This is nothing like E+J who have done sponsored vlogs by Chrysler. This is a positive to me for Cullen and Katie, but it must be nice to get a free car too.

[Scar2016]

Another thing I don't get is why do people complain about not being notified about a daily vlogger uploading their vlog? If it's a daily vlog, you know it's going to be uploaded (given that something hasn't happened that prevented the upload). Just check your subscriptions page or go to that channel's page directly. Or is this one of those #firstworldproblem issues where people are too precious to actually search for the newest vlog?

Definitely a first_world_problem, imo. To add, a huge viewing base of family vloggers in general are rabid tweens who've nothing better to do all day than wait for their 'heroes' to upload. Just by reading their comments the level of obsession is scarily unhealthy. These must be the tweens whose lazy assed parents use the internet/YouTube to babysit their kids.

[HashtagBlessed]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

[Playsinrain]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

Do you think they even have a mortgage on this house? Maybe that's why they are ok with moving so soon. I think the game plan from the start when they bought this house was 4-5 years tops. Always made me assume they paid cash.

[Playsinrain]

Maybe i'm just not paying that much attention but i haven't really gotten the click bait vibe from them recently. Yeah the eye emergency was a bit dramatic but it wasn't that bad. But, i also don't pay that much attention to their titles/thumbnails bc i'm going to watch the video no matter the title... they aren't as bad as slyfox.. man.. my daughter subbed to them and even she has stopped watching bc of the click bait. (she's also seen the light with the bumps as well. She never watches them anymore bc she thinks they are "show offs and only care about money" *from the mouths of babes* Bratayley and C&K are the only daily's she watches anymore)

[Playsinrain]

Send Noods... lmaoooo... i love it.

I love the laundry part of the vlog... I'm laughing so hard. how funny is it that the whole recall is basically their fight in a nutshell.

(Was anyone else terrified of the reindeer on the carousel? Holy cow those things looked tortured..lol)

[HashtagBlessed]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

Do you think they even have a mortgage on this house? Maybe that's why they are ok with moving so soon. I think the game plan from the start when they bought this house was 4-5 years tops. Always made me assume they paid cash.

I believe they discussed the mortgage application process a bit in the video where they closed on the house. It didn't sound like they paid for it outright. They definitely got a good deal on the house due the fact that it was bank owned, but I don't think they had that kind of cash lying around, nor is it necessarily a good idea to pay for a house in cash even if you can afford to, especially with how low interest rates were four years ago. I think her parents probably gave them the down payment and helped with closing costs, and maybe that makes it easier to move now. I misspoke before, it's only 2.5 baths, not 4.

[hking224]

I think their house has 3.5 bathrooms. 2 full baths upstairs, one full bath in the basement, and a half bath on the main level.

[HashtagBlessed]

I think their house has 3.5 bathrooms. 2 full baths upstairs, one full bath in the basement, and a half bath on the main level.

Ah, I think you're right, that makes sense. I forget they have a basement, they don't seem to utilize that space.

[lmmomSD]

Maybe i'm just not paying that much attention but i haven't really gotten the click bait vibe from them recently. Yeah the eye emergency was a bit dramatic but it wasn't that bad. But, i also don't pay that much attention to their titles/thumbnails bc i'm going to watch the video no matter the title... they aren't as bad as slyfox.. man.. my daughter subbed to them and even she has stopped watching bc of the click bait. (she's also seen the light with the bumps as well. She never watches them anymore bc she thinks they are "show offs and only care about money" *from the mouths of babes* Bratayley and C&K are the only daily's she watches anymore)

God, I wish she would talk to my daughter! She's seen the light about the Lumps but still gets mad at me when I slam SlyFox. They make me twitch with their fake "do something nice for someone today", clickbait, and Caspian's man bun.
I don't think they're too bad with the clickbait. Like I said, I have seen so many "Is she Pregnant?" type titles from other vloggers, that I know that "she" never is. So I just assumed she wasn't. And y'all know I'm one of the first to jump on them if they do use clickbait.
Whoever made the comment about the tween obsession with vloggers was right. Some of those kids are really creepy. Bratayley especially has some weird fans "Like if you miss Caleb". And all the "I have bronchitis, can I get a like?" Or "my grandma died. Can I get a like?" , and people using vlogger's pictures as their avatars and obsessively defending them against even constructive criticism-- where the HELL are their parents? It's just weird. I mean, my daughter likes some of these vloggers a lot, but she recognizes that they have flaws, and doesn't flip out of I say something negative. She might roll her eyes at me, but for instance I got called a "shriveled up cunt" by a Shaytards fan, for just saying that they could do more to help Gavin lose weight. I didn't say anything mean about him, and I was responding to another comment, so I didn't start it. These kids have issues.

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[Lurker4Life]

Maybe its because of other videos I see on YouTube but I haven't found their vlogs to be that clickbaity lately.

One thing that I'm curious about though, their views seem to be bouncing a little all over the place. I'm curious if anyone had any theories why, None of the ones with more views (to me) seemed more baity than others. I wonder if its to do with youtube or just a coincidence.

[Scar2016]

Whoever made the comment about the tween obsession with vloggers was right. Some of those kids are really creepy. Bratayley especially has some weird fans "Like if you miss Caleb". And all the "I have bronchitis, can I get a like?" Or "my grandma died. Can I get a like?" , and people using vlogger's pictures as their avatars and obsessively defending them against even constructive criticism-- where the HELL are their parents? It's just weird. I mean, my daughter likes some of these vloggers a lot, but she recognizes that they have flaws, and doesn't flip out of I say something negative. She might roll her eyes at me, but for instance I got called a "shriveled up c*nt" by a Shaytards fan, for just saying that they could do more to help Gavin lose weight. I didn't say anything mean about him, and I was responding to another comment, so I didn't start it. These kids have issues.

I made the comment about the tween obsession and to elaborate, I think I may have just cracked the tween obsession code, lol. Basically, has anyone heard of the Flying Monkey Syndrome in narcissism? A lot of folk have speculated the majority of vloggers are narcissist's or at the very least have narc tendencies. Heck, you'd have to possess some of the traits imo, to want to film yourself and your boring ass life, upload it to the internet for total strangers to see and in return get $$$ and ass licking comments from said strangers.

Anyhoo, this is a statement from http://pro.psychcentral.com/recovery-ex ... g-monkeys/#. It even calls them minions, lol:
To add insult to injury, narcissists in their lives have their own personal minions, appropriately labeled as “flying monkeys,” who side with them and join their “team”

[tratra58]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

I think they have a nice home, great neighborhood and more than a starter home. The master bedroom is a nice size with tray ceilings, large master bath and laundry room upstairs. The basement I think is finished too. If a realtor comes through their home, I believe they will suggest painting all of the walls a neutral color and carpets cleaned. The colors they chose I never got, but it is really personal preference and the dark tomato red, teal or blue, and green are not great colors to sale a home. I am not crazy about tile in the kitchen, but my guess it isn't worth replacing if they are moving. I like how they moved the TV above the fireplace... another nice feature. The couch is large, but if you got the toys and other stuff out of there it might be ok since it looks like a fairly good couch. I am not crazy how they've arrange the office with two desk (one desk being better with space or I've seen two desk facing each other look good) facing the wall and my thoughts the color is not good.

For a family of four, this is a decent size house, not one kid needs to share a room and a good functioning house plan for a two story home. I am not sure why they would want to move and my thoughts are others have moved into beautiful new homes and this could be the motivation. Moving into bigger space doesn't necessarily solve your space problems either, just more space to put your stuff.

Four years ago housing prices were still down so I am guessing they could come out at least even or with a bit of equity and we don't know how they financed it. Interest rates are creeping up a bit, but far from historical highs.

[Playsinrain]

Maybe i'm just not paying that much attention but i haven't really gotten the click bait vibe from them recently. Yeah the eye emergency was a bit dramatic but it wasn't that bad. But, i also don't pay that much attention to their titles/thumbnails bc i'm going to watch the video no matter the title... they aren't as bad as slyfox.. man.. my daughter subbed to them and even she has stopped watching bc of the click bait. (she's also seen the light with the bumps as well. She never watches them anymore bc she thinks they are "show offs and only care about money" *from the mouths of babes* Bratayley and C&K are the only daily's she watches anymore)

God, I wish she would talk to my daughter! She's seen the light about the Lumps but still gets mad at me when I slam SlyFox. They make me twitch with their fake "do something nice for someone today", clickbait, and Caspian's man bun.
I don't think they're too bad with the clickbait. Like I said, I have seen so many "Is she Pregnant?" type titles from other vloggers, that I know that "she" never is. So I just assumed she wasn't. And y'all know I'm one of the first to jump on them if they do use clickbait.
Whoever made the comment about the tween obsession with vloggers was right. Some of those kids are really creepy. Bratayley especially has some weird fans "Like if you miss Caleb". And all the "I have bronchitis, can I get a like?" Or "my grandma died. Can I get a like?" , and people using vlogger's pictures as their avatars and obsessively defending them against even constructive criticism-- where the HELL are their parents? It's just weird. I mean, my daughter likes some of these vloggers a lot, but she recognizes that they have flaws, and doesn't flip out of I say something negative. She might roll her eyes at me, but for instance I got called a "shriveled up c*nt" by a Shaytards fan, for just saying that they could do more to help Gavin lose weight. I didn't say anything mean about him, and I was responding to another comment, so I didn't start it. These kids have issues.

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I can count on one hand how many Slyfox vlogs i have ever watched. They are just so bad with the click bait. I can only fall for it so many times. E&J annoy me with the NEW HOUSE in every title, and i have said something before about the weird titles cullen was using, the whole 3 different ones, and adding Cullen and Katie Vlogs to each one. I think the reason the whole pregnancy test thing with C&K this time didn't bother me too much bc it seemed like they were legit concerned she might be! lol
My daughter and i share a YT account so i can see everything she watches and does there. Thank god shes NEVER commented on a vlog. So we have never even had to have the whole, don't be a weirdo in the comments conversation. I would nip that crap in the bud so fast. LOL The minions are loyal to a fault and trying to reason with 9-12 year olds can be like herding cats most times. I hate weeding through all those "like this for whatever strange reason" comments looking for something of substance in any vlog. One reason i couldnt vlog? I would run off all my clueless child subscribers bc i don't know if i could sit back and just watch half the mindless crap i see on there.

[Playsinrain]

Another weird title today.. its OTT

[Lovethesnark]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

I think they have a nice home, great neighborhood and more than a starter home. The master bedroom is a nice size with tray ceilings, large master bath and laundry room upstairs. The basement I think is finished too. If a realtor comes through their home, I believe they will suggest painting all of the walls a neutral color and carpets cleaned. The colors they chose I never got, but it is really personal preference and the dark tomato red, teal or blue, and green are not great colors to sale a home. I am not crazy about tile in the kitchen, but my guess it isn't worth replacing if they are moving. I like how they moved the TV above the fireplace... another nice feature. The couch is large, but if you got the toys and other stuff out of there it might be ok since it looks like a fairly good couch. I am not crazy how they've arrange the office with two desk (one desk being better with space or I've seen two desk facing each other look good) facing the wall and my thoughts the color is not good.

For a family of four, this is a decent size house, not one kid needs to share a room and a good functioning house plan for a two story home. I am not sure why they would want to move and my thoughts are others have moved into beautiful new homes and this could be the motivation. Moving into bigger space doesn't necessarily solve your space problems either, just more space to put your stuff.

Four years ago housing prices were still down so I am guessing they could come out at least even or with a bit of equity and we don't know how they financed it. Interest rates are creeping up a bit, but far from historical highs.

I agree that it isn't a starter home. I don't think it's a home that's great for people with small children. The main reason I say that is that it looks like the master bath is the only upstairs bathroom. That will be a problem as the kids grow. No one really wants their kids coming into their bedroom to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and it's dangerous to have small kids going up and down stairs in the middle of the night. I'm a little surprised that they haven't put some effort into upgrading their master bath. It wouldn't take much money to switch out a few things. It looks like your standard 90's bathroom.

Their choice of paint colors also date the house. I assume they will paint before they put the place on the market. It will make such a big difference. There's an older couple on YouTube who had a new house built this year, but their paint colors and decor make the place look 25 years old. Much like C&K's house, it looks cluttered and unorganized.

[Playsinrain]

Houses sell so much faster when the owners move out and stage it. They're going to have a hard time selling with all that stuff in the house. Buyers aren't going to be able to imagine the space and it looks cluttered and small now. It's interesting to me that they only bought this house four years ago and they're already looking to move. The rule of thumb is that it's a good idea to plan to be in a house for at least 7 years in order to not lose money, due to all the costs associated with getting into and getting out of a mortgage.

I think they have a nice home, great neighborhood and more than a starter home. The master bedroom is a nice size with tray ceilings, large master bath and laundry room upstairs. The basement I think is finished too. If a realtor comes through their home, I believe they will suggest painting all of the walls a neutral color and carpets cleaned. The colors they chose I never got, but it is really personal preference and the dark tomato red, teal or blue, and green are not great colors to sale a home. I am not crazy about tile in the kitchen, but my guess it isn't worth replacing if they are moving. I like how they moved the TV above the fireplace... another nice feature. The couch is large, but if you got the toys and other stuff out of there it might be ok since it looks like a fairly good couch. I am not crazy how they've arrange the office with two desk (one desk being better with space or I've seen two desk facing each other look good) facing the wall and my thoughts the color is not good.

For a family of four, this is a decent size house, not one kid needs to share a room and a good functioning house plan for a two story home. I am not sure why they would want to move and my thoughts are others have moved into beautiful new homes and this could be the motivation. Moving into bigger space doesn't necessarily solve your space problems either, just more space to put your stuff.

Four years ago housing prices were still down so I am guessing they could come out at least even or with a bit of equity and we don't know how they financed it. Interest rates are creeping up a bit, but far from historical highs.

I agree that it isn't a starter home. I don't think it's a home that's great for people with small children. The main reason I say that is that it looks like the master bath is the only upstairs bathroom. That will be a problem as the kids grow. No one really wants their kids coming into their bedroom to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and it's dangerous to have small kids going up and down stairs in the middle of the night. I'm a little surprised that they haven't put some effort into upgrading their master bath. It wouldn't take much money to switch out a few things. It looks like your standard 90's bathroom.

Their choice of paint colors also date the house. I assume they will paint before they put the place on the market. It will make such a big difference. There's an older couple on YouTube who had a new house built this year, but their paint colors and decor make the place look 25 years old. Much like C&K's house, it looks cluttered and unorganized.

I thought there was another bathroom upstairs?? Like if you are at the top of the stairs one of the doors to the left is a bathroom i think.. for some reason i think they showed that when they were first potty training MG..
Also they said a few vlogs back that the master bath was next on the list for upgrades. They talked about the gold fixtures and how they didn't like them and were planning on changing them soon.

[tratra58]

Another weird title today.. its OTT

The Skittles Rainbow Magic? Why?

[tratra58]

Another weird title today.. its OTT

The Skittles Rainbow Magic? Why?