Epik Brandons - Maskless in Montana | The Epik Life | Part 4

[MelE]

So Calvin isn’t allowed on the carpet or any furniture because he will get hair on it!? That poor boy. I thought Hanni was a good pet owner but I guess she gets laziness from her parents because she won’t even bother to simply vacuum once in a while so that her dog can have a little bit of something soft to lay on. He is expected to lay on the hard floor? Ugh these people.


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[sadasfuck]

I also want to talk about her most reason instagram post, where she talks about how she doesnt want her kids' happiness taken away because of covid and how she doesnt even want her kids to remember anything about 2020. So, basically she wants to raise her kids to be just as out of touch with reality as she is, and stay in their own little bubble. Great job Neysa, your kids will grow up to be uneducated, close-minded, and careless people!

Also, I sure those kids are not happy with constantly moving, having to give up their belongings, and having to live in a tiny house because their parents are lazy and unemployed. I mean, look at all of the rage and aggression that Shepherd is expressing, at 4 years old. What even is "happiness" to Neysa? Oils, soup, and not wearing a mask during a global pandemic? Sounds like she's living the life!

[natalka81]

I'd want my kids to remember that 2020 was a hard year, that yes- people suffered, but that their parents did everything they could in spite of it to make them feel safe. I'd want my children to know about the world's suffering and that they have a role in making changing it in all kinds of small but important ways. I'd want my children to feel loved, to feel valued, and to feel that their childhood and their privacy had not been exploited on the internet for money. It's pretty simple really. It's not fear-based, or fear-mongering, or anything else.

[Carissa]

I also want to talk about her most reason instagram post, where she talks about how she doesnt want her kids' happiness taken away because of covid and how she doesnt even want her kids to remember anything about 2020. So, basically she wants to raise her kids to be just as out of touch with reality as she is, and stay in their own little bubble. Great job Neysa, your kids will grow up to be uneducated, close-minded, and careless people!

Aside from the youngest two, they'll remember 2020. They won't remember being worried about Covid or even wearing masks themselves. But they will remember being uprooted from a spacious home they'd lived in for two years, giving up prized possessions, and traveling all the way to California to live in a small airbnb for a few months. They'll remember meeting grandpa for the first and last time in a strip mall parking lot in Anaheim. And then they will remember a few months later packing up to return to Montana, leaving behind the new friends they met at the beach, and in Hanni's case, the friends she'd meet up with at Downtown Disney. They'll remember losing their valuables when their truck was broken into because their parents couldn't be bothered to bring things of value up to the hotel room. Surely they will recall another hellish ride back to Montana and landing in a tiny house owned by the church across the street. They'll remember sharing beds, sleeping on the sofa or even the floor. They'll probably remember that just the year before Mom and Dad promised them they'd be living free and easy in Hawaii in 2020. And they'll remember storage units. Endless storage units.

Hard times come to many of us. As parents we should be aware that even very little kids will feel anxious and unsettled when everything around them keeps changing. Pretending things are peachy fine won't fool them for a minute. But the Brandons have always actively sought chaos over stability. They own that. And while they probably had no direct control over the loss of Jason's job, they can assure their kids that all will be fine soon by actively looking to improve their situation. Instead of babbling about Joe Biden eating babies and closing refineries, the adults should be making plans and moving forward. Even if it means working at Home Depot until the oil industry recovers in late 2021 or in 2022.

[sadasfuck]

I also want to talk about her most reason instagram post, where she talks about how she doesnt want her kids' happiness taken away because of covid and how she doesnt even want her kids to remember anything about 2020. So, basically she wants to raise her kids to be just as out of touch with reality as she is, and stay in their own little bubble. Great job Neysa, your kids will grow up to be uneducated, close-minded, and careless people!

Aside from the youngest two, they'll remember 2020. They won't remember being worried about Covid or even wearing masks themselves. But they will remember being uprooted from a spacious home they'd lived in for two years, giving up prized possessions, and traveling all the way to California to live in a small airbnb for a few months. They'll remember meeting grandpa for the first and last time in a strip mall parking lot in Anaheim. And then they will remember a few months later packing up to return to Montana, leaving behind the new friends they met at the beach, and in Hanni's case, the friends she'd meet up with at Downtown Disney. They'll remember losing their valuables when their truck was broken into because their parents couldn't be bothered to bring things of value up to the hotel room. Surely they will recall another hellish ride back to Montana and landing in a tiny house owned by the church across the street. They'll remember sharing beds, sleeping on the sofa or even the floor. They'll probably remember that just the year before Mom and Dad promised them they'd be living free and easy in Hawaii in 2020. And they'll remember storage units. Endless storage units.

Hard times come to many of us. As parents we should be aware that even very little kids will feel anxious and unsettled when everything around them keeps changing. Pretending things are peachy fine won't fool them for a minute. But the Brandons have always actively sought chaos over stability. They own that. And while they probably had no direct control over the loss of Jason's job, they can assure their kids that all will be fine soon by actively looking to improve their situation. Instead of babbling about Joe Biden eating babies and closing refineries, the adults should be making plans and moving forward. Even if it means working at Home Depot until the oil industry recovers in late 2021 or in 2022.

Shit, that just made me remember when Cozette had a "panic attack" on their way back to Montana. Those poor kids are really feeling the stress of their parents dragging them around everywhere, leaving behind so many people and other things. I truly feel bad for those kids. They've been through way too much, especially this year, even with avoiding covid.

[spYT_br]

Kids don't need the same things as adults to be happy and Neysa probably does not get that. A child can be happy in a poor home, as long as they have food, heat, a clean home, routine and parents who encourage them, play with them and enforce some rules. I remember seeing a lot of people commenting that they thought their children were probably sad with the pandemic, but when asked how they felt, the kids answered they were happy to be spending more time with mom and dad.

Those kids never go out anyway, why would a pandemic make any difference? They don't vote and should not care who the president is. And it is none of their concern where their money comes from. If they hate 2020, it is because they have no routine, encouragement, a quiet and clean environment and they can sense their parents high stress level. Children can be poor and happy but not neglected and happy.

[Bekkaz]

I feel like I watched a different clip re: Shepherd. There was no aggression there. He was smiling and laughing. He wasn't angry and he only actually hit her once (which I think was a mistake); the rest were in front of her.

I agree about all the other stuff though - this family is fucked. I'm waiting for the kids who escape in the future to write books about their upbringing!

[sadasfuck]

I feel like I watched a different clip re: Shepherd. There was no aggression there. He was smiling and laughing. He wasn't angry and he only actually hit her once (which I think was a mistake); the rest were in front of her.

I agree about all the other stuff though - this family is fucked. I'm waiting for the kids who escape in the future to write books about their upbringing!

If there was no aggression, why else would he be trying to punch his mom? and I only noticed Neysa laughing about it, Shepherd only seemed to start smiling after Neysa started laughing at him. There's no reason for a child to be acting like that and for the mother not to correct it. I guess we really did watch a different clip

[Carissa]

I feel like I watched a different clip re: Shepherd. There was no aggression there. He was smiling and laughing. He wasn't angry and he only actually hit her once (which I think was a mistake); the rest were in front of her.

I didn't see any laughter and the smile was more of a smirk. And he was throwing some hard punches. He was angry.

[Emily81]

I feel like I watched a different clip re: Shepherd. There was no aggression there. He was smiling and laughing. He wasn't angry and he only actually hit her once (which I think was a mistake); the rest were in front of her.

I agree about all the other stuff though - this family is fucked. I'm waiting for the kids who escape in the future to write books about their upbringing!

He started laughing the moment he realized there would be no consequences because his mother laughed

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[howdidigetintothis]

I feel like I watched a different clip re: Shepherd. There was no aggression there. He was smiling and laughing. He wasn't angry and he only actually hit her once (which I think was a mistake); the rest were in front of her.

I agree about all the other stuff though - this family is fucked. I'm waiting for the kids who escape in the future to write books about their upbringing!

There's a (much smaller) thread of another family called the Murrays, who are starting to similarly go downhill in the wake of COVID restrictions and perceived persecution. It's mostly in the form of the dad posting tangents on his Instagram stories and the mom posting nothing but Bible verses and inspirational quotes; regarding the latter, I heard once that whenever a girl/woman does that, it means things aren't going well. I then realized that the same applies to doubling down on conspiracy theories and alienating one's self, and I think it could easily apply to the Brandons.

What's most disheartening about them, though, is their "us against the world" attitude, sheltering of themselves and their children, distrust of modern science and news media, and constant transience has been consistent over the years, rather than the product of an event or environment that then triggered a downward spiral. It's coming to a head now, sure, but you'd think that at some point the Brandons would have found their niche instead of leaning exclusively on each other for support (and, evidently, reproducing). There's lots of other families that have 5+ kids, homeschool, are Christian, are conservative, don't vaccinate, like arts and crafts, and are healing from various traumas themselves; I find it concerning -- and also quite sad -- that they've come this far with very little growth. That's what makes me think that there's a lot more disfunction than what they're willing to share.

[sadasfuck]

Poor Cozette's teeth are just absolutely horrendous. Does Neysa not realize what that pacifier is doing to that child's teeth? Her top teeth are so arched up you can barely even see them, and all of her teeth are just so spaced out. It's even affecting her speech, as she can barely even talk. They need to wean her off the paci now. They definitely cannot afford braces for her in the future, especially if they continue to just go about their lives unemployed. Neysa is really doing a disservice to Cozette by infantilizing her and its affecting her development and health so much. Its just horrible and borderline abusive.

[Emily81]

This is troubling after seeing Shepard's behavior

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[mrkittycat]

This might sound petty, but goddamn that filter Neysa uses makes Cozette look like a sickly Victorian child!! And half the time she’s wearing a dress to match!


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[sadasfuck]

Just need to add a screenshot here, because wow. That poor kid's teeth are so fucked.

[sadasfuck]

Omg Hanni no. You do not need to come back to instagram! Lol

Also, how has life been crazy for her? She seems to just sit around the house just like her parents do.

[sadasfuck]

Those kids have been wearing the same clothes since thanksgiving and they are just so dirty. How the hell can you have all them kids and not make sure they at least have clean clothes?? Are those really Shepherds only pair of pants? Like take care of your kids or don't have so many! That's literal neglect.

Also, why is she filming/posting herself rubbing shit all over her kids' chests? I'm sure the internet pedos love that.

[Sunny_01+]

Those kids have been wearing the same clothes since thanksgiving and they are just so dirty. How the hell can you have all them kids and not make sure they at least have clean clothes?? Are those really Shepherds only pair of pants? Like take care of your kids or don't have so many! That's literal neglect.

Also, why is she filming/posting herself rubbing shit all over her kids' chests? I'm sure the internet pedos love that.

I agree, that was creepy "do you like having your chest rubbed?"

[Carissa]

I think this is the third time she's claimed the little ones have had colds since they returned to Montana. Which is very curious, considering they never go anywhere and never seem to show any signs of illness, certainly not chest colds. And considering that Billings has been surging with Covid, if they'd been exposed to that many germs there, they'd all probably have come down with it by now.

I hope she's not slathering what she says are very strong oils on her little kids for no reason, but it does appear that way. (not that her snake oils are doing anything good for them either way.)

[sadasfuck]

I think this is the third time she's claimed the little ones have had colds since they returned to Montana. Which is very curious, considering they never go anywhere and never seem to show any signs of illness, certainly not chest colds. And considering that Billings has been surging with Covid, if they'd been exposed to that many germs there, they'd all probably have come down with it by now.

I hope she's not slathering what she says are very strong oils on her little kids for no reason, but it does appear that way. (not that her snake oils are doing anything good for them either way.)

Could probably be covid (since they refuse to wear masks) but I'm thinking it could also be the weather change, since its a lot colder in Montana than it is in California, I sometimes come down with colds when the weather gets colder too.