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Fatkittythinkitty · 04/04/2023 23:08

I agree. I also think their privacy needs to be better protected. We all know about digital footprints now but these kids have no choice. Some instagrammers share things that would be kept private by law in other circumstances eg medical info or relationships with estranged parents.

I think we may well see some changes in the law when this generation come of age.

Aren't they already looking at this in France?

Theoldwoman · 04/04/2023 23:10

Agree totally. I watch Yes, they are all ours. Australian family with 13 kids, but the older ones don’t want to be filmed anymore, understandably. Also One of a Dozen, similar scenario.

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 23:12

Millie is the last one of them I expected this from! She’s sponged off the free holidays from sue & all the freebies and attention for a few years now.

I agree with you though OP; it’s completely wrong!

PenelopeTitsDrop3121 · 04/04/2023 23:12

I'm sorry I do t believe Sue got beaten up because A- there's no way she'd have kept quiet about it and B- she's forever vlogging so it'd be hard to miss.

Not a great mum if she can fly to the other side of the world,knowing her daughter and grandchildren are with an alleged abuser.

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 23:13

From reading the article: Millie’s issue actually seems to be that her children weren’t featured enough?! She’s essentially hoping to do the same with her own children then?

PenelopeTitsDrop3121 · 04/04/2023 23:14

Sue also needs to grow up. She's constantly unfollowing one daughter or another. Now allegedly the whole family have unfollowed Millie. I'd be hurt too.

AHelpfulHand · 04/04/2023 23:16

This is the second adult child Sue is having trouble with.

the relationship with their eldest son is very strained, and there is very minimal contact

AHelpfulHand · 04/04/2023 23:17

I actually think they come across as abit rough

gkhg · 04/04/2023 23:22

AHelpfulHand · 04/04/2023 23:16

This is the second adult child Sue is having trouble with.

the relationship with their eldest son is very strained, and there is very minimal contact

I always thought that surely having that quantity of kids means there can be no quality of parenting. I bet they barely had time to speak to most of the kids on a daily basis, let alone any one to one bonding.

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 23:24

AHelpfulHand · 04/04/2023 23:17

I actually think they come across as abit rough

They are rough! The issues with Chris have been going on for years and sue happily ignores them as it doesn’t suit her perceived image of “wholesome family” to have a son struggling with his mental health and 4 step children abandoned.

RatSlave · 05/04/2023 00:59

Should have a look at what other places have to say about them. Interesting how Sue couldn't have given less of a shit about Chris being actively suicidal and just blamed his ex for it all.

Wouldyouaccept · 05/04/2023 14:46

Meandfour · 04/04/2023 23:12

Millie is the last one of them I expected this from! She’s sponged off the free holidays from sue & all the freebies and attention for a few years now.

I agree with you though OP; it’s completely wrong!

Or, just a thought to consider…maybe she wasn’t sponging. Maybe she was offered all those things….. must be a reason for it

JustKeepSlimming · 16/04/2023 06:02

The thing is, Millie has had the holidays etc, but maybe she's now realising that she could have had the money instead, and put it to better use. It doesn't look like her parents have given her any choice in how it was spent, which is unfair because it is HER money. She and her kids have been used for loads of episodes; they deserve to be compensated. Money should be put in bank accounts for the kids when they grow up, and Millie should get her cut too.

I think it's absolutely time that these vlogging families were looked at, and restrictions placed on how they exploit their kids and sell their privacy.

Sunnysunbun · 16/04/2023 06:39

It's incredibly sad. The Radfords seem to be all about the freebies and clicks. All the crap they buy. At some point the gifts will run out then what will happen.
All these parents are ghastly - the children have no privacy at all.
The latest one I saw is a gay couple called Stuart and Frances - every moment of their child's life is online and they re revealing the gender of their next baby in Picadilly Circus! These people are so obsessed with money and attention they have no idea the damage they are doing.

JustKeepSlimming · 16/04/2023 07:56

It's bonkers. The kids are public property as soon as they're conceived. How are they ever meant to grow up with any privacy when their entire childhoods are all over the Internet?

In my opinion there should be laws to restrict parents from showing their kids on public platforms like YouTube. If someone wants to be a "Mummy blogger" and show how she sorts the kids packed lunches and how she organises their clothes and whatever other content she wants to churn out, fine - but don't show the kids. Don't show the layout of your house, or which school they go to, or which days one of them walks home alone. It's insanely risky (especially when you're also telling the world how wealthy you are and what gadgets your house is full of).

Whinge · 16/04/2023 08:05

OP, I absolutly agree. I will always remember watching the Stacey Dooley episode on the Saccone Joly family where she asked if they wanted to be filmed, one of the children said no. The parents laughed it off and replied with something along the lines of well you like the nice things we buy you, you like private school.

I can't imagine how damaging it must be for children to grow up with a camera in their face 24/7 with no privacy or days off. 😥

TidyDancer · 16/04/2023 08:21

Look at what happened with the Gosselin children. I think a lot of that series made people very uncomfortable and years later two of the sextuplets live with their dad and have nothing to do with the mum. It all ends up coming out.

Holly03 · 16/04/2023 08:34

There is an awful lot of bloggers using their children to make money and sadly it’s made it easier for predators to gain access to these children. There needs to be more privacy as parents are posting far too much about children on social media, even worse when they complain about them and the holidays( I get we all rant when stressed but call a friend). Many Christian families I follow also do this and it seems to be quick way to make cash for them whilst staying home with the children as well as reality tv shows. I don’t think I would be too happy if my parents posted all of this about me on social media, every detail of your life is out there for a bunch of strangers. Also the big family part is pretty common, you learn only to a mum in this type of family and it’s definitely not something I would allow for my children. I don’t agree with preening little girls to be mothers and wives after being brought up that way myself. My childhood was looking after children and cleaning and I once got so frustrated with my mother because I was sick of looking after my little sister

LindorDoubleChoc · 16/04/2023 08:48

In years to come I think we will look back on these family vlogs and children doing things like having tantrums or being upset uploaded onto the internet and think WTAF was going on, how the hell could it even have been seen as normal?

Weallgottachangesometime · 16/04/2023 08:53

I’ve no idea about the Radfords but I agree there need to be laws to protect children whose parents over expose them on places like YouTube and TIKTOK.

Theres a brilliant TIkTok account that talks about this in relation to children’s rights and she points out some horrific abuses, such as children’s photos being sold online to “fans” etc.

People like the joly sacconies disgust me, as do the ridiculous people that follow them and eat up their content. Their poor children have been filmed since birth. I hate to think how many hours of video of their children is online. Easily in the thousands. They’re making money from it too. Pure exploitation!!

MuffinToSeeHere · 16/04/2023 08:55

It was always going to go this way in every vlogging family all you need is for the children to grow up and for just one of them to realise how exploited they have been and the inevitable happens. The whole thing is totally unethical and yet sadly there is no legal recourse to prevent it.

Children should not be financially responsible for providing the income for their families and that's exactly what is happening here. People look back on factories employing children and chimney sweeps etc with horror but this is the modern day equivalent.

Weallgottachangesometime · 16/04/2023 09:01

Some content out there is so sexualise too, it’s disgusting. The other day my daughter started a video and it was a blog family doing an ‘interview to date my son’ video. I stopped it but watched it later - I was shocked- the girls being interviewed had to do the splits, have an interview in a hot tub etc. disgusting. Child exploitation is front of all our eyes.

Fillmyheartwithsong · 16/04/2023 09:14

It's all about the money, Grabby Sue permanently boasting what they have bought, or been gifted and where they're going on holiday. I read this is their fourth trip to USA his year.
I think now the kids are older and have a mind of their own it will all backfire.

CheeseLouisePlease · 16/04/2023 09:17

Those 2 gay guys pop up on my Facebook all the time, every movement of that child from birth has been recorded and shared. How is that not his money that’s being earned?
I follow a mummy blogger who never used her kids real names and didn’t show their faces until fairly recently as they are old enough to agree.

Kanaloa · 16/04/2023 09:19

Hardly surprising that they aren’t getting on. Almost like getting a teenager pregnant then proceeding to have more kids than a primary school classroom and stick them all over channel 5 and later YouTube isn’t the route to happy and healthy kids.

It shocks and appalls me how much people share on social media. Instagram ‘influencers’ making videos of their children crying and upset while asking ‘what happened what happened.’ The video that went viral of that little girl saying ‘I’m ugly’ and videos of kids having meltdowns. The woman who ‘rehomed’ her disabled adopted child like it was a dog they didn’t want. Some of these kids probably think their parent looks like the back of a phone case.