@Everycloud12
I think it's very unfair on the kids now personally. I liked them too. But sue really should put that camera down and think of her kids now. Their happiness is surely worth more to her than free gifts. The kids can't enjoy birthdays or anything without being filmed. They go out for pizza and are videoed knowing it's going on a Facebook page. Imagine having to announce which pizza you have gone for like a trained dog. Not sure how I'd appreciate my mum filming me Christmas morning in my PJ's in my teens either. Fine for a family memory. Not so great that all your friends and the general public get to see all you have. they have their bedrooms shown to people etc.
It's gone to far in my view. Ive been guilty of watching a vlog of them getting ready to go out. Watching them walking to school whilst sue holds a camera up in the middle of the street filming whilst out and about. People must think she's mad. I end up clicking off thinking this is pointless. She's taking three kids to school and going to Tesco's lol.
I'm not sure on emotional support here either. I grew up with one sister at home and a mum who to this day isn't very loving, encouraging or warm. I never got the emotional support I needed. I have issues because of this. I never gained confidence for a long time. I have enough now and cope fine. I'm really chatty and enjoy meeting new faces. I haven't got out there as much as I could have with more encouragement though. I think given confidence to go out there and to have been told my good points, I'd now be working in a hospital. I was never ever shown to get out there and mingle. My mum stayed home and was in her own company all the time. She had no desire to do little things with us to help us grow and experience before the big world. So I left school, started a job in a highstreet shop, did some pharmacy and care work before having children. I wish I was a midwife or working in a maternity unit. I wish I was one of those people who drove to work and had a career around my family. I also have no support with my children now from family so I don't have that village. What I would give to go back to my younger self and say do it you can do this. My mum should of been more aware of these things but she only saw it through her eyes.
I feel this is something the Radford kids may experience. they have been taught life is just about kids, nappies and chaos. I doubt they ever get to think about themselves with all that chaos. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe they feel surrounded by love.
That said my son's the same age as Archie. I often saw him looking alone in the videos when bonnie came along. I felt sad for him.for some reason. My son's still always having lots of cuddles and time with mummy. I feel like he was perhaps forgotten abit when bonnie came along. Again I'm probably wrong. It just looks like she focuses on clothes, toys, holidays, newborns and pregnancy.