I also don’t think the father is as blameless as is being made out. Shari is clear the abuse started well, well before Jodi and before the YouTube channel even and he was there for all of that and not being brainwashed by Jodi at that point. I’d be interested to know if he has remorse for that or just the later stuff where he can blame Jodi.
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100% about the dad, imo heyou didn't stop it he should also be charged with the crime
Definitely on the same page re: Kevin. He's just as neglectful.
It's interesting to read the early posts on this thread given what we know now
Kevin should of protected his children, he is a victim also but all the more reason to protect them. They needed him and he wasn't there.
I'm 50/50 on Kevin
I'm slowly listening through the book and there is a couple of instances where she does recognise that he was as much under Ruby's control as they were and did try to make their lives better by listening and acting on things
I'm slowly listening through the book and there is a couple of instances where she does recognise that he was as much under Ruby's control as they were and did try to make their lives better by listening and acting on things
Obviously Kevin was in the wrong and should have protected his children. As Shari said, he showed time and time again he was weak. But looking at it through the context of being raised in the Mormon church, he was already susceptible to being controlled and brainwashed, and when Jodi came along he was her perfect target. She’d manipulated and destroyed many other families before and was an expert at it.
I don't think there's a good excuse for Kevin not protecting his children. Also in some of there old videos he's joining in with the emotional abuse. I understand Shari wanting to forgive him and minimising his role in it all but he could have stopped it all years before and didn't.
I agree - it’s unforgivable. I can understand Shari wanting to forgive him though as she has hardly any family left! It’s sad that she seems to have become estranged from Ruby’s sisters - I wonder if it’s because of the book and how vocal she is about family vlogging. Bonnie did a video about it saying how she disagreed. It’s a shame they haven’t been able to put their niece who has gone through hell above making money off the back of their kids…
And where are the grandparents in all this?!
I still feel furious about Derek - it’s disgusting that Shari lost her temple rights (or whatever it’s called) when she was the victim. Gross.
And where are the grandparents in all this?!
I still feel furious about Derek - it’s disgusting that Shari lost her temple rights (or whatever it’s called) when she was the victim. Gross.
Shari losing her temple rights (or whatever it’s called - I don’t know either!) says it all about that church and the culture doesn’t it? All about the look.
That's a really interesting insight thank you for sharing
The documentary with Shari, Chad and Kevin has now been released. It's quite a watch.
Where can I watch this in the U.K.?
Great, thanks.
on the first episode and i am enjoying the sneaky editing to make it clear kevin is to blame also even though he protests
when he says it was all going on in the shadows and he wasn’t aware of ruby’s behaviour, then it cuts to a clip of ruby grabbing one of the little’s face and telling them off, and kevin behind the camera saying ‘we’ll cut that part out’
when he says it was all going on in the shadows and he wasn’t aware of ruby’s behaviour, then it cuts to a clip of ruby grabbing one of the little’s face and telling them off, and kevin behind the camera saying ‘we’ll cut that part out’
Interesting watch that’s for sure. I finished it earlier.
Watching the first episode now.
I hope all of the money from the documentary is going to those children.
No they’re not. It’s only Kevin, Shari & Chad.