Colleen Ballinger #2

[Memmy]

Yes, I noticed that about the drinking too. He is always drinking and it's usually the hard stuff. This is why Colleen started buying him whiskey glasses and other alcohol-related gifts.

Isn't that sort of what happened with her first husband too. He turned to drinking. I think living with Colleen must be a constant struggle and he needs something to help numb it all

 

[Memmy]

I think where Flynn is being fed a disservice is that yes he doesn't really socialise with children his own age but mainly he's having a lot of his life publicly displayed for entertainment. It is a gross exploitation of his private life and his childhood. The fact we, the general public, witness and are able to comment on things like his developmental progress is very sad.

 

[Readuwroteu]

I'm sorry but Maisy sounds like the name of a dairy cow.

I don't hate Wesley but that's because I've always been a Princess Bride fan.

Her pretending like she is honoring her grandpa with a W name though. That's a total joke to me. It reminds me of a friend of mine telling her mom (Claire) that she was naming her daughter after her, but the daughters name was going to be Clara. Her mom totally straight faced went "That's not my name though."

 

[inn83]

Oh she was totally aware the birth will be premature and she was totally aware the babies were footling breech .

She just turned her pregnancy into ME ME ME fest, treated herself like a spoiled princess, was actually happy when she birthed kids fighting for their lives because “yay she got her body back and feels herself again”, ignored normal precautions…. soaked herself in a bathtub nightly, drank caffeine etc which is fine in regular pregnancy but anyone would understand that the multiple gestation+ AMA+ other complications were NOT normal to start with so she should have prioritized her kids and not her comfort

Now the kids are 37 weeks gestation so if she was fit to be a mother they’d have likely been discharged but yes, nurses must be worried how she’s not bonded at all to them nor puts an effort to learn how to care for them.

The super spoiled 3 year old she has at home is just an excuse… and in the end of the day he’s exploited as a cash cow not cared for. That’s why he’s 3 and in diapers and his speech is slurry.

I’m not even going into cruel click bites like “am I pregnant” videos and “very sad news” when she was in early pregnancy and knew everyone will take this as miscarriage announcement not some BS for her bunnies. The whole childbearing process has been exploited and squeezed for last drop of cash, gross, just gross

I would never, ever judge a mother usually, I believe never judge someone unless you’ve walked in their shoes.
I am worried for her mental wellbeing at the moment and have genuine concern about her bond with her babies, she had a very traumatic and sudden birth and it’s all very out of her control, control is a big thing for her, I personally think she isn’t spending half enough time at NICU
My nephew was born at 26 weeks gestation and he was in NICU for months, he had a severe brain bleed, has cerebral Palsy and hydrocephalus among other stuff, his parents although had another child barely left the hospital, they were there for every feed, bath, nappy (diper) change and he was home before his due date.
I think if they spent more time with the twins they would be home much sooner.

 

[Readuwroteu]

It's just all about the performance for her. She can't be real, she has to always be "on" if there's a camera around. If she has the kids write her vows, then it's not her fault when it's terrible, and it gives her a chance to be dramatic.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Birth vlogs and name reveals are usually big money makers and after that, YouTube trends show people tend to move on after that initial birth excitement. She’s now gonna panic about staying relevant

She will stay relevant by becoming a full-time mommy vlogger. Each vlog that has "twins" or "babies" in the title gets at least 1 mil. views and if she ever runs out of content she can always start spamming the "Am I pregnant?" videos.

 

[Puppet]

It seems like Maisy has gone from needing quite a lot of intervention and care to being allowed home in a very short space of time. I know the NICU staff are amazing and will always put the child first, but it seems like going home happened very quickly. Of course it could just be the over dramatic Colleen trying to make the situation seem much more serious than it was, but I wasn't expecting her home before Christmas with the way she seemed to be progressing.

 

[ratmama]

The one question I have is why Colleen waited to go to the hospital. She knew the twins were breech and she waited like 45+ minutes? Poor Maisy was purple when she came out, they should have bolted to the hospital the moment her water broke. That is my only criticism with the twins. I cannot imagine how she’d feel if one of them didn’t make it because she wanted to video herself doing things like her hair and makeup. Erik should have been adamant about getting to the hospital ASAP. Thank God they are ok. Colleen alluded in the last podcast that progress is slow but looks like they’ll be fine.

Oh, because don’t you know? She HAD to straighten her hair! And if her husband didn’t take a picture she was going to divorce him!

She is absolutely insane and so self centered. She knew the risks. The fact that she could still laugh while telling that story is so weird and horrible in my opinion. It’s awful.

 

[FloraFaunaLuna]

Ugh
No more Miranda
it’s DONE

 

[Readuwroteu]

I watched the video carefully - now I believe she sincerely doesn't understand the gravity of the things that just happened and the caring obgyn has been doing it a huge disservice during her pregnancy to validate her irrational fears.

The things that she lists as "complications" are nothing to worry about (vitamin D deficiency and mild anemia are expected, nausea, congestion are actually normal and healthy sign of rising hcg and estrogen respectively, etc). Her doctor effectively "babied" her and validated her irrational fears which is very easy because her lack of medical knowledge is apparent. I cringe thinking how much money she wasted on unnecessary "IVs full of nutrients and fluids" - she could have achieved the same effect by drinking bone broth, literally.

Then the real complications - preterm birth, prolapsed cord, footling breech, newborn with low apgar score - she completely underestimated and misunderstood. Honestly probably better this way - a woman with a normal comprehension has a good chance to suffer from severe PTSD after birth with prolapsed cord and purple baby...

I noticed that as well, when she said "I have extremely difficult pregnancies" and then proceeded to list totally normal pregnancy stuff that almost everyone goes through (excluding the cholestasis obviously)

 

[FloraFaunaLuna]

I noticed him being kind of cruel to Luke and Colleen definitely saw it and fully ignored it. She spoke to him as it was happening. It's at the 5:40 mark on the Valentine's Plans Ruined video. He really needs to be checked on his behavior.

He literally yanks a toy out of Luke’s hand with aggression and Colleen says NOTHING.

He’s not just a brat. He’s a bully in the making. Like Colleen.

 

[coodlude]

She is constantly going on about how tired she is and how hard it is with twins and a toddler so how is she going to handle being on tour? I sense many crying videos in our future

 

[Memmy]

Hang on…. Is Rachel saying in these that Tim isn’t her dad and that her mum had an affair? Wtf?

The woman who wouldn't allow halloween on religious grounds had an affair?

 

[inn83]

Unfit to be a mom? Yes she’s vane and not the brightest but that’s a big statement to make about someone. I’m sure the nurses have more to worry about than a woman with a camera

They could have stomached the camera but
1) not going to the hospital pronto with broken water and prolapsed cord at 32 weeks
2) needing constant nudges to show up and take care of her babies
3) exposing preemie to a bunch of cousins on the first day out of the hospital
4) “advocating” for a preemie to get home because you know, Christmas

… Um yeah, she birthed them but her “motherly” instincts are not there and she needs a sane caregiver to take over (which she’s doing anyway, she’s propping them for the camera while her mother is the one actually raising them)

 

[Stillsneezy]

I exclusively formula fed my baby from birth and I don't feel bad about it. No one should have to have a reason or excuse for how they choose to feed their babies, and the fact that so many women feel the need to qualify their formula feeding with an excuse because of mothers like Colleen shaming them is totally disgusting to me.

When my eldest was born I was told by a SCBU nurse fed is best. Doesn't matter what they eat as long as they are fed.

 

[inn83]

Another video

The twins were only born on the 6th November (almost the 7th as they were born close to midnight), and she's posted every day since the 10th November

The birth vlog on her main channel

Then on her vlogs channel
What I didn't show you
Holding the twins together
Visiting the hospital
Flynn trying my breast milk

Not to mention the hours spent editing, the numerous social media posts, announcing the new merch and the Miranda tour.

Her children are in the NICU, and yet she's pumping out content faster than she's pumping breastmilk. It's absolutely disgusting behaviour!

Yeah, for any adult seeing this- it’s a frightening behavior. At this point I’m thinking is not even for the money. It’s worse. She manic, and fully dissociated from reality.

For those who watched her over the years- there was another life event- ie her divorce, that she processed exact same way. Manic, hyper, almost happy, while her and Joshua’s worlds were falling apart. His reaction although extreme, was a normal one for a grieving man. Hers was… bizarre at best, sociopathic at worse.

Here the history just repeats itself - 4-5 years later you’d have thought she grew up but nope, same old thing. A horrific situation (kids fighting for life) and she’s so not connecting the dots it’s hard to comment for “fun”… she needs medical help.

 

[Memmy]

I think you're all right. The twins would come home sooner if Colleen and Erik demonstrated that they were ready for the responsibility of 24/7 care. The fact they've already hired a Nanny and their twins aren't even home yet probably tells the nurses that the twins should stay in the NICU longer

 

[Memmy]

Trying to act like she doesn't think breast milk is the best way to feed babies again. Doesn't really make sense though. Why did she say breast milk is what babies are supposed to have in a previous vlog where she also mentioned she's gone to the effort of using a family member's breast milk to feed the babies. For someone who wants to convince the world that she thinks formula is great she sure is going above and beyond to keep her babies on as little formula as possible.

 

[leiadeler]

I’m sorry but she’s insufferable and attention seeking. She should thank her lucky stars both her babies are healthy given the circumstances especially knowing how badly she handled pre-term labour with twins.

 

[inn83]

Let me guess next “content”: she’ll post about how pregnancy ruined her body but stress helped her return to her pre-pregnancy weight super fast. How strong women are to sustain body changes during pregnancy even when they have always been “naturally skinny”. How nice is to be back on apple sauce diet + occasional cookie for comfort. How she made some new Miranda merch.

All while her preemies are in NICU fighting for their lives:/