I've only just started venturing on her stories again. We lost my dad to covid in February and I couldn't bear to watch her flout the rules for a while...
Anyhoo... The crocs video made me sad. Aside from being really ugly shoes...
You could hear the fear of him kicking off manifesting as sternness when he became frustrated that he couldn't do it himself. Rather than just doing it for him, put the phone down, teach him how to do it.
Also, I haven't had sound up on her stories for a while but the only time he made a sound was a grunt. I KNOW all children go at their own pace but there's no babble even. My only frame of reference is my daughter who at the same age would have been able to say they were shoes... We have seen he can babble and I'm sure he is more vocal around Jamie or even mad barker because they don't just laugh maniacally at him when he tries to communicate.
I no longer laugh at her. I actually feel so sorry for her. Yes, she's chosen this life but she's so clearly unhappy in it and for whatever reason she doesn't respect herself enough to step back for the sake of her mental health or her family.
I hope that makes sense!