I’m sure it’s a real thing for some but I guarantee you it’s another thing she’s self diagnosed so she can be a martyr.Haven't watched her new video, sick of her bullshit tbh. I just watched her stories on Insta though and saw her describe Alder as a "HSB". Ok I know jack shit about babies but is this some new fangled made up bullshit? But OF COURSE Kristi couldn't just have an ordinary baby, he has to be a "highly sensitive baby". I suggest it's she who is highly sensitive. That poor kid isolated there with her neuroses, no playgroups, no hustle and bustle of busy places, I feel sorry for him. Poor Zack too, leaving his job to be at home full time with that neurotic mess, she doesn't even seem to like Zack looking after him, it's HER baby.
I still reckon her engagement online has plummeted, hence this flurry of stories and "just thought I'd say hi" crap. Maybe people are sick of this smug baby bore. I know I am.
I do want to add a little more to the "HSB" thing because it bugs me so much. From what I can tell, it's a bit of pseudoscience to begin with. BUT in Kristi's case it honestly just seems like she struggles to put anyone before herself. So her baby cries because he needs something -- and he's a baby -- and she goes, "Oh my GOD I can't even put him down for a SECOND. There must be something wrong!!"
These are normal thoughts for an early parent to have. I had them myself. And it's really overwhelming at times. And yes, there are absolutely people who have "more chill" babies and it can feel tough when their kids can just nap and hang out and yours needs to be held at all times.
Here's the thing, though. For her to still be saying this at a year signals, to me, that she just does not grasp the concept of what a baby or a toddler is. They are a small person whose entire existence depends on you paying attention to them and meeting their needs. That doesn't make them unusual - it makes them very, very typical.
If Kristi is trying to say that this is a burden for her, what I really hear is this: "I'm used to being the baby in everyone's life, and I'm annoyed that I now have to put someone else before myself."
Kristi being this naive about babies and parenthood floors me. But it really makes me worry for Alder as he grows up, because suddenly all of his problems become her problems, and then he's the one who winds up soothing her. It's going to be a lonely life stuck in the woods with a neurotic mother and an absent father if she doesn't change things very fast.
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