Steve’s family vlogs #2 Always in a lockdown

[Daydreamer879]

I'm commenting again because I do actually feel heartbroken for that little girl I actually shed a tear over how disappointed, sad and unappreciated she must feel. I would never dream of treating my daughter the way they treat her... she didn't even get the one present she asked for. Steve shouted the happy birthday song at her while everyone else just stood around awkwardly silent... It's not hard to make your little girl feel like a little princess for one day a year on her birthday and it's not hard to sing happy birthday to her nicely as a family.

I feel that they don't allow her to other children's birthday parties. My daughter now has one party (some weekends 2) every weekend until Christmas holiday's now... she is the same age and year as Chloe and I don't believe that none of the children in her class has birthday parties...
My heart breaks for her. It really really does

And Steve, please stop calling her tit and tit head... its not cute and it's not funny any more.

Please do something with your children soon... give them something to look forward to rather than wishing their life away every single day!
Take Chloe to see santa... there are loads of Christmas events and santa experiences coming up. Please just do something with them instead of keeping them trapped inside with your anxious mind.

Like I said, I have diagnosed GADS but part of the therapy is pushing yourself to do things out of your comfort zone. If your children aren't an incentive enough to do it, well then you definitely do not deserve those children.

PLEASE TAKE THE ADVICE STEVE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL IT'S GONE AND TOMORROW ISN'T PROMISED TO ANY OF US!

 

[normanbates]

There’s nothing more ironic than when Steve’s says Sunday is lazy day. That’s right mate you have a nice rest after doing school runs and sitting outside various shops whilst someone else goes inside. Does he realise most people do school runs AND Have full time jobs?! Guess what Steve even those of us with anxiety and depression still have to pull our weight and work. Can guarantee he’s getting benefits for his “anxiety” which prevents him from working because you know - social anxiety - but he manages to go in 3 shops a day! Pull the other one. Also obviously scamming getting money for Lacey as I can tell you for a FACT that she is a capable girl who he is holding back for his own convenience and because he had yet another strop (with her former school) and threw his toys out the pram! They didn’t even bother to look around the special school Lacey was recommended- she would have got transport - there’s no excuse whatsoever for holding your child back from becoming a productive happy member of society. The only reason is that they can’t be arsed! They are the laziest parents I’ve seen on YouTube and it wouldn’t be as bad if they didn’t have Chloe but she really needs parents to care for her properly. Do some decent parenting you lazy dick heads
I have anxiety but I DO NOT USE IT AS AN EXCUSE to do f all with my boys. I want them to live their life to the max and I will not be holding them back!

 

[Ottilie]

This used to be my favourite YouTube family.

They were down to earth and relatable. It didn't matter that Steve didn't work, he used to cook more homemade meals, take the children out, do the shopping and housework. Everyone seemed to be happy and enjoy making videos.

However ever since Chloe started school things have completely changed. Lacey's home schooling is appalling, they live on processed junk food and the dogs are not walked at all which is evident by the state of poor Milo. They don't even go out as a family anymore.

I think Steve has lost his passion for Vlogging, he doesn't appear happy at all and all he does is moan. One comment or difference of opinion and he has a paddy and starts arguing with people in the comment section.

 

[Koobcam]

The situation with Chloe's sleep really needs sorted. Lights off, no hot chocolate and definitely no devices! I can't believe they really think it's ok to let a 5 year old have unsupervised access to the internet all night. I don't agree with her being on tiktok, I don't think that's appropriate for her age as there's lots of unsuitable content on there but she was apparently posting videos on tiktok in the early hours of the morning! I hate when Steve says "she'll be in for a shock when school starts back" - maybe her parents should be helping her prepare for that?? She's only 5, she's far too young to be able to regulate her own sleep schedule. It's complete laziness from Steve and Rache. It's not difficult to see where the problem is when he's complaining about Lacey and Chloe not sleeping, they're the 2 with the worst sleep conditions. Does he think the viewers are stupid though? I feel like its clear to see that they're not even settling Chloe for bed yet complain she's up all night and sleeping too long in the day. The summer holidays would have been the perfect time to tackle the sleep situation for Lacey and Chloe, tell them the light is going off and maybe give a night light instead, calming music instead of loud DVD's and definitely no devices!

 

[WhiskeyMan1]

Hey guys, i’m new to this forum and i like to say hello, i’ve been watching Steve’s videos for the past few weeks, and what concerns me the most is Laceys eduction.
I can understand that she has anxiety and autism, but the homeschooling is definitely not helping her and i think Steve has a lack of knowledge when it comes to homeschooling.
In the recent video from today, she is doing times tables and tomorrow she’s supposed to be doing a spelling test, for me this is pretty much something you would of in primary school and not secondary school.
She can’t just be learning just maths and english when there’s other lessons like: Geography, history and ICT etc, and going to the shop on wednesday is pretty much like a day off, but apparently steve says it benefits her maths, even though this is very basic and she would have already done that many times.
For me, Lacey should go to a special education school, since she will not only get a better education but will help socialise herself with other people with special needs.
But for me i think it’s a lazy attempt from Steve just to stay at home and homeschool her, and i’ve seen most posts on here about her being homeschooled and i pretty much agree with them.

 

[orlyb1310]

Well we all know Steve has mental health issues. I remember in one of his vlogs he said he didn’t like crowds. But it doesn’t alter the fact that ‘dead from the neck up’ Rache could have taken the kids, or they could just have had a firework display in the garden. It’s so awful to think those kids will never experience anything growing up. And they never mix with anyone. Only people they see is sour faced Val and Bill.

Mens mental health is very important, lets get that out of the way first. However, Steve massively overplays his anxiety as an excuse to be lazy. He's never too anxious to go to Tesco when they run out of drinks. He's never too scared to go on holiday or to go to Skegness so he can stuff his face. He might be anxious to vlog in public but wouldn't we all feel uncomfortable whipping out a camera and talking to it in the middle of Home Bargains? He'll have good days and bad days with his mental health but the majority of the time, he's able to function like a normal person. The reason they don't put an effort in for the kids is because they're bone idle and would rather push their laziness and loner-tendencies onto the kids for an easier life. I can't even sympathise with Rache because the amount of parents, and some of those won't have a partner to help, who work 8 hours straight and then go home and put in the effort with their children. Heck, some people have to look after everyone else's children all day and then go home to their own and they STILL take their kids pumpkin picking, to the park, to fireworks displays etc. They both make joint decisions to not do anything with theirs or their kids' lives. Perhaps if they didn't buy the kids so much useless tat for xmas that never gets touched, they'd have more money to spend throughout the year on experiences for the family. Or Steve could you know, get a job and send his daughter to a specialist school who can give her a priceless gift - an education!!

 

[podepoda]

Steve looked so happy about his freedom as he called it. No doubt they will make the most of it . Take Lacey swimming and out to an educational museum. Maybe a local park to get some fresh air. Or he will nip into Tesco and keep Lacey a hermit at home.

 

[Koobcam]

Lacey isn't even learning anything new! He's just giving her stuff she knows. She's never going to learn to spell every single word in existence and memorise every single times table, nobody does that! He needs to move on and start teaching her stuff. Not sitting her down with worksheets she already knows and buying books below her level so he can sit outside or clean the house etc. He doesn't have a clue what he's doing. She could have been doing so well at the specialist school but they've taken the lazy option of not sending her, most likely so they don't have to deal with her being upset initially until she got used to it. Special needs schools can be amazing and so supportive. They could have really helped get her settled. They usually have access to other services too via the school. I feel like given a chance, Lacey might have actually got on ok with it. It's not like mainstream school.

What happened to teaching her life skills? She's watched a lasagne being made and tidied her room - thats it! They could easily work on life skills in the afternoon. She does a couple of hours at her desk in the morning and then the rest of the day she's glued to her laptop. I know very little home cooked meals are happening these days, but he's not even showing her how to put a pizza in the oven.

It's beyond a joke. They're massively failing her. Don't know how they can live with themselves knowing they're making her so dependant on them. Maybe that's what they want, keep claiming the disability money for her and Steve will never have to work as he's her carer. I know she's young and things could change, but that's the direction they're heading in at the moment by not dealing with the anxiety and keeping her so isolated.

 

[Koobcam]

Arsey reply as always.

 

[yepyep]

The only way I can see them walking the dogs is if Steve can drive in the car, window down, leads out the window and the dogs walking by the side of the car

 

[Ottilie]

So Steve thinks that everyone should be self isolating.

That is very contradicting considering that last week Liam was positive yet they still decided to go into multiple supermarkets, leaving there sick child at home.

They could have easily done an online shop last week and limited the time they spent outside the house but they didn't.

 

[orlyb1310]

It is actually quite sad because a lot of upper-middle class snobs think that working class people let their kids run wild and don't know how to parent properly and its a cruel, untrue stereotype for the most part but Steve showcases to the entire world every day that they are working class and cannot parent adequately anymore.
When it comes to family vlogging, which I no longer agree should be a thing but at least Steve does things himself in the vlog rather than the focus being entirely his kids and fabricated situations for entertainment purposes, there are a lot of people who watch for the sole purpose of nitpicking every little thing and the parents can't do right for doing wrong. But it has gotten to the point where these kids aren't being fed properly, a five year old is being left to run wild until the early hours of the morning and is being swore at and battered by her siblings during the day, an 11 year old who should be in high school spends her days sat at the kitchen table doing year 1 level maths worksheets, none of the kids have any hobbies or aspirations beyond sitting on their phones and gaming consoles, no fresh air or exercise for anyone including the dogs. A lot of us have watched since before Chloe was even born so we're not just making this change up in our heads? Steve used to be a lot more personable on social media and we would wish each other happy birthday and merry xmas etc. Something has to have happened for them to decide they don't give a shit anymore. Would love the user from this thread who claims to have had personal run-ins with Steve to spill some tea on how much worse it is behind the scenes.

 

[Emerald Blue]

Lacey is not being home schooled. Sitting her down with some awful old worksheets every day built around the shopping or when she's not tired is not an education. For instance you don't learn to spell by being given a list of spellings every week, you have to learn letter patterns and sounds.
The last vlog absolutely boiled my piss, Chloe refusing to eat tea and sitting stuck to her IPad as usual and him doing nothing in his usual wishy-washy way. Also him referring to the lad they drop off at school as 'Chunky Monkey' which I can't imagine the boys parents being too impressed with if they saw it.

 

[Koobcam]

I’ve only just caught up on the last couple of vlogs. But couldn’t believe when Chloe was crying, Steve couldn’t have been less interested and then went to ask Lacey if she was ok?! Seriously?! Lacey was quiet and in another room. He should have comforted Chloe and then spoken to Lacey about hitting her 5 year old sister. He completely babies Lacey now and lets her away with everything because of autism. The other kids will eventually pick up in that and resent either Lacey or the parents.

The last vlog, the way Liam spoke to Chloe was disgusting. Absolutely shocking they’re allowed to speak like that and call names like that. Steve and Rache both sat there and didn’t even flinch or seem surprised. And then the fact they where all still up at midnight, on their devices. Chloe shouldn’t be on her iPad at midnight. I don’t even think Chloe should be on the internet unsupervised let alone allowed to use it so freely overnight.

I used to always think they where decent parents. But the laziness is next level. There’s no proper parenting (or educating!) going on. The kids do what they want, there’s no rules. Chloe’s getting up in the night and eating crisps - they know this is happening but aren’t bothered. Letting their kids speak the way they do too is terrible.

 

[Ottilie]

I think the rest of the summer holiday will consist of:

Going to bed late, waking up late, drinking lots of toffee nut latte's, going in the hot tub, lots of PJ days, everyone playing on devices for most of the day, moaning about doing the shopping, moaning that its to hot and possibly getting sunburnt again, moaning about buying the kids new school uniform, moaning about buying the kids stationary and possibly getting a couple of guinea pigs/rabbits or any other pets they fancy

 

[Discolights]

It’s sad seeing someone let their child down so much. The other school could have been amazing for her. He just didn’t want to drive the extra distance to get her to and from it twice a day. When he was talking about that school, taking her there was what he mentioned. So he’s done home schooling to make only his life easier and so he doesn’t have to work now Chloe is in school. He’s turning her into him. He’s anxious when he’s out, she’s anxious when she’s out. He won’t go out if he’s wearing joggers, she wouldn’t go out without that coat.

 

[merryforge]

What made me sad was Val, Rach and Steve passing a Santa Grotto in the town centre and commenting (rather negatively) on it. Wouldn't that little girl have just loved a trip to see Santa in his cabin, believe in the magic for a moment, and get a little gift? She's such a dear little thing, bright-eyed, sparky and fun, she deserves more - not material things, just some outings and special events planned just for her.

 

[WhiskeyMan1]

Someone is sassy.

 

[Nikkinikki7788]

Val didn’t even make the effort to come either, but I bet despite the bad back would make all the effort in the world for sophie!

 

[podepoda]

Still can’t get over Val not only smoking around the kids which is bad enough. But smoking around Bill poor man with his health problems won’t get a breath of fresh air in his own house and he was isolating in there for so long. God knows how much secondhand smoke he breaths in.