I actually thought Heze did well. He is being told that he ‘earned’ those goods from his parents who are making him believe he was signed due to his commitment to football, so from his point of view he has every reason to feel proud of himself. He kept the whole vlog running consistently and in some sort of order, including keeping a toddler engaged. One thing I was disappointed in is the buying his sisters identical stuff, they are individuals, surely he would know their personal likes and dislikes. The shoes at least were different sizes, but the backpacks are completely identical…to me that seems like a total nuisance as they’ll have to do something to them so the girls can spot their own backpacks (especially seeing as they all share a bedroom).
The amount that the young girls seemed to know about different types of trainers, and especially the strong opinions of creases and cleanliness was odd. I can see Heze having a strong interest being useful as a brand ambassador, but the younger children shouldn’t be getting concerned with their trainers, they should just be comfortable shoes to play in. This is another example of what is going wrong in this family, their kids are more concerned with how their trainers look, than actually using them for any play or sports (except Heze, but then he practices on the driveway, not the back lawn, so maybe that is also a vanity issue of not wanting any mud on his shoes when unavailable).
Ella and Tim are cultivating very vain children, who if they aren’t able to earn good salaries later on, are going to end up in debt due to an inability to let go of having to have expensive labelled clothes and shoes. It’s not a healthy thing to instil, they aren’t millionaires who are giving their children assets upon adulthood…they are a family whose universal credit/child benefit will dry up and leave them scrapping by. Their future with YouTube is also unclear, as the kids grow they may not want to be on camera or may rebel in teenage years making it impossible for them to continue to promote their close-knit-Christian image. Viewers may also lose interest, Rue seems to be the child who attracts the most viewers, there will come a point where they won’t have a cute toddler in the house, Ella can’t keep producing babies until she is able to draw her state pension to replace the YouTube income.
They’ve been on dangerous ground recently,first with the dog and then with criticising the NHS so their own stupidity and refusing to apologise for it. If every video is now going to be product promotion for Nike, they may lose even more followers who just find that kind of thing boring….their bulk of followers are there for the large family, Christianity, homeschooling - 2 out of 3 they barely show anyway.
ps - I watched an old video where Heze had banged his nose. Hosanna and Halle were very upset (of course Tim filmed them crying). By the time Tim went to look at Heze, the bleeding had stopped, it was just a bit swollen and it clearly didn’t seem to be broken and was starting to recover already. Ella was on the phone to 111/999, following their advice, and they suggested he go to minor injuries/a&e just to check it wasn’t broken. They suggested they make their own way there….but Tim and Ella, who both drive, didn’t like that idea and wanted an ambulance. This was during 2020 when NHS were massively stretched, I’m surprised they even sent anyone out. The result of the ambulance visit was to advise them to make a doctor’s appointment (presumably if the swelling didn’t quickly disappear). These people are so entitled, who asks for an AMBULANCE for a bang on the nose that has stopped bleeding, Heze was whimpering, but not in agony and the nose wasn’t visibly mishappen. Lazy entitled morons just didn’t want to have to inconvenience themselves by having to sit in a hospital waiting room, and wanted the NHS to come to them.