It's all down to being taken out of school by the parentsIsabelle couldn’t even say yin yang when talking about her necklace so the bar is pretty low honestly
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Greetings - haven’t been around much but caught up - pretty much.
Have folks seen the 16 year old’s Show & Tell video?
She does not have any learning disabilities or special needs, does she?
It’s pitifully sad - I was going to use their latest word of the moment (embarrassed) - what being locked away with no one but the immediate family. No one to learn from, to share experiences, to get a balanced view of the world, to form her own opinions, have original thoughts. Her brain should be growing like crazy, absorbing new experiences and ideas.
Instead, cheap shelves are ‘so cuuu(t)e’, books are described by the color of the cover and what she’s seen on TikTok, rather than the subject matter, she’s unfamiliar with the name Achilles and feels sure that the correct pronunciation is wrong because it sounds weird and she can’t say it.
Dear god/s! At 16, even with Covid restricting our lives, but apparently not theirs - there is such damage done by not allowing or encouraging her to spread her wings and open her mind.
I had some hope that creativity would spring forth from the music equipment - top of the range studio recording quality - but no. What’s needed is a cute coffee table so that she can spend more time on her sofa and less in bed. Now that’s messed up for anyone who can get out of bed.
Having seen that video of them from a few years back - surely investing in a running machine and some dumbbells, yoga mat and exercise ball would be good for ALL of them?
Sadly, ‘set for life’ seems like they are set in concrete. Inflexible, immovable, grey, cold, devoid of emotions.
Have folks seen the 16 year old’s Show & Tell video?
She does not have any learning disabilities or special needs, does she?
It’s pitifully sad - I was going to use their latest word of the moment (embarrassed) - what being locked away with no one but the immediate family. No one to learn from, to share experiences, to get a balanced view of the world, to form her own opinions, have original thoughts. Her brain should be growing like crazy, absorbing new experiences and ideas.
Instead, cheap shelves are ‘so cuuu(t)e’, books are described by the color of the cover and what she’s seen on TikTok, rather than the subject matter, she’s unfamiliar with the name Achilles and feels sure that the correct pronunciation is wrong because it sounds weird and she can’t say it.
Dear god/s! At 16, even with Covid restricting our lives, but apparently not theirs - there is such damage done by not allowing or encouraging her to spread her wings and open her mind.
I had some hope that creativity would spring forth from the music equipment - top of the range studio recording quality - but no. What’s needed is a cute coffee table so that she can spend more time on her sofa and less in bed. Now that’s messed up for anyone who can get out of bed.
Having seen that video of them from a few years back - surely investing in a running machine and some dumbbells, yoga mat and exercise ball would be good for ALL of them?
Sadly, ‘set for life’ seems like they are set in concrete. Inflexible, immovable, grey, cold, devoid of emotions.
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No you get shown in hospital how to fit the nappies, how to lift them etc and then its on your own till your next appointment. For us it was 9 weeks till he had it off. In their defence they are impossible to keep clean, I don't know anyone who kid had the spica and it was clean when taken off.
FAME happenedOMG what a difference all round!
Sarah was groomed and spoke well
The girls were well presented and clearly meant more of than a pay packet
Hairs were tied back / brushed/ clean
Even Prinny was smart and clean
They walked to school and school was going so well!
There was mention of swimming, gymnastics, gyms,
The girls were praised and not made fun of
There we’re outdoor activities in the park
Chris had a proper job!
What on earth has happened to this family?
Unfortunately Lazy appears not to have been dragged up but left to crawl her own way out of childhood. I recall it said that Creepy was a step up into ‘middle class’ for her. Hid forbid if this was true she really did have it bad as a youngster. Creepy was never upwardly mobile (??????) but his parents seem to have a modicum of sense and continue to support the children as much as the big whale will allow. Everything seemed so much better when Granny drove Sarah around and the family visited more. Bad as Jane and Steve are they are a huge improvement on their son and Sarah. Sad but true
I always think the oldest child is nice but dim,she seems quite caring to the youngest chuldrun but also very nervous probably due to being kept away from society and people her own age , I'm sure given a "life" she would flourish in all ways
I know it’s probably the most enriching part of her life so I feel awful for knocking it but I cringe every time I hear Isabelle say she loves books, is into reading etc. when I know full well she only owns a handful of crappy books and hasn’t even read most of them.
I loved books as a teenager too, but at 16 I was years into reading adult material (the classics I mean, not sexy stuff lol), contemporary literary fiction, I used to really love mid century American stuff and I think I found feminist poetry then too. I don’t say this to be pretentious. It was just what I liked, and I didn’t even use ‘bookish’ as an identity the way Isabelle does.
It’s so heartbreaking and pathetic that Isabelle’s main hobby and personality trait is ‘books’ and by that she just means ‘crappy teen novels from Tiktok’ that she can barely pronounce the name of.
I loved books as a teenager too, but at 16 I was years into reading adult material (the classics I mean, not sexy stuff lol), contemporary literary fiction, I used to really love mid century American stuff and I think I found feminist poetry then too. I don’t say this to be pretentious. It was just what I liked, and I didn’t even use ‘bookish’ as an identity the way Isabelle does.
It’s so heartbreaking and pathetic that Isabelle’s main hobby and personality trait is ‘books’ and by that she just means ‘crappy teen novels from Tiktok’ that she can barely pronounce the name of.
‘You’re not famous, Mr Ingram’.
Yes, they can eat solid food you have to kind of prop them up with cushions etc. or use a highchair.
Agreed. Ours was in the body cast for many months, with it being changed every six weeks. It's impossible for it to be kept clean.
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I think reading anything is better than nothing, but I am also not convinced she really reads them. It's more a character that she has been given, like Isla is the "clever" one, Esme is the "funny" one.
When I was her age I had a boyfriend who was really into the classics and reading philosophy. He looked down on anything else and although I had always loved reading he didn't consider anything I wanted to read as a real book. So being young and wanting to impress I tried reading all his recommendations instead and have never been so bored, so if that's what she is genuinely enjoying then it's good for her to at least have the books. The others don't get any.
I do wish she would look at some books for herself instead of just what is popular on tik tok because there is so much to enjoy and more to discover. I doubt she even knows other books/series by the same authors if they aren't heavily featured on tik tok as the latest trend. She doesn't seem to look up similar books/authors based on what she has already enjoyed which makes me think it's all just based on social media not what she really wants.
If she loves reading so much then why does she have to wait months to get more books? There's no limit on books in our house and my children always have something to read.
What's, what's a ball dress ?
It annoys me too that in the recent Q+A when asked about homeschool, Sarah very clearly would like the girls to go back to school but creepy once again is using his narcissistic, controlling personality to say no and over rule her. “The girls said they want to be homeschooled”. Yes well give any young person that choice (especially ones who have been away from reality from so long and probably remember it enough to know they do nowhere near the level and amount of work required and they would be behind all of their peers) and they will likely choose staying at home, lazing around rather than hard work at school. But as a grown adult and their guardian, it’s up to them to overrule them not wanting to be at school and make a decision that is ultimately going to benefit them in the long run! I don’t doubt homeschool is right for some families but it s very clear it’s not doing anything positive for the inghams. The girls (isla especially) would soon get used to it and settle into the school routine again
Makes dress but forgets to wash her hair
I have no idea at all that baffles me all the time! I was like look I have nothing to hide I am being so genuine you can even read through all the volumes of medical notes I have if you wish but it still took a couple of years to get what I was entitled to do how people who have nothing wrong seem to get it I have no idea!
Jaces mouth hasn’t been wiped for days 
also creepy saying jaces behaviour is funny when mentioning that Jace has taken to hitting Isla. Why only Isla? Why is Jace not hitting Isabelle, Esmè, Chris, Sarah or Mila? Why is he only hitting Isla
also creepy saying jaces behaviour is funny when mentioning that Jace has taken to hitting Isla. Why only Isla? Why is Jace not hitting Isabelle, Esmè, Chris, Sarah or Mila? Why is he only hitting Isla
Went for a walk in the car
No wonder Jace is wired, if he's had lots of treats over Christmas
No wonder Jace is wired, if he's had lots of treats over Christmas
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I see on here that people have had children who unfortunately had to have the cast on, I can’t imagine what it must of been like, so hats off to you, my daughter had ‘clicky hips’ she just had to wear double nappies for 6 weeks - proper Harrington towelling ones, even though she had 10 to 2 legs it was nothing like You have been through! wanted to ask - once casted is the baby only able to lay on their back for the whole time?
No you can prop them up with pillows etc. , some older kids actually manage to drag themselves around with them on although mine never managed to do that! Mine spent a lot of time in the highchair and a beany bag chair, you can get special tables made aswell so that they can sit at them.
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