The Tim Tracker #159 Cry Me a Rivian

[quietcandy]

My guess is a good amount of the views are people who noped out within the first few minutes. If I'm searching YT for answers to something specific, I'll first look at videos that appear to be about my question by the title, then see how many subscribers and views the video gets. If I were someone unfamiliar to the Trackers channel and wanted to know more about the DDP, I'd watch the first few minutes that they discuss the dining plan, then skip to the end to see the review. Or I'd just nope out immediately after seeing I'd have to sit through 90 minutes of their boring ass lives.

Their channel is so similar to the recipe blogs where all I want is the dang recipe, not to sit through a several thousand word essay on how the recipe reminds you of this one very specific thing your grandma did and how special it is to you. No one reads that tit, we hit the "Skip to recipe" button and copy it down.

 

[Ros79]

Poor OG Buddy if he does have to have ear tubes (we call them grommets in the UK). My daughter had them when she was 5 & it takes a lot of care especially with swimming. She had special earplugs & a headband to wear.

 

[travesty]

Thanks to how boring they were, I skipped most of the voog. The rambling just never ever bleeping ended. I caught something about how they pay way too much for cable and streaming and Ginn saying she doesn't even watch that much TV and neither does Buddy - no wait, Buddy watches every day on his iPad *fake laugh* and how they want to stans to tell them which streaming services they should get rid of (that they won't get rid of anyway).

Seriously? They need help with that? Because thinking about what you tend to watch and what service it's on is too hard? These two never fail to amaze me with their laziness and stupidity.

 

[eatcherheartout]

My guess is a good amount of the views are people who noped out within the first few minutes. If I'm searching YT for answers to something specific, I'll first look at videos that appear to be about my question by the title, then see how many subscribers and views the video gets. If I were someone unfamiliar to the Trackers channel and wanted to know more about the DDP, I'd watch the first few minutes that they discuss the dining plan, then skip to the end to see the review. Or I'd just nope out immediately after seeing I'd have to sit through 90 minutes of their boring ass lives.

Their channel is so similar to the recipe blogs where all I want is the dang recipe, not to sit through a several thousand word essay on how the recipe reminds you of this one very specific thing your grandma did and how special it is to you. No one reads that tit, we hit the "Skip to recipe" button and copy it down.

If I’m searching for something specific like how to set up the tent I just bought, I don’t want the persons life story or a review of the campsite. I want to know how to set up the tent and that’s it. I would fast forward to the part where they show me how to set up the tent and I would stop watching after that. I don’t need to see their camping vacation or anything like that. Same concept applies to the Bojos video.

Jenn said that this is their most liked video and the YouTube stats are telling her people are liking it so I expect we will see more of these 90 minute videos.

 

[CoolWhip]

My thoughts on the whole ear tube situation. Yes he may have an ear infection and maybe needs tubes. The timing is very suspect. Personally I think it is another level of ASD denial. The Dr probably mentioned some obvious delays and oh by the way he has an ear infection. That turns into, he had had an ear infection for a really long time” because that would explain the delays right? Wrong. Speech and language, sure. Fine and gross motor issues, stimming, lining up cars, not looking to others for connection or direction, age inappropriate behavior, inability to follow directions, the list goes on and on. They need to get him evaluated.

 

[travesty]

Do “set for life” people put this much energy into scratch off tickets?
When they first talked about scratch offs a while ago, it didn’t seem like they did it so often, but last nights blog made it seem like they do buy them pretty frequently
Is it only because Jackson likes it? Most 4 year olds don’t even know what scratch offs are.
Are they really banking on hitting a Jack pot?

Makes you wonder if some of their money came from "hitting it big" on a scratch-off.
That might explain all the ridiculous spending. Now they think they can just do it again.

 

[2020planner]

My thoughts on the whole ear tube situation. Yes he may have an ear infection and maybe needs tubes. The timing is very suspect. Personally I think it is another level of ASD denial. The Dr probably mentioned some obvious delays and oh by the way he has an ear infection. That turns into, he had had an ear infection for a really long time” because that would explain the delays right? Wrong. Speech and language, sure. Fine and gross motor issues, stimming, lining up cars, not looking to others for connection or direction, age inappropriate behavior, inability to follow directions, the list goes on and on. They need to get him evaluated.

I ask this as someone who doesn't know the first thing about ASD.

Jackson appeared to be at "typical" baby. There were no complications with him at birth (save for Jenn's bleeding issue) like there was with Oliver's breathing. We saw him to be inquisitive, happy, etc. doing normal baby behavior. I recall us commenting that he seemed to be a good baby, good-natured, etc. and they were lucky.

They (Jenn included) seemed much more engaged with him than they do Oliver (well, at least we saw much more of Jackson on camera as a baby, toddler, etc. and their interactions)

If he is ultimately diagnosed as we believe he will be, is this something he would have always had from the get-go OR is this something that was actually brought on by his parents' parenting?

For example, not allowing him to feed himself, not allowing him to get dirty and make a mess, pushing him in front of a screen all the time, having every big event in front of a camera to "perform," not giving him structure (he's rarely sleeping in his own bed, he doesn't know a routine, etc.)

 

[travesty]

I ask this as someone who doesn't know the first thing about ASD.

Jackson appeared to be at "typical" baby. There were no complications with him at birth (save for Jenn's bleeding issue) like there was with Oliver's breathing. We saw him to be inquisitive, happy, etc. doing normal baby behavior. I recall us commenting that he seemed to be a good baby, good-natured, etc. and they were lucky.

They (Jenn included) seemed much more engaged with him than they do Oliver (well, at least we saw much more of Jackson on camera as a baby, toddler, etc. and their interactions)

If he is ultimately diagnosed as we believe he will be, is this something he would have always had from the get-go OR is this something that was actually brought on by his parents' parenting?

For example, not allowing him to feed himself, not allowing him to get dirty and make a mess, pushing him in front of a screen all the time, having every big event in front of a camera, not giving him structure (he's rarely sleeping in his own bed, he doesn't know a routine, etc.)

You raise an interesting perspective about nature verses nurture. You might find this article helpful - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2718778/

 

[CoolWhip]

I ask this as someone who doesn't know the first thing about ASD.

Jackson appeared to be at "typical" baby. There were no complications with him at birth (save for Jenn's bleeding issue) like there was with Oliver's breathing. We saw him to be inquisitive, happy, etc. doing normal baby behavior. I recall us commenting that he seemed to be a good baby, good-natured, etc. and they were lucky.

They (Jenn included) seemed much more engaged with him than they do Oliver (well, at least we saw much more of Jackson on camera as a baby, toddler, etc. and their interactions)

If he is ultimately diagnosed as we believe he will be, is this something he would have always had from the get-go OR is this something that was actually brought on by his parents' parenting?

For example, not allowing him to feed himself, not allowing him to get dirty and make a mess, pushing him in front of a screen all the time, having every big event in front of a camera, not giving him structure (he's rarely sleeping in his own bed, he doesn't know a routine, etc.)

He would have had it from the beginning, it is not something that is learned. My daughter was an incredibly easy baby, very independent, super outgoing, fed and dressed herself from an early age, still autistic. People with autism have difficulty dealing with dynamic situations, as they get older and things become less static, daily routines, personal interactions, etc. the differences become more pronounced.

 

[eatcherheartout]

I ask this as someone who doesn't know the first thing about ASD.

Jackson appeared to be at "typical" baby. There were no complications with him at birth (save for Jenn's bleeding issue) like there was with Oliver's breathing. We saw him to be inquisitive, happy, etc. doing normal baby behavior. I recall us commenting that he seemed to be a good baby, good-natured, etc. and they were lucky.

They (Jenn included) seemed much more engaged with him than they do Oliver (well, at least we saw much more of Jackson on camera as a baby, toddler, etc. and their interactions)

If he is ultimately diagnosed as we believe he will be, is this something he would have always had from the get-go OR is this something that was actually brought on by his parents' parenting?

For example, not allowing him to feed himself, not allowing him to get dirty and make a mess, pushing him in front of a screen all the time, having every big event in front of a camera to "perform," not giving him structure (he's rarely sleeping in his own bed, he doesn't know a routine, etc.)

My niece is 3 and a half and diagnosed as on the spectrum. She was very “typical” as a baby. She played and laughed and interacted with her environment. But she was almost two and some of us family members expressed concern that she was not talking (like not saying any words at all no “mama” “dada” nothing) and noticed she would do stuff like line up her snacks. My sister was in denial and would make excuses until my mom finally convinced her to take my niece for an evaluation and she was diagnosed as being on the spectrum. They got her into a therapy program which has helped tremendously.
That’s the only real life experience I have with ASD.

 

[2020planner]

He would have had it from the beginning, it is not something that is learned. My daughter was an incredibly easy baby, very independent, super outgoing, fed and dressed herself from an early age, still autistic. People with autism have difficulty dealing with dynamic situations, as they get older and things become less static, daily routines, personal interactions, etc. the differences become more pronounced.

@travesty - Thank you; that was an interesting article!

@CoolWhip - Thank you for your insight; would Oliver also be predisposed to ASD? Or is it purely individual?

 

[littlemuv]

Didn’t Dim say a while back that the reason they only go on Disney cruises is because they wouldn’t go on a ship with a casino? Presumably because they don’t agree with gambling. Unless it’s a $100 worth of scratch cards. No, that’s not gambling at all

 

[Cold&Bitter]

Thanks I’ve stolen this for my avatar. It reminds of when my 2 cats, who we lost last year, used to hiss at each other

Reminds me more of my cat coughing up a hairball.

 

[WDWUO83]

Didn’t Dim say a while back that the reason they only go on Disney cruises is because they wouldn’t go on a ship with a casino? Presumably because they don’t agree with gambling. Unless it’s a $100 worth of scratch cards. No, that’s not gambling at all

My super religious family members are extremely anti-gambling. But they buy scratch off tickets every week. So many people convince themselves that it isn’t gambling!

 

[bumpire]

We should really introduce our girl Jenny to google. By giving it a simple goog multiple sites, including DFB, came up with best bang for your buck suggestions for snack credits. I didn't even have to try hard and I did it while watching SVU so Jenn can do it while watching whatever on Bravo.

TTT: no amount of goog can save this voog

 

[erry]

Didn’t Dim say a while back that the reason they only go on Disney cruises is because they wouldn’t go on a ship with a casino? Presumably because they don’t agree with gambling. Unless it’s a $100 worth of scratch cards. No, that’s not gambling at all

Just like he obsessively avoids caffeine but eats a tit ton of chocolate

 

[CoolWhip]

@CoolWhip - Thank you for your insight; would Oliver also be predisposed to ASD? Or is it purely individual?

It really depends. There isn’t enough good info to determine different types of autism. There are genes that are linked to autism. My daughter has a genetic abnormality that is found in people with autism but not determined to be an actual cause as of yet. Her abnormality is considered to be spontaneous. We have friends who have multiple kids in the spectrum with genetic abnormalities which seem to be carried down.

 

[Forest]

I don’t know why she doesn’t at least cook meals for both her and Jackson. Then let Tim pick at that if he is so picky. It’s like she is cooking one meal that only she likes. Oh wait, that tracks.

So we’re monetizing Jackson’s ear-tube journey now. Cool.

 

[xmasbdaygirl]

I don’t know why she doesn’t at least cook meals for both her and Jackson. Then let Tim pick at that if he is so picky. It’s like she is cooking one meal that only she likes. Oh wait, that tracks.

So we’re monetizing Jackson’s ear-tube journey now. Cool.

I think it's odd that they even talked about this as they've rarely mentioned him going to the doctor or being sick or having any sort of difficulty at all before yesterday. Aside from the pre-cruise barf fest, oh sorry, the bad pouch. But I mean, clearly the kid has had a runny nose since Thanksgiving. Now it's escalated to he needs tubes and massive doses of antibiotics? I'm wondering if he went to school on Tuesday and the teacher said....hey, your kid is having issues, you should have the doctor look at his ears, and while you are at it, get his hair cut because he can't see and that's why he was missing school last week.

I went to Catholic school and I still remember to this day the girl in my class whose hair was always in her eyes and what a big bleeping deal the nuns made of it. Constantly. I could see the teachers pointing out that he can't see and it will interfere with his learning.

***I am not saying they owe the viewers medical information about their child. It's just odd to me what they care to share. Poop and farts Nose picking on camera Little kid tight pants/underwear showing Chronic ear infections are a hard no, until they get to the point where he needs tubes. Then she needs stan praise and support.

 

[Forest]

I think the ear-tube thing is weird too. He just started school in August and before that he was sheltered from other kids. And a baby in 2020. He probably hasn’t caught a lot of viruses until he went to school. I’m sure the doctor knows what she is doing though. Maybe he’s had a lot more infections than we know of. This reminds me of the nursing stories. It’s like you get random clips of information that don’t make sense.