When The Cameras Are Off: Sad Story Of Child Neglect And Abuse. This post is not one of my usual ones I write but it has really made me upset so I wanted to talk about it. I haven’t ever written a post like this before but I am absolutely pissed off and just disgusted right now.
If you haven’t heard of what is going on right now with the Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt situation, then you need to know about it because it is absolutely HORRIFYING.
I have NEVER ever ever ever ever understood how on earth women who abuse and hurt children are able to conceive and have kids. WHY???? Why the hell is that even a thing? Why are EVIL women (I say women because they are the ones that carry the child, but this goes for evil men too, DUH), allowed to reproduce? Children are so damn innocent and special. I KNOW I will never find that answer…
So, if you haven’t heard about the Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt case, here it is (in a nutshell). I only heard about this last night and have been so upset ever since.
When The Cameras Are Off: Sad Story Of Child Neglect And Abuse
YouTube Star Ruby Franke Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
By the way, She was NO freaking mom or star!!! And I am SO glad I NEVER even heard of her!!!!
Ruby Franke is a Utah resident and WAS a MONSTER (because I will NOT say mother!!!) to 6 beautiful children. She started a YouTube channel and quickly gained fame with nearly 2.3 million followers (WTH??). Her ‘family‘ vlog channel was called ‘8 Passengers‘.
They even have (yes HAVE) an Instagram account still called ‘Moms Of Truth‘ (can you believe that??). And, by finding their Instagram account you will be able to find their FB page, etc. But nope, not linking to that crap!
Her channel was known for its wholesome content (really??????) But is said to have taken a drastic turn when she was charged with six counts of felony child abuse in September.
Utah mother of six, Ruby Franke, who gained fame through her family vlog channel “8 Passengers” on YouTube, has r. With nearly 2.3 million followers, Franke’s family channel was known for its wholesome content, but the situation took a drastic turn when she was charged with six counts of felony child abuse in September.
The allegations of child abuse led to a highly publicized legal battle. Ruby Franke pleads guilty to child abuse and now agrees to testify against her therapist friend, Jodi Hildebrandt, which is sending shock among her (ONCE) loyal followers.
Ruby Franke has 3 sisters all of whom are also YouTube influencers…
Where Is The Dad???
Where is the dad EVER in these types of situations??? I mean… I could go off on that alone, but I won’t. Anyway, I guess the dad had been out of the picture for about a year and just this month (December 2023) filed for a divorce.
I don’t believe this guy is ANY better than the mom though. My personal opinion of course, but where the hell was he when his kids were being abused and starved? Ya… He better NOT get custody of them. Again, my opinions and yours may be different, but that’s fine!
When The Cameras Are Off The Monsters Come Out
I guess this case has raised questions about the impact of social media on family dynamics, the ethical considerations surrounding the portrayal of family life online, and always trying to be so damn perfect (by the way, NO ONE IS PERFECT!!!).
This case is creating quite the discussions about the responsibilities and complexities that social media influencers have to deal with (ya right!!!) Blame it on THAT 😡!!!
However, it does serve as a very important reminder of the curated content shared on social platforms AND the reality behind closed doors. You just never ever know!!! It is so damn sad.
Another ‘Monster‘
Just like that one ‘mommy blogger‘ Lacey Spears. Her little boy, Garnett, was always sick but come to find out it was Lacey (the MOM) who was giving him salt/sodium to make him sick. She ended up killing him when he was in the hospital.
It is ALL caught on a hospital camera that the staff set up because they were suspicious of her (the hospital video was edited to eliminate tender scenes). I will NEVER get that out of my head. That sweet, precious baby boy!!!
I remember when she was writing blog posts while she and her son were in the hospital (I think it was her last ever blog post) and I was following her because I felt SO bad for her little boy (and her!!!!).
I remember commenting on that last post saying how sorry I am for her (after she lost her son, no she wasn’t caught just yet and the public did not know yet).
After it all came out I was horrified!!! I followed her! I ‘supported‘ her!!! And yet, all along, it was HER who was killing her baby boy.
After that, I never quite saw ANYONE online in the same light again. I learned to be cautious and learned that not everything is what it seems, online…
I can’t believe her Twitter is still up (Nope, not linking it, you can search for it if you want to).
I have been a blogger for OVER 15+ years and never in my whole time of being a ‘mommy blogger‘ have I EVER neglected, harmed, starved, or locked up my precious babies!! That is what this horrible human did to her children! ALL of that!!!
Okay, I am done for the day. This world just sucks and some people deserve nothing more than to get EXACTLY what they did to these precious babies, done to them, except a 1,000,000 x worse!!!