Therapist Reacts: Ruby Franke's Warning Signs of Family Dysfunction | 8 Passengers

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  • It's time, let's talk about Ruby Franke and her recent arrest alongside Jodi Hildebrandt's. The truth is there have been warning signs of Ruby Franke and her 8 Passengers RUclips channel for a long time. I took the time to look back at the content from Ruby Franke and the 8 Passengers channel to ask were there any warning signs of child welfare or mistreatment? Or was there toxic or unhealthy or traumatizing behaviors that took place both at her home and within Ruby Franke's content. To no one's surprise, there were. Let's talk about the signs we should have seen from the 8 Passengers channel and Ruby Franke's personal accounts - and signs you should watch out for in your own family or families you may know. The truth is family abuse and toxic family behaviors are all around, and if you have experienced a toxic family or upbringing you may have not dealt with child trauma, childhood emotional neglect or PTSD that you may want to look into. What warning signs did you see from Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt or the 8 Passengers channel? What did I miss?
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  • @SoSoSteph
    @SoSoSteph 7 месяцев назад +4113

    The fact that this woman has sat on the internet for years publicly abusing her kids is a testament to where we are as a society. It’s really disturbing and disgusting.

    • @snicksabea
      @snicksabea 7 месяцев назад +280

      There was a petition with thousands of signatures to get her off RUclips cause she was so abusive.

    • @SoSoSteph
      @SoSoSteph 7 месяцев назад +151

      @@snicksabea I know. Yet clearly she was still allowed to abuse these children.

    • @snicksabea
      @snicksabea 7 месяцев назад +69

      @@SoSoSteph I know. 💔 I’m glad they’re safe now.

    • @SoSoSteph
      @SoSoSteph 7 месяцев назад +28

      @@snicksabea same.

    • @jessicamoon9897
      @jessicamoon9897 7 месяцев назад +53

      I mean.. this is just one form of icky when it comes to society. There is many flavors out there tbh.

  • @h.j.chapin9595
    @h.j.chapin9595 7 месяцев назад +2817

    Ms. Ruby is about to learn what "lack of privacy" truly means when she's incarcerated for her crimes against her OWN children.
    KARMA!

    • @bobbicatt
      @bobbicatt 7 месяцев назад +179

      Woman in prison hate child abusers. Most are mothers who have been separated from their own children. I’m going to guess Ruby and Jody will have some meals withheld. That’s the least they will do. They most likely will need to be separated and put in a pod with other abusers. Can you imagine what happened when the camera was off?

    • @timhansen3376
      @timhansen3376 7 месяцев назад +35

      ❤ cavity searches are necessary.

    • @deborahdobey3135
      @deborahdobey3135 7 месяцев назад +29

      ... and that is justice!

    • @melaniehoilman2663
      @melaniehoilman2663 7 месяцев назад +18

      😂😂😂 amazing comment, ur absolutely right.

    • @stevewalther2293
      @stevewalther2293 7 месяцев назад +71

      She lost her bedroom as well...

  • @Sydsultubo
    @Sydsultubo Месяц назад +227

    It's weird enough when she says "the privilege to dinner". It's not a privilege, it's a right

    • @iamahorsenut7541
      @iamahorsenut7541 Месяц назад +9

      Exactly, children need a meal

    • @TheDclawson
      @TheDclawson Месяц назад +8

      If that was actually broadcasted, I can't believe DCFS and/or Law Enforcement didn't raise a brow of what may be happening in that home!!

    • @RendaJane
      @RendaJane 29 дней назад +3

      Rubes got a lot of sadistic satisfaction. She didn’t let her eat AND was giddy about making her daughter’s teacher “uncomfortable”.
      Perfect mom. Just ask her.

    • @andrewheldman25
      @andrewheldman25 28 дней назад +1

      What is a right and where does it come from?

    • @AJ-ps2bw
      @AJ-ps2bw 17 дней назад +3

      Yeah... I stress if I don't feel like my children eat enough. I couldn't imagine withholding meals from them. Poor kids!!

  • @Juhani139
    @Juhani139 Месяц назад +192

    Threatening to cut the toy's head off is the equivalent to saying she was going to decapitate a person. At that age the toy is a person and a friend. The toy has a personality in her mind
    That to me was much worse than everything else I've seen about 8 passengers.

    • @sedwards6337
      @sedwards6337 Месяц назад +27

      Omg!! A toddler!! A baby girl?!? As a toddler mom it is in us physiologically, hormonally to be pained when our toddler is in distress. If you do not feel distressed when your child is, something is wrong with you as a mother. And you need treatment. 100%

    • @wintyforever
      @wintyforever Месяц назад +20

      @@sedwards6337when R was younger, after she did something to emotionally hurt him, she said “you’re cute when you’re sad.” Chilling words considering what she goes on to put him through later.

    • @deborahpoole9710
      @deborahpoole9710 Месяц назад +3

      There are few words to describe how sick this woman is. I refuse to call her a mother. She is lacking the natural affection chip. So sad for these kids. The abuse will take years to recover from.

    • @Nasima1368
      @Nasima1368 27 дней назад +2

      Adding to all that
      A teddy bear is something that is supposed to help a child fall sleep and helping her feel safe and now her mom threatens to kill her toy that is the source of safety for her. And also in a very disturbing and disgusting way. The kid feels that her mom is not safe and at the same time she is also getting what calming thing that she has left and it’s going to eliminate that too. She has nowhere to go to feel safe.

    • @katherineweber8955
      @katherineweber8955 23 дня назад +1

      I agree. That was so disturbing. She's a toddler! And I wouldn't threaten to destroy any child's toy. Ever. Maybe take it for awhile but it doesn't belong to me. It belongs to my child. You MUST respect that. It teaches them respect, too.

  • @JackieOlantern
    @JackieOlantern 7 месяцев назад +2152

    Glad to say I had never heard of this woman until she was arrested.

  • @norawebster12
    @norawebster12 7 месяцев назад +880

    CPS needs to be held accountable. Cps has failed so many children...they failed me as a child as well.

    • @shilohivy4590
      @shilohivy4590 5 месяцев назад +61

      This sadist was allowed to continue on after posting horrific gleeful abuse online . It’s sad

    • @moniquedelaney7958
      @moniquedelaney7958 4 месяца назад

      @@shilohivy4590and criminal

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 4 месяца назад +14

      It's not cps' fault. Do you really want cps to be able to take kids away from parents without any real evidence

    • @darlenemateri6521
      @darlenemateri6521 3 месяца назад

      ​@@mackhomie6 ,There was enough evidence on her vlog seen and reported by viewers. Turns out she was an abuser and evil bitch after all. Who torments children let alone your own you brought into this world . Those you love and protect from bitches like, Ruby Frankie and Jodi Hildebrandt and their worthless parents like Kevin Franke .

    • @MoneyStrategiesSOULutions
      @MoneyStrategiesSOULutions 3 месяца назад

      Nah, they are known to do a terrible job, tho that said, most of them have much to high case loads.@@mackhomie6

  • @co1nmage735
    @co1nmage735 Месяц назад +137

    I was raised by a highly narcissitic birth giver and I hope these kids are more resilient than myself. It's been a lifelong struggle. I feel so bad for the kids.

    • @Greenwitch_Garden
      @Greenwitch_Garden Месяц назад +11

      Birth giver… I’ve been looking for a word that woman. Thank you.
      I’ve also struggled in every aspect in life. It gets a little easier with therapy and time.

  • @deemah1237
    @deemah1237 5 месяцев назад +271

    keep in mind that ruby thought all these clips of her abusing her kids were appropriate to be posted and shared with millions it says a-lot about how damaging and dysfunctional this household is

    • @tinaroyaaskari2163
      @tinaroyaaskari2163 5 месяцев назад +18

      I'm a tiny bit glad she posted her clips. The court can now see her true colors

    • @moniquedelaney7958
      @moniquedelaney7958 4 месяца назад +6

      She obviously read her followers well . Very unfortunate indeed

    • @n0tfr0mth1sw0rld
      @n0tfr0mth1sw0rld 2 месяца назад +6

      Yeah and also how much more abuse her children must've endured behind closer doors. Glad they were multiple. Just imagine it would've all fallen on one child.

    • @hannahbuffy7400
      @hannahbuffy7400 2 месяца назад

      It shows how damaged and dysfunctional this woman has probably always been. The fallout on her kids may only extend the cycle for another generation. I hope all of the kids are getting the love, acceptance, compassion and mental health support they need to become hopefully healthy adults.
      Franke is clearly mentally ill. She deserves to be punished and desperately needs mental health treatment before she goes out and gets her hands on another child.
      My only question: Where in the world is the father of these kids???? How had their physical condition sunk so low HE didn’t step in?? I wonder about his own culpability; he’s equally responsible for their children.

    • @darlenegattus8190
      @darlenegattus8190 Месяц назад +2

      Yep

  • @frenchtoastemergency
    @frenchtoastemergency 7 месяцев назад +1285

    The way she says “Do you see how loving that is?” in a voice of gleeful, intense malice is absolutely chilling.

    • @Tina06019
      @Tina06019 7 месяцев назад +91

      That’s exactly what is so ferociously frightening about this horrible woman.

    • @Julesb2183
      @Julesb2183 7 месяцев назад +54

      So very mormon.

    • @tiger.wolf.2033
      @tiger.wolf.2033 7 месяцев назад

      @@Julesb2183 you said it well. I have met many Mormons with the same evil malice. I also met kids abused by the sect. I was younger, in my 10s, then later, in my teens and 20s, again I met more children of the cult with many sexual issues, trauma, completely dysfunctional. Their parents had the same abusive behavior I notice in Ruby and Jodi. Another sect where I noticed and I was also a victim from, was in the Baptist church. My father became one and his woman, also "converted". Both made my life hell on Earth. The whole cult would come to our house to harass me. These cults are dangerous and all types of psychos inhabit them. Later, when I was in Canada, I read a book, "The People of the Lie". I was shocked! the majority of the patients and cases studies by that psychiatrist proved to me I wasn't wrong: I had met throughout my life such individuals. Many were parents of friends of mine or people in my own family. It was appalling to realize how many of these creatures passed by me on this Earth. A friend read the book and she got another shock: in those pages she found her own ex husband who abused her and her children. She told me: "my dear, this book is a gem! There are so many mentally ill beings around us and we haven't realized... after reading this book, I am very much afraid of my ex!"... I advice you to read that book and pay attention. You'll find Ruby, Kevin and Jodi in those pages too.

    • @pizzapizzapizza5
      @pizzapizzapizza5 7 месяцев назад +23

      Reminds me of my mom

    • @fifilafleur5555
      @fifilafleur5555 7 месяцев назад +6

      😈😈😈

  • @galejohnson8086
    @galejohnson8086 7 месяцев назад +917

    Her 6 year old forgets to pack a lunch in the morning, but I can see that Ruby had time for all her makeup, false lashes, etc.

    • @tinaroyaaskari2163
      @tinaroyaaskari2163 5 месяцев назад +117

      She was a selfish cow. I'm glad her kids are saved from her

    • @katieh3236
      @katieh3236 3 месяца назад +19

      Totally

    • @MommaYeager1221
      @MommaYeager1221 3 месяца назад +89

      If Eve was made to be responsible for making her lunch at her age, Ruby should be responsible as her mom to make sure this chore was followed through!

    • @dbuglove537
      @dbuglove537 3 месяца назад

      This was my thought exactly!​@@MommaYeager1221

    • @nhung7592
      @nhung7592 2 месяца назад +15

      My same thought!

  • @Jamochamooch
    @Jamochamooch Месяц назад +32

    The Father should be in prison, too!! He allowed the abuse and even Participated! I don’t understand how he’s not being investigated.

    • @kms4829
      @kms4829 5 дней назад +1

      Ikr it’s sad

  • @olderwiser64
    @olderwiser64 Месяц назад +52

    The judge/judges who denied the search warrants after repeated calls from school officials, older siblings, and neighbors MUST be held accountable. The threshold for search warrants should be at the lowest level possible when a child’s welfare is at stake. When abuse and/or neglect is suspected, that warrant needs to be issued!! Call out the judge/judges who refused to help these children. Had a warrant been issued when law enforcement was requesting it, the abuse may never have risen to the level that jt did.
    A full audit/review of what went wrong in this case is a must. Because the next time a family is in crisis and children are at risk, they may not make it out in time.

    • @katherineweber8955
      @katherineweber8955 23 дня назад +1

      I agree. It should be a very low bar fir investigation when child abuse is alleged.

    • @elleblue07
      @elleblue07 20 дней назад

      One word: Mormons.

  • @naturallaw52
    @naturallaw52 7 месяцев назад +733

    Wait until the women in prison find out what she's done.

    • @jacoblantom
      @jacoblantom 7 месяцев назад +57

      Crimes against children go down the same in women's prisons too?

    • @jaime9353
      @jaime9353 7 месяцев назад +170

      @@jacoblantomyep…many people who end up in jail had 💩 childhoods and abusive childhoods. They don’t take kindly to child abuse of any kind.

    • @rebekahcogbill9832
      @rebekahcogbill9832 7 месяцев назад +72

      Yep! Child abusers have it rough in prison. They probably would have to live in solitary for there protection.

    • @bobbicatt
      @bobbicatt 7 месяцев назад +52

      I almost posted a comment that was similar and I look down and see your ! Once they get moved to general population in a real prison…when the woman find out..I’m going to guess they may get some meals withheld. Let’s just hope those gals don’t have access to duct tape.

    • @lakanron640
      @lakanron640 7 месяцев назад

      @@jacoblantom, even worse! Because the butch lesbians grew up with abusive parents who didn't accept them.

  • @erikkasepiphany
    @erikkasepiphany 7 месяцев назад +1077

    The older sister was protecting and mothering the youngest children because of the mom’s abuse, and once the oldest daughter left the house and went to college, those young kids were utterly defenseless to the mother’s abusive will. We all saw this coming but no one stopped it.

    • @whims6278
      @whims6278 7 месяцев назад +142

      This is an aspect I haven't seen talked about as much. You can see how she provided the emotional parenting and gave them the comfort and warmth that I'm sure she wanted from her mom. It's so sad.

    • @erikkasepiphany
      @erikkasepiphany 7 месяцев назад +38

      @@whims6278 I always see things that the average person might miss. It’s both a blessing and a curse to see all the small details in life.

    • @oneofmany7051
      @oneofmany7051 7 месяцев назад +44

      Wow, you actually just described my family dynamic growing up. I am the oldest of 7 (the older sister). I feel so seen. Thank you, @erikkasepiphany.

    • @therealz360z7
      @therealz360z7 7 месяцев назад +34

      Apparently she has to put her life on hold because of those two parents and raise her siblings.

    • @erikkasepiphany
      @erikkasepiphany 6 месяцев назад +22

      @@oneofmany7051 aww 🥰 I am so glad you feel seen. I wish you nothing but the best, you obviously have a very giving and nurturing heart. I hope you find peace and healing.

  • @user-lx2mx6ny8o
    @user-lx2mx6ny8o 4 месяца назад +295

    That little boy was so courageous to get out of that house of horrors and get help for him and his siblings especially in a time he must have been emotionally and physically beaten down. I hope he can have a happy ending and live a life without that monster that portrayed herself as his mother

    • @shilde
      @shilde Месяц назад +26

      Especially courageous when we learned from rubys own journals that he had escaped once before only to be tracked down and brought back and tied down even more than before. The fact that he saw another chance to escape, knowing what would happen if he were caught, really shows how intensely brave and determined he was to save his and his sisters life. What an amazing kid.

    • @deborahpoole9710
      @deborahpoole9710 Месяц назад +2

      I just heard a better more correct term for her than mother- birth giver.

    • @shadamyandsonamylover
      @shadamyandsonamylover Месяц назад +7

      I just want to make it very clear that Russell didnt actually escape to help his sister in the way you think. He wanted to put himself in jail because he was told that’s where he belongs.
      Russell is very traumatized and will have a hell of a time working through this. I know if I was him I would feel awful about all these people calling me a hero when I know my intentions were not like that at all.

  • @analuisahering2043
    @analuisahering2043 Месяц назад +45

    The fact that the two kids who were rescued had episodes of bed wetting and vomiting shows the level of anxiety they were living through 😭

  • @__L563
    @__L563 7 месяцев назад +728

    The way she always smiles and laughs her eyes shine whenever any of her children express discomfort or sadness is disgusting.

    • @gail5794
      @gail5794 7 месяцев назад +60

      Ruby obtains joy from other people’s pain. She seizes moments from her children’s “misbehavior” and punishment to provide that joy for her. You can see it in her Joker smile. Sooo sick/evil personified!

    • @Iquey
      @Iquey 6 месяцев назад +28

      It's the lust for power.

    • @lanafox6354
      @lanafox6354 4 месяца назад +17

      Very creepy when Ruby turns to the camera and tells the kids about "their viewers"

    • @darlenemateri6521
      @darlenemateri6521 3 месяца назад

      ​@@lanafox6354, Because us viewers spotted her abuse and reported it. She's a narcissist. Evil bitch..

    • @ritamartellacci7114
      @ritamartellacci7114 3 месяца назад +7

      Just curious are they a Mormon church family ???

  • @Mt-kd8gl
    @Mt-kd8gl 7 месяцев назад +906

    Saddest part is seeing the older sister trying to explain how Eve was too young to wake herself. Trying to defend her and feeling so confused about what she knows is right as a young teenager versus her adult mom.

    • @OzzyVRrealone
      @OzzyVRrealone 7 месяцев назад

      She is a boss. She'll stomp her mom's ass one day

    • @leratogoge6649
      @leratogoge6649 6 месяцев назад +18

      Totally

    • @annaf3915
      @annaf3915 5 месяцев назад +57

      How did noone of their followers point this out to the so called mom? Doesn't every adult who needs to wake up at a certain time set an alarm - because we don't have a built in timer to wake us up for work or school? And if 3 year old Eve slept in so late that preschool was in fact "over" or she would have been very late, why wouldn't her mother take the blame for not putting her to bed at an appropriate time? This is beyond delusional... So sad how noone noticed how dangerous that was

    • @sonia1082
      @sonia1082 4 месяца назад +26

      For me it was the threat of cutting off the ear of the soft toy.

    • @latonyanarcisse7112
      @latonyanarcisse7112 4 месяца назад

      @@annaf3915Many followers did call her out and some called child protective services on her, but unfortunately nothing happened to the mother or father😢

  • @69SalterStreet
    @69SalterStreet Месяц назад +30

    14:03 the girls taking care of each other while their mom gloats about bullying them is so indicative of the dynamic in that hell house.

    • @birgip.m.1236
      @birgip.m.1236 Месяц назад +1

      The sisters woke up their 3 year old and mommie dearest "dragged her out"

  • @Iquey
    @Iquey 6 месяцев назад +52

    Seeing the older kids smiling on camera while the mom lectures how she's going to punish them feels so much like a hostage situation. They have to act strong (because they know they'll be punished if they don't keep up the facade) but their eyes are sad.

  • @amandatyler4324
    @amandatyler4324 7 месяцев назад +562

    One thing that drives me absolutely crazy…when a parents say “everything in this house is mine, not yours.” Oh really? You’ve never given them any Christmas or birthday gifts? You don’t get to take away another persons property just because you personally purchased it!! You don’t own your child!!

    • @dianesullivan1047
      @dianesullivan1047 7 месяцев назад +17

      Not even Kevin’s just Rubys

    • @Kloetenhenne
      @Kloetenhenne 7 месяцев назад +20

      In German laws, there is actually a difference between the person who purchased something and the person using it.

    • @maryw1129
      @maryw1129 7 месяцев назад +2

      I agree

    • @annklonl5207
      @annklonl5207 7 месяцев назад +19

      My parents did. Own their kids and take away their toys. And when their kids received gifts from third parties, they'd claim and redistribute them. Money sent to the kids? Kept it for themselves.

    • @realhealing7802
      @realhealing7802 7 месяцев назад +29

      Exactly! That's the problem. Some people believe they own their children. It's slavery.

  • @lianevoelker9845
    @lianevoelker9845 7 месяцев назад +762

    I used to watch 8 passangers when I was younger. Didn't find their parenting weird - only to find out years later that I too have an abusive mother.
    I feel so deeply sorry for these kids. Hopefully they are getting all the help and support now.
    Thanks to the internet we now can identify our parents unhealthy behaviour and heal our attachment.

    • @Zarastro54
      @Zarastro54 7 месяцев назад +78

      The internet is the biggest double edged sword mankind has ever invented.

    • @auntihooha
      @auntihooha 7 месяцев назад +49

      I didn't know that my parents and I were alcoholics until my aunt gave me a book for Adult Children of Alcoholics. I was confused even though I'd been drinking myself to sleep since the age of 18. When it's all around you all your life, you think it's normal. Poor children. This woman is a nightmare and I hope she never gets to talk to her kids, ever again. I hope they find some self-worth and lots of love- they're going to need it since their reptilian mother ripped their hearts out.

    • @suryan207
      @suryan207 7 месяцев назад +20

      Thank you for pointing out how this enables abuse

    • @Jamama4
      @Jamama4 7 месяцев назад +20

      I'm sorry that happened to you. I hope others will recognize what you did and be supported.

    • @TheSuzberry
      @TheSuzberry 7 месяцев назад +15

      Wishing you all the best. Hope you find a way to heal from the abuse in your upbringing.

  • @teenindustry
    @teenindustry 4 месяца назад +88

    Hope she reflects humbly on the lack of privacy in jail.

  • @robindestasio7563
    @robindestasio7563 4 месяца назад +33

    Ruby expected her 3 year old to pack her own lunch??? Her attitude about the eating disorder, it's all about control with her, she has to control everyone around her. She has no empathy for others, she's awful.

  • @SaraBlu
    @SaraBlu 7 месяцев назад +478

    Listening to her makes me feel like in her mind child equals enemy. She is constantly in a fight mode, constantly looking for failure or imperfections to correct.

    • @productamadeus8745
      @productamadeus8745 7 месяцев назад +35

      Yeah I totally agree. It’s almost as if she sees her own children as the enemy. Or at least an animalistic approach.

    • @hotfudgecake
      @hotfudgecake 7 месяцев назад +74

      She sees her children as manipulative , vindictive, or intentionally acting out just to cause HER stress.....
      when in reality they.are.just.children

    • @vladimirofsvalbard9477
      @vladimirofsvalbard9477 6 месяцев назад +24

      Exactly! She's been in fight or flight mode her entire life and refuses to acknowledge fault.
      This is how narcissists are made.

    • @Iquey
      @Iquey 6 месяцев назад

      In evangelical Christianity and some Mormon communities, they are taught children's nature is satanic unless parents train it out of them, because children are the closest to how animals behave in human form until they learn to be "civilized" and so strict Christian parents punish their kids for acting natural or animalistic at all. So wanting extra food, wanting privacy, wanting to run free, play in the dirt, make messes, experiment with boundaries, become interested in sexuality as they get older.. All natural human things that other mammals share traits for, considered "sinful".

    • @birgip.m.1236
      @birgip.m.1236 Месяц назад

      ​@@productamadeus8745From what I've seen in the animal world, mother's will do ANYTHING to feed & protect their babies.
      This woman was clearly detached & seemed to despise her children & motherhood.
      She has ZERO EMPATHY-COMPASSION & LOVE.
      My guess is that she too was deprived in her upbringing & pushed for the facade of perfection & to keep up warped appearances & had lots of support for her ways.
      Detached & distorted.

  • @ewinmn
    @ewinmn 7 месяцев назад +346

    It shouldn’t have taken THIS LONG and THIS MANY CALLS to figure this out! What does the system even consider to be abuse?!

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +39

      Both Ruby & Jodie were protected by a powerful religion IMHO. The LDS Bishops referred Jodie to their congregants.

    • @kristinwuori3769
      @kristinwuori3769 7 месяцев назад +21

      Unfortunately, emotional abuse is not reportable or actionable. Thankfully, these kids survived this horrific ordeal at the hands of JH, with RF's full knowledge and consent, exposing what emotional abuse looks like for the world to see and recognize. I pray these kids are receiving true love and support and legit counseling.

    • @esmeraldagreen1992
      @esmeraldagreen1992 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@rebeccagable9629
      Nonsense the LDS church does not tolerate or condone this behavior.

    • @esmeraldagreen1992
      @esmeraldagreen1992 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@rebeccagable9629
      Why don't you harp on some other offender religion? " this murdered is an evangelic, this pervert is Muslim, this robber is Baptist and this other one is a Baha'i

    • @kristinalveylcsw-downtoear5805
      @kristinalveylcsw-downtoear5805 7 месяцев назад +16

      I happen to live about a mile away from where this all happened. I think some of the factors that contributed to lack of action included their religion--St. George area has a high number of Mormons and their is some "protection of our own" dynamics, that neighborhood is one of the wealthiest in this area, and finally , CPS in this area is understaffed and poorly trained and likely didn't look closely enough at the situation. None are excuses but I think likely contributed to lack of action sooner. Such a sad situation all around

  • @zxipex123
    @zxipex123 Месяц назад +18

    “Do you see how loving that is?” - absolutely chilling 😬

  • @anayarey7865
    @anayarey7865 2 месяца назад +42

    How awful when she threatened to cut the plushy! What a freaking monster. I hope the children heal from what they've been through.

    • @user-yd2mp7wp3k
      @user-yd2mp7wp3k 25 дней назад

      I honestly could see myself telling my baby that if she kept cutting holes in stuff.. I also think I would have broken when and if she started to cry. I would've never thought that I was being harsh.

  • @erikavaleries
    @erikavaleries 7 месяцев назад +460

    She reminds me of my mother, laughing as she abuses. That’s why I am no contact with her - I find her sadistic or psychopathic, beyond narcissistic or dysfunctional.

    • @PotatoChipsterFrenchFryHipster
      @PotatoChipsterFrenchFryHipster 7 месяцев назад +21

      Good for you. Anyone who finds joy in those things is unhinged. Hope you are doing great now ❤

    • @catsnfashion80s
      @catsnfashion80s 7 месяцев назад +13

      Glad you got away!

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +7

      100%

    • @whoeveriam8942
      @whoeveriam8942 7 месяцев назад +14

      Laughing when she abuses- its so familiar (not with my mom but another person) damn whats wrong with them

    • @Nikki30288
      @Nikki30288 7 месяцев назад +6

      ❤ praying for your healing

  • @dawnh9882
    @dawnh9882 7 месяцев назад +418

    I am a product of a home like that. I'm 58 with PTSD. It's been a hard life. No one listened to me, validated or loved me. It's been a lifetime of healing. If you suspect anything, say SOMETHING. YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE.

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +13

      Unfortunately the judge didn't even help these kids & apparently not the other groups, either. Small town, I suspect some of the people in power were of this same religion.

    • @Prin_Cess_007
      @Prin_Cess_007 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@rebeccagable9629do you mean she’s out of jail?

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 7 месяцев назад

      @@Prin_Cess_007she is not out. Not sure what judge they mean

    • @rosas5365
      @rosas5365 7 месяцев назад +8

      Same here at 57 still struggling. I remember my aunts in both sides being very nice with me as if they felt sorry for me. So the love and warm I felt as a child came from them, never from my mother. My father was always out "working" extra hours.

    • @emileehoerl98
      @emileehoerl98 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@justkiddin84probably referring to the judge who refused a search warrant a few years back

  • @jordanzart9081
    @jordanzart9081 2 месяца назад +39

    7:56 "Do you see how loving that is?" Woman...I can't even.

  • @user-ke2pu6ti5f
    @user-ke2pu6ti5f 2 месяца назад +21

    Imagine how terrifying it was for the children to ask for safety when they watched so many people on the internet validating their abusive parents.

  • @angiesunnie8469
    @angiesunnie8469 7 месяцев назад +18

    We need legislation to restrict vloggers using their children as labor content.

  • @jewelwood9974
    @jewelwood9974 7 месяцев назад +287

    Her daughter know how ridiculous it is to expect a 3 year old to wake up on time! “she can’t control when she wakes up”-daughter. “obviously she can because she’s up this morning”-ruby. “no I woke her up”-daughter

    • @mizlialia1476
      @mizlialia1476 7 месяцев назад +40

      I'm 43 and I need an alarm clock to wake me up duh! 😂

    • @icantthinkofascreenname3064
      @icantthinkofascreenname3064 7 месяцев назад +24

      I’m 30 and set a minimum of 10 alarms to make sure I wake up on time.

    • @chilicircus26
      @chilicircus26 7 месяцев назад +28

      Yes and since she's 3 she probably has no idea how to set an alarm

    • @stephaniereneerose
      @stephaniereneerose 6 месяцев назад +22

      Children that young don’t even have a concept of time!

    • @atticusandwinifred3274
      @atticusandwinifred3274 6 месяцев назад +7

      In Jr high and high school, I had an alarm that I set but even then, I sometimes didn’t wake up and my parents had to drag me out of bed.

  • @Amyvictoria2102
    @Amyvictoria2102 6 месяцев назад +92

    I grew up in a house like this. I now have 5 children who have their own space, we’re open but also respectful. I have anxiety / depression and I KNOW it was due to my childhood.

  • @NYCHFAN
    @NYCHFAN 2 месяца назад +22

    One of my goals as a parent was to have kids that did well because they wanted to, not because they were afraid.

  • @jphzzzz
    @jphzzzz 7 месяцев назад +339

    Big sis is a better mother than baby girls mother. She even physically positions herself in a protective mode with the little girl and stands up for her. How painful to have to be in that position. I am so glad this 12 year old boy made the escape and brought this to everyone's attention.

  • @astrinymris9953
    @astrinymris9953 7 месяцев назад +265

    It was very clear in the "too cute to yell at" segment that Eve had been coached to say this to make Ruby look less cold and unfeeling than she actually is. Note Eve's repeated, "Is that right?" questions to Ruby. The poor little girl was anxious about incurring her mother's wrath by flubbing her lines.

    • @Amber-yq9ee
      @Amber-yq9ee 6 месяцев назад +42

      OMG that's the EXACT same thing I was thinking watching that clip! Her words after Eve said "& u yelled at me." & the Mom shut the door & laughed & said "No. There's no yelling, right?" & She was playing it up to the camera like she was being sarcastic & relatable. BUT the reaction it triggered in Eve really really gave the impression of a well-rehearsed skit! She launched into it & it didn't feel genuine completely. & Then when she prompted her a cpl Xs w\the "is that right?" & Eve KNEW what she was supposed to say but after hesitating longer & getting another nudge, she went off script a little & said "Well u yell sometimes." & She looked at Eve & then Eve continued w\the response she was supposed to be giving. Poor little sweetheart!

    • @GaiaCarney
      @GaiaCarney 3 месяца назад +5

      Poor child 🥺

    • @Uapa500
      @Uapa500 2 месяца назад +4

      That truly hurt.
      That poor baby.

  • @AngelaVEdwards
    @AngelaVEdwards Месяц назад +11

    I’m not a parent but I absolutely cannot understand how anyone can do these things to children. Seeing a skinny young boy with duct tape around his wrists and legs horrifies me.

  • @lillythecoolone3120
    @lillythecoolone3120 4 месяца назад +29

    I wonder what happened in Ruby's life that made her feel like she had to parent like this

    • @DembaiVT
      @DembaiVT 3 месяца назад +6

      Probably nothing. Narcs tend to develop in a family where there is abuse happening to someone else. They see the bullying and discover they won't be punished for participation in it. They don't recieve any positive reinforcement, which results in a net negative of their self esteem. They quietly recognise that they could be the victim, and as such, get it into their head that they must be very special or powerful or chosen. And they learn thay blaming the victim of abuse for their own failings will result in the victim being hurt. By the time they are old enough to theoretically know right from wrong, they see it as a black and white dichotomy. Those who understand that they are special and perfect and should be feared and respected...and enemies, who is anyone who ever disagrees with them.
      So in essence, they have a type of trauma but it's especially hard to deal with because so long as they have ANYONE to blame for their behavior, they're very prone to continue to see themselves as a victim of the enemies who don't understand how perfect they are.

  • @42Ccastro
    @42Ccastro 7 месяцев назад +371

    Her husband being on her side is questionable, it makes him look bad I hope he doesn't get custody of the kids.

    • @jedimindtrick-pi8xe
      @jedimindtrick-pi8xe 7 месяцев назад +63

      He's 💯 complicit and as much a monster as Ruby.
      A normal person would have left her and protected their children
      Birds of a feather as they say.

    • @vickytaylor9155
      @vickytaylor9155 7 месяцев назад +47

      Kevin is just as guilty. He may not have committed physical harm to his kids himself, but emotionally he is just as guilty, and he should have demanded to see his kids when he and Ruby split. Also, where did Ruby learn her behaviour, because she was guilty of neglect and causing harm to her kids in my view well before now. Also, her sisters have spoken out, but the brother has kept quiet as has her parents.

    • @candaceewell9582
      @candaceewell9582 7 месяцев назад +23

      He totally is culpable! He said she didn't want him around the kids to SAVE his marriage and relationship with them? In what brain does that make sense?!

    • @harleyquinn5774
      @harleyquinn5774 7 месяцев назад +16

      He’s probably trying to avoid the massive rage and retaliation response she could unleash if he stands up to her.

    • @Amanda-cn3pk
      @Amanda-cn3pk 7 месяцев назад +17

      I too believe he was complicit.
      He likely kept quite because Ruby and Hilderbeast had dirt on him that he didn't want exposed. He had seen what she was capable of doing to others that crossed her.

  • @janetklumper6048
    @janetklumper6048 7 месяцев назад +289

    How on earth could Rudy say her three year old son was at fault, disgusting

  • @lieseljones2216
    @lieseljones2216 Месяц назад +7

    I noticed a lot of smiling and laughing whenever she talked about punishments and pain, teaching her kids that punishment and pain of others is a fun game.

  • @michellem4287
    @michellem4287 4 месяца назад +35

    My father made me clean the shower and toilet every time I used it because I was "dirty" and a "whore". I was 8.
    When I got out of a month long coma after getting TSS at 12 years old, my father called to ask me why his insurance should pay the hospital because I "couldn't keep myself clean."
    When I was in college I got a kidney infection. He refused to pay my Dr. bills saying I should "get the money from the teachers you're sleeping with."
    He died in my early 20's and I have never missed him. He used a lot of these tactics. Narcissistic alcoholics should be banned from parenthood.

    • @dxblover444
      @dxblover444 Месяц назад +4

      😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔

    • @jupiterscorner5423
      @jupiterscorner5423 Месяц назад +6

      Omg im so sprry hugs😢

    • @mssusanmarie
      @mssusanmarie Месяц назад +4

      @michellem4287 - You grew up in a horror movie. I am so sorry. You are a miracle, and so correct about how some people should be banned from parenthood. I wish you all good things, and great happiness all the rest of your days.

    • @TheAmtwhite
      @TheAmtwhite Месяц назад +1

      I’m truly sorry that happened to you :(

    • @pennyelliott3732
      @pennyelliott3732 Месяц назад +7

      I can't tell you how triggered I am by your post. When I was 8 my alcoholic father threw me down the main flight of (stone) steps at my house after stripping my towel off me to spank my bottom because I hadn't scrubbed the shower and had left a puddle on the bathroom floor upon leaving the shower. I'm so sorry to hear about your traumas; I wish you healing ❤😢😢

  • @rebekahcogbill9832
    @rebekahcogbill9832 7 месяцев назад +321

    Being home schooled from abusive parent gives the children no escape. That’s why I was glad I got to go to school when I was growing up.

    • @tindrabeam5922
      @tindrabeam5922 7 месяцев назад +8

      They were not homeschooled for very long!

    • @snicksabea
      @snicksabea 7 месяцев назад +23

      That’s why schools need free lunch for all kids.

    • @AmeliaOak
      @AmeliaOak 7 месяцев назад +13

      I was homeschooled from 4th to 9th grade and my little sister was homeschooled all the way to high school…yep. There’s no escape and it’s uh. Not fun.

    • @mktay2067
      @mktay2067 7 месяцев назад +5

      They were in school weren't they?

    • @lilsheba1
      @lilsheba1 7 месяцев назад +3

      Oh yeah me too it gave all the other kids a chance to bully me! YAY!

  • @shayshaymann113
    @shayshaymann113 7 месяцев назад +83

    2:21 this judge that denied LE access to the home to search should be FIRED and held accountable!!

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +6

      Exactly!!

    • @cargopilotguy305
      @cargopilotguy305 Месяц назад

      Do you know what evidence was presented to the judge? Do you care at all about parental rights? The 4th amendment?
      People like you are going to unwittingly create a totalitarian state purely because the idyllic utopia in your head makes you feel good. Reality be damned

  • @SusieQ78
    @SusieQ78 6 месяцев назад +144

    Wow Kati, thank you so much for bringing light to these signs. It happens so much and the fact that this was so apparent to the public and it took this far to have those kids removed is sad and just to imagine how many kids are living these traumatic lives and no one knows. It makes my heart hurt.

    • @lc4life369
      @lc4life369 Месяц назад +1

      People knew and tried to get help. Even the police failed at getting a search warrent to help them. But they tried.

    • @susanhiggs6873
      @susanhiggs6873 Месяц назад

      Lack of reproductive freedom's is only going to make abuse worse. Kids born with birth defects, lack of health care, unfulfilled lives, and domestic abuse on women and children. I don't want my son to have any children.

  • @sidney2900
    @sidney2900 6 месяцев назад +14

    It’s so crazy because she looks calm and normal when interacting with her kids… but she’s so abusive and unpredictable.

  • @phoenixrising1675
    @phoenixrising1675 7 месяцев назад +240

    The truest example of what “karma” really means is happening now- she always preached how important it is that your kids are uncomfortable- well Ruby- now you get to feel what being very uncomfortable is. It just makes me smile!

    • @53mandevilla
      @53mandevilla 7 месяцев назад +9

      HEY, ME TOO … LOL. SHES A MONSTER! 😮😮😮

    • @loralieisa
      @loralieisa 7 месяцев назад +23

      @@53mandevilla Ruby always smiled when tormenting her children. She is an embarrassment to humanity. Glad she finally got caught.

    • @sarahrosen4985
      @sarahrosen4985 5 месяцев назад +3

      Think of the money we could raise for her children's therapy if there was pay-per-view of every second of her life in prison.

  • @bcgrote
    @bcgrote 7 месяцев назад +203

    This woman reminds me so much of my own mother. All 5 of these points, and more. 45 years later I'm still working to heal.

    • @MagnoliaPantherWoman
      @MagnoliaPantherWoman 7 месяцев назад +13

      Same. Hugs.

    • @heidiw5893
      @heidiw5893 7 месяцев назад +10

      Me too, this woman exposed herself, my mother was covert

    • @thebeautixbar
      @thebeautixbar 7 месяцев назад +5

      I'm 40 years old and finally stood up to my manipulative & controlling mother! Everyone became mad at me as my mother turns my siblings against me, she always has done this! She becomes the victim and I stay the evil problematic black sheep. I never had privacy either, it's heartbreaking to see these children be put through a lot of the same abuses I endured growing up. I was starved for years and stopped growing for a long time because of the malnutrition. I was always told, my house my rules by my parent's, as well as being constantly told "Children are meant to be seen, not heard."

    • @kameliyaoppal
      @kameliyaoppal 5 месяцев назад

      Omg i grew up watching their channel and Ruby was my idol. After her arrest my questioning quite literally everything

    • @kameliyaoppal
      @kameliyaoppal 5 месяцев назад

      Omg i grew up watching their channel and Ruby was my idol. After her arrest my questioning quite literally everything

  • @theonejokeking3191
    @theonejokeking3191 5 месяцев назад +22

    This is uncomfortable to watch because it’s eerily reminiscent of my childhood, but nothing more overt was done to make it possible to know it was abuse. I was punished severely for having an eating disorder. Literally banished from the home and not allowed to continue training to go professional in ballet for a while. It destroyed my career. I was told that I was being difficult for any relapses that got found out or having emotions and lectured about the bubble theory-which was my parents version of making the world small. Better behavior bigger bubble. As an adult I ended up nearly drinking myself to death and trying to keep peace and connection within the family until I finally realized what was happening. I no longer have a relationship with anyone even though it’s the most important thing in the world to me. My mom basically trashed me to everyone and I refused to accept their ideas that I am the worst and caused everyone’s problems. So no relationship them. My mom told me that since I stopped drinking my behavior has never been worse. She’s fcking crazy.

  • @suzanneiu7269
    @suzanneiu7269 Месяц назад +20

    This women said exactly what I had experienced as a child growing up and still at 53 yrs old, still struggling….

  • @Zarastro54
    @Zarastro54 7 месяцев назад +314

    So Ruby somehow simultaneously had absolute dictatorial control over everything her kids did and had access to in the house but ALSO her 3 y/o son got access pron and was able to molest several different children before he even reached puberty? Make it make sense Ruby! Oh wait, she can’t because she’s *LYING* about her kid to save her own miserable hide.

    • @TheSuzberry
      @TheSuzberry 7 месяцев назад +50

      A 3-year-old child is not capable of molestation.

    • @ThatGirlJD
      @ThatGirlJD 7 месяцев назад +46

      ​@@TheSuzberryThey are capable of inappropriate behavior that is traumatic to other children. When that behavior is noticed, therapy should be started and an investigation to find out where they learned the behavior. They can molest other children, but it is usually a learned behavior that means they were molested.

    • @misslora3896
      @misslora3896 7 месяцев назад +46

      This came from Jodi's "therapy". She did pretty much all the same things and made the same type of accusations against her niece Jessi 14 yrs ago. She's got this weird fixation on accusing husbands and children of innapropriate sexual behavior. She believes she receives revelations from god in her dreams and tells her "patients" this is what god showed her and because of that, it can't be argued. She's split up numerous married couples that were referred to her by their bishop's for therapy. And I doubt that her niece and Ruby's children were the only minors she's abused in this way. She told her niece the point was to make her life so uncomfortable that she would confess all of her sins and once she did it would stop, but when her niece would make the false confessions, Jodi would just move the goal posts. There's so many people now coming out revealing Jodi's beliefs and methods. They couldn't before, because Jodi would go after and completely destroy the lives of anyone who spoke out against her. The woman's beliefs are so messed up, part of her Connexions literature states that being physically attracted to your spouse is LUST. And she's 100% convinced of her own BS. She's said to have this knack of combining church doctrine with her own screwed up beliefs to brainwash her clients, primarily wives and mothers of it. I'm certain that Jodi has Ruby 100% believing that her son did these things. But that's not to say that Ruby isn't responsible as well. If you haven't heard her niece Jessi Hildebrandt's interview on the Mormon Stories YT channel from last week, check it out, it's shocking, but incredibly insightful. I've never had the patience to listen to a 3 hr podcast before, but this one had my full attention all the way through.

    • @fabigrossi2976
      @fabigrossi2976 7 месяцев назад +24

      If you know more about Jodi it's clear at once that this talk comes from her. Jodi has a pattern of separating men from their families, claims it's necessary to heal the relationship between the couple, she always claims the men are addicts to pron, mast*rbation and the like and when you listen to the interview of Jodi's niece, who had to go through Jodi's "treatment" as Ruby's little kids you not only see a pattern, but more red flags than anyone could count. Jodi is deeply disturbed person, her problems are more than obvious when you put everything together. And in Ruby she found a willing victim/buddy in crime.

    • @Zarastro54
      @Zarastro54 7 месяцев назад

      @@misslora3896 I bet Jodi is projecting her own heavily repressed sexual urges onto her victims.

  • @IssaRaeOf10S
    @IssaRaeOf10S 7 месяцев назад +303

    So people actually followed this woman and never called out her abuse?! This is blatant and terrifying. Our society is soulless and doesn't know right from wrong anymore

    • @awkwardemily15
      @awkwardemily15 7 месяцев назад +25

      I also haven't heard of this YT family and I wonder how many people posted comments on their videos stating their concerns. I'm sure it's possible for the RUclipsr to delete comments they don't like. I don't know enough about the law when it comes to reporting something that is posted online. I'd like to think at least one viewer tried reporting this. And it's also possible there are viewers who agree with this way of parenting, especially if it's what they were used to as a child. Vicious cycles!

    • @Yikkoofficial
      @Yikkoofficial 7 месяцев назад +95

      They did call it out. I remember people making video pleading there was abuse and nobody listened

    • @brookels66
      @brookels66 7 месяцев назад +22

      THIS. Our country is sick. Just look at Trump&the insurrection. We need to all come together as humans.

    • @kristalsea
      @kristalsea 7 месяцев назад

      CPS was contacted. They did an investigation and nothing happened

    • @I-serve-you-tea
      @I-serve-you-tea 7 месяцев назад

      @@Yikkoofficial those videos are still on youtube

  • @sebanow
    @sebanow Месяц назад +5

    To see that this behavior was visible to world for years and nothing happened breaks my heart.

  • @linneab8317
    @linneab8317 25 дней назад +3

    I don’t follow these blogs or reality shows, but I became aware of the horrific dysfunction found in the Franke family. Ruby Franke looked so creepy and her children resembled hostages. I’m glad they were rescued and I believe justice was served in the conviction of Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt.

  • @deadset8091
    @deadset8091 7 месяцев назад +142

    What an Evil, controlling and exploitative person. What becomes of the children I wonder.

    • @bonniejosavland3227
      @bonniejosavland3227 7 месяцев назад +1

      Dad has them😳 & he hasn’t been investigated😮

    • @louwinters508
      @louwinters508 7 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@bonniejosavland3227he does not have them. They are in state care.

    • @hotfudgecake
      @hotfudgecake 7 месяцев назад +1

      The oldest daughter that you see in the clip taking care of the little one has moved out on her own

  • @dietdrpepper15
    @dietdrpepper15 7 месяцев назад +125

    You can tell, for whatever reason, she ENJOYED coming up with things to be upset about and inventing new punishments.

    • @dxblover444
      @dxblover444 Месяц назад +1

      The constant
      need for drama and uneasy surroundings

  • @Garycarlyle
    @Garycarlyle Месяц назад +13

    My daughter got all the privacy she wanted and turned out to both be really intelligent and now she has her own beautiful family.

    • @TWR1988
      @TWR1988 Месяц назад +2

      Precisely; privacy is vital for self assurance, provide them with reasonable adult guidance, free agency to learn by experiences, celebrate their accomplishments with them, encourage them to persevere beyond the missteps.

  • @dbuglove537
    @dbuglove537 3 месяца назад +11

    I really like listening to you talk. I'm a grandmother now but I never stop learning. There are so many things that I do with my grandchildren that I wish I had done with my own kids. However, my kids turned out pretty great! Thank you for what you're doing!

  • @TonyEmond
    @TonyEmond 7 месяцев назад +64

    Of everything I've seen from 8 passengers it seems pretty clear that in Ruby's mind her kids aren't even people -- they're burdens to her. All the communications between her and the children is one way, from Ruby to [child]. The way she describes the house -- it's HER space. Your young child is hungry at school? It really doesn't matter, the only problem at hand is the teacher's discomfort, and Ruby's not about to interrupt her day for that petty concern! The word "narcissist" immediately springs to mind.

    • @dunbarnoon9872
      @dunbarnoon9872 5 месяцев назад +8

      The teacher's discomfort is because (1) She cares about the kid that is hungry (2) A hungry kid will be upset and learn nothing, how can the teacher do her job? Ruby at this point has no empathy for her own child and no empathy for the teacher either who is 'in loco parentis'

    • @Uapa500
      @Uapa500 2 месяца назад

      That's exactly how it looks and I can't explain why she had them in the first place.

    • @Nocturnalux
      @Nocturnalux Месяц назад

      And she could have taken lunch to her daughter. She had time to make the video, and it’s not as if she was working on something that could not be postponed- say, brain surgery.

  • @melissab3217
    @melissab3217 7 месяцев назад +108

    She sees her kids as bodies to sculpt to her exact specifications, not as people. She infuriates me.

  • @myricalerobinson2032
    @myricalerobinson2032 Месяц назад +5

    Those kids don’t deserve any of this . I hope that they get the help and love that they need, As a psych major, thanks for the informative post.

  • @ThePhaeriephox
    @ThePhaeriephox Месяц назад +5

    Since all the new videos have come out, I re-visited this whole disgusting story of severe child abuse. The fact that it took that long to get these two monsters into prison is unconscionable.
    I am SO glad Ruby and Jodi are rotting in prison right now. Not sure where the husband is, but he's a big part of this too.
    😠

  • @maryadair5697
    @maryadair5697 7 месяцев назад +158

    A 3 yr old waking herself up is insane. Wth was she thinking. 🤦🤦 My 12 yr old doesn't get up unless I get her up with a kiss Good Morning.

    • @daniels7862
      @daniels7862 7 месяцев назад +22

      I was 16 and my mom still woke me up , fed me, and got me to school. Obviously people like this are insane. Now I’m 24 and I have an amazing relationship with my mother. We’re best friends honestly. She always treated me with immense love. At the end of the day that’s all what matters. She did lay the law down at times like when I was 15 and got drunk and high at a party and came home at 3:00am. But she explained the consequences, they were more than reasonable, and explained how scared and fearful she was for me, and how much she loved me. That’s all it took for me to never do it again.

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 7 месяцев назад +8

      @@daniels7862give your mom a hug from me! That’s how it should be done.

    • @hufthoch4812
      @hufthoch4812 7 месяцев назад +4

      My dad made sure my adult boyfriend got up in the morning when he lived at my chilhood home for two weeks for Job training.

    • @Autumn-xs1bt
      @Autumn-xs1bt Месяц назад +2

      My mom still has to wake me up sometimes and I'm 18, it's sickening to see a this. Until I was well in my teenage years I didn't even know it was possible that a mother won't come singing in the morning to wake you up

  • @user-cs4to7qm3k
    @user-cs4to7qm3k 7 месяцев назад +133

    Has she never heard, "children learn what they live?" If they are condemned they learn to condemn! This is ludicrous parenting and sadistic! She gets off on hurting her kids! I pray the court system shows her the justice that she deserves!

    • @tiger.wolf.2033
      @tiger.wolf.2033 7 месяцев назад +12

      She blames the poor boy of everything. That child is broken now, he needs healing and I don't want that "father" around the boy. I fear for the well-being of that child. May God protect him from this evil family!

    • @cacadores3955
      @cacadores3955 6 месяцев назад +4

      Did you notice she said, "Tell them how mommy never yells at you", after saying "I will not be lied to".

  • @alissaoberlander6441
    @alissaoberlander6441 6 месяцев назад +8

    I remember watching certain videos of hers back in 2019 and after one I got captivated because I felt bad for her children. Soon she turned comments off so no one could even reach out through comments. I remember videos of her treating eve like she was a bad child but as a 6 and 7 year old they dont really understand the harsh and negative words their parents say/things they do. I’m sure she will forever have that childhood trauma, especially Ruby Frankie’s older son when she sent him away to a church facility for children who misbehave and who shows signs of lgbtq. I hope they did an investigation on that place as well. Hopefully all of her children are safe and are in better care!

  • @WriterK
    @WriterK Месяц назад +6

    why did she even give birth to 6 kids when she can't tolerate and raise well even one kid? Or was it also her intention to give birth to so many kids and torture them? was Ruby actually raised this way and is that why she followed what she learned from her own caregivers? Who can answer all these?

    • @PSYCHICMESSENGER1111
      @PSYCHICMESSENGER1111 Месяц назад

      Narcissist have kids just because they know they can easily control them. In reality they don't even love their own kids! Just use them like everyone else in life like a piece of meat. If you don't do something for them you don't belong in a narcissist life!

    • @PSYCHICMESSENGER1111
      @PSYCHICMESSENGER1111 Месяц назад

      Yes it Is most common a learned behavior. Most say from abuse but I lean on the side of poor parents overspoiling and sometimes over strict or both!

  • @BevChoy
    @BevChoy 7 месяцев назад +145

    This really upsets me. Although I’ve never had my bed taken from me, I did not have a right to privacy. Bad grades were a failure of ‘working hard enough’ and I was severely punished for it. Food was controlled. I was not a daughter, I was a lodger. Watching this made me realize just how traumatic my life with my mother was.

    • @Good-DaySunshine
      @Good-DaySunshine 7 месяцев назад +8

      😕💖

    • @MishaMishaSoprano
      @MishaMishaSoprano 6 месяцев назад +7

      I'm so sorry you were not protected.

    • @thestraggletag2616
      @thestraggletag2616 3 месяца назад +1

    • @heatherrr016
      @heatherrr016 2 месяца назад

      I was a tenant 😂😅 why do these toxic woman have kids….

    • @rheinhartsilvento2576
      @rheinhartsilvento2576 2 месяца назад

      I'm glad you're now safe in order to be able to go further in healing from the CPTSD from your abusive family system.

  • @garlicgalore
    @garlicgalore 7 месяцев назад +162

    Once when a friend's young daughter forgot her lunch this friend rushed over to the school with it. She asked her daughter, "Was it hard to concentrate in class when you didn't have your lunch?"
    Her daughter said, "No, I knew you'd make sure I had something to eat."
    I always loved this story of a secure little girl who could learn without anxiety because she trusted her mom was taking care of her.
    Just thought of this when the lunch storey popped up.

  • @annmuse5718
    @annmuse5718 3 месяца назад +7

    This is the most useful video I have ever seen on abusive parenting. It is easy to be blindsighted as an adult, when you have experienced some of these methods as a child. Seeing these behaviors, while you explain what is happening and how they are abusive, is very eye-opening.
    Please make more of this kind of video. Extremely informative and important way to combat abuse and promote healing of the abused. ❤

  • @laurarebel7495
    @laurarebel7495 Месяц назад +8

    Haha Ruby is about learn to know what no privacy feels like 😂😂😂

    • @splinterbyrd
      @splinterbyrd Месяц назад +2

      If she isn't stopped I bet it won't be long before Hildebrandt is "counselling" vulnerable fellow prison inmates who'll end up even more damaged than they are already

  • @ManL02
    @ManL02 7 месяцев назад +211

    Did she also expect them to change their own diapers??
    My heart broke seeing her daughter so upset when she threatened to cut her toy.
    And telling her daughter she stinks with a foul face, like shaming her, when it's her own fault.

    • @dunbarnoon9872
      @dunbarnoon9872 5 месяцев назад +32

      Threatening to decapitate a child's toy is deeply traumatizing for a child - how could a parent not know that?- but to do it on video and publish it for YT clout is PSYCHOTIC

    • @moniquedelaney7958
      @moniquedelaney7958 4 месяца назад +8

      Poor excuse for a mother .

    • @moniquedelaney7958
      @moniquedelaney7958 3 месяца назад

      @@pinkmama6077 please !
      “ How would you feel if I were to cut your precious things with scissors? “ would be the right thing to say , not using the sadistic tactics so typical of this sick woman . Are you as sadistic as Ruby Franke ?

    • @dunbarnoon9872
      @dunbarnoon9872 3 месяца назад +2

      @@pinkmama6077 "Asking"? That was a violent threat.

    • @darlenemateri6521
      @darlenemateri6521 3 месяца назад +14

      ​@@pinkmama6077, That's not normal parental behavior. You don't threaten a child. You can teach her compassion for others possessions in a manner that a toddler would understand.

  • @kellizafer9828
    @kellizafer9828 7 месяцев назад +130

    I'm happy that at least the daughter knew that her 3 year old sister wouldn't be able to get herself up. How can the mom not know that?

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +22

      Mom is a sadist & from seeing her gleeful smile & laugh, really enjoyed hurting her kids. And the children, being raised this way, most likely thought her abuse was "normal".This abuse was probably generational, I would think.

    • @iLoveTheBamx
      @iLoveTheBamx 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@rebeccagable9629this. This is usually the case.

    • @astrinymris9953
      @astrinymris9953 7 месяцев назад +26

      Especially given that Eve apparently didn't even have an alarm clock, something that most adults need to wake up on time! Also, if a three-year-old is so hard to rouse in the morning that's on the parents! Maybe Eve needs an earlier bedtime, or an afternoon nap to make sure she's getting enough sleep, or maybe she's unusually fatigued because she's not getting the nutrition she needs. Or she might have another physical problem that needs addressing, like sleep apnea or pinworm infection.
      But Ruby doesn't seem to think that she has any parental responsibilities beyond giving orders and inflicting punishment on her kids for not living up to those usually unfair orders. Ruby has no clue what developmentally appropriate expectations are, and no desire to learn them, either.

    • @hotfudgecake
      @hotfudgecake 7 месяцев назад +8

      She probably the type to get mad at and abuse a literal baby for crying. Woman needs lessons in childhood development , and she obv has no intuition

    • @rnbsteenstar
      @rnbsteenstar 5 месяцев назад +1

      Because the three year old was not supposed to be a human.

  • @hjsparks85
    @hjsparks85 3 месяца назад +4

    Horrendous in every way. We all need to remember that we have to report things we see. Be it online, at school, a neighbour. People are so scared to be seen as nosey, interfering. Or presume someone else will report it. If you see something, say something.

  • @marymoran8674
    @marymoran8674 Месяц назад +2

    I'd never heard of 8 Passengers prior to all of this and now that I'm seeing clips, I'm appalled! This woman was giving abusive parrenting advice to others?! It scares me that countless numbers of people are parenting their children the same way! Ugh. I'm so stunned and disgusted by this woman.

  • @someonewhosdead4634
    @someonewhosdead4634 7 месяцев назад +48

    Let's not forget that not only did she get away with abusing her kids in the public eye for years, she made alot of money from it as well. Every penny she made off of exploiting her kids should be given to them, like the court should force her to directly hand over the money to the oldest child to be split amongst the other siblings. She'd probably go absolutely crazy and be put in a padded cell for the rest of her miserable life.

  • @oshifish2
    @oshifish2 7 месяцев назад +55

    The way she manically laughed when she said ohh we do not do this or that in this house! She was lying herself. Then when her son " went off script" and said he has been sleeping on a bean bag for months she laughed nervously! You wont get the privlageeeee of dinner??? True psycho! I hope they throw the book at the parents and that Jodi psycho too!

  • @Lilliecwalinski16
    @Lilliecwalinski16 3 месяца назад +3

    When I was a "LITTLE" girl!! My mom, was one of them, no privacy moms. But, I was an Epileptic. Epileptics can't be, in water alone. As I got older. I took baths by myself, but my mom would, call me and check on me every few minutes.

  • @GradKat
    @GradKat 2 месяца назад +6

    If you have to wake your three year old up in the morning, that is a sign that the child hasn’t had enough sleep.

    • @user-gc4zy2sr2g
      @user-gc4zy2sr2g Месяц назад

      Ruby would never see that as a failure on her part, which is exactly what it was. Most parents would put their toddler to bed early enough so she didn’t “always sleep in.”

  • @delphi2475
    @delphi2475 7 месяцев назад +166

    Seems to me the older sister was being the mother to her younger siblings. Brilliant video, eye opening, thanks 👍

    • @jenni4claire
      @jenni4claire 7 месяцев назад +1

      They often do, in big families.

  • @looloo2394
    @looloo2394 7 месяцев назад +118

    Every time I hear that clip about her looking at her child in disgust after she peed herself it’s like a punch to the gut. There really isn’t anything more innocent than a young child and the fact that all of them went through toddlerhood being treated like that and not understanding why is horrific to me. The abuse that’s followed is obviously awful.. but just the thought of 1/2/3/4/5 year olds looking to her for love and care and being met with that and still not understanding… nah. I’m just glad they at least had each other once they realised they weren’t gonna get anything good from their parents.

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +13

      Have you seen the clip of Russell when he was quite young, forgetting he left his socks outside on the lawn. She told him to "drop" & give her 10 push-ups, like an army sergeant! Horrible.

    • @stephaniereneerose
      @stephaniereneerose 6 месяцев назад +1

      Actually, non-human animals are the most innocent beings here.

    • @moniquedelaney7958
      @moniquedelaney7958 4 месяца назад

      A despicable mother

    • @Abril-1234
      @Abril-1234 4 месяца назад

      Yeah it’s hard being an only child in a toxic household

    • @jd-hs5lj
      @jd-hs5lj 2 месяца назад +7

      They way they were almost definitely peeing themselves because of the stressful living environment too

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 Месяц назад +2

    I picked up on Ruby’s controlling behavior and strict expectations of her extremely young children. She seemed to get pleasure in her punishment of her children. What is missing is a secure, nurturing and loving relationship with any of her children. She sleep deprived them, provided limited, unhealthy food and really liked pointing out faults. I knew she was mentally unstable before she ever got involved with Jodi Hildebrandt. Thanks for explaining. I do believe we need a better system than CPS which failed these kids utterly.

  • @MQuadrucci
    @MQuadrucci 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for covering this; in exactly the way in which you did. There is zero need of sensationalization.
    I hope she gets put on a list and required register and knock on doors and disclose her identity - after about a decade in the slammer... Absolutely grotesque.

  • @143ForeverYourz
    @143ForeverYourz 7 месяцев назад +248

    You can see throughout that the siblings know the mother is crazy and are all trying to help each out in their abusive situation. Literally, her children are raising her children better than she ever could.

  • @Butterfly_486
    @Butterfly_486 7 месяцев назад +80

    To me this is a perfect look into the mind of a narcissistic parent. It's clarifying for me, because I've experienced something similar. The things Ruby says are literally the things my parents said to me.

  • @FalonElise
    @FalonElise Месяц назад +2

    This mother is a monster. I hope these children find peace and healing.

  • @PhyEliCann
    @PhyEliCann 2 месяца назад +1

    I want to reiterate your point. This video and others alike really HELP me see what not to do and supernanny has helped me with diverting and knowing when to be soft and when to be tough and HOW. I appreciate this and I’ll probably rewatch a million times to get these behaviors in my head so I WILL NOT do any of those.

  • @notbornagainbornright5046
    @notbornagainbornright5046 7 месяцев назад +72

    The 911 caller uses great language. Emaciated, detained, wounds, that don't further traumatize the child

  • @TheSuzberry
    @TheSuzberry 7 месяцев назад +21

    How does a child heal from this abuse? A 12-year-old child who thinks he *deserves* to be treated this way needs a lot of help.

    • @disappear_here82
      @disappear_here82 7 месяцев назад +3

      I would say lots of therapy but it was his family's "therapist " that did this to him... this poor boy

    • @extrememinimalism
      @extrememinimalism 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@disappear_here82❤ I doubt he will feel safe in therapy for a very long time

    • @alexiiconner
      @alexiiconner Месяц назад

      @@disappear_here82yup

  • @njay4361
    @njay4361 Месяц назад +1

    My mom was a bipolar version of Ruby Franke. It was terrifying to say the least. Still working on healing over 30 years later.

  • @Amanda6532
    @Amanda6532 Месяц назад +3

    How many viewers and subscribers were there that watched this and emulated the behavior in their own homes. The little girl with the candy at the doctor, the boy banned from his room for 7 months, her views on her daughter’s eating disorder, and the girl getting threatened with her favorite toy being destroyed were all heartbreaking. Why was social services never called?

    • @frankG335
      @frankG335 Месяц назад +1

      They were called constantly. Over and over and over again.

    • @larissabrglum3856
      @larissabrglum3856 Месяц назад

      They were called a number of times, but supposedly they never found anything incriminating 🙄

  • @rixatrix
    @rixatrix 7 месяцев назад +47

    This woman is absolutely despicable. I hope her kids find healing and build lives of love and joy. And I hope they cut ties with her and she spends the rest of her life realizing what a monster she was.

    • @KandyKoatedKrafts
      @KandyKoatedKrafts 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yes!!!

    • @rebeccagable9629
      @rebeccagable9629 7 месяцев назад +1

      Well, so far, she's blaming one of her own children! She & Jodie are 2 sadistic women.

  • @sallystepp1964
    @sallystepp1964 7 месяцев назад +22

    She does not deserve her children. The mother is a severe mental case. She needs so much help. Her children deserve so much better. So sad.

  • @paulinemcfarlane4379
    @paulinemcfarlane4379 6 дней назад

    Thank you for this information, it's common sense and very enlightening. I have raised concerns about a family near me in the UK but it falls on deaf ears. If the authorities have no power to investigate there's nothing to be done.
    This whole scenario with Ruby Franke makes my skin crawl, it's so disturbing.

  • @Dody-dp7rk
    @Dody-dp7rk Месяц назад +1

    I must have been living under a rock all these years. I just saw this story today. Im horrified. God bless that brave boy and his siblings.....how many others are out there chained up? Im sick to my stomach....

  • @yowyo2006
    @yowyo2006 7 месяцев назад +98

    This is why I am wondering how much control the dad actually had. I grew up with a narcissistic father. My mom had no control over our home...people don't realize how hard it is for others living in that house to do anything against the narc!

    • @Danibug727
      @Danibug727 7 месяцев назад +13

      I too grew up with a narc father. My Mother did everything she could to provide us with a loving and safe home but there was only so much she could do without facing his wrath. I hope you're getting help and healing from that.

    • @-xirx-
      @-xirx- 7 месяцев назад +14

      Unfortunately there is a plethora of documented video evidence of him enthusiastically joining in going back years

    • @yowyo2006
      @yowyo2006 7 месяцев назад +7

      @-xirx- this makes me see that you don't understand the control that a narc has over their family. If he didn't do everything she said, she would ruin everything for him. He literally had the choice of participating or being severely punished, typically financially or emotionally, whichever would hurt him most. My father convinced my mom that I was a liar. Nothing I could do changed that until I stood up for myself and started proving him wrong over and over. I was punished, by him, severely for standing up to him and his lies. Most of his family feels I am in the wrong for standing up to him. I have no relationship with him at all now and people can finally see the person I really am. He has only been apart from her for 14 months, it takes years and years to start finding yourself and find who you really are after you escape from their control. He could be at fault but he could have also been so incredibly manipulated that he had no choice but to do whatever she said.

    • @yowyo2006
      @yowyo2006 7 месяцев назад +7

      @daniellekilduff4818 I broke off all connections with him 4 or 5 years ago. I have done quite a bit of healing and figuring out who I am in that time, but I also know it can take years and years to actually heal and figure out life without a narc. Sadly, as children of narcs, we didn't know life "before" so we have to relearn how to live from scratch!

    • @JessicaCaldwell-ib2sm
      @JessicaCaldwell-ib2sm 7 месяцев назад +2

      I think he was slowly isolated. I watched mormon stories podcast where a guy talks about Jodi Hildebrant and how she managed to isolate him from his wife and kids. Ppl whi ask why did he let this happen need to watch this podcast it'll put a lot to light

  • @Renee933
    @Renee933 7 месяцев назад +13

    This woman is obsessed with punishing her children. It’s all she ever focused on. It’s her favorite thing. She loves to trap her children into being punished. She is wicked, evil and narcissistic. I sincerely hope she spends a very long time in prison. I hope she loses all parental rights. I hope Jodi Hildebrand also gets a very long sentence.

  • @Dollhousehenderson
    @Dollhousehenderson 13 дней назад

    Thank you for taking the time to do this out of what I can only assume is a busy schedule so that we can understand peoples mental health situations.

  • @vickyaldridge6778
    @vickyaldridge6778 Месяц назад

    What an excellent, clear explanation. Very informative, thank you.