I just realized that Caden is/was Gracie and I'm just so mad at myself for not realizing that sooner and realizing that that's probably part of why "Gracie" left. God I hope they're doing well and I'm mad at myself for being so dense and not putting two and two together
@@willow0104 Caden is trans and used to go by Gracie. Before mommy's world the channel used to be called the mommy and Gracie show but eventually Gracie left for person reasons and they transition from female to male was most likely part of the reason they left.
I remember this, i stopped watching for awhile then i come back and i thought this channel seemed familiar but i didn't think it was the same channel, so thanks for confirming my suspensions.
ohh i didn't know since i just started watching this channel again, i was like "who is caden?" and "where is gracie?" but now i realised and im happy for him
Just a little something I feel like sharing:: Valentine was a big character for me and I love him a lot and I am so sad that Mattel wouldn't let Garret do the story he planned for him but he explained on his Instagram that Valentine hurt the girls and saw love as fake because he was planned to be gay and he saw love as an object because he didn't feel anything towards women. He saw it as fake love. And in his diary they wrote small sentences about Valentine having a crush on Casta's brother and that that was the first time he actually felt true love and not the fake spell That means a lot to me as a person who went through figuring out I am trans and gay and at 7 or 8 i would've loved to see that so that maybe it wouldn't have been as hard to figure myself out all these years later.
I agree monster high was meant for diversity yet Mattel refused things like lgbt characters, different body sizes etc because it “wasn’t the right time”. They need to bring back monster high as they always should’ve, with a full range of diversity for everyone to feel represented.
@@jerofml I’m not a doll collector but if Mattel isn’t ready to represent LGBT people now, will they ever be? I’m not even LGBT myself either but I find the whole watering down of representing diversity very frustrating.
Im so glad monster high was special to some one else . monster high is special to me because it was a bonding thing for my mom and i as well . my mom died last january but every mh i have means alot to me because it was something we did and my birthdays and holidays were extra special durring the time of monster high
@@earlymorninggray8646 thank you i miss my mom every day i will never forget how much fun we had hunting for them and how excited I got when my mom would surprise me with them i can tell u how and when i got each mh doll i have and i have about 150 of them
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, she's in a better place now, watching over you as a guardian angel , smiling down on you so always remember to smile back ♥️💞💫
I have tons of disabilities, and it makes it really hard for me to exist. Monster High has made my life much better. I'm currently trying to buy more off of eBay and add them to my collection. Especially the original ones. I can relate to them, and I feel so happy when I see them.
I used to watch you guys back in the day when Caden still helped with videos, and this was randomly in my recommends. I clicked for nostalgia. Now, as a 27 year old, who is dealing with extensive nerve damage in my leg and spine, and find myself in bed and hurting more often than not, your struggle with MS, and suicide resonated with me. So incredibly grateful for you, and all your goodness. I'm glad to have found you again.
Took me until I was about 25 to realise I was never going to be in the popular/normal crowd and that I was just going to have to embrace my introvertedness, my creativity and my uniqueness.
Apparently, i think it was Garrette who confirmed, that Valentine's a closeted gay and realizes that when he has a crush on Spelldon, Casta's brother! It's in his diary, i believe.
You just told the story of my childhood. I'm glad to see that there's a future, even further than I'm now. Thank you for sharing. Also, as a non-binary trans person, it's so lovely to see you talking about your son with so much love.
Just decided to see whats up with the channel after all these years and you talking about kaiden being a trans male means soo much to me because growing up watching you guys soo young and seeing monster high and falling in love fast with these dolls i now know my true soul im proud to say I'm a transgender 14 year old that plays with dolls 💗 btw you have me in tears laughs and many more emotions still, keep up the work
Being a person with Tourette’s Syndrome, this line was very important to me growing up too. I was never really accepted when I was little, either, and Monster High was a safe place fo me to celebrate my differences. Despite not being diagnosed until I was 14, I always knew I was different. I was never accepted, but despite my differences, I was still just as claw-some. I am eternally gratefully for this line.
I'm on the autism spectrum and didn't find out until I was an adult(pretty common for ladies of my age group given what was known about the condition then; it looks different in girls and science was still tracking the way it appeared in boys during those years) and spent a lot of my school years in a fantasy world to cope with people who did not like me and wanted me to know it. I was physically attacked for years in school and it was a mess and I sometimes wonder if my ability to escape to my happy place with my collections is partly because of those years with people who weren't willing to meet me where I was as a kid. My main place of escape was My Little Pony (Old school 80s ponies for the win, though I'm cool with the new style and like some of the cartoon characters very much). I think the fact I turned myself off from processing the hell that was school saved me from being more messed up emotionally than I could have been at the time. I sort of understand what you mean about Monster High being a sort of therapy for MS. I have fibromyalgia and a neurological condition called CRPS/RSD in which the brain (not the mind, it's a brain mechanism not a psychological thing) perceives injuries in a limb or limbs and sends out pain signals, causes body parts to swell, change temperature/color/etc. There are days when one of the few things I can manage to do on my own without increasing my pain level, is to organize a doll or miniature display. The distraction helps! I also see why Gil is so special for you! As a occasional cane user, who used to use one a lot more frequently before moving to Florida's warmer climate, it would make my day to see a doll with a cane or other equipment. Seeing dolls who use chairs out in the stores now is also pretty fantastic. It helps to see society is normalizing disabilities and not telling people like us that we shouldn't be included in a fictional universe that kids are going to experience and learn from! EDIT: I do identify with finding things to sell when you need cash too! I've sold off star trek colorforms, some vintage and American Girl dolls and if I see discount Madame Alexander dolls and have money on hand, I will purchase them and keep them in the box to save until I need the cash, since they seem to really sell for MUCH more than the discount stores I shop at sell them for! Seriously, if you see a Madame Alexander doll at Ollies, especially if you have a coupon, but don't quite collect yourself, they're helpful investments!
i was also diagnosed with ASD two years ago and my older sister (who is also my legal guardian) suffers from CRPS as well, so your comment is very touching to me. monster high has helped me become much more confident and comfortable with myself in this last year and it's nice to hear people with similar stories and situations as me go to the same sources for comfort. i'm glad to hear the warmer weather has helped your condition! i wish the best for you (:
I am 33 and my mom is your age. Yes, I have a young momma. Anyways, her and I grew up like you. I'm so glad at my age I have weirdo friends like myself and my imagination never died. You remind me so much of my mom and your content makes me happy. :)
This is why Monster High dolls have to comeback, and not as the reboot, Im talking about the original ones, they trully helped so many people that felt different to feel that whatever made different wasn't bad but was the best thing to be, and kids nowadays still, or need even more with the pass of time to learn that
i'm 43 i have epilepsy i found that playing and collecting dolls even rerooting there hair i used to have dolls when i was little but i have less seizureswhen i work on dolls or play i even make doll clothes i kinda know what you mean i had so much trouble with kids from 7th to 9th grade in school saying they wanted to see me have a seizure i would have to take up for myself it got so bad i drop out of school ..some of thoes people are drugheads today that did that to me or they kiss up to me now ...i was born with epilepsy
I have Epilepsy too! Cebral Palsy and learning disorder followed by anxiety and tremors. I'm going to be 20 in February and to be honest, I'll still feel like a rather more mature 12 year old self me.
Hi Melissa I'm a new fan and even newer collector. I'm 23 and honestly you and, randomly, Trixie Mattel are the two people who inspired me to start collecting. I love your comforting and accepting personality and you look awesome ☺️
(i’m trans) and i remmeber when i was a little boy and used to love playing with monster high, bratz, and lalaloopsy while watching ur videos i loved how i was able to express myself with dolls and when i found out Gracie is also trans and now kaden i was so happy! :) it’s crazy how i was watching someone that was just like me growing up and i never knew it. and i’m so happy that your still doing what you love! dolls are for everyone. even as a high school student i’m getting into collecting collectors barbies!
thank you so much for talking about your experiences, as a neurodivergent kid I had extremely dark thoughts starting in elementary and early middle school because I wasn’t able to fit in with most of the kids, luckily I was able to find people like me and realize that most of my flaws are only flaws in a neurotypical world, but it’s still difficult. your channel (even way back to when Kaiden was on it) has helped me a lot!! that was rambley but being able to relate to Kaiden when I was younger was so amazing for me and I wanted to thank you guys for that
I’ve been wanting to tell you this for a long time. Can’t ever find the right words but Caden and you helped me through high school. Showed me it was okay to like dolls at an older age. I just wanna day I really appreciate you and thank you so much.
Your story was very relatable. I have had Asperger's Syndrome my whole life. From Preschool to 1st grade, I had no idea I even had it and my life felt very normal. I also have had extreme special interests that serve as coping mechanisms. In 2nd grade though, people would not let me play with them during recess and they would accuse me of being 'selfish' and a 'bad sport'. I even had people straight up tell me that I was weird or that they didn't want to be my friend right to my face. I thought ever since that time, that something was wrong with me and that I was broken, defective. I even got made fun of for my fixation on dolls, so I mentally forced myself to learn to hate dolls and the color pink and to act more normal. I started wearing black all the time, stopped trying so hard to force people to be my friend and started thinking very pessimistic thoughts about myself. In middle school, I was too paranoid to even try to make new friends and didn't trust anyone except for my male best friend with mild Autism that I had developed a crush on and the NT girl that I was convinced was my best friend who was drifting away from me in our friendship at the time. Despite my getting all As in my pre-AP classes people would not want to be my partner in class. Then in 7th grade I was told of my Asperger's diagnosis that I had had since 4th grade and had been left in the dark about. It was relieving and horrifying at the same time. It was another thing that made me weird and different. I tried to starve myself in 8th grade by throwing my lunch out and not eating. I was convinced that my peers would not care if I lived or died. I ended up getting a horrible stomach problem (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome) where I had to be on a feeding tube for several months. This happened on the 23rd before Christmas, so I felt very lonely during that time. I discovered that due to God letting me survive that illness a second time in my life (it also happened in 5th grade about 3 years apart down to the hour I got it mysteriously), maybe I did have value to people in this world and a purpose in life. I also had become fixated on Elsa from Frozen and had specifically asked for a doll of her for Christmas that year as well. That single Mattel Elsa doll became a constant companion and friend/comfort object in my lonliness during that time and allowed me to rediscover my love of dolls. Eventually I had heard of Monster High and become curious about the dolls. So I ended up getting a Boo York Nefera De Nile doll because I thought she was the most interesting looking. I then got Cleo and a few of the other characters when I could find them on Amazon for decent prices. I also loved the webisodes and the Be Yourself, Be Unique message that the line had. It kind of gave me a sense of belonging, I reminder that it was okay to be myself and to take pride in my interests for once and stop trying to change myself. That slogan is still something that inspires me and anytime I find a pre-reboot MH doll in the wild, I buy it. I still want to find a Ghoulia though... And I love how the MH cartoon portrays characters with different neurologies and personality disorders. I loved how Ghoulia is an Aspie and Nefera has a textbook case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And that one wheel-chair bound mirmaid character was good representation as well. I feel that MH has the best disability representation in a non-obscure doll line that I have seen.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. It’s stories like this that strengthens my faith in God. That you could see God’s love in your illness and find your value in Him...wow. God made you uniquely you and you are a gift to the world. I love you so much for being you
I’m crying while watching this. Hit home in so many ways, I never ever fit in, and still don’t! I’m so happy to have supportive parents and 2 true friends that I’ve had since I was 5 and 10, everyone else has entered and left my life but my sister, parents and 2 girlfriends have always been there for me. Us 3 girls have never fit in and we have accepted that! Thank you for such an honest and true to heart channel
I was a preemie, born at 24 weeks, weighed less than a pound. I’m 15, almost 16. My fine motor skills are still a struggle for me. I can’t wait to go back to occupational therapy. Thank you for talking about it. I love you! ❤️
I’m 38 I have Parkinson’s tremors and been broke over two years. I got out my collector and vintage barbies opened and it helps my mother skills and has got me looking forward to collecting again once Dissibility happens . Thank you and God bless you. Not only do I enjoy the dolls but you give me strength getting through what I’m going through
I remember when your channel was like when the dolls where in like you room and I was rlly little and like Your still iconic and made me who I I’m now ♥️
I've been watching your channel since I was 8 years old. That was 8 years ago. I bought a box of Monster High dolls from a yard sale and discovered your channel. I connected with your family and watched your videos for hours. I moved 3 times since then and my dolls got packed away. I recently found the box with my over 200 dolls and I started to build my collection again. I remembered the reason I started collecting and returned to your channel recently. I was heartbroken to hear Kayden(? I'm unsure how he spells it) left but I understand and respect his decision. I hope to see doll hunting videos in 2022 for those new reboot dolls. You and your family will always have a special place in my heart and I appreciate the love you've given to so many kids. ~ Kathleen ♡
I don't normally comment. But you Inspired me and taught me that even as an adult it is ok to collect dolls. So I have gone on to do this and not be shamed. Keep been you.. I always enjoy watching your vidoes and hearing your opinions so thanks. 💛
Hi Melissa! I’ve been a fan since goes I must have been nine I think? Kaden and I are almost the same age I’m just a year older. You and Kaden have been saviors for me, I wanted to say thank you! Thank you for everything you have done, I’ve always been different and I’ve never felt accepted, except when I come onto your channel. I hope your doing well, many blessings to you and your collective ❤️
Thank you for everything through all these years! You are amazing person and this video is such an emotional moment! Monster High is really special for me too and watching you now (after all of the years I've been watching you) is awesome. The respect with which you talk about MH.... it reminds me of so many of your old videos and brings me so much memories. Let you and your family be healthy! 💜
I remember watching you and Kaiden back when I was a kid and loved you guys so much. I just found you again and I’m so happy to see you are doing well and also to hear about your story and how much Monster High means to you as it was a huge part of my childhood. I hope Caden is doing great and never stop being yourself 💗💗💗
Dear Melissa I love you, your family and your channel so much. Thank you for being so kind and for all the clawsome things you represent. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
This made me cry so much. I'm 18 now, and I started watching you guys when you started the mommy & caden show, and continued too as i grew and collected dolls. When i hit 13, I got really bad and it was actually one of your videos (i think it was something about a letter to your younger self?) that convinced me that i deserved to go and get help - and while its been a rough 5 years, its also been incredible. I'm so grateful, and just happy to see that your still going and still doing something you love! Much happiness to all of you, stay clawsome !
I'm emotional watching this. I feel like I grew up with Caden? I was into my little pony, undertale, and musical theatre, and was always the "weird" kid. I am 19 right now and I watched your doll hunt videos religiously back in 2013. I just love hearing you talk about your family and your life now. It is really comforting and inspiring that I am not alone.
Melissa, thank you so so so so much for sharing your story. There's so much about it that I was able to relate to with my childhood, and now my adulthood, and I'm so happy that you decided to share it. I'm not ashamed to say that I may or may not have cried a little while watching. Lol. But I truly appreciate everything that you had to say about why monster High was so important to you. Sending lots of love from California! 💜💜💜💜
Thank you so much for this video. I think it unlocked something within me. Recently since COVID has really been getting me down I've been getting back into the monster high community, and I'm realizing now how important it was that I had monster high growing up. It truly helped so many people and shaped so many of our childhoods. I love reading all these comments about how they were helped by monster high.
as someone who has watched the channel for years and has always enjoyed the content, i want to say thank you. Monster high is special to me because it helped me escape bad things that were going on in my life. Also made me realise that being unique was a good thing.i really loved this video
I was the exact same way when I was 13 and I first started getting into Monster High😭 the main thing for me was the Monster High RUclips community I loved that there were a lot of popular male youtubers who liked dolls and it didn’t make me feel different and it made me feel it was okay to be who I was. I knew I was different but I was too ashamed to admit it to anyone or even myself but I totally feel like monster high helped me feel more accepting of myself
Hi ive been watching you and your sons videos sense i was little as an 15 year old im so happy that you are such a supportive parent. I adore you'll so much! thank you so much for making my childhood
I’ve loved drawing and coloring all my life. When I was 5 my dad would print off ever after high coloring pictures but my mom wouldn’t let me print monster high because she thought it was scary. Then one day o explained monster high is all about being different and she fell in love! And that was how I began my collection
Ive always been out of the popular kids group cause ive always lived in my fantasy world too. I just decided not to care about them when I realized trying to fit in was ruining my days and giving me stress and anxiety. Ive closed in my fantasy world till I met my bf, and some years later in uni I met frienda that would accept me for what I am. I wanna keep getting older without growing up, I like being able to have imagination like when I was a child, people still call me childish for this, but they dont realize its not interfering with my job skills and doesnt take anything away from being an adult. I have a job, not the greatest but it is a job, and Im doing good at it, and with my paychecks I save most of them and give myswlf small treats of dolls and other things I like. People can be responsible adults without giving up their childhood dreams and hopes and imagination. Love you Melissa
god i grew up on this channel and now im getting back into dolls with because of all of the amazing releases lately. i just have to say thank you. i feel like you and your sons videos are definitely a part of what made me who i am. i love this video. thank you so much
I haven't commented in years. I just want to say, this is the best video in a long time. I miss the Monster High and American Girl videos. Thank you for sharing your dolls and stories
I remember watching the video with you and Caden when you guys were reviewing the toralei and deuce dolls and you guys compared the toralei to a baby alive doll the go’s “did I make a stinky” and you and Caden laugh so hard at it, that’s what started my love for monster high.
I remember the Wolf Family 4-Pack and Mommy saying that the outfits are hideous due to the stripes and the Student Exchange dolls in which Mommy did a bad Scottish accent voicing Lorna McNessie and Kaiden compared Marisol Coxi to Dora the Explorer and Pinky Dinky Doo. And also the Haunted ghost dolls in which Mommy and Kaiden made fun of "Boogey Sand" (and Kaiden theorized that Boogey Sand is actually dried and powdered boogers).
It is so true your speech, Melissa, but for me MH just represented (call me superficial) an extremely original concept which combined classic horror characters, with all their allure instilled into their sons or daughters in a creative, contemporary twist by means of a unique appearance. By the way, my favourite SDCC set was Manny Taur and Iris Clops.......I`m still waiting for an hypothetical release of a single affordable signature Manny.......;)
Everytime I read the comments on this channel I always end up crying. It feels so nice to come here because everyone is so kind and accepting and it just makes me feel less alone for not wanting to grow up.
I remember watching you and Caden sit at the table and talk about dolls. It really helped me. I loved Caden, you, and the dolls connections. I am a non binary bisexual teen now. I still struggle to find myself, but monster high shaped me into being myself. I love being me, I loved seeing you all play, and I love seeing all the joy and support monster high has
i used to watch you two so much as a 13 year old and im so happy i did. your channel really told me that being different is okay and that liking something that some find childish is also okay. i haven't watched in so long but i love seeing that you haven't changed. and to caiden (i apologize if i spell it wrong) i hope you're doing great and i hope you know everyone watching loves you. :)
hearing your story about when you were 13, although it was brief it was very heartbreaking. i’m dealing with a lot of thoughts and sadness and numbness right now and i feel you on so many levels ilysm and i’ve been watching since about 2013 i will never stop watching! i’m 15 and i feel like you’re a sort of god mother to me at this point lol ilysm i hope you’re doing well
Thanks for the fun... I’ve watched from u from the beginning... as a unique adult collector I still have all my MH on display and when my granddaughters ( who have had more MH than we could count) visit and they still droool over my dolls . We too love them because they were creative and unique and there was nothing else like them. I still have drawings from when they were young of their interpretations of monster high dolls. My youngest ( now 10) collects LOL but would trade them to me in a second for my MH girls hehehe. I cherish the idea that we have Doll collecting in our blood which was passed down from my own mother.
Every now and again I check in on you and your content. I just can’t not check in after watching you and your son for soo long! You’re one of the very first people to have really drove it into my head that loving dolls is totally ok! Being silly and having interest in dolls is nothing to be ashamed of. My own parents have always been very supportive but it hit different when I stumbled upon your channel and saw you both! If people want to ignore that I’m an educated, successful, kind, loving, and smiley individual because I decided dolls are rad then so be it!
I love your whole look, I love the elegant slicked pixie, the gothic and regal makeup, and the cute Halloween top. It's amazing, and I love how you look, like you can be in a black gown, in an 1800s gothic castle.
Thank you for keeping it real. I have fibromyalgia and epilepsy, and I have always felt like a freak. It it a hard habit to break and to learn to love yourself. I watch your videos when I can’t do much else.
Monster high helped me cope and travel to a new world. I used to get bullied a lot for being a boy and liking dolls. The dolls made me feel safe. During the time they came out my mom was getting very sick. She had a rare liver disease, fibromyalgia, and had arthritis in both wrists. The next year so this year, both my parents where at Mayo on my birthday. It was very hard. After a week, they got everything cleared. She had no liver disease and they found some medicine to help my mom with arthritis and fibromyalgia. That's why Monster high is so important to me.
Not the point of the video but oh my god at the name “Finnegan Wake.” Not sure if they were naming him after the folk ballad of a man being brought back to life by whiskey or the impossible to read James Joyce book but props to the designer either way for the bold choice in references to make in a children’s doll line.
I got lucky and someone 20 min from me had robecca and Hexica in amazing condition for 15$ for both and I drove straight there they both had stands with them and all accessories still attached ahh it makes me so happy.
I loved hearing you reminiscing and talking about some harder subjects with some dollies. I'm sorry for the loss of your first love. I've been watching your channel since I was 15 or 16 I'm 23 now. You and your family have brought so much joy to me over the years.
I loved your vulnerability in this video. thank u for opening up to us bc it will help alot of people! I am so glad something like Monster High can bring us together!
I used to watch your channel all the time and going through a lot of the same mental issues you guys and Clawdeena helped so much and I’ve grown to realize that there is nothing wrong with me I’m ok just as I am love your channel!
This video was really what I needed lately. I've been so down and just listening to you talk about being yourself and unique just really helped. I never really took the time to really think about Monster high and why you love it so much but now I definitely understand. I always just thought they were so pretty but now my mindset on these dolls is so much stronger and I wish that I could've gotten in to them more as a kid because I know that concept would have helped me now. I really hope you and your family are doing good and staying safe and happy. It's always a good reminder to just stay happy. Your videos definitely help me to stay happy
I remember watching this channel so long ago, so it was quite a treat to find this video in my recommendations. It was so cool to see how much things have changed in the channel, and I’m so glad to hear about Caiden again (hope I’m spelling that right!). I remember the purple wall stacked with a bunch of dolls ready to be reviewed and looking forward to their videos, along with the # so profesh! Your videos always brought joy to my day, and it’s so awesome to hear that you guys are still doing great. 💖💖
I know this is a really crazy comment to get but I'm Justine a 19-year-old college senior who had a really strong bond to my monster high dolls while I was a child. My dolls travelled with me through a homeless shelter and later several foster homes before I lost them. I remember watching you and your child unboxing monster high dolls on my little blackberry seven years ago. When I found this video today I broke down crying in happiness. Thank you so much for continuing to do what you do.
Thank you for this video. It was a love letter to Monster High, Garret and to your younger self...as well as to your son! So many feels! You are so wonderful for sharing every part of yourself. So many of us need this!
Been here since I was 13 I fell out of dolls for a long time when I was distracted and stressing about high school and I came back recently to this channel as a proud doll loving 21 year old :3 luv ya guys
Mommy, you are a wonderful soul! Thank you for sharing these personal stories with us, it was very heartwarming and heartbreaking simultaneously, stay unique, queen!, we love you!
Melissa, I don't know if you'll read this, but I just want you to know that you saved my life. From 2012-2015 I moved from Georgia, to North Dakota, to Texas, to Arkansas, as a 8-12 year old. I had been really into Monster High since 2010, but after moving so much, the dolls basically became my only friends. In 2012, when I found you and Caden, it was like you absorbed me. All of a sudden, I wasn't alone with my dolls that my parents didn't understand, I was with people that truly loved the dolls as much as I did, and understood me like no one else did. Your channel defended me, and kept me inside a bubble that protected me from so much self-hatred, and bullying, and almost 10 years later, I have never had the opportunity to thank you for that, and I hope you know that the same way Monster High helped you and Caden, you and Caden helped me. -Hannah
I grew up with you guys, I miss it back then, I also used to get bullied at school, Because of many things like how I look, and how I am because I am a slower worker. Monster high & Bratz have gotten me through so many hard time in my life and still does, I play with them ever single day, but I struggle during life, I have have been contemplating stuff, and it’s really hard for me, but even seeing you unbox, collect, play with dolls makes me so happy. You and Kayden are amazing people. I am so happy to have you guys during my childhood. Thank you so much! I am forever greatful for you guys.
Thank you for opening up and talking about your faith and praying! I have watched your channel a handful of times (because I am also a doll nut) but this outward acknowledgment of your faith made me hit that subscribe button! Your courage is AWESOME and beautiful! Thank you, God bless you and your family.
This was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing all of that with us and truly allowing us to get to know you and your amazing family on such a real and personal level. :D
Hi Malissa, I just wanted to leave a comment and say thank you. I was subscribed to you when MH was really big when I was 10-12 in middle school. I followed all the big Monster High channels at the time. I don't remember why I unsubbed but I'm glad my nostalgia for MH brought me back. I'm 21 now and in my last months of my second semester in college. I remember watching and being so happy Kaiden had a mom who accepted him the way he was, because that wasn't always the case for me. Coming back years later I'm happy to see nothing has changed in that regard. While I do miss seeing Kaiden in videos and I'm curious about what he's up to, I'm so happy and so glad that you let him make the choice of leaving the channel and letting him do his own thing. It just really warms my heart to see a parent so infatuated with learning about their child and wanting them to constantly be themselves. I'm nonbianry and a lot of my younger friends are also part of the LGBTQ+ community and we don't have that kind of solice in our families, so I tend to be the parental figure in the friend group. I hope one day Kaiden will be comfortable to come back to the channel or have his own online presence again, but if not that's completely understandable. Thank you Malissa, for being everyone's mom for so many years. And for sharing your own personal stories with all of us so we don't feel so alone or weird. You have no idea how much it means to us.
Wow Melissa, I appreciate and respect you sharing so much of yourself in this video. It was very compelling to listen to you tell stories and sort of philosophize about something important to you like this. You are very eloquent, intelligent, charismatic (your DJ past makes sense), and you seem beautiful inside and out. Also to note, you have long had my respect for the way you love/respect your son. I hope you know you are really cool as a parent and a person. I'm so glad I got randomly recommended that color reveal doll video all that while ago. You've gotten me into thinking about dolls and playing as part of the human experience more. Very much enjoy all the videos you've been putting out recently, you are endlessly entertaining. P.S. I'm digging this dark vampy look.
Wow...not gonna lie. I’m crying right now. How a random color reveal video brought you here. Wow. Thank you. Your comment is such a blessing. Thank you
Monster high meant a lot to me because I was bullied in elementary school and Montses high helped me realize that I wasn’t the problem that they where. But my parents disliked monster high so I never really had tons of monster high dolls + when I was 13 everyone ripped off what I had left from my childhood which was my love for dolls and I hadn’t buy a doll ever since or played with one and it makes me feel sad that such big part of my life was taken away. This channel and monster high was my safe space and seeing that the channel is still alive in some way makes me feel “safe” again. I really miss my dolls but I won’t be able to get back to the doll/ doll collector world. So thanks for the content from all this years.
I'm crying right now because I relate so much to everything you said in this video, I started watching you guys when I was 11 and I started collecting Monster High and then I stopped collecting at 15 because I felt ashamed to like dolls. I'm 20 now and I started collecting dolls again (now I collect Living Dead Dolls because they remind me of Monster High). Thank you so much for your channel, and I hope maybe one day Monster High will come back because it's such a great message and they really helped me to embrace being unique.
Thank you for sharing all this with us! I only found your channel a few months ago, but I love listening to your commentary and stories and to see your realness and the things you enjoy. ♥️
I really hate to ruin a sweet moment when shes talking about her kids, but did any one else noticed how Ghoulia moved after she started talking? (Time stamp 5:30)
I love the fact that u talked about how it was hard going through school and bullying made u wanna give up. Right now, I’m 14 and I’m really trying my best. And before, when I was in my world and my childhood, I watched u guys while playing with my monster high dolls. It’s a little sad bc a little after that I left my mom when I was 8 ( she’s with me now) and that’s when I HAD to grow up. And now I still watch ur vids at 14 and thinking U ARE RIGHT. U DONT have to grow up. U and kayden have helped me through so much and as I get older I’m seeing that u guys are the reason I’m still here. I don’t know if ur ever going to see this but really this is a thank u. Really thank u so much. ❤️
its honestly crazy how long ive been around here i remember the old channel name and i remember seeing you and cayden doing this togather and i didnt have that as a child so it just ade me happy to see a child and his mother be happy i was in the middle f an ongoig diforce and i was under allot of stress i rember bieng on this channel from around the age of atleast 12 bineg happy to see you have fun im now 17 years old and ive finnaly found myself stood up for who i am and not what other people want me to be im so garetfull for you and cayden helping me trough some of the darkest times of my life thank you moomy and cayden
OMG! YES! You look beautiful and amazing, and love your makeup. Tbh, you're my childhood. I love Monster High so much. I know your favorite Monster High doll is Ghoulia. My favorite Monster High doll/character is Abbey Bominable. Monster High is my favorite childhood but i have much. See your unboxing any dolls is super satisfying. I also love to see your collection. Of course i have Monster High doll. One question: Did you just dye your hair? Just saying. Anyways, take your time to upgrade your new video. You're the best! I love you so much and stay safe. Happy Halloween!!💜♥ Edit: the box of rebecca and her father, and valentine and shadow, it's look so cool! The doll too! The Draculaura one is ok. Ghoulia one, i love it! So cute! But i love your video! Love u!💖
Your story about your childhood really really hit home for me because I have felt that way since i was young and now I’m about to be 30 years old . And I am going through therapy for the 2 second time and finally taking a stand for myself and bettering myself. I really relate to what you said about putting yourself in a fantasy world to as Coping mechanism . As well as your love for monster high and what it signified for you and your son. That what I feel like with The Wizard Of Oz and anime as well as supernatural fictional shows and books like twilight, vampire diaries and so on but The wizard of oz is my safe place and VERY special to me in the same way Monster high is to you and your son . I want to thank you for sharing your story and I want you to know that you are amazing and I love your videos. And I was wondering do you collect any Madame Alexander dolls or pullips , taeyang , byul dolls those are the main lines I collect as well as barbies among my anime figures, magical girl wands , Funko pops .
The way you talked about your child made me tear up. Protective Mothers are the most beautiful thing I know 😭❤️
same 😭😭😭
I just realized that Caden is/was Gracie and I'm just so mad at myself for not realizing that sooner and realizing that that's probably part of why "Gracie" left. God I hope they're doing well and I'm mad at myself for being so dense and not putting two and two together
I dont get it 🥺😩
@@willow0104 Caden is trans and used to go by Gracie. Before mommy's world the channel used to be called the mommy and Gracie show but eventually Gracie left for person reasons and they transition from female to male was most likely part of the reason they left.
Wow
I remember this, i stopped watching for awhile then i come back and i thought this channel seemed familiar but i didn't think it was the same channel, so thanks for confirming my suspensions.
ohh i didn't know since i just started watching this channel again, i was like "who is caden?" and "where is gracie?" but now i realised and im happy for him
Just a little something I feel like sharing::
Valentine was a big character for me and I love him a lot and I am so sad that Mattel wouldn't let Garret do the story he planned for him but he explained on his Instagram that Valentine hurt the girls and saw love as fake because he was planned to be gay and he saw love as an object because he didn't feel anything towards women. He saw it as fake love. And in his diary they wrote small sentences about Valentine having a crush on Casta's brother and that that was the first time he actually felt true love and not the fake spell
That means a lot to me as a person who went through figuring out I am trans and gay and at 7 or 8 i would've loved to see that so that maybe it wouldn't have been as hard to figure myself out all these years later.
I agree monster high was meant for diversity yet Mattel refused things like lgbt characters, different body sizes etc because it “wasn’t the right time”. They need to bring back monster high as they always should’ve, with a full range of diversity for everyone to feel represented.
As a trans gay guy who chose his name for a REASON, I feel this ❤️❤️❤️
The most saddest thing about the situation as Garret is gay, and Mattel really said ‘ we aren’t ready to represent people like you ‘
that's so amazing.. so mad at mattel for that. even though I hate Valentine for what he did to Draculuara, I think that's very lovely and sweet.
@@jerofml I’m not a doll collector but if Mattel isn’t ready to represent LGBT people now, will they ever be? I’m not even LGBT myself either but I find the whole watering down of representing diversity very frustrating.
I truly miss Kaiden. But I hope he’s doing well!!
I’m kinda new but is Caden and Gracie the same person?
@@kayla-ux4hh yes he is “Gracie” transitioned into Caden.
Thank you!
@@ASLwithIris i’m pretty sure it’s spelt Kaiden but i’m not too sure
does he have social media?
Im so glad monster high was special to some one else . monster high is special to me because it was a bonding thing for my mom and i as well . my mom died last january but every mh i have means alot to me because it was something we did and my birthdays and holidays were extra special durring the time of monster high
Your comment made me cry but I’m happy monster high is still there to comfort you.
@@earlymorninggray8646 thank you i miss my mom every day i will never forget how much fun we had hunting for them and how excited I got when my mom would surprise me with them i can tell u how and when i got each mh doll i have and i have about 150 of them
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, she's in a better place now, watching over you as a guardian angel , smiling down on you so always remember to smile back ♥️💞💫
@@Sophie-gn8jw thanks its really hard cus i really miss her
Aww that’s soooo sweet!!!!and I’m so so sooooo sorry for your loss!!!!
I have tons of disabilities, and it makes it really hard for me to exist. Monster High has made my life much better. I'm currently trying to buy more off of eBay and add them to my collection. Especially the original ones. I can relate to them, and I feel so happy when I see them.
I used to watch you guys back in the day when Caden still helped with videos, and this was randomly in my recommends.
I clicked for nostalgia.
Now, as a 27 year old, who is dealing with extensive nerve damage in my leg and spine, and find myself in bed and hurting more often than not, your struggle with MS, and suicide resonated with me.
So incredibly grateful for you, and all your goodness. I'm glad to have found you again.
You got me crying girl 😭
Thought I was the only one 😭
I be crying cause I dropped my Mac and cheese
Took me until I was about 25 to realise I was never going to be in the popular/normal crowd and that I was just going to have to embrace my introvertedness, my creativity and my uniqueness.
Apparently, i think it was Garrette who confirmed, that Valentine's a closeted gay and realizes that when he has a crush on Spelldon, Casta's brother! It's in his diary, i believe.
lol when she was talking about Skull Shores Goulia, I yelled " JANE BOOLITTLE" lmao that shows my childhood nostalgia
not even lying, it was gloom beach frankie that was always chilling at my target LMFAO
I was thinking about Scaris abbey because it’s not a day without scaris abbey
You just told the story of my childhood. I'm glad to see that there's a future, even further than I'm now. Thank you for sharing. Also, as a non-binary trans person, it's so lovely to see you talking about your son with so much love.
Just decided to see whats up with the channel after all these years and you talking about kaiden being a trans male means soo much to me because growing up watching you guys soo young and seeing monster high and falling in love fast with these dolls i now know my true soul im proud to say I'm a transgender 14 year old that plays with dolls 💗 btw you have me in tears laughs and many more emotions still, keep up the work
Being a person with Tourette’s Syndrome, this line was very important to me growing up too. I was never really accepted when I was little, either, and Monster High was a safe place fo me to celebrate my differences. Despite not being diagnosed until I was 14, I always knew I was different. I was never accepted, but despite my differences, I was still just as claw-some. I am eternally gratefully for this line.
I'm on the autism spectrum and didn't find out until I was an adult(pretty common for ladies of my age group given what was known about the condition then; it looks different in girls and science was still tracking the way it appeared in boys during those years) and spent a lot of my school years in a fantasy world to cope with people who did not like me and wanted me to know it. I was physically attacked for years in school and it was a mess and I sometimes wonder if my ability to escape to my happy place with my collections is partly because of those years with people who weren't willing to meet me where I was as a kid. My main place of escape was My Little Pony (Old school 80s ponies for the win, though I'm cool with the new style and like some of the cartoon characters very much). I think the fact I turned myself off from processing the hell that was school saved me from being more messed up emotionally than I could have been at the time.
I sort of understand what you mean about Monster High being a sort of therapy for MS. I have fibromyalgia and a neurological condition called CRPS/RSD in which the brain (not the mind, it's a brain mechanism not a psychological thing) perceives injuries in a limb or limbs and sends out pain signals, causes body parts to swell, change temperature/color/etc. There are days when one of the few things I can manage to do on my own without increasing my pain level, is to organize a doll or miniature display. The distraction helps! I also see why Gil is so special for you! As a occasional cane user, who used to use one a lot more frequently before moving to Florida's warmer climate, it would make my day to see a doll with a cane or other equipment. Seeing dolls who use chairs out in the stores now is also pretty fantastic. It helps to see society is normalizing disabilities and not telling people like us that we shouldn't be included in a fictional universe that kids are going to experience and learn from!
EDIT: I do identify with finding things to sell when you need cash too! I've sold off star trek colorforms, some vintage and American Girl dolls and if I see discount Madame Alexander dolls and have money on hand, I will purchase them and keep them in the box to save until I need the cash, since they seem to really sell for MUCH more than the discount stores I shop at sell them for! Seriously, if you see a Madame Alexander doll at Ollies, especially if you have a coupon, but don't quite collect yourself, they're helpful investments!
i was also diagnosed with ASD two years ago and my older sister (who is also my legal guardian) suffers from CRPS as well, so your comment is very touching to me. monster high has helped me become much more confident and comfortable with myself in this last year and it's nice to hear people with similar stories and situations as me go to the same sources for comfort. i'm glad to hear the warmer weather has helped your condition! i wish the best for you (:
i’m sorry you had to go through that im glad that monster high helps u u seem like a strong kind person keep ur head up i will pray for u
It’s sad to see that Garrett intended for Valentine to reveal he was gay in his diary but now it will never happen 😭😭 bring monster high back!!!!
to fans it will be cannon
I am 33 and my mom is your age. Yes, I have a young momma. Anyways, her and I grew up like you. I'm so glad at my age I have weirdo friends like myself and my imagination never died. You remind me so much of my mom and your content makes me happy. :)
from a muslim prayer for u may god bless u and ur lovely family from any harm amin 😍❤ i hope u always be happy
This is why Monster High dolls have to comeback, and not as the reboot, Im talking about the original ones, they trully helped so many people that felt different to feel that whatever made different wasn't bad but was the best thing to be, and kids nowadays still, or need even more with the pass of time to learn that
i'm 43 i have epilepsy i found that playing and collecting dolls even rerooting there hair i used to have dolls when i was little but i have less seizureswhen i work on dolls or play i even make doll clothes i kinda know what you mean i had so much trouble with kids from 7th to 9th grade in school saying they wanted to see me have a seizure i would have to take up for myself it got so bad i drop out of school ..some of thoes people are drugheads today that did that to me or they kiss up to me now ...i was born with epilepsy
I have Epilepsy too! Cebral Palsy and learning disorder followed by anxiety and tremors. I'm going to be 20 in February and to be honest, I'll still feel like a rather more mature 12 year old self me.
Why did you put gamer in your username
@@darkfantasybrun5381 Because I play video games. And for real. Not like those tiktok gamer girl wannabes
I love you Mommy, I really liked this down to earth video. I've been watching this channel since I was 8 (I am 14 now).
Hi Melissa I'm a new fan and even newer collector. I'm 23 and honestly you and, randomly, Trixie Mattel are the two people who inspired me to start collecting. I love your comforting and accepting personality and you look awesome ☺️
(i’m trans) and i remmeber when i was a little boy and used to love playing with monster high, bratz, and lalaloopsy while watching ur videos i loved how i was able to express myself with dolls and when i found out Gracie is also trans and now kaden i was so happy! :) it’s crazy how i was watching someone that was just like me growing up and i never knew it. and i’m so happy that your still doing what you love! dolls are for everyone. even as a high school student i’m getting into collecting collectors barbies!
thank you so much for talking about your experiences, as a neurodivergent kid I had extremely dark thoughts starting in elementary and early middle school because I wasn’t able to fit in with most of the kids, luckily I was able to find people like me and realize that most of my flaws are only flaws in a neurotypical world, but it’s still difficult. your channel (even way back to when Kaiden was on it) has helped me a lot!! that was rambley but being able to relate to Kaiden when I was younger was so amazing for me and I wanted to thank you guys for that
I’ve been wanting to tell you this for a long time. Can’t ever find the right words but Caden and you helped me through high school. Showed me it was okay to like dolls at an older age. I just wanna day I really appreciate you and thank you so much.
Your story was very relatable. I have had Asperger's Syndrome my whole life. From Preschool to 1st grade, I had no idea I even had it and my life felt very normal. I also have had extreme special interests that serve as coping mechanisms. In 2nd grade though, people would not let me play with them during recess and they would accuse me of being 'selfish' and a 'bad sport'. I even had people straight up tell me that I was weird or that they didn't want to be my friend right to my face. I thought ever since that time, that something was wrong with me and that I was broken, defective. I even got made fun of for my fixation on dolls, so I mentally forced myself to learn to hate dolls and the color pink and to act more normal. I started wearing black all the time, stopped trying so hard to force people to be my friend and started thinking very pessimistic thoughts about myself. In middle school, I was too paranoid to even try to make new friends and didn't trust anyone except for my male best friend with mild Autism that I had developed a crush on and the NT girl that I was convinced was my best friend who was drifting away from me in our friendship at the time. Despite my getting all As in my pre-AP classes people would not want to be my partner in class. Then in 7th grade I was told of my Asperger's diagnosis that I had had since 4th grade and had been left in the dark about. It was relieving and horrifying at the same time. It was another thing that made me weird and different. I tried to starve myself in 8th grade by throwing my lunch out and not eating. I was convinced that my peers would not care if I lived or died. I ended up getting a horrible stomach problem (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome) where I had to be on a feeding tube for several months. This happened on the 23rd before Christmas, so I felt very lonely during that time. I discovered that due to God letting me survive that illness a second time in my life (it also happened in 5th grade about 3 years apart down to the hour I got it mysteriously), maybe I did have value to people in this world and a purpose in life. I also had become fixated on Elsa from Frozen and had specifically asked for a doll of her for Christmas that year as well. That single Mattel Elsa doll became a constant companion and friend/comfort object in my lonliness during that time and allowed me to rediscover my love of dolls. Eventually I had heard of Monster High and become curious about the dolls. So I ended up getting a Boo York Nefera De Nile doll because I thought she was the most interesting looking. I then got Cleo and a few of the other characters when I could find them on Amazon for decent prices. I also loved the webisodes and the Be Yourself, Be Unique message that the line had. It kind of gave me a sense of belonging, I reminder that it was okay to be myself and to take pride in my interests for once and stop trying to change myself. That slogan is still something that inspires me and anytime I find a pre-reboot MH doll in the wild, I buy it. I still want to find a Ghoulia though... And I love how the MH cartoon portrays characters with different neurologies and personality disorders. I loved how Ghoulia is an Aspie and Nefera has a textbook case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And that one wheel-chair bound mirmaid character was good representation as well. I feel that MH has the best disability representation in a non-obscure doll line that I have seen.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. It’s stories like this that strengthens my faith in God. That you could see God’s love in your illness and find your value in Him...wow. God made you uniquely you and you are a gift to the world. I love you so much for being you
I’m crying while watching this. Hit home in so many ways, I never ever fit in, and still don’t! I’m so happy to have supportive parents and 2 true friends that I’ve had since I was 5 and 10, everyone else has entered and left my life but my sister, parents and 2 girlfriends have always been there for me. Us 3 girls have never fit in and we have accepted that! Thank you for such an honest and true to heart channel
I was a preemie, born at 24 weeks, weighed less than a pound. I’m 15, almost 16. My fine motor skills are still a struggle for me. I can’t wait to go back to occupational therapy. Thank you for talking about it. I love you! ❤️
I’m 38 I have Parkinson’s tremors and been broke over two years. I got out my collector and vintage barbies opened and it helps my mother skills and has got me looking forward to collecting again once Dissibility happens . Thank you and God bless you. Not only do I enjoy the dolls but you give me strength getting through what I’m going through
I remember when your channel was like when the dolls where in like you room and I was rlly little and like Your still iconic and made me who I I’m now ♥️
I missed this so much of your video and the monster high 🤗
I've been watching your channel since I was 8 years old. That was 8 years ago. I bought a box of Monster High dolls from a yard sale and discovered your channel. I connected with your family and watched your videos for hours. I moved 3 times since then and my dolls got packed away. I recently found the box with my over 200 dolls and I started to build my collection again. I remembered the reason I started collecting and returned to your channel recently. I was heartbroken to hear Kayden(? I'm unsure how he spells it) left but I understand and respect his decision. I hope to see doll hunting videos in 2022 for those new reboot dolls. You and your family will always have a special place in my heart and I appreciate the love you've given to so many kids. ~ Kathleen ♡
Happy Halloween Mrs Melissa. Yay it's monster high day.
I don't normally comment. But you Inspired me and taught me that even as an adult it is ok to collect dolls. So I have gone on to do this and not be shamed. Keep been you.. I always enjoy watching your vidoes and hearing your opinions so thanks. 💛
Hi Melissa! I’ve been a fan since goes I must have been nine I think? Kaden and I are almost the same age I’m just a year older. You and Kaden have been saviors for me, I wanted to say thank you! Thank you for everything you have done, I’ve always been different and I’ve never felt accepted, except when I come onto your channel. I hope your doing well, many blessings to you and your collective ❤️
Thank you for everything through all these years! You are amazing person and this video is such an emotional moment! Monster High is really special for me too and watching you now (after all of the years I've been watching you) is awesome. The respect with which you talk about MH.... it reminds me of so many of your old videos and brings me so much memories. Let you and your family be healthy! 💜
There’s actually 4 or so Dead fast ghoulias currently available on eBay right now
I remember watching you and Kaiden back when I was a kid and loved you guys so much. I just found you again and I’m so happy to see you are doing well and also to hear about your story and how much Monster High means to you as it was a huge part of my childhood. I hope Caden is doing great and never stop being yourself 💗💗💗
Wow I can’t believe Caden is 17! I remember watching you and him when he was 10!
Dear Melissa I love you, your family and your channel so much. Thank you for being so kind and for all the clawsome things you represent. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
I miss Guh Guh and her love for Purple Clowns 🤡
the way youve handled kaden's transition and personal privacy is so inspiring. You're doing it right ma
im trans, it just means a lot to see someone having support at a pivotal moment in their lives.
This made me cry so much. I'm 18 now, and I started watching you guys when you started the mommy & caden show, and continued too as i grew and collected dolls. When i hit 13, I got really bad and it was actually one of your videos (i think it was something about a letter to your younger self?) that convinced me that i deserved to go and get help - and while its been a rough 5 years, its also been incredible. I'm so grateful, and just happy to see that your still going and still doing something you love! Much happiness to all of you, stay clawsome !
I have a trans son also and a non bindary child
I'm emotional watching this. I feel like I grew up with Caden? I was into my little pony, undertale, and musical theatre, and was always the "weird" kid. I am 19 right now and I watched your doll hunt videos religiously back in 2013. I just love hearing you talk about your family and your life now. It is really comforting and inspiring that I am not alone.
Melissa, thank you so so so so much for sharing your story. There's so much about it that I was able to relate to with my childhood, and now my adulthood, and I'm so happy that you decided to share it. I'm not ashamed to say that I may or may not have cried a little while watching. Lol. But I truly appreciate everything that you had to say about why monster High was so important to you. Sending lots of love from California! 💜💜💜💜
Thank you so much for this video. I think it unlocked something within me. Recently since COVID has really been getting me down I've been getting back into the monster high community, and I'm realizing now how important it was that I had monster high growing up. It truly helped so many people and shaped so many of our childhoods. I love reading all these comments about how they were helped by monster high.
as someone who has watched the channel for years and has always enjoyed the content, i want to say thank you. Monster high is special to me because it helped me escape bad things that were going on in my life. Also made me realise that being unique was a good thing.i really loved this video
I was the exact same way when I was 13 and I first started getting into Monster High😭 the main thing for me was the Monster High RUclips community I loved that there were a lot of popular male youtubers who liked dolls and it didn’t make me feel different and it made me feel it was okay to be who I was. I knew I was different but I was too ashamed to admit it to anyone or even myself but I totally feel like monster high helped me feel more accepting of myself
My mom and I used to watch y’all when I was younger and I’m balling my eyes out
Hi ive been watching you and your sons videos sense i was little as an 15 year old im so happy that you are such a supportive parent. I adore you'll so much! thank you so much for making my childhood
I’ve loved drawing and coloring all my life. When I was 5 my dad would print off ever after high coloring pictures but my mom wouldn’t let me print monster high because she thought it was scary. Then one day o explained monster high is all about being different and she fell in love! And that was how I began my collection
Ive always been out of the popular kids group cause ive always lived in my fantasy world too. I just decided not to care about them when I realized trying to fit in was ruining my days and giving me stress and anxiety. Ive closed in my fantasy world till I met my bf, and some years later in uni I met frienda that would accept me for what I am. I wanna keep getting older without growing up, I like being able to have imagination like when I was a child, people still call me childish for this, but they dont realize its not interfering with my job skills and doesnt take anything away from being an adult. I have a job, not the greatest but it is a job, and Im doing good at it, and with my paychecks I save most of them and give myswlf small treats of dolls and other things I like. People can be responsible adults without giving up their childhood dreams and hopes and imagination. Love you Melissa
god i grew up on this channel and now im getting back into dolls with because of all of the amazing releases lately. i just have to say thank you. i feel like you and your sons videos are definitely a part of what made me who i am. i love this video. thank you so much
I haven't commented in years. I just want to say, this is the best video in a long time. I miss the Monster High and American Girl videos. Thank you for sharing your dolls and stories
I was not expecting someone's early childhood experience to match my own so much. Bless your heart. Being different is hard as a kid.
I’ve watched you ever since you started. You and Caden were the best! Keep doing what you love!
I remember watching the video with you and Caden when you guys were reviewing the toralei and deuce dolls and you guys compared the toralei to a baby alive doll the go’s “did I make a stinky” and you and Caden laugh so hard at it, that’s what started my love for monster high.
I remember the Wolf Family 4-Pack and Mommy saying that the outfits are hideous due to the stripes and the Student Exchange dolls in which Mommy did a bad Scottish accent voicing Lorna McNessie and Kaiden compared Marisol Coxi to Dora the Explorer and Pinky Dinky Doo. And also the Haunted ghost dolls in which Mommy and Kaiden made fun of "Boogey Sand" (and Kaiden theorized that Boogey Sand is actually dried and powdered boogers).
It is so true your speech, Melissa, but for me MH just represented (call me superficial) an extremely original concept which combined classic horror characters, with all their allure instilled into their sons or daughters in a creative, contemporary twist by means of a unique appearance. By the way, my favourite SDCC set was Manny Taur and Iris Clops.......I`m still waiting for an hypothetical release of a single affordable signature Manny.......;)
Everytime I read the comments on this channel I always end up crying. It feels so nice to come here because everyone is so kind and accepting and it just makes me feel less alone for not wanting to grow up.
I remember watching you and Caden sit at the table and talk about dolls. It really helped me. I loved Caden, you, and the dolls connections. I am a non binary bisexual teen now. I still struggle to find myself, but monster high shaped me into being myself. I love being me, I loved seeing you all play, and I love seeing all the joy and support monster high has
You have a amazing collection ! Also I love your channel 😊
i used to watch you two so much as a 13 year old and im so happy i did. your channel really told me that being different is okay and that liking something that some find childish is also okay. i haven't watched in so long but i love seeing that you haven't changed. and to caiden (i apologize if i spell it wrong) i hope you're doing great and i hope you know everyone watching loves you. :)
hearing your story about when you were 13, although it was brief it was very heartbreaking. i’m dealing with a lot of thoughts and sadness and numbness right now and i feel you on so many levels ilysm and i’ve been watching since about 2013 i will never stop watching! i’m 15 and i feel like you’re a sort of god mother to me at this point lol ilysm i hope you’re doing well
I would love to say that your channel has inspired me to scrower the internet for original monster high dolls and eventually build my own collection
Thanks for the fun... I’ve watched from u from the beginning... as a unique adult collector I still have all my MH on display and when my granddaughters ( who have had more MH than we could count) visit and they still droool over my dolls . We too love them because they were creative and unique and there was nothing else like them. I still have drawings from when they were young of their interpretations of monster high dolls. My youngest ( now 10) collects LOL but would trade them to me in a second for my MH girls hehehe. I cherish the idea that we have Doll collecting in our blood which was passed down from my own mother.
Every now and again I check in on you and your content. I just can’t not check in after watching you and your son for soo long! You’re one of the very first people to have really drove it into my head that loving dolls is totally ok! Being silly and having interest in dolls is nothing to be ashamed of. My own parents have always been very supportive but it hit different when I stumbled upon your channel and saw you both! If people want to ignore that I’m an educated, successful, kind, loving, and smiley individual because I decided dolls are rad then so be it!
I love your whole look, I love the elegant slicked pixie, the gothic and regal makeup, and the cute Halloween top. It's amazing, and I love how you look, like you can be in a black gown, in an 1800s gothic castle.
Thank you for keeping it real. I have fibromyalgia and epilepsy, and I have always felt like a freak. It it a hard habit to break and to learn to love yourself. I watch your videos when I can’t do much else.
Monster high helped me cope and travel to a new world. I used to get bullied a lot for being a boy and liking dolls. The dolls made me feel safe. During the time they came out my mom was getting very sick. She had a rare liver disease, fibromyalgia, and had arthritis in both wrists. The next year so this year, both my parents where at Mayo on my birthday. It was very hard. After a week, they got everything cleared. She had no liver disease and they found some medicine to help my mom with arthritis and fibromyalgia. That's why Monster high is so important to me.
Not the point of the video but oh my god at the name “Finnegan Wake.” Not sure if they were naming him after the folk ballad of a man being brought back to life by whiskey or the impossible to read James Joyce book but props to the designer either way for the bold choice in references to make in a children’s doll line.
I got lucky and someone 20 min from me had robecca and Hexica in amazing condition for 15$ for both and I drove straight there they both had stands with them and all accessories still attached ahh it makes me so happy.
I loved hearing you reminiscing and talking about some harder subjects with some dollies. I'm sorry for the loss of your first love. I've been watching your channel since I was 15 or 16 I'm 23 now. You and your family have brought so much joy to me over the years.
I loved your vulnerability in this video. thank u for opening up to us bc it will help alot of people! I am so glad something like Monster High can bring us together!
I used to watch your channel all the time and going through a lot of the same mental issues you guys and Clawdeena helped so much and I’ve grown to realize that there is nothing wrong with me I’m ok just as I am love your channel!
This video was really what I needed lately. I've been so down and just listening to you talk about being yourself and unique just really helped. I never really took the time to really think about Monster high and why you love it so much but now I definitely understand. I always just thought they were so pretty but now my mindset on these dolls is so much stronger and I wish that I could've gotten in to them more as a kid because I know that concept would have helped me now. I really hope you and your family are doing good and staying safe and happy. It's always a good reminder to just stay happy. Your videos definitely help me to stay happy
Thank you for being so open and real, your videos always brighten my day 🤗
LOVE LOVE LOVE the hair! So dark and mysterious
I remember watching this channel so long ago, so it was quite a treat to find this video in my recommendations. It was so cool to see how much things have changed in the channel, and I’m so glad to hear about Caiden again (hope I’m spelling that right!). I remember the purple wall stacked with a bunch of dolls ready to be reviewed and looking forward to their videos, along with the # so profesh! Your videos always brought joy to my day, and it’s so awesome to hear that you guys are still doing great. 💖💖
I know this is a really crazy comment to get but I'm Justine a 19-year-old college senior who had a really strong bond to my monster high dolls while I was a child. My dolls travelled with me through a homeless shelter and later several foster homes before I lost them. I remember watching you and your child unboxing monster high dolls on my little blackberry seven years ago. When I found this video today I broke down crying in happiness. Thank you so much for continuing to do what you do.
I am an FTM doll collector and I've been watching your content forever! I'm wishing Caden all the best!!
Thank you for this video. It was a love letter to Monster High, Garret and to your younger self...as well as to your son! So many feels! You are so wonderful for sharing every part of yourself. So many of us need this!
Your love for your son is palpable, and we can feel your love, emotion, compassion, and passion! You're wonderfully inspiring!
Been here since I was 13 I fell out of dolls for a long time when I was distracted and stressing about high school and I came back recently to this channel as a proud doll loving 21 year old :3 luv ya guys
Mommy, you are a wonderful soul! Thank you for sharing these personal stories with us, it was very heartwarming and heartbreaking simultaneously, stay unique, queen!, we love you!
Melissa, I don't know if you'll read this, but I just want you to know that you saved my life. From 2012-2015 I moved from Georgia, to North Dakota, to Texas, to Arkansas, as a 8-12 year old. I had been really into Monster High since 2010, but after moving so much, the dolls basically became my only friends. In 2012, when I found you and Caden, it was like you absorbed me. All of a sudden, I wasn't alone with my dolls that my parents didn't understand, I was with people that truly loved the dolls as much as I did, and understood me like no one else did. Your channel defended me, and kept me inside a bubble that protected me from so much self-hatred, and bullying, and almost 10 years later, I have never had the opportunity to thank you for that, and I hope you know that the same way Monster High helped you and Caden, you and Caden helped me. -Hannah
I grew up with you guys, I miss it back then, I also used to get bullied at school, Because of many things like how I look, and how I am because I am a slower worker. Monster high & Bratz have gotten me through so many hard time in my life and still does, I play with them ever single day, but I struggle during life, I have have been contemplating stuff, and it’s really hard for me, but even seeing you unbox, collect, play with dolls makes me so happy. You and Kayden are amazing people. I am so happy to have you guys during my childhood. Thank you so much! I am forever greatful for you guys.
Dang I’ve never cried to a doll video before, until this day. This was so beautiful 🥺💖
Thank you for opening up and talking about your faith and praying! I have watched your channel a handful of times (because I am also a doll nut) but this outward acknowledgment of your faith made me hit that subscribe button! Your courage is AWESOME and beautiful! Thank you, God bless you and your family.
This was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing all of that with us and truly allowing us to get to know you and your amazing family on such a real and personal level. :D
I’ve watched you since I was abouttt 15 now I’m 19 and seeing you accept and be the best mother to a son makes my heart happy !
Hi Malissa, I just wanted to leave a comment and say thank you. I was subscribed to you when MH was really big when I was 10-12 in middle school. I followed all the big Monster High channels at the time. I don't remember why I unsubbed but I'm glad my nostalgia for MH brought me back. I'm 21 now and in my last months of my second semester in college. I remember watching and being so happy Kaiden had a mom who accepted him the way he was, because that wasn't always the case for me. Coming back years later I'm happy to see nothing has changed in that regard. While I do miss seeing Kaiden in videos and I'm curious about what he's up to, I'm so happy and so glad that you let him make the choice of leaving the channel and letting him do his own thing. It just really warms my heart to see a parent so infatuated with learning about their child and wanting them to constantly be themselves. I'm nonbianry and a lot of my younger friends are also part of the LGBTQ+ community and we don't have that kind of solice in our families, so I tend to be the parental figure in the friend group. I hope one day Kaiden will be comfortable to come back to the channel or have his own online presence again, but if not that's completely understandable. Thank you Malissa, for being everyone's mom for so many years. And for sharing your own personal stories with all of us so we don't feel so alone or weird. You have no idea how much it means to us.
Wow Melissa, I appreciate and respect you sharing so much of yourself in this video. It was very compelling to listen to you tell stories and sort of philosophize about something important to you like this. You are very eloquent, intelligent, charismatic (your DJ past makes sense), and you seem beautiful inside and out. Also to note, you have long had my respect for the way you love/respect your son. I hope you know you are really cool as a parent and a person. I'm so glad I got randomly recommended that color reveal doll video all that while ago. You've gotten me into thinking about dolls and playing as part of the human experience more. Very much enjoy all the videos you've been putting out recently, you are endlessly entertaining.
P.S. I'm digging this dark vampy look.
Wow...not gonna lie. I’m crying right now. How a random color reveal video brought you here. Wow. Thank you. Your comment is such a blessing. Thank you
Monster high meant a lot to me because I was bullied in elementary school and Montses high helped me realize that I wasn’t the problem that they where. But my parents disliked monster high so I never really had tons of monster high dolls + when I was 13 everyone ripped off what I had left from my childhood which was my love for dolls and I hadn’t buy a doll ever since or played with one and it makes me feel sad that such big part of my life was taken away. This channel and monster high was my safe space and seeing that the channel is still alive in some way makes me feel “safe” again. I really miss my dolls but I won’t be able to get back to the doll/ doll collector world. So thanks for the content from all this years.
I'm crying right now because I relate so much to everything you said in this video, I started watching you guys when I was 11 and I started collecting Monster High and then I stopped collecting at 15 because I felt ashamed to like dolls. I'm 20 now and I started collecting dolls again (now I collect Living Dead Dolls because they remind me of Monster High). Thank you so much for your channel, and I hope maybe one day Monster High will come back because it's such a great message and they really helped me to embrace being unique.
Thank you for sharing all this with us! I only found your channel a few months ago, but I love listening to your commentary and stories and to see your realness and the things you enjoy. ♥️
I really hate to ruin a sweet moment when shes talking about her kids, but did any one else noticed how Ghoulia moved after she started talking? (Time stamp 5:30)
wait that's really weird, maybe the table is slanted? unlikely but idk
It’s a lazy Susan
she just moved the table over
I love the fact that u talked about how it was hard going through school and bullying made u wanna give up. Right now, I’m 14 and I’m really trying my best. And before, when I was in my world and my childhood, I watched u guys while playing with my monster high dolls. It’s a little sad bc a little after that I left my mom when I was 8 ( she’s with me now) and that’s when I HAD to grow up. And now I still watch ur vids at 14 and thinking U ARE RIGHT. U DONT have to grow up. U and kayden have helped me through so much and as I get older I’m seeing that u guys are the reason I’m still here. I don’t know if ur ever going to see this but really this is a thank u. Really thank u so much. ❤️
its honestly crazy how long ive been around here i remember the old channel name and i remember seeing you and cayden doing this togather and i didnt have that as a child so it just ade me happy to see a child and his mother be happy i was in the middle f an ongoig diforce and i was under allot of stress i rember bieng on this channel from around the age of atleast 12 bineg happy to see you have fun im now 17 years old and ive finnaly found myself stood up for who i am and not what other people want me to be im so garetfull for you and cayden helping me trough some of the darkest times of my life thank you moomy and cayden
OMG! YES! You look beautiful and amazing, and love your makeup. Tbh, you're my childhood. I love Monster High so much. I know your favorite Monster High doll is Ghoulia. My favorite Monster High doll/character is Abbey Bominable. Monster High is my favorite childhood but i have much. See your unboxing any dolls is super satisfying. I also love to see your collection. Of course i have Monster High doll. One question: Did you just dye your hair? Just saying. Anyways, take your time to upgrade your new video. You're the best! I love you so much and stay safe. Happy Halloween!!💜♥
Edit: the box of rebecca and her father, and valentine and shadow, it's look so cool! The doll too! The Draculaura one is ok. Ghoulia one, i love it! So cute! But i love your video! Love u!💖
Your story about your childhood really really hit home for me because I have felt that way since i was young and now I’m about to be 30 years old . And I am going through therapy for the 2 second time and finally taking a stand for myself and bettering myself. I really relate to what you said about putting yourself in a fantasy world to as Coping mechanism . As well as your love for monster high and what it signified for you and your son. That what I feel like with The Wizard Of Oz and anime as well as supernatural fictional shows and books like twilight, vampire diaries and so on but The wizard of oz is my safe place and VERY special to me in the same way Monster high is to you and your son . I want to thank you for sharing your story and I want you to know that you are amazing and I love your videos. And I was wondering do you collect any Madame Alexander dolls or pullips , taeyang , byul dolls those are the main lines I collect as well as barbies among my anime figures, magical girl wands , Funko pops .