As a mom. I’m kinda balling my eyes out right now. I’m so happy of who you have become. Your way of thinking now and the way you express yourself. I was not ready for this video lol
As a mom, I really want to protect childhood Joe. Thank you so much for being so very vulnerable and turning out to be an amazing man regardless of what you went through. Someone was cutting onions the whole time.
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing your story. It was amazing that you were able to talk about your childhood without falling apart. I was very sad for you but happy that you’re able to live your life in forgiveness and release the hurt and bitterness. You and Bart are doing a wonderful job Peace and many blessings to you, Bart and the gang.
My brother was physically and mentally abused by our father when he was younger. My parents called it “discipline,” but as I grew older, I realized that it was not discipline at all. it was clearly abuse. When my father passed away, my brother said he was both sad and angry because he didn’t have a SINGLE good memory with our father. I am also angry at my mother because she didn’t stop it. she just stood by. Mother is someone who was supposed to protect her children, but she didn’t. When I asked her later why she didn’t intervene, she said she knew how volatile my father was and didn’t know how she could have stopped him. I also have other shocking experiences with my mother, which is why I’ve emotionally distanced myself from her. We’re not completely estranged, but I’ve learned to interact with her in a way that maintains an emotional wall while still appearing like we have a family relationship. Being born into this family taught me that there’s no “be suppose to” in any kind of relationship. For example, family members are not always loving or caring toward one another. If you’re born into such a family, there’s no need to feel guilty about keeping your distance and finding your own way
Ngl I was so invested in the story and felt so bad & scared for the kid version of Joe pretending to be asleep out of fear, but as soon as Bart made the “honk mimimimi” fake sleeping sound at 10:23 I laughed so hard I cried. It’s so freaking dumb 😂
I started watching jknews when I was in 7th grade and I was pretty bad kid, I felt like no one understood me and I was doing bad in school and my brothers would tell me that i wasn’t gonna be anything, when you’re a kid stuff like that hurts you but I remember watching the jkfilms about joe, I think it was called getting to know joe and they did one for every cast member but I remember watching and seeing how he made it out and went to college and really changed his life around and that really inspired me and ever since that I always knew I was going to make it in life or die trying, joe had a really big impact in my life that I didn’t even realize until now so all I want to say is thank you Joe, now I’m going to UCLA and I’m doing a lot better from when I watched that initial video
I can’t stand the thought of families treating each other like that. Seeing the photo of Joe with the list of descriptions and drawings of his favorite things made me wish he had more caring adults who valued who he was. I’m sure he wants nothing to do with church again because of his childhood but I hope he knows God loves him.
Joe and Ryan’s stories of abusive episodes their dads would inflict on them are really sad 🙁 - I remember when Ryan mentioned how as a child his dad body slammed him against a table, or when his dad slowly choked him out cuz Ryan accidentally hit him in his sleep or something - so happy they’re in a better place now ❤
My dad had weird out bursts when I was a kid. He would get in arguments with my mom and eventually when he lost his temper he would just wreck everything in the house and yell. Thankfully I had two older brothers who were 10 years older who helped me feel safe. But damn the times I was by myself I was scared as shit. Later this year he passed away and I haven’t seen him in over 6ish years and the other side of the family would give out stories how he was a fun and kind man and that hella fked with my mind and I kept asking myself “why did we get the bad side?”
Wow ,I was NOT prepared for Joe's story, it is WAY more intense than I could've ever imagine!! It shows the great effort it took for him to overcome his past and the work he put in to be the person he is today.👏👏👏👍😁he deserves every happiness.
They're laughing and making light of it but I'm trying not to bawl my eyes. The way you know it's bad is how detached and calm Joe is talking about it. It's so deep that he's emotionally unfazed from it.
I feel like the guys were looking/reacting the way most of the audience were, of part omg, and part well at least you can somewhat laugh about it. Kind of like the way it goes when a "tragic" news story is told on JK. @15:07 still holds true regarding Joe. And when I saw the pic of Joe with the recorder hanging out of his mouth, I was remembering all the times Joe has sat at the table playing one instrument or another. Thank you for sharing your story with us, Joe. Much love to you and so glad you have such a supportive friend group around you. 🦋🦋
I've recently realised at 24 that I've had similar childhood and abusive dad growing up. I've only distanced myself from my family a year ago and i feel so damn lost and emotionally defective. This one was very heavy and hit too close to home for comfort ngl haha. But it was really therapeutic and inspiring. Thanks Joe and Jk for always being my therapy.
I’ve been watching for years. I truly love when you give Joe the time to just speak his mind and heart. Even if it’s sometimes silly. This right here is why.
I wonder if it’s an Asian thing im south East Asian. When it came to discipline I got my ass whooped. My dad was a war vet also so he probably had ptsd and unfortunately it was unleashed on us kids when we f-cked up.
Joe, Joemalia, my bamboo brethren 🐼, you’ve got to let go of the past. Your past, no matter what you’ve gone through cannot, will not, and should not determine the new path you’d like to charter for yourself.
Watched this twice and opened a lot of memories for me. As a pregnant mother of 3 boys, I want to protect Joe and the careful boyz. As an Asian child growing up it was the same screaming yelling abusive parents. That molded me into the great person I am today. And that’s why Joe is a great successful individual because of the experience he endured
By far my favorite "out the closet" episode. 2 important things I took away from this: 1: Empathy vs Blame, i've mixed the two and created: EmpaBlame. Which is where you kinda understand their point of view but still let them know they eff'd up. . 2: Next time I'm eating a good ass burger KEEP IT TO MYSELF cuz you don't know what's going on with other people. Thanks Joe.
That dad sounds like my mine growing up it’s hard to love and hate him, I call it a functional drunk who’s a narcissist but they are well aware of what they do and it was normal as well
Get ready for this ride Edit* 17:20 MY GOD i resonate with this! I remember as a kid I had a shitty summer camp councillor who gave everyone a slice and me a CRUMB for not sleeping during nap time? 😒
Waoh, Joe thank you for sharing. Our experiences growing up in asian families are different but some of your stories really brought me back to some of those places. Wow man, thank you for sharing, I was feeling nervous just listening to your story and it wasn't even my story. Peace Dude.
that’s what helped me too learning about their life, ppl with empathy we just forgive if we can understand why they are the way they are if that makes any sense 😢
I can relate to Joe. It’s hard explain our past but it’s easier just to try to ignore it and “do better.” But I never got the part to doing better in life like he did. I’m barely doing there for myself 😂slow slope ig. But he’s definitely a role model for me.
Many children had childhood trauma, but some of them learned on their own to deal with it, learn from it, and overcome it to be great people, however they’re kids who couldn’t and become worse people. It’s almost as if God put these obstacles to test us to see what we’re made off. Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a horrendous one.
Joe’s story is crazy, he’s easily my favorite JK member. Ik he might play a character on JK when the cameras are on but I’m sure in real life bro is 💯💯💯 Love you Joe, Bart, the Careful boyz. I’ve been tuning in since I was 12, now I’m 24 going to 25 with 2 kids and I still watch this shit show. I’ve been smoking😂 but I love the way this show has formed naturally 🔥💯 Careful Boyz on top ‼️
Bruh I can relate so fucking hard to getting a bad grade or something similar and than get my ass beat by every family member of my house 😂 my uncle my aunt my dad all beat the shit outta me lmao good times😅
I love joe ❤ he is very kind, he is like a flower lotus 😅. No one is perfect , there has to be an equal evil and bad, fighting demons just means you got to live things others didnt and manage to change and still wanting to change to be a better person, empath ❤
man i can relate to joe a lot but how do u even try to do a get together after many years? your family members apologize so u can forgive and empathize but what if they are still people u don't want to be around? and how do u know if they arent abusive to their own family the same way in privacy? do u just deal with it for the sake of family? or do u just continue seeing them every 10 years?
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing your story. It was amazing that you were able to talk about your childhood without falling apart. I was very sad for you but happy that you’re able to live your life in forgiveness and release the hurt and bitterness. You and Bart are doing a wonderful job Peace and many blessings to you, Bart and the gang.
Joe’s ability to forgive and empathize literally saved his life and broke the cycle of abuse. That’s inspiring
Joe Da Man 😎👍
As a mom. I’m kinda balling my eyes out right now. I’m so happy of who you have become. Your way of thinking now and the way you express yourself. I was not ready for this video lol
As a mom, I really want to protect childhood Joe. Thank you so much for being so very vulnerable and turning out to be an amazing man regardless of what you went through. Someone was cutting onions the whole time.
I didn't know you have kids
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing your story. It was amazing that you were able to talk about your childhood without falling apart. I was very sad for you but happy that you’re able to live your life in forgiveness and release the hurt and bitterness. You and Bart are doing a wonderful job Peace and many blessings to you, Bart and the gang.
I can see why joe and bart became best friends...not onyl do they share the same outlook on life, but they both went through some tough childhood sh*t
It’s always the funniest that hides the most pain 🥲🥹 Joe is a role model
Oh I just read the title Joe I’m so sorry
My brother was physically and mentally abused by our father when he was younger. My parents called it “discipline,” but as I grew older, I realized that it was not discipline at all. it was clearly abuse. When my father passed away, my brother said he was both sad and angry because he didn’t have a SINGLE good memory with our father. I am also angry at my mother because she didn’t stop it. she just stood by. Mother is someone who was supposed to protect her children, but she didn’t. When I asked her later why she didn’t intervene, she said she knew how volatile my father was and didn’t know how she could have stopped him.
I also have other shocking experiences with my mother, which is why I’ve emotionally distanced myself from her. We’re not completely estranged, but I’ve learned to interact with her in a way that maintains an emotional wall while still appearing like we have a family relationship. Being born into this family taught me that there’s no “be suppose to” in any kind of relationship. For example, family members are not always loving or caring toward one another. If you’re born into such a family, there’s no need to feel guilty about keeping your distance and finding your own way
Ngl I was so invested in the story and felt so bad & scared for the kid version of Joe pretending to be asleep out of fear, but as soon as Bart made the “honk mimimimi” fake sleeping sound at 10:23 I laughed so hard I cried. It’s so freaking dumb 😂
Frls I was legit gonna cry and Bart goes and Honks 🤣
lol @20:32 damn it Steve. 😂 And I do kind of wonder what question Anthony had planned to ask Joe earlier in the vid.
I was wondering that too lol
I started watching jknews when I was in 7th grade and I was pretty bad kid, I felt like no one understood me and I was doing bad in school and my brothers would tell me that i wasn’t gonna be anything, when you’re a kid stuff like that hurts you but I remember watching the jkfilms about joe, I think it was called getting to know joe and they did one for every cast member but I remember watching and seeing how he made it out and went to college and really changed his life around and that really inspired me and ever since that I always knew I was going to make it in life or die trying, joe had a really big impact in my life that I didn’t even realize until now so all I want to say is thank you Joe, now I’m going to UCLA and I’m doing a lot better from when I watched that initial video
💕💕 complete strangers but I am SO proud of you!! Keep going 💕💕
This is the series we didn’t know we needed years and years ago, but glad it finally came
I can’t stand the thought of families treating each other like that. Seeing the photo of Joe with the list of descriptions and drawings of his favorite things made me wish he had more caring adults who valued who he was. I’m sure he wants nothing to do with church again because of his childhood but I hope he knows God loves him.
HUG to Joe.
Oh no....oh no no....feeling pretty nervous right of the bat for this video 😵💫
That’s some fucked up shit you had to go through Joe….glad you’re doing good and thriving now 💪
the crazy part about Joe's story is that there's so many dads who are bipolar like this and it's better when they leave
Dam, it got dark real quick 😅
3:37 that took a dark turn lol
Joe and Ryan’s stories of abusive episodes their dads would inflict on them are really sad 🙁 - I remember when Ryan mentioned how as a child his dad body slammed him against a table, or when his dad slowly choked him out cuz Ryan accidentally hit him in his sleep or something - so happy they’re in a better place now ❤
My dad had weird out bursts when I was a kid. He would get in arguments with my mom and eventually when he lost his temper he would just wreck everything in the house and yell. Thankfully I had two older brothers who were 10 years older who helped me feel safe. But damn the times I was by myself I was scared as shit.
Later this year he passed away and I haven’t seen him in over 6ish years and the other side of the family would give out stories how he was a fun and kind man and that hella fked with my mind and I kept asking myself “why did we get the bad side?”
even bart was like 😳 4:38
Hugs to Joe 🥺
Wow ,I was NOT prepared for Joe's story, it is WAY more intense than I could've ever imagine!! It shows the great effort it took for him to overcome his past and the work he put in to be the person he is today.👏👏👏👍😁he deserves every happiness.
They're laughing and making light of it but I'm trying not to bawl my eyes. The way you know it's bad is how detached and calm Joe is talking about it. It's so deep that he's emotionally unfazed from it.
I wanna give joe a big hug 😢❤ thank you so much for sharing! So inspirational to see his empathy, success, and everything against all odds.
I feel like the guys were looking/reacting the way most of the audience were, of part omg, and part well at least you can somewhat laugh about it. Kind of like the way it goes when a "tragic" news story is told on JK. @15:07 still holds true regarding Joe. And when I saw the pic of Joe with the recorder hanging out of his mouth, I was remembering all the times Joe has sat at the table playing one instrument or another. Thank you for sharing your story with us, Joe. Much love to you and so glad you have such a supportive friend group around you. 🦋🦋
I've recently realised at 24 that I've had similar childhood and abusive dad growing up. I've only distanced myself from my family a year ago and i feel so damn lost and emotionally defective. This one was very heavy and hit too close to home for comfort ngl haha. But it was really therapeutic and inspiring. Thanks Joe and Jk for always being my therapy.
10:00 is straight up horror movie content
I’ve been watching for years. I truly love when you give Joe the time to just speak his mind and heart. Even if it’s sometimes silly. This right here is why.
I wonder if it’s an Asian thing im south East Asian. When it came to discipline I got my ass whooped. My dad was a war vet also so he probably had ptsd and unfortunately it was unleashed on us kids when we f-cked up.
this is why I see future baby Joe or Hannah will be damn spoiled for sure.
Thank you.
Joe, Joemalia, my bamboo brethren 🐼,
you’ve got to let go of the past. Your past, no matter what you’ve gone through cannot, will not, and should not determine the new path you’d like to charter for yourself.
Watched this twice and opened a lot of memories for me. As a pregnant mother of 3 boys, I want to protect Joe and the careful boyz. As an Asian child growing up it was the same screaming yelling abusive parents. That molded me into the great person I am today. And that’s why Joe is a great successful individual because of the experience he endured
Bro why am I crying - but I understand how Joe suppressed it I do it too here and there.- I’ve been there the PTSD is one mf
By far my favorite "out the closet" episode. 2 important things I took away from this: 1: Empathy vs Blame, i've mixed the two and created: EmpaBlame. Which is where you kinda understand their point of view but still let them know they eff'd up. . 2: Next time I'm eating a good ass burger KEEP IT TO MYSELF cuz you don't know what's going on with other people. Thanks Joe.
BABY JOE 🥹🥹😩
That’s so sad and upsetting to hear. Everyone had their own abusive relationships.
Im soo excited to watch but at the same time, really worried about whats about to come out from this video based on the title itself 😥
That dad sounds like my mine growing up it’s hard to love and hate him, I call it a functional drunk who’s a narcissist but they are well aware of what they do and it was normal as well
No child should ever experience abuse 😢
LETS GO JOE IM SO READYYYY
All I know is over 10 years ago I ran into Joe at Fashion Show Mall in Vegas, I said what up to him and he was cool and really nice.
Get ready for this ride
Edit*
17:20 MY GOD i resonate with this! I remember as a kid I had a shitty summer camp councillor who gave everyone a slice and me a CRUMB for not sleeping during nap time? 😒
Joe the King himself!
Came too early I feel
Abused too😂
Joe has always been a favorite. The way everyone stays engaged while he speaks ❤️
Beating your kids is an absolute tragedy
Waoh, Joe thank you for sharing. Our experiences growing up in asian families are different but some of your stories really brought me back to some of those places. Wow man, thank you for sharing, I was feeling nervous just listening to your story and it wasn't even my story. Peace Dude.
You guys should do this with guest that come on frequently
Really mature and healthy mindset thanks for sharing Joe
that’s what helped me too learning about their life, ppl with empathy we just forgive if we can understand why they are the way they are if that makes any sense 😢
I can relate to Joe. It’s hard explain our past but it’s easier just to try to ignore it and “do better.” But I never got the part to doing better in life like he did. I’m barely doing there for myself 😂slow slope ig. But he’s definitely a role model for me.
We need a part 2
THIS is why I have a RUclips playlist titled "Joe Jitsukawa"..
Props to joe but also props to the host steve and those zingers 😂
You just never know what people has gone through until you listen to their life story (if true)
Keep it up Joe. We fully support you
Is Kalyne gonna do an outta the closet as well?
DROP THE DAMN EPISODES ALREADY
Many children had childhood trauma, but some of them learned on their own to deal with it, learn from it, and overcome it to be great people, however they’re kids who couldn’t and become worse people. It’s almost as if God put these obstacles to test us to see what we’re made off. Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a horrendous one.
Damn it's always the abused who just want to laugh the hardest 🥲 and joes not even gonna see all the love everyone is empathizing him with 💔
Damn can we get 5 more for each me we need or at least a patreon exclusive
Wait...what was Anthony's question?
We love you Joe
Joe’s story is crazy, he’s easily my favorite JK member. Ik he might play a character on JK when the cameras are on but I’m sure in real life bro is 💯💯💯
Love you Joe, Bart, the Careful boyz. I’ve been tuning in since I was 12, now I’m 24 going to 25 with 2 kids and I still watch this shit show. I’ve been smoking😂 but I love the way this show has formed naturally 🔥💯 Careful Boyz on top ‼️
I had the burger thing happen to me but it was pizza
Well, damn
Joe Joe
❤
Just (in time) kidding news!!
Jesus christ, joe...
Wait why does bro wear that jersey every single time
Baby Joe with the chubby cheeks 🥹💕
Bruh I can relate so fucking hard to getting a bad grade or something similar and than get my ass beat by every family member of my house 😂 my uncle my aunt my dad all beat the shit outta me lmao good times😅
Asian parents are different bruh😂😂
No cap bruh my dad pinned me to the ground when I was like 6, mf stabbed a pencil into my finger 😂😂
Nah 17 year old doing those things to a 5 year old is psycho.
I love joe ❤ he is very kind, he is like a flower lotus 😅. No one is perfect , there has to be an equal evil and bad, fighting demons just means you got to live things others didnt and manage to change and still wanting to change to be a better person, empath ❤
wow.
i always thought bart and joe got some good ass lore
Joe is the boy version of me
JOVERDOSE 😎👍
Jesus!
man i can relate to joe a lot but how do u even try to do a get together after many years? your family members apologize so u can forgive and empathize but what if they are still people u don't want to be around? and how do u know if they arent abusive to their own family the same way in privacy? do u just deal with it for the sake of family? or do u just continue seeing them every 10 years?
So da mudda sad 😢
😂😅😂😅😂😅😂
Joe da best
Hi Joe, thank you for sharing your story. It was amazing that you were able to talk about your childhood without falling apart. I was very sad for you but happy that you’re able to live your life in forgiveness and release the hurt and bitterness. You and Bart are doing a wonderful job Peace and many blessings to you, Bart and the gang.