THIS! He actually articulates quite well how he is feeling even when he is really worked up and upset. That’s a time when you could reasonably expect someone to be angry and irrational, but he still somehow manages to articulate himself. Makes a huge difference to the parents who can only argue back that he should “take a joke” and “stop being a butthole” like children. Their mental development seems to have stopped when they were 9.
A majority of the time, children going through any kind of trauma tend to mature a lot quicker, i went through quite a bit of f-ed up shit a couple years ago and a few people in my family have mentioned that I’m more mature then most of the adults in my family 😅
Cody is by far the most emotionally intelligent person in that house. The fact that he time and time again recognizes that the treatment he's receiving is wrong "you put me through all this for a STUPID PRANK" calls his parents out "you don't love me, you don't like me" (which can be seen in the multiple, yes, multiple videos where they try to convince him they're getting rid of him), and the fact that he time and time again tries to escape the family, escape the camera, begs to be left alone so he can cool down, even once clearly saying that he just wants to be left alone so he can calm down, all of this shows what an incredible little boy he is in spite of the abuse. This is a textbook example of a narcissistic household dynamic, Cody is clearly the black sheep of this family, and yet he is sooo strong. Despite the odds, I have very high hopes for Cody and I hope someday he's able to heal and break the cycle of abuse for himself. I hope he gets the help he needs.
kaitytransform Families like those are where serial killers come from. Here's to hoping Cody stays strong and CPS takes those kids away from those two repulsive wastes of life.
"you're the only one who can't take a joke." this is emotional abuse. no doubt about it. it's alienating cody from the rest of the family and invalidating his (very warranted) pleas to stop, and god there's so much more in this to talk about from this video but this struck me in particular.
It's 3 years later but you still need to be proud of what you did. This man and his wife needed stopping . Thanks to this video the youngest two at least have the chance to get back their childhood.
RUclips have to do something about that. You cant expose-use your kids-on the web ,just to make profit from them,i am not just talking only about Daddy of five,there is a lot of RUclipsrs do that . I understand people, love the Big brother, but lets be real. when he have to do with kids5-12 years old,we have to be very careful.and think twice before expose them online and push them do thinks alot of the times they dont want. People get mad and angry about Daddyofive, when they saw him abuse his children at some of his video. Come on lads.stop fool our selfs,the abuse has started by the time this daddy,deside to upload videos with his kids age 5 to 12,online.not just today that all the world witness this child abuse videos! Some RUclipsrs realize that this is wrong, and remove from their vlogs daily ,videos with their children,like Casey Neistat,at the other hand some other are ready to expose to the web,their newborns for some more $$$! If you think thats is ok for someone to use his underage kids at any way for profit,then do your stuff lads, lie to your selfs that there is nothing wrong about that ,and keep supporting them and when the time comes do the same with your own childs!!
poor tiny Cody is reacting to everything like it's happened before. with the ink especially- he isn't acting surprised, hes just upset. and when he's tossed into the bookshelf, he doesnt start crying loudly right away like most kids do. he tried to make sure things didnt fall off. i shudder to think what happened in the past when he was pushed into something and things fell from the shelf. when youre abused like this and you have so little outlook into the outside world, you dont start thinking about it for quite some time. you have the sense that it's not fair, sure, but you think thats just how life is. hell, i didnt even realize that it wasnt ok for a dad to yell at you while swigging from a bottle of whiskey he hid under the couch until i met my best friend's dad, who picked me up like a good dad and bandaged me up after i fell off a bike. my heart just breaks for these kids over and over, especially poor cody. im not a hater, Do5. i just hate *you.*
Coming from a home of abuse, if you asked my little brother at Codys age if he loved his daddy he would say yes. If you asked him if daddy plays with him he would say yes. Moral of my comment is that kids don't understand where the abuse line is drawn.
KenazCreative On another video they ask the little guy if he is okay and he says yes. Well of course he is going to say yes! this is normal for their family. it makes me so mad
Thats exactly what i was thinking, yeah. You see it in cults, in abusive families, in dictatorships... "Oh, you're soooo lucky to be with us, this thing might be bad, but noone else has X." X can be respect, love, gods mercy, money, or any combination thereof. In this case, they seem to have chosen "not being litterally beaten by their parents" and "money" as the answer.
I'm pretty sure the parents have told them that. They probably brainwash their kids into believing they're good parents by saying, oh well hey at least we don't beat you guys like most parents
When Cody was pushed into the shelf I physically recoiled. How can any adult do this to a kid without vomiting? All those children, including the ones who have been encouraged to become bullies, are victims of abuse and will deal with the scars from this treatment well into adulthood.
This is an old comment, but I agree. A lot of people don't seem to realize that the kids being encouraged to abuse their siblings are largely doing so a) to avoid being abused and screamed at themselves and b) because it gets positive reinforcement from the parents. That's why some videos you see the girl joining in on the "pranks" and some she's the victim. I'm glad the youngest two are away from them now, but the other kids are still gonna have a lot of shit and trauma to push through.
Me too. I'm sitting here at work, trying to not cry. That poor kid. I'm glad that he is finally out of that situation, and that his mom has custody. Hopefully she will treat him (and his sister) better, and get him the therapy that he will likely need.
I felt helpless just watching it. I wanted to rush to his defense. And some of the actions their children committed against Cody...it feels like they're literally pitting them against each other. So not only is he pretty much the ONLY one getting abused, the one place where he should feel safe is his biggest hell. I'm honestly ecstatic to hear CPS finally stepped in.
ESPECIALLY when it's your own kid. These people are *astoundingly* thick skulled to use their children's implicit trust in them as parents against them for shitty, mean-spirited pranks. Apparently it's been a long time since they remember being kids themselves to feel so proud of 'outsmarting' them by screaming at them and calling it a prank. Complete sociopaths.
eatturpentine ya its sickening. that was obviously how they might really react when their kids do something bad and thats not ok either. screaming "what the fuck did you do???" is not good parenting. its bullying at best and abuse at worst
"I want to be left alone to calm down" is such a mature way to handle something, and it's so incredibly sad that a young kid has clearly had so much trauma that they've had to develop a mature way to handle abuse.
The thing that broke my heart was when Cody yelled “so you make me go through all this just for a stupid prank?! I’m tired of it.” or something along the lines of that.
Also the fact that the parents buy the kids "cool stuff" is such an abuser thing to do. The abuser buys the victim something "cool" whether that be a teddy bear or a game of Uno, its still a thing that an abuser does in hope of the abused to not tell on them... god I hate this family. I just want to get this kid in a better place...
Paiton G When he got his head slammed into the bookshelf, I think the most suprising part was that he went to put everything away as it was falling out. He didn't go check if he was ok, he went and cleaned. That just doesn't even make sense to me.
As someone who was emotionally abused throughout my entire childhood, that is absolutely abuse! During that clip of the invisible ink, I was damn close to having what I can only assume was a panic attack... I've never had one before but I've also not witnessed child abuse since being the victim myself. I need some cat videos to recover from this. Yeesh.
This is my reaction too. That first clip with the mom yelling and swearing made my heart race. I dropped the f bomb in front of my kids the other day, I felt so bad. This is completely emotional abuse and those poor kids, they don't have a clue what dysfunction they are living in and will probably repeat with their own kids. Glad to hear right CPS is involved. Now to watch some cat vids ;)
Frontflip Wow. I had a very similar experience to this. I also remember vividly asking my mom if she loved me, because I didn't believe that she did. Poor Cody. I'm glad that he is away from that situation now, and hope that his mother is treating him like a human being.
6:22 “I’m tired of this.” He clearly doesn’t want to be ‘pranked’ like this any more. He just wants to have a normal childhood instead of being yelled at every five minutes! This is causing him so much sadness and so much distress, it’s cruel. Pranks aren’t supposed to make your child cry, they’re supposed to make them laugh. This is so cruel and it is obviously abuse.
This is horrible. Imagine living in this house, knowing that at any moment that you're relaxing or playing, someone might run in with a camera screaming and shouting and swearing and destroying shit or pushing you around, and you never know what's "just a prank bro" or not, and that if you get upset they'll all just be worse to you and say "You can't take a joke!" That kind of shit would traumatize an adult, let alone a child. My god.
fmseastatic it makes me physically sick to my stomach how they treat their kids. if i were them i would have thrown the nearest object at the parents and walked out without hesitation.
The moment he said he needs to cool down tht broke me. It takes a LOT of emotional maturity to come to that conclusion instead of getting edgy or throwing a tantrum, but self awareness usually stems from intense abuse
A kid that age shouldn’t have to have been through the kind of trauma to be able to know and say they want to be left alone to calm down. At that age his parents shouldn’t be upsetting him first of all, but secondly they should be the ones to help comfort/calm
"they're not abusing them, they're just asshole parents who are exploiting them for money and hurting them emotionally" yeah that's called emotional abuse and it is just as bad
Did anyone else notice that when Cody was pushed into the bookcase, he immediately tried to straighten the papers? That gives me the impression that he's terrified for something to fall or become out of place. I'm so glad they're out of there. 😌
Laracroftyeyes yeah, that's what I was trying to get at. Although I usually dont get my point across so well, I'm a much better speaker than a writer. 😅 But yeah, him being more worried about straightening up the falling papers than his own physical safety implies that he's terrified for something to go wrong, probably due to past abuse.
+Addy I had the same when I was being mistreated by an ex. Panicked about the radiator breaking when I was pushed into it, or cleaning up his empty booze-bottles like everything was fine, while I was being cursed and screamed at in front of people. I had to re-learn how to think of myself first, when I hurt myself. And I'm still learning. It fucking sucks that this happened to them their entire life, it's going to be hard to change the pattern.
I noticed that and when he was being asked to please left alone. I feel that when that camera wasnt rolling that could've gone worse. maybe being hit or punished worst
As a child who was a victim of emotional abuse, most children who are abused have no idea that what is happening to them is wrong. They think it happens to every child
The video of the young boy crying breaks my heart. Instilling fear and anxiety in your child like that is abuse. They are emotionally abusing their kids. The kid Cody is obviously very frustrated and sad. Kids shouldnt be treated like this.
The "at least you don't beat us like most parents" is really concerning to me. As someone who was emotionally abused my entire childhood i know firsthand that one of the major ways parents keep their kids quiet is telling them that either other parents do the same thing or that other parents are meaner. Obviously that isn't cold hard proof but it really bothers me.
My parents emotionally abuse me (I am sadly still in the household) and I can agree this is true. My Dad often gets in my face and yells at me for things I have never done, and it's traumatizing. I feel like walking on eggshells in my own house and that everything I do is wrong. To top it all off when I get upset they say that he does this cause he "cares about me" or he often says "I don't hit you anymore maybe you act like this cause I don't." It's manipulative and brainwashing, cause I even say "At least he doesn't hit me." I feel horrible that these kids are going through this, but at least I know my parents aren't the only people that do this. :(
My parents emotionally abuse me (I am sadly still in the household) and I can agree this is true. My Dad often gets in my face and yells at me for things I have never done, and it's traumatizing. I feel like walking on eggshells in my own house and that everything I do is wrong. To top it all off when I get upset they say that he does this cause he "cares about me" or he often says "I don't hit you anymore maybe you act like this cause I don't." It's manipulative and brainwashing, cause I even say "At least he doesn't hit me." I feel horrible that these kids are going through this, but at least I know my parents aren't the only people that do this. :(
Veevidz Keep staying strong. You'll get out of that household one day and will be able to live a safe life away from your parents and have a chance at making a better person of yourself than they will ever be.
The fact that the kids can't tell the difference between the real yelling, pushing, and cursing vs the prank makes me believe that this is normal for them when the camera is turned off.
Just a few more things that I recognized (I hesitate to say I've been abused but some of this is familiar in a bad way): There's a certain sound that the father makes in one of these clips; he's inhaling, and doesn't say anything, but it's really obvious to me that he wants to shout or something. In the clip where they explain why they're excluding Cody from the trip, they say there's something wrong with him, which is worrisome in and of itself, but then they explicitly link it to him being redheaded. I watched their video called "Cody gets kicked out." The "prank" is that they're sending Cody to live with another youtuber (KidBehindACamera, who should also be reported) because he's bad. The dad starts the video by telling the two other boys that they're sending Cody away, and what they think of it. The second oldest lists a bunch of reasons, then the oldest one immediately puts on headphones as soon as the dad enters his room, then says that he wants to go when asked what he thinks about it. The first few minutes after that is Cody trying to do math homework, then the parents saying they're sending him away; he doesn't believe them until the dad shows him a video that the YTer mentioned above recorded. The next 15+ minutes are him in intense emotional distress, saying that he doesn't want to leave his family because he loves them: the mom tells him that he doesn't, because he's bad, and that they like him but are sending him away anyways (iirc she says she doesn't love him; I was kinda blanking because it's intense). The parents get the rest of the younger children to help pack his stuff up. Cody starts throwing stuff, because they're still not letting up, and the dad starts yelling at him, at different points saying they should lock him in the bathroom or under the bathroom sink, and at another point pushing Cody, Emma, and the other young brother (Alex?) while on the stairs (he keeps telling them that they're going to break his leg/neck/etc), and yells at the brother while he's not really doing anything. Then he finally says "It's just a prank" and asks the other kids if they want to visit that YTer while Cody gets his bedclothes from where he threw them earlier (during the argument) and goes upstairs without a word. Like honestly, the look on his face is depressing, and the parents are despicable people who've taught their kids to either trust no one or to behave as abusers for the rest of their life.
I'm so sick to my stomach. I've never wanted kids, but I just want to nurture this little boy and show him what love and compassion is like. Poor kids. Honestly makes me consider being a foster parent. These disgusting excuses for parents need to rot in a ditch. (Yeah I know that took a dark turn. They deserve it.)
BreezyArtist Exactly. And the fact that it's really just that one kid, when he doesn't even look like the oldest child, it's just wrong. His family didn't even care about what they did to him, and you expect him NOT to yell and scream and say he hates you and never wants to see you again? All that shows is that the only reason he's there is to create money for his family.
I'm turning 11 this year, and before I turned 10 I was getting physically abused by my alcoholic father, he caused my mother to leave when I was 7, I have hated her since but I have been more loving to her but I still get angry every time I see her. And now I get scared or anxious when my grandpa drinks, he doesn't hurt me, He's a "happy drunk" so I don't mind but it still gives me anxiety..so yeah I kinda feel for Cody but ya know I want to be friends with Cody so badly
Jaylen_The_Alpha :3 I hope you’re doing better now and I hope quarantine isn’t making any of this harder I’m actually pretty close to your age and I can’t imagine going through that I am really hoping that things get better and that’s great if they are please don’t feel like you’re alone because there’s so many other people are going through the same thing. Sincerely: someone who cares
I'm 31. When you're older you might benefit from going to AlAnon or Adult Children of Alcoholics meetings. You don't deserve it. It's not your fault. Please protect yourself the best you can.
at 6:22 - that's the strongest proof that not only the father, but the entire family has abused "Cody" over and over. "He's over it". Kids don't lie, unless they we're being coerced to do so. This is desperation on the part of the parents, in expense of the kids' psychological and behavioral growth.
My dad was constantly beaten as a child for little to no reason, often times because his father simply felt like it, and nobody in his house hold did a damn thing. Often he was blamed for things and picked on by members of his own household. He ran away to live on streets halfway through high school and never graduated. Kids get fucked up when they don't get enough attention. Families picking on the youngest happens, and I don't give a damn how much you love your kid, it doesn't stop you from hurting the kid, and that's not a valid defense, being a parent doesn't give you some magically ability to be a good person or justify every action you do with your kids.
Off topic from the main issue. Kids do lie. I was watching my 5yo Niece for my sister the other day. During which She wanted to talk to her mom, I said "Ok, Just let me finish what I am doing" She sat there, and not 7 Seconds later she say "I hear the phone ringing" being that I had a headset on I could not hear it. So I jumped up to go answer it, when I got there it was not ringing, and I realized I did not hear it while running to pick it up. I asked Her "did the Phone really ring?" She said "yes" I asked "Are you Sure...?" Then she giggled, and said "No, I just want to call my mom" They can very much Lie.
That poor kid. My heart is breaking for him. When I first saw the video, I thought the swearing was bad enough (although I do sometimes forget my filter, I never scream and swear AT my children!), but then seeing just how confused and scared that poor kid was just about killed me. He knew he didn't do it, and the people that he wants to TRUST, that are supposed to be on HIS side, are the ones pushing and pushing this situation in his face. A kid is supposed to be able to trust their parents. I know it is not always how it goes down, but goddamn even in some of the most abusive situations a kid will still love and trust a parent. This kid needs an outlet, he needs his parents to see that his emotional trauma in these situations is more important that RUclips views or money or whatever. Goddamn, basic boundaries! This kid is old enough to speak his mind and has been making it clear that he is not interested. Just because a person is a parent, it doesn't mean they have a right to treat a kid like a piece of property! I don't know how it is in the US or in that families state, but here in the UK there was a chaneg in terminology i the legislation from 'Parental Rights' to 'Parental Responsibilities' to try and change the mindset that parents have a RIGHT to their kids and treating them however they want, to them having RESPONSIBILITY to care for them properly. I film my kids, you film your kid. Hell many people do nowadays, but it doesn't take much effort to realise how important boundaries are when doing this. Yes, social media and mega sharing like this is still new territory and can take some adjusting to, but parenting is as old as time - does one really think they arfe doing the right thing if it ends upn causing this level of distress in a kid?!?! Sorry. I feel I'm not being articulate enough 'cause I am just hurting so much for this kid. And for his siblings who are NOT the scapegoat and haven't been taught enough empathy to realise that just because THEY are not feeling hurt it doesn't matter that someone else is. I'll admit I haven't taken the time to watch any more of this families videos. a) I just can't bear to watch more of that kid or any of those kids being in pain, and b) I don't want to give them any further traffic. So this means my perception is cominbg through the bias of what you've put together with your team Phil, but in this instance I feel pretty confident that you and your tram will have gone through that difficult watching to save some of us from doing it too. I just can't stand to see kids suffering, and wholeheartedly believe emotional abuse is as damaging as physical or sexual abuse of a child. It's so so much harder to prove it though, and takes real courage and strength of CPS/social workers to put together a case of emotional abuse.
Scaring kids like that and on top of your own kids (not to mention making them so emotional and feeling all around crappy), is just fucked up. Some parents...seriously...someone should "prank" those parents like that and see how they like it: "Youre going to jail now you miserable excuse of a human being!! Yeah you are complete crap, youre under arrest! This is your fault!"...later in the police car, "naa its a prank braw..." Seriously...
When he was pushed into the shelf notice how he didn't even cry he worried about the shelf itself which means he's been pushed before and got yelled at that's so messed up
This was recommended in my feed in 2020. Still incredibly difficult to watch them abusing their children and then trying to play it off like "it's just a prank, bro." Completely unacceptable behavior from supposed parents, but the thing that worries me the most is now, it's not in the public eye. Now, their accounts have been kicked offline, deleted, hounded, and every step of the way they've proven they've learned nothing from this. Even their own website, the message they posted when the were required to delete all of their videos because they disobeyed the rules of their probation, shows that they feel absolutely no remorse for what they've done. Now, what's happening behind closed doors? If that is what we saw publicly... what's happening now that it's all private? I sincerely hope those kids are all okay.
What it even makes me more angry is the tone that she uses, does she talks like that to them? The change from the '' Hey guys welcome to our prank chanel''and the yelling are just disgusting.
the problem is they're teaching their kids that they can torment others as much as they want and as long as they end it with "it's just a prank bro" They won't have to worry about facing the consequences
“At least you’re not beating us like most parents.” Umm...I’m no expert. But I don’t think most parents beat their children. Spanking maybe. But outright beating their kids (e.g. throwing them into bookshelves) doesn’t seem usual.
I personally believe that spanking your kid is fine. But this kid, this older 'step brother' to Cody, claims that they don't beat them like other parents, isn't the one getting abused. He is actually a contributer to the abuse! The step mother fucking encourages the abuse by disguising it as pranks! And the step brothers are even halfway willing to do it, due to Cody only being legally siblings they don't think of him as family. They think of him as the wimp of the house who isn't truly their brother, and their mother authorizes the abuse, therefore giving them the opportunity to not treat Cody like a decent human being. Fuck the step mom, and the step kids, they all deserve to get punished.
I grew up in a home with screaming matches between my parents constantly until they divorced when I was 9. I used to get so scared of the loud noises, I would hide in my closet until they calmed down or one of them left. Seeing them just scream and curse in Cody's face like that just broke my heart completely. I sincerely hope he's ok now.
That is some of the worst kind of emotional ABUSE to force upon children, just shy of having alcoholic parents, which I personally suffered through twice.. And clearly the parents are not intelligent enough to realize how they are socially damaging their kids, as evidenced by their follow-up video, where they've clearly normalized this kind of behavior to their kids, to try and defend their prank.. Which could lead to them behaving as horribly their parents do, in the future. That kind of emotional trauma, especially if it ends up being all for a pointless prank, is VERY damaging.. So it cannot be excused simply by calling it a prank. It's not a prank, when you take it that far. They are worse than just "bad parents" if they cannot see that, and they certainly shouldn't be making money off that.
I'm an adult and that high tense cursing, screaming, and crying situation put me on edge. The children looked terrified and I was terrified for them. No one deserves to be treated that way. Screaming at them and saying 'Haha take a joke' and seemingly pushing the kids to physically put hands on the others. Its just really upsetting. I would have hated to have these people as parents.
I work at a tourist attraction and if we see parents acting this way towards their kids, we call security and CPS. It's not a prank when one side is harmed emotionally or physically.
Madeline Olivares yes now you have too kids that have been tooken from there family and feel like its there falt to grow up in a foster home never too see there brother's and sister's again because you think thats what a kid needs ive watch all daddy o fives videos and they were not abused i know what abused is i was abused as a child and i left my dads because i was abused its was a hard time not haveing a family there were many times i wished i was bever born because i hated my foster home but thats the best thing that can happen to them you think because you dont know
I don't know why I'm getting recommended this video 5 YEARS LATER. But Jesus Christ, when that dad pushed his kid into the bookshelf, that looked horrible.
Same. Also we all get that sometimes parents do something wrong. My dad when taking in some huge boxes acsidently knocked into me and I feel down (I was like 5years old and and he was 6'7). He didn't yell at me he put the boxes down and asked if I was okay. You know like a normal fucking parent
symptoms of child abuse: slower than normal development, unusual interaction with a parent (constantly trying not to upset the parent/avoiding the parent), mental health problems, behaving in a way that isn't appropriate or causes problems signs of abuse: yelling or swearing, name calling or insults, threats and intimidation, ignoring or excluding, isolating, humiliating, denial of abuse/"it was just a joke." thought i'd leave that here.
maxxy not to mention that he is the only kid that doesn't say it's a prank or fun. He just sits there with a blank expression. You can't tell me that they haven't damaged that poor kid.
symptoms of HILARIOUS PRANKS : slower than normal development, unusual interaction with a parent (constantly trying not to upset the parent/avoiding the parent), mental health problems, behaving in a way that isn't appropriate or causes problems signs of PRANKS: yelling or swearing, name calling or insults, threats and intimidation, ignoring or excluding, isolating, humiliating, denial of abuse/"it was just a joke." obviously not siding with the family, they're fucked and so is that whole situation.
maxxy Mhm, signs are there. I'd say very obvious case of emotional abuse that the family doesn't recognize because they probably don't believe someone can be emotionally abused most likely.
That legitimately made me sick to my stomach. Abusing their kids on camera for money, seeing that kid cry broke my damn heart. Edit: apparently people think that kicking your kids in the groin, shoving them in bookshelves, and abusing them verbally too is just fine. Pretty vile line of thinking there.
Mine too... :( I just wanted to give Cody a hug and tell him it's NOT him. He's not irrational for not liking the pranks. He's not wrong for feeling the way he's feeling. That he's validated. He's not getting it EVER from his shit parents.
"I just wanna be alone so I can calm down," this poor kid is TRYING to deal with his emotions that his parents make money off of and exploit. it's really hard to see parents who not only don't address their kid's feelings, but outright capitalize on them. This has happened enough that he's had to develop coping mechanisms to deal with it. Breaks my heart.
Not only do they normalise this sort of thing so that they think it's fine to do to others, regardless of how the victim may feel after, but (as far as I'm aware) kids do way better when they start off with consistency and set boundaries etc... While it could also toughen them up, I suspect the need for pranks to be unsuspected could end up with at least the youngest two expecting things to come at them from anywhere, possibly giving them anxiety problems in future... Pranks, especially serious ones, should really wait until they are older... Well that's what I think anyway ^_^;;
i literally cried seeing cody shouting and tearing up for help, for someone who gives him the love he deserves... i feel like somebody punched me right in my stomach. it hurts so much.
I know this is over now but seeing this video it makes me want to take Cody away and give him a day where he can just have fun and not be filmed. Just allowed to be a kid
6 years later this has popped up on my recommended and it's absolutely traumatising to watch. I looked into it and saw that Cody and Emma got removed from their custody thankfully. However the family is still doing videos?!
If this shit happens ON camera. I wouldn't be able to imagine wtf goes on when it's OFF... That 'Father' needs some serious help, and the mother for that matter.
What a sick and disgusting way to yell at your child like that (even if it is a prank). That poor kid looked genuinely terrified that something was going to happen. Now they could have easily done the prank, but like "grounded" him or taken away something of his, but that mother was yelling bloody murder. Like who curses at their child?! Shit parents they are.
2:01 “which is why I expect this video to be one of my most disliked in the past month” Almost 7 years later, this video is Phil’s most viewed and is often attributed to the reason this horrible family was broken up, and was cited by numerous news outlets who were talking about the controversy Phil thought he’d get buried in dislikes for this video but it actually gave him much more legitimacy as a RUclips news reporter
I feel so bad for Cody that poor kid my heart hurts. He could be emotionally distressed they put him through so much. The way they all yell at him and the way they physically hurt him is not right. This disgusts me.
I literally wanted to cry when I heard Cody say "So you put me through all of this for a stupid prank???" And "I HATE WHEN YOU GUYS DO THIS TO ME" in such an emotional way, you can tell this happens far too frequently for him to be happy with it, he is genuinely distraught. I wish my mom and I could adopt him, my mom is an excellent parent and would only show this kid love, and so would I as a big sister. Sadly, we cannot, but I truly wish we could. All I can do is pray for him and hope for the best, I hope he gets to a safer environment soon.
*while crying* "So you did all this just for a prank!?" "I hate you!!!!" "I'm tired of this!!!" Yo this is beyond disgusting.. Kid will end up either killing someone or himself in the future if this shit continues. My god, this is horrifying. It's scary how nuts some ppl are
It's horrible and those parents are fucking stupid for not realizing how bad they are. Kids need to be able to trust their parents, not get fooled to tears by them daily. Just a matter of time before an imitator channel pops up too, if youtube doesn't crack down on this now, it will get worse.
I notice that the kid who claimed "it's just a prank, bro" is NOT the kid who's the victim of most of these "pranks". The boy's (Cody?) reaction is heartbreaking, the hysterical crying, the screaming, "I swear to God, I didn't do this!" When someone plays an actual, funny prank on you, once you realise it's a prank you tend to laugh about it together. Maybe joke about getting your own back. This poor boy's reaction makes it absolutely clear that it's not a prank, especially not to him, and if these parents cared about his welfare they'd stop doing this to him!
Yes. He looks upset even in the "let's ignore the haters video". He tried to talk back a bit when the mother said that the haters are causing her children problem but he is still probably too scared.
I feel so sorry for Cody he literally said I'm tired of this and you're just going to do all this to me for a stupid prank he's obviously being abused if not physically mentally and/or verbally
"At least you're not beating us like *most* parents". If those kids have been led to believe that most kids are beaten by their parents, then it's not very likely that they'll consider what's happening to them to be abuse, regardless of how abusive it is. I sincerely hope that the parents are prosecuted and the kids end up in good foster homes.
John Maloney valid points. But I would add that foster homes for these children over this might cause more issues in the future. Also I don't think it wise to simply cast judgement on these people because we disagree with their parenting. But it is so something that requires attention, and if truly is abuse then something should be done
You know what a prank my parents played on my sisters and I? We woke up bright and early (we were 7, 9, and 11 years old)to get ready for school and when we were about to walk out the door my dad stopped us and asked "You guys are leaving wearing that?!" To which we replied "Uh...yeah?" and he answered with "Okay but I don't think they'll let you into Wet n Wild(a water park in Orlando, FL)with those kind of clothes!" That is the only kind of prank a child should receive from a parent. Period.
PumpkinKisses umm, no? look, these guys are absolutely disgusting. But, a good prank is okay. I am the youngest kid. I had an older sister that died when she was like 5 just a few months after I was born. My older siblings are 7 and 9 years my senior, and no boys were close to my age growing up. Long story short, I was a lonely kid. My family was tragedy strucked. My home was really quite growing up. And I would kill to have had my parents mess with me. I would kill to have a family member who messes with me in an annoying older brother fashion, and have my parents be all fun and prankey. No, a good restrained prank would be cool. Maybe a little physical prank that is calculated and does not hurt the kid from time to time, not for money, just for fun. It will make a good memory.
I see a lot wrong with it, and the kids are showing signs of Stockholm Syndrome even in the two seconds of "apology" which isn't abnormal for kids or even spouses, etc. stuck in abusive situations. This isn't rocket science. If they were already audited and found to be clean, of course the kids have to go with whatever the parents say. You've got 10'ish more years of psychological torment in your life before you can go, unless you run away and SPOILERS! They're going to turn you right back around. So they do what kids do, they adapt. This is obvious. Those parents are idiots. Abusive. Psychotic. Idiots. They shouldn't have children. When you can video your abuse online and get away with it. Something's wrong.
every now and then I come back to this video, I follow you from 2008, I supported when i was not broke and even got some gear, but this, this is when I realize you where destined for greatness
Before watching this I had never seen or heard of the channel ( besides the talk about it which led me to this video) and I really didn't expect anything more than people on they internet getting upset over harmless pranks people were pulling on their kids- I expected popping up and scaring them or just a little practice joke like a fake spider or something. 15 seconds into the clip my stomach dropped. Now I'm usually not one that comments on videos like this but I just feel the need to say that this little boy looked genuinely terrified ( as I would be if my parents were constantly screaming at me that way.) To scream at your child that way for giggles and to ultimately make money off of it is deranged and seems extremely malicious. My heart goes out to this little boy and I hope that this doesn't affect him from creating strong, trusting bonds with others. :((
“You’re just jealous!” Yeah, sure, I’m jealous that my parents mentally abuse me...I’m also jealous that I don’t get yelled at and pinned down by my older brother...
@Gabrielle Boilard yeah exactly its so cruel lucky cody and his sister are safe with their real mother i dont know about the other kids but i hope they are ok
@@SpeedstersUnited nope im just living in my house because i cant go anywhere else and i cant live under a rock its outside and im not aloud to go outside because of covid-19
Maybe I'm "soft" but as a father of two, this was hard to watch. My heart breaks for those kids, especially Cody. Maybe they truly believe this is fine and worth the abuse, but I personally can't imagine this is healthy.
I rarely comment on videos, but I wanted to thank you for bringing this to light. I had never heard of this family. This is not ok on any level. This made my heart break for those kids. As an adult, I’d have a hard time dealing with being treated like this daily. The older kids seem to cope better than the younger ones, but I think they’re just numb after years of it.
Even if CPS is called I worry about Cody the most... You know in the days leading up to them being removed, if that even happens, they're going to be ragging on him for not acting 'normal' enough. For not 'laughing' through the abuse. That kid's life is going to be even more hell.
CeruleanRogue I worry about this too. They'll all pile on him if there is a family disruption as if it was something he did wrong. Ugh I hate to think ahead- but this situation is so worrisome.
"It's just a prank!" is a lot different from, "I'm sooo sorry, I meant that as a prank." The first means "You're a pathetic loser," and is said by bullies, and the second means, "I totally misread the situation," and invites a response. The first implies that the prank is more important than the person being pranked, even though the prank isn't much of a big deal anyway (it's "just" a prank, after all). So it's doubly insulting. Honestly, from the first second 1:07 something in her voice said she was really going to enjoy watching Cody suffer, and she thought everyone else was going to enjoy it too, _like we're all in on it together._ SO. Creepy. That poor kid.
This is definitely abuse. Especially for Cody because it could negatively impact his self-image forever. We see the effects of bullying on children, and this is 10 times worse because a kid should always feel safe and protected at home.
Carolyn J I agree. The thing with bullying is it's usually at school so once you are home you can feel safe again whereas these children have no escape
Peyton Robinson I know right!? I have a lovely 6 year old who has to struggle so much because of his autism. It hurts my heart to see healthy kids with all of the potential to thrive being brought down like that by their own parents 😔
It's a joke just for THEM, and not for us nor the kids. Those parents did deserved their last laugh after the real mom won the custody and Emma and Cody got their happy ending.
Wait. RUclips is fine with monetizing videos like that but not for news videos? Also, if that kid was faking everything, then he should go to Hollywood because that was a damn fine performance. However, I don't think it was fake. You can't traumatize a kid and then give a reason like "it's just a joke." That's such an asshole thing to do.
Not only is their "It's just a prank, bro" an excuse they use to the public, it makes me sick to see those children being made to believe it's a legitimate excuse to bully and abuse another person.
@@wizardstumpt4467 I watched it then as well. Which is how I know it got suppressed. But did you search this out now, or was it also in your recommended now?
The fact that the kids are okay with their parents screaming at them like that and dismissing it as "it's just a prank bro" is terrible. Not only are these parents practically abusing their children for likes but they're growing up thinking it's ok and that attitude will show when they're older. They could be in high school and get a partner and say it's ok to scream at them for fun. They could be aggressive to strangers and dismiss it as "fine" and that in no way shape or form is okay.
(addition) I grew up in an abusive environment and I can tell you that I didn't know it was abusive. Those kids don't know that they're being abused and them justifying their parents does nothing but make the parents look worse.
My dad used to make condescending jokes on me all the time in situations where I'd expect praise, and it was never funny to me. It gave me self-esteem issues and made me feel like unaccomplished in almost everything I do. His intention was to build character within me and instill strength, but he only created weakness ironically. I'm getting over it, and realizing how much his personality is reflected within myself and I'm disgusted all the time, because shitty parents were created from shitty grandparents, and then go on to create shitty kids. I'm tryna break that cycle, lots of therapy is necessary, emotional abuse is a mf
Catie X That's kind of what I was thinking when they said they were investigated and CPS didn't find "anything". I highly doubt that. We have a horrible, horrible system for abused and neglected kids and the CPS person was probably forced to assess if the abuse in this situation was worse than the emotional and possibly physical trauma that the children may endure if put into foster care. And I don't necessarily think that the children need to be taken away. Serious therapy for the entire family, individually and together would be what I would like to see first... unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, that's not something CPS can enforce without taking the kids. I guess our last hope is that these kids' school steps in and tries to get them some help.
you do have a point, catie, but (not sure about the whole family situation) i'm sure that there would be family members that would take in the kids. it's a super tricky situation but his current situation is ridiculous and something needs to be done.
Kristianna Johnson Also, we don't even know if social services actually visited, they've given us no proof or document. They might have just phone called them and that's it.
If the first reaction from the parent is yelling "WHAT THE F*CK DID YOU DO!" there is something horribly wrong. And if the kids reaction is laying at the ground crying in fear. That even worse..
That's not a prank. That's child abuse. Pure and simple. Someone please find these people and have CPS remove their children from the home. Wow, that's... just wow.
Raikirah Totally agree... What worries me more is that the kids don't notice that it's a prank which leads me to believe that they yell at them like that outside pranks
Something tells me those kids are being held hostage by the online community who delights in watching them being abused! They are too young to be responsible enough to determine right from wrong when it comes to Views! Popularity is King with kids because unpopularity is worse then death to them! Their friends saw this video! Of course they are going to play it off like it was nothing after they saw them cry in front of the world!
A "prank" should end with laughter, NOT with the person crying in hysterics and visibly exhausted by the ordeal. And if your need to vlog is more important than your childs wellfare....you seriously need to re-evaluate your life. All I see in those clips is Mental Abuse, possible Physical Abuse (with the pushing into the bookcase, dragged off the furniture,shoved etc) and BULLYING. Seriously, a mother calling her child names because he isn't "into the prank". When a parent yells at their child, its scares them, it gives you that "uh oh I'm in trouble now!" feeling. But, when a parent screams obscenities like in those clips, it terrifies the child, it causes anxiety and apprehension. Children should be laughing, playing and having fun. Not developing anxiety and hatred at such a young age. Shame on those so called "parents". Their other children might be into it, but its rather obvious that Cody isnt.
The father and mother are clearly sadistic and abusive, especially towards Cody, who seems to be the punching bag of the family. A sad and toxic environment for a kid to have to live in.
watching the way they treat Cody actually made me cry. I could never imagine treating my child that way. I wish I could just take Cody away from all that, nobody deserves to have their parents constantly yelling at you, and making you feel like you're the problem. It is disgusting.
Indie potato The mother yelling at him and seeing the terror in his eyes upset me too. I don't understand how they can defend themselves. I've never experienced abuse, but this seems like abuse to me.
Indie potato I feel the same way. That port child is going to have serious issues when he grows up. I hope those horrible parents get what's coming to them!
Tasukaan same happened to me, but because of it I developed borderline personality disorder and have been in therapy for years :/ I'm 21. Experiencing stuff like that as a kid can destroy a person for life.
My dad would say he would be a little late for Friday Night swimming, and then wait and hide behind a corner and say "boo". Or he'd say he'd forgotten to buy our Saturday night candy. I would love for that to be what that beautiful little kid knew as a prank. Scaring your kids like what my dad did is... normal, and not traumatizing. And it can happen because there's enormous trust between parent and child.
Poor Cody, I'm glad hes with his birth mom right now. Its stuff like what they pulled that can really mess with the trust and mental health of a kid his age.
This video is going to be hard for some of you to watch, but I think its important to talk about it. Thank you for your time.
Hey man!
Hi Phil :)
Philip DeFranco I have been waiting all day!!! You had me so excited:)
Philip DeFranco Wow... these parents are sick...
Phil is the only guy to be selfless and tell it like it is. Mass media newstories need to take a fucking note
"I want to be left alone so I can calm down"
When the abused child is the most mature one of the situation....
Sensitive Athe the girl is emma
THIS! He actually articulates quite well how he is feeling even when he is really worked up and upset. That’s a time when you could reasonably expect someone to be angry and irrational, but he still somehow manages to articulate himself.
Makes a huge difference to the parents who can only argue back that he should “take a joke” and “stop being a butthole” like children. Their mental development seems to have stopped when they were 9.
him saying that broke my heart. that poor kid.
No proper parents would hurt their children mentally like that, if this mum and dad read my comment just know, you are sick bastards.
A majority of the time, children going through any kind of trauma tend to mature a lot quicker, i went through quite a bit of f-ed up shit a couple years ago and a few people in my family have mentioned that I’m more mature then most of the adults in my family 😅
Cody is by far the most emotionally intelligent person in that house. The fact that he time and time again recognizes that the treatment he's receiving is wrong "you put me through all this for a STUPID PRANK" calls his parents out "you don't love me, you don't like me" (which can be seen in the multiple, yes, multiple videos where they try to convince him they're getting rid of him), and the fact that he time and time again tries to escape the family, escape the camera, begs to be left alone so he can cool down, even once clearly saying that he just wants to be left alone so he can calm down, all of this shows what an incredible little boy he is in spite of the abuse. This is a textbook example of a narcissistic household dynamic, Cody is clearly the black sheep of this family, and yet he is sooo strong. Despite the odds, I have very high hopes for Cody and I hope someday he's able to heal and break the cycle of abuse for himself. I hope he gets the help he needs.
kaitytransform If Cody doesn't it'll be bad
kaitytransform Families like those are where serial killers come from. Here's to hoping Cody stays strong and CPS takes those kids away from those two repulsive wastes of life.
kaitytransform I know right
He needs his real mother and to get away from that abusive household
wait that woman's not his real mom?
"you're the only one who can't take a joke." this is emotional abuse. no doubt about it. it's alienating cody from the rest of the family and invalidating his (very warranted) pleas to stop, and god there's so much more in this to talk about from this video but this struck me in particular.
donnie m Exactly, there was many times where Cody screamed "leave me alone" and that just broke my heart
donnie m Definitely Narcissistic abuse!
"Can't take a joke" smh what joke? It's not funny it's like watching a trainwreck
donnie m is ur profile pic chloe from life is strange
donnie m the parents dont know a joke to a emotional scarring.
It's 3 years later but you still need to be proud of what you did. This man and his wife needed stopping . Thanks to this video the youngest two at least have the chance to get back their childhood.
It was sooo fucked up.
@@BlueTilda96 They also have so many supporters too. I don't understand how people can be like this
No there mom beat them before and later still
"you all made me go through all of this just for a stupid prank??" i think that speaks volumes just by itself.
Poor kid...
Fuck daddy o five
No more words needs to be spoken.
RUclips have to do something about that.
You cant expose-use your kids-on the web ,just to make profit from
them,i am not just talking only about Daddy of five,there is a lot of
RUclipsrs do that .
I understand people, love the Big brother, but lets be real. when he
have to do with kids5-12 years old,we have to be very careful.and think
twice before expose them online and push them do thinks alot of the
times they dont want.
People get mad and angry about Daddyofive, when they saw him abuse his
children at some of his video.
Come on lads.stop fool our selfs,the abuse has started by the time this
daddy,deside to upload videos with his kids age 5 to 12,online.not just
today that all the world witness this child abuse videos!
Some RUclipsrs realize that this is wrong, and remove from their vlogs
daily ,videos with their children,like Casey Neistat,at the other hand
some other are ready to expose to the web,their newborns for some more
$$$!
If you think thats is ok for someone to use his underage kids at any
way for profit,then do your stuff lads, lie to your selfs that there is
nothing wrong about that ,and keep supporting them and when the time
comes do the same with your own childs!!
Russians writing in broken Swedish... this is new.
poor tiny Cody is reacting to everything like it's happened before. with the ink especially- he isn't acting surprised, hes just upset. and when he's tossed into the bookshelf, he doesnt start crying loudly right away like most kids do. he tried to make sure things didnt fall off.
i shudder to think what happened in the past when he was pushed into something and things fell from the shelf.
when youre abused like this and you have so little outlook into the outside world, you dont start thinking about it for quite some time. you have the sense that it's not fair, sure, but you think thats just how life is. hell, i didnt even realize that it wasnt ok for a dad to yell at you while swigging from a bottle of whiskey he hid under the couch until i met my best friend's dad, who picked me up like a good dad and bandaged me up after i fell off a bike.
my heart just breaks for these kids over and over, especially poor cody.
im not a hater, Do5. i just hate *you.*
Underrated comment
It broke my heart when Cody said he wanted to be left alone so he could calm down.....
I feel exactly the same
@Nicholas DeMarco thanks, other random dude, this actually made my day :)
Mother: "are you traumatised?"
Kid "no, I don't know what that means but no"
Clear manipulation.
.......Jesus Christ Almighty...
And one of the kids said at least you don’t beat us like most parents. Most not other.
During that being said, Cody looked MISERABLE! Emotions don't lie...
lakitubomber ooo I can't think of a time where Cody ever looked truly happy, which I don't blame him for, his family is awful
Diva of the Damned! Exactly!!
To quote someone from Daz Games's video:
"Pie in the face is a prank. Mentally abusing a child is not a prank."
@Ritchie Yeah I think it did sadly.
RUclips be bitchin like Snake do when Major tell him that lunchables need another 30 years to be created
@@shannon_not_found sad
Coming from a home of abuse, if you asked my little brother at Codys age if he loved his daddy he would say yes. If you asked him if daddy plays with him he would say yes. Moral of my comment is that kids don't understand where the abuse line is drawn.
They just understand that this is the way mommy and daddy are. It's really sad.
A K This is very true. Great comment.
A K Yessss!!!!
KenazCreative On another video they ask the little guy if he is okay and he says yes. Well of course he is going to say yes! this is normal for their family. it makes me so mad
A K I totally agree
This break my heart. Those poor kids deserve so much better.
Joey Graceffa 100% agree
Joey Graceffa hello joey
Agree. I'm worried about how the parents are when the cameras aren't rolling. SMH.
Joey Graceffa eww
this entire video was so sad..I couldn't watch parts
"atleast you're not beating us like most parents"
"like most parents"
"most parents"
what have they told this child.
terrifying isn't it?
Thats exactly what i was thinking, yeah. You see it in cults, in abusive families, in dictatorships... "Oh, you're soooo lucky to be with us, this thing might be bad, but noone else has X." X can be respect, love, gods mercy, money, or any combination thereof. In this case, they seem to have chosen "not being litterally beaten by their parents" and "money" as the answer.
Joural0401 that's exactly what I was thinking.
I'm pretty sure the parents have told them that. They probably brainwash their kids into believing they're good parents by saying, oh well hey at least we don't beat you guys like most parents
That's what my parents told me...
When Cody was pushed into the shelf I physically recoiled. How can any adult do this to a kid without vomiting? All those children, including the ones who have been encouraged to become bullies, are victims of abuse and will deal with the scars from this treatment well into adulthood.
This is an old comment, but I agree. A lot of people don't seem to realize that the kids being encouraged to abuse their siblings are largely doing so a) to avoid being abused and screamed at themselves and b) because it gets positive reinforcement from the parents. That's why some videos you see the girl joining in on the "pranks" and some she's the victim.
I'm glad the youngest two are away from them now, but the other kids are still gonna have a lot of shit and trauma to push through.
I started crying when the little one said, "I just want to be left alone".. That's heartbreaking.
Me too. I'm sitting here at work, trying to not cry. That poor kid. I'm glad that he is finally out of that situation, and that his mom has custody. Hopefully she will treat him (and his sister) better, and get him the therapy that he will likely need.
I felt helpless just watching it. I wanted to rush to his defense. And some of the actions their children committed against Cody...it feels like they're literally pitting them against each other. So not only is he pretty much the ONLY one getting abused, the one place where he should feel safe is his biggest hell. I'm honestly ecstatic to hear CPS finally stepped in.
Dustin O'Bryant isn't his mom one of the ones screaming at him in these so called pranks?
esse mick that's his stepmom
If you have to scream at someone's face "TAKE A JOKE!!!", then your joke wasn't funny...
ESPECIALLY when it's your own kid. These people are *astoundingly* thick skulled to use their children's implicit trust in them as parents against them for shitty, mean-spirited pranks. Apparently it's been a long time since they remember being kids themselves to feel so proud of 'outsmarting' them by screaming at them and calling it a prank. Complete sociopaths.
imakefoodhappen exactly! just cuz u say "just joking!" after doing something awful does NOT make it funny
eatturpentine ya its sickening. that was obviously how they might really react when their kids do something bad and thats not ok either. screaming "what the fuck did you do???" is not good parenting. its bullying at best and abuse at worst
Your comment made me think of the Joker
No shit. These people need to be in jail.
"I want to be left alone to calm down" is such a mature way to handle something, and it's so incredibly sad that a young kid has clearly had so much trauma that they've had to develop a mature way to handle abuse.
Well said
Dad: Physically and mentally torments his children.
Also Dad: iTs JuSt a pRaNk!1!
my dad torments me but not in a mentally way like abuse, but I do feel bad for the children getting used and abused for just for views and money
You mean "It's just a prank bruh"
Brah
The thing that broke my heart was when Cody yelled “so you make me go through all this just for a stupid prank?! I’m tired of it.” or something along the lines of that.
I am ur 123rd like
Emma even said once “I want to k**l myself” they tried to bleep it so no one could see the extent of the abuse......
some people deserve the death sentence
Soviet Snake I agree 👏
Liv when did she say that???😕 I just want to give her a hug and have her move in with my family, we’re not perfect but it’s better than that “family”
God the body language of Cody speaks so many words. His head in his arms and just the way he stands... god it just breaks my heart...
Also the fact that the parents buy the kids "cool stuff" is such an abuser thing to do. The abuser buys the victim something "cool" whether that be a teddy bear or a game of Uno, its still a thing that an abuser does in hope of the abused to not tell on them... god I hate this family. I just want to get this kid in a better place...
Paiton G When he got his head slammed into the bookshelf, I think the most suprising part was that he went to put everything away as it was falling out. He didn't go check if he was ok, he went and cleaned. That just doesn't even make sense to me.
and it even pits the kids against each other... if one of them complains and the money stops, they all lose toys.
I've always felt like I'm a tough person, but I'm beside myself crying when I see that kid going though all that mental and emotional frustration.
As someone who was emotionally abused throughout my entire childhood, that is absolutely abuse! During that clip of the invisible ink, I was damn close to having what I can only assume was a panic attack... I've never had one before but I've also not witnessed child abuse since being the victim myself. I need some cat videos to recover from this. Yeesh.
Shelby C Also look up "Dogs who fail at being dogs", it's still one of my go-to videos for happy thoughts
Mstcartman Ah perfect thank you. I do love a good dog who can't catch things.
This is my reaction too. That first clip with the mom yelling and swearing made my heart race.
I dropped the f bomb in front of my kids the other day, I felt so bad.
This is completely emotional abuse and those poor kids, they don't have a clue what dysfunction they are living in and will probably repeat with their own kids. Glad to hear right CPS is involved.
Now to watch some cat vids ;)
Shelby C Watch the one where they pretend to kick cody out.
Frontflip Wow. I had a very similar experience to this. I also remember vividly asking my mom if she loved me, because I didn't believe that she did. Poor Cody. I'm glad that he is away from that situation now, and hope that his mother is treating him like a human being.
6:22 “I’m tired of this.”
He clearly doesn’t want to be ‘pranked’ like this any more. He just wants to have a normal childhood instead of being yelled at every five minutes! This is causing him so much sadness and so much distress, it’s cruel. Pranks aren’t supposed to make your child cry, they’re supposed to make them laugh. This is so cruel and it is obviously abuse.
This is horrible. Imagine living in this house, knowing that at any moment that you're relaxing or playing, someone might run in with a camera screaming and shouting and swearing and destroying shit or pushing you around, and you never know what's "just a prank bro" or not, and that if you get upset they'll all just be worse to you and say "You can't take a joke!" That kind of shit would traumatize an adult, let alone a child. My god.
fmseastatic it makes me physically sick to my stomach how they treat their kids. if i were them i would have thrown the nearest object at the parents and walked out without hesitation.
fmseastatic it makes me want to cry
The moment he said he needs to cool down tht broke me. It takes a LOT of emotional maturity to come to that conclusion instead of getting edgy or throwing a tantrum, but self awareness usually stems from intense abuse
He's the most mature of the family
A kid that age shouldn’t have to have been through the kind of trauma to be able to know and say they want to be left alone to calm down. At that age his parents shouldn’t be upsetting him first of all, but secondly they should be the ones to help comfort/calm
as an abused child I remember thinking "this is normal. this is life." get these kids out!
Rhiannon Drake exactly! That situation reminded me of my actual childhood and it wasn't a prank
I can't stand behind this more.
Rhiannon Drake but with so many people being abused as a child doesn't that kind of makes normal?
wtf
What?
"they're not abusing them, they're just asshole parents who are exploiting them for money and hurting them emotionally"
yeah that's called emotional abuse and it is just as bad
Notice how Cody doesn’t even know what the word “traumatized” means, but had to say that he wasn’t
then... he looks up . "did I say the right thing?" look on his face
I didn’t realize how true that was until you said it. Cody gets bullied and obviously targeted even tho I think he’s the youngest
Well at least Cody is now hopefully is a happy life in his new home
@Existential Crisis Core on Infinite Earths I wish Cody and Emma's real parents pressed charges on these heartless pricks
The reason why he said that is because HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY HES 6!!
Did anyone else notice that when Cody was pushed into the bookcase, he immediately tried to straighten the papers? That gives me the impression that he's terrified for something to fall or become out of place.
I'm so glad they're out of there. 😌
It also signs of abuse
Laracroftyeyes yeah, that's what I was trying to get at. Although I usually dont get my point across so well, I'm a much better speaker than a writer. 😅
But yeah, him being more worried about straightening up the falling papers than his own physical safety implies that he's terrified for something to go wrong, probably due to past abuse.
+Addy
I had the same when I was being mistreated by an ex. Panicked about the radiator breaking when I was pushed into it, or cleaning up his empty booze-bottles like everything was fine, while I was being cursed and screamed at in front of people.
I had to re-learn how to think of myself first, when I hurt myself. And I'm still learning. It fucking sucks that this happened to them their entire life, it's going to be hard to change the pattern.
I noticed that and when he was being asked to please left alone. I feel that when that camera wasnt rolling that could've gone worse. maybe being hit or punished worst
Is cody gone! So happy for him :)
I feel so bad for that kid! They should be so ashamed of what they're doing to that little boy. The parents have serious issues!
TexasWheelie McCoy I know! It's very traumatic for anyone to look at
My heart broke watching Cody's face and hearing him cry. If that's not psychological abuse I don't know what is.
As a child who was a victim of emotional abuse, most children who are abused have no idea that what is happening to them is wrong. They think it happens to every child
Meghan McMillen yup...
Too true, it begins to happen so often that its normalised for them. Its saddening
Meghan McMillen thank you. It took me 20 years to realize I've been emotionally abused my whole life
Meghan McMillen all of this^^^^
This is very true (also speaking from experience... ptsd is fun dude)
The video of the young boy crying breaks my heart. Instilling fear and anxiety in your child like that is abuse. They are emotionally abusing their kids. The kid Cody is obviously very frustrated and sad. Kids shouldnt be treated like this.
The "at least you don't beat us like most parents" is really concerning to me. As someone who was emotionally abused my entire childhood i know firsthand that one of the major ways parents keep their kids quiet is telling them that either other parents do the same thing or that other parents are meaner. Obviously that isn't cold hard proof but it really bothers me.
My parents emotionally abuse me (I am sadly still in the household) and I can agree this is true. My Dad often gets in my face and yells at me for things I have never done, and it's traumatizing. I feel like walking on eggshells in my own house and that everything I do is wrong. To top it all off when I get upset they say that he does this cause he "cares about me" or he often says "I don't hit you anymore maybe you act like this cause I don't." It's manipulative and brainwashing, cause I even say "At least he doesn't hit me." I feel horrible that these kids are going through this, but at least I know my parents aren't the only people that do this. :(
My parents emotionally abuse me (I am sadly still in the household) and I can agree this is true. My Dad often gets in my face and yells at me for things I have never done, and it's traumatizing. I feel like walking on eggshells in my own house and that everything I do is wrong. To top it all off when I get upset they say that he does this cause he "cares about me" or he often says "I don't hit you anymore maybe you act like this cause I don't." It's manipulative and brainwashing, cause I even say "At least he doesn't hit me." I feel horrible that these kids are going through this, but at least I know my parents aren't the only people that do this. :(
Veevidz Keep staying strong. You'll get out of that household one day and will be able to live a safe life away from your parents and have a chance at making a better person of yourself than they will ever be.
and i guarantee that's something the kid is repeating from when his parents have said it. because kids don't just say that.
Sam M, I was thinking the exact same thing.. kids just don't say that sort of thing. It sounded so rehearsed..
Even my stomach dropped when she started screaming at her kids like that.
The fact that the kids can't tell the difference between the real yelling, pushing, and cursing vs the prank makes me believe that this is normal for them when the camera is turned off.
I feel like always being around your parents and being disciplined by them a lot you would be able to tell the difference between the two.
In that one clip wher ethe dad turns around because the kids are pushing around a bucket, I got really concerned for a moment with how quiet he got.
Just a few more things that I recognized (I hesitate to say I've been abused but some of this is familiar in a bad way): There's a certain sound that the father makes in one of these clips; he's inhaling, and doesn't say anything, but it's really obvious to me that he wants to shout or something. In the clip where they explain why they're excluding Cody from the trip, they say there's something wrong with him, which is worrisome in and of itself, but then they explicitly link it to him being redheaded.
I watched their video called "Cody gets kicked out." The "prank" is that they're sending Cody to live with another youtuber (KidBehindACamera, who should also be reported) because he's bad. The dad starts the video by telling the two other boys that they're sending Cody away, and what they think of it. The second oldest lists a bunch of reasons, then the oldest one immediately puts on headphones as soon as the dad enters his room, then says that he wants to go when asked what he thinks about it. The first few minutes after that is Cody trying to do math homework, then the parents saying they're sending him away; he doesn't believe them until the dad shows him a video that the YTer mentioned above recorded. The next 15+ minutes are him in intense emotional distress, saying that he doesn't want to leave his family because he loves them: the mom tells him that he doesn't, because he's bad, and that they like him but are sending him away anyways (iirc she says she doesn't love him; I was kinda blanking because it's intense). The parents get the rest of the younger children to help pack his stuff up. Cody starts throwing stuff, because they're still not letting up, and the dad starts yelling at him, at different points saying they should lock him in the bathroom or under the bathroom sink, and at another point pushing Cody, Emma, and the other young brother (Alex?) while on the stairs (he keeps telling them that they're going to break his leg/neck/etc), and yells at the brother while he's not really doing anything.
Then he finally says "It's just a prank" and asks the other kids if they want to visit that YTer while Cody gets his bedclothes from where he threw them earlier (during the argument) and goes upstairs without a word. Like honestly, the look on his face is depressing, and the parents are despicable people who've taught their kids to either trust no one or to behave as abusers for the rest of their life.
I'm so sick to my stomach. I've never wanted kids, but I just want to nurture this little boy and show him what love and compassion is like. Poor kids. Honestly makes me consider being a foster parent. These disgusting excuses for parents need to rot in a ditch. (Yeah I know that took a dark turn. They deserve it.)
BreezyArtist preach
BreezyArtist can't fault you for losing your cool, this was very hard to watch.
BreezyArtist i feel the same exact way.
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BreezyArtist Exactly. And the fact that it's really just that one kid, when he doesn't even look like the oldest child, it's just wrong. His family didn't even care about what they did to him, and you expect him NOT to yell and scream and say he hates you and never wants to see you again? All that shows is that the only reason he's there is to create money for his family.
Most kids don't consider emotional abuse as real abuse until they're older and looking back on it.
Marisa Newton yes!
Because feelings aren't abuse.... but this definitely was bad. The parents are just bad at parenting.
^^^^THIS
Pray for Harambe Look up the definition of 'abuse', it is not just physical.
I'm turning 11 this year, and before I turned 10 I was getting physically abused by my alcoholic father, he caused my mother to leave when I was 7, I have hated her since but I have been more loving to her but I still get angry every time I see her.
And now I get scared or anxious when my grandpa drinks, he doesn't hurt me, He's a "happy drunk" so I don't mind but it still gives me anxiety..so yeah I kinda feel for Cody but ya know I want to be friends with Cody so badly
Jaylen_The_Alpha :3 I hope you’re doing better now and I hope quarantine isn’t making any of this harder I’m actually pretty close to your age and I can’t imagine going through that I am really hoping that things get better and that’s great if they are please don’t feel like you’re alone because there’s so many other people are going through the same thing.
Sincerely: someone who cares
I hope you're doing ok right now💜
Jaylen, thank you for sharing. You are a brave and strong person. I hope you're ok. I'm thinking of you ❤️
I cant imagine what's that's like you are a brave person for being able to live through that god bless ✌
I'm 31. When you're older you might benefit from going to AlAnon or Adult Children of Alcoholics meetings.
You don't deserve it. It's not your fault. Please protect yourself the best you can.
at 6:22 - that's the strongest proof that not only the father, but the entire family has abused "Cody" over and over. "He's over it". Kids don't lie, unless they we're being coerced to do so. This is desperation on the part of the parents, in expense of the kids' psychological and behavioral growth.
Creative North I totally agree. If he's not happy doing it, it's obviously an abuse.
Creative North They're doing that to cody because he is the most susceptible to pranks, and that in itself is abusive on his part.
My dad was constantly beaten as a child for little to no reason, often times because his father simply felt like it, and nobody in his house hold did a damn thing. Often he was blamed for things and picked on by members of his own household. He ran away to live on streets halfway through high school and never graduated. Kids get fucked up when they don't get enough attention. Families picking on the youngest happens, and I don't give a damn how much you love your kid, it doesn't stop you from hurting the kid, and that's not a valid defense, being a parent doesn't give you some magically ability to be a good person or justify every action you do with your kids.
Somebody should sue those parents, especially the father for pushing cody face first on a shelf and his nose bleeds. that is f#(k3d up!
Off topic from the main issue.
Kids do lie.
I was watching my 5yo Niece for my sister the other day.
During which She wanted to talk to her mom, I said "Ok, Just let me finish what I am doing"
She sat there, and not 7 Seconds later she say "I hear the phone ringing"
being that I had a headset on I could not hear it. So I jumped up to go answer it, when I got there it was not ringing, and I realized I did not hear it while running to pick it up.
I asked Her "did the Phone really ring?" She said "yes"
I asked "Are you Sure...?"
Then she giggled, and said "No, I just want to call my mom"
They can very much Lie.
That poor kid. My heart is breaking for him.
When I first saw the video, I thought the swearing was bad enough (although I do sometimes forget my filter, I never scream and swear AT my children!), but then seeing just how confused and scared that poor kid was just about killed me. He knew he didn't do it, and the people that he wants to TRUST, that are supposed to be on HIS side, are the ones pushing and pushing this situation in his face. A kid is supposed to be able to trust their parents. I know it is not always how it goes down, but goddamn even in some of the most abusive situations a kid will still love and trust a parent.
This kid needs an outlet, he needs his parents to see that his emotional trauma in these situations is more important that RUclips views or money or whatever. Goddamn, basic boundaries! This kid is old enough to speak his mind and has been making it clear that he is not interested.
Just because a person is a parent, it doesn't mean they have a right to treat a kid like a piece of property! I don't know how it is in the US or in that families state, but here in the UK there was a chaneg in terminology i the legislation from 'Parental Rights' to 'Parental Responsibilities' to try and change the mindset that parents have a RIGHT to their kids and treating them however they want, to them having RESPONSIBILITY to care for them properly.
I film my kids, you film your kid. Hell many people do nowadays, but it doesn't take much effort to realise how important boundaries are when doing this. Yes, social media and mega sharing like this is still new territory and can take some adjusting to, but parenting is as old as time - does one really think they arfe doing the right thing if it ends upn causing this level of distress in a kid?!?!
Sorry. I feel I'm not being articulate enough 'cause I am just hurting so much for this kid. And for his siblings who are NOT the scapegoat and haven't been taught enough empathy to realise that just because THEY are not feeling hurt it doesn't matter that someone else is.
I'll admit I haven't taken the time to watch any more of this families videos. a) I just can't bear to watch more of that kid or any of those kids being in pain, and b) I don't want to give them any further traffic. So this means my perception is cominbg through the bias of what you've put together with your team Phil, but in this instance I feel pretty confident that you and your tram will have gone through that difficult watching to save some of us from doing it too.
I just can't stand to see kids suffering, and wholeheartedly believe emotional abuse is as damaging as physical or sexual abuse of a child. It's so so much harder to prove it though, and takes real courage and strength of CPS/social workers to put together a case of emotional abuse.
I totally agree with you
I think these parents should be stopped
Thirtyeen this was long
Scaring kids like that and on top of your own kids (not to mention making them so emotional and feeling all around crappy), is just fucked up. Some parents...seriously...someone should "prank" those parents like that and see how they like it:
"Youre going to jail now you miserable excuse of a human being!! Yeah you are complete crap, youre under arrest! This is your fault!"...later in the police car, "naa its a prank braw..."
Seriously...
What is a prank? Is it about hurting someone emotionally or physically?
When he was pushed into the shelf notice how he didn't even cry he worried about the shelf itself which means he's been pushed before and got yelled at that's so messed up
I sware I would just go to his house to knock him out
the kill shot you go man
@@thenexthokage2758 Hope you mean the dad. Take me with you then, we both would do good
@@sugarrushnascarman1886 alr bet
@@thenexthokage2758
Can I bring my bat and come with y'all
This was recommended in my feed in 2020. Still incredibly difficult to watch them abusing their children and then trying to play it off like "it's just a prank, bro." Completely unacceptable behavior from supposed parents, but the thing that worries me the most is now, it's not in the public eye. Now, their accounts have been kicked offline, deleted, hounded, and every step of the way they've proven they've learned nothing from this. Even their own website, the message they posted when the were required to delete all of their videos because they disobeyed the rules of their probation, shows that they feel absolutely no remorse for what they've done. Now, what's happening behind closed doors? If that is what we saw publicly... what's happening now that it's all private? I sincerely hope those kids are all okay.
I mean... they literally make their child cry for views...
key word(s) FOR VIEWS!!!
They're trash.
ViralVirtually *they're
Dan France it's awful😭
What it even makes me more angry is the tone that she uses, does she talks like that to them? The change from the '' Hey guys welcome to our prank chanel''and the yelling are just disgusting.
the problem is they're teaching their kids that they can torment others as much as they want and as long as they end it with "it's just a prank bro" They won't have to worry about facing the consequences
THIS.
“At least you’re not beating us like most parents.”
Umm...I’m no expert. But I don’t think most parents beat their children. Spanking maybe. But outright beating their kids (e.g. throwing them into bookshelves) doesn’t seem usual.
He's getting abused so hard that he thinks other parents beat their children like his.
Cloudymalika completely unrelated but what is that profile picture.
It's a photoshop that I did in which I removed Thomas's face and then placed it on Dora's face.
SeptimusCreed his parents probably tell him that so that he thinks it's entirely normal and doesn't tell anyone
I personally believe that spanking your kid is fine.
But this kid, this older 'step brother' to Cody, claims that they don't beat them like other parents, isn't the one getting abused.
He is actually a contributer to the abuse! The step mother fucking encourages the abuse by disguising it as pranks!
And the step brothers are even halfway willing to do it, due to Cody only being legally siblings they don't think of him as family. They think of him as the wimp of the house who isn't truly their brother, and their mother authorizes the abuse, therefore giving them the opportunity to not treat Cody like a decent human being.
Fuck the step mom, and the step kids, they all deserve to get punished.
I grew up in a home with screaming matches between my parents constantly until they divorced when I was 9. I used to get so scared of the loud noises, I would hide in my closet until they calmed down or one of them left.
Seeing them just scream and curse in Cody's face like that just broke my heart completely. I sincerely hope he's ok now.
That is some of the worst kind of emotional ABUSE to force upon children, just shy of having alcoholic parents, which I personally suffered through twice..
And clearly the parents are not intelligent enough to realize how they are socially damaging their kids, as evidenced by their follow-up video, where they've clearly normalized this kind of behavior to their kids, to try and defend their prank.. Which could lead to them behaving as horribly their parents do, in the future.
That kind of emotional trauma, especially if it ends up being all for a pointless prank, is VERY damaging.. So it cannot be excused simply by calling it a prank. It's not a prank, when you take it that far. They are worse than just "bad parents" if they cannot see that, and they certainly shouldn't be making money off that.
I'm an adult and that high tense cursing, screaming, and crying situation put me on edge. The children looked terrified and I was terrified for them. No one deserves to be treated that way. Screaming at them and saying 'Haha take a joke' and seemingly pushing the kids to physically put hands on the others. Its just really upsetting. I would have hated to have these people as parents.
Brianna I was genuinely uncomfortable watching this. That poor child.
Brianna it literally gave me a massive panic attack
well put
I work at a tourist attraction and if we see parents acting this way towards their kids, we call security and CPS. It's not a prank when one side is harmed emotionally or physically.
Brianna I am 33 years old and generally incredibly desensitized...
This video made me SICK. I react less to a beheading.
They lost custody of Cody!! Thank you for helping to bring attention to this abuse
Madeline Olivares what about Emma?
Ashley- 애쉴리 they lost custody of Emma and Cody.
Madeline Olivares yes now you have too kids that have been tooken from there family and feel like its there falt to grow up in a foster home never too see there brother's and sister's again because you think thats what a kid needs ive watch all daddy o fives videos and they were not abused i know what abused is i was abused as a child and i left my dads because i was abused its was a hard time not haveing a family there were many times i wished i was bever born because i hated my foster home but thats the best thing that can happen to them you think because you dont know
Tuna 156 They aren't in foster care, they are with their real mother. She got emergency custody. The woman in the videos was their step mom.
Tuna 156 And that's his second wife. Not Cody and Emma's real mom.
I don't know why I'm getting recommended this video 5 YEARS LATER. But Jesus Christ, when that dad pushed his kid into the bookshelf, that looked horrible.
Same. Also we all get that sometimes parents do something wrong. My dad when taking in some huge boxes acsidently knocked into me and I feel down (I was like 5years old and and he was 6'7). He didn't yell at me he put the boxes down and asked if I was okay. You know like a normal fucking parent
symptoms of child abuse: slower than normal development, unusual interaction with a parent (constantly trying not to upset the parent/avoiding the parent), mental health problems, behaving in a way that isn't appropriate or causes problems
signs of abuse: yelling or swearing, name calling or insults, threats and intimidation, ignoring or excluding, isolating, humiliating, denial of abuse/"it was just a joke."
thought i'd leave that here.
fake or not, their behavior is VERY CLEARLY negatively affecting cody, and they don't give a fuck about it. i'm disgusted.
maxxy not to mention that he is the only kid that doesn't say it's a prank or fun. He just sits there with a blank expression. You can't tell me that they haven't damaged that poor kid.
symptoms of HILARIOUS PRANKS : slower than normal development, unusual interaction with a parent (constantly trying not to upset the parent/avoiding the parent), mental health problems, behaving in a way that isn't appropriate or causes problems
signs of PRANKS: yelling or swearing, name calling or insults, threats and intimidation, ignoring or excluding, isolating, humiliating, denial of abuse/"it was just a joke."
obviously not siding with the family, they're fucked and so is that whole situation.
maxxy yup.
maxxy Mhm, signs are there. I'd say very obvious case of emotional abuse that the family doesn't recognize because they probably don't believe someone can be emotionally abused most likely.
That legitimately made me sick to my stomach. Abusing their kids on camera for money, seeing that kid cry broke my damn heart.
Edit: apparently people think that kicking your kids in the groin, shoving them in bookshelves, and abusing them verbally too is just fine. Pretty vile line of thinking there.
Mine too... :( I just wanted to give Cody a hug and tell him it's NOT him. He's not irrational for not liking the pranks. He's not wrong for feeling the way he's feeling. That he's validated. He's not getting it EVER from his shit parents.
Abuse is abuse, verbal or physical
Milan Oodiah at least they got some cash out of it. My emotional scars from my parents are just for their own fun
ekauq quake verbal is worse than physical. you can put a stop to physical
ekauq quake first of all he shoved his kid into a bookshelf. second of all you dont understant how damaging that is to a child
This Cody kid is so sweet and seems actually really smart, seriously I hope they are good
Hes a good kid just messes up sometimes like all kids he isnt a bad kid
the family actually lost the two kids custody. so they are in better hands not in custody of those sick fucks they called parents.
@@dot6306 where did u find that information?
@@iarteh488 in good morning america it was said that the two youngest children got back to their biological parents
@@ronnsuarez8119 good
"I just wanna be alone so I can calm down," this poor kid is TRYING to deal with his emotions that his parents make money off of and exploit. it's really hard to see parents who not only don't address their kid's feelings, but outright capitalize on them. This has happened enough that he's had to develop coping mechanisms to deal with it. Breaks my heart.
screaming and swearing at your 5-10 year old kids until they cry is abuse wtf
those kids are definitely going to suffer from mental health problems now and in the future
Especially if it's a prank, so it's not actually a real thing which makes it even worse
Not only do they normalise this sort of thing so that they think it's fine to do to others, regardless of how the victim may feel after, but (as far as I'm aware) kids do way better when they start off with consistency and set boundaries etc... While it could also toughen them up, I suspect the need for pranks to be unsuspected could end up with at least the youngest two expecting things to come at them from anywhere, possibly giving them anxiety problems in future...
Pranks, especially serious ones, should really wait until they are older... Well that's what I think anyway ^_^;;
These kids are going to grow up and treat their own kids like this if they don't get help.
THE KIDS ARE TWO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND (caps lock sorry)
i literally cried seeing cody shouting and tearing up for help, for someone who gives him the love he deserves... i feel like somebody punched me right in my stomach. it hurts so much.
@The_Gaming_Reaper dumbass, mental abuse is not a joke
@reaper shut up
Poor baby bless Cody's heart 🙏🏻🙌🏻❤
I know this is over now but seeing this video it makes me want to take Cody away and give him a day where he can just have fun and not be filmed. Just allowed to be a kid
Me too
6 years later this has popped up on my recommended and it's absolutely traumatising to watch. I looked into it and saw that Cody and Emma got removed from their custody thankfully. However the family is still doing videos?!
I think most of them are re-uploads by fans and a channel run by the oldest brothers.
@@jameswhite153 no, they still making videos and calling people in comments "haters" and the abuse was just "pranks".
This is absolutely abuse. Mental and physical abuse.
abuse my ass....hole?
physical??
they didn't touch em
psychological mistreatment , flag them
Kyubey lol good joke they fucking beat there ass
Kyubey yes he has in the video the dad pushes him into a bookshelf and kicks him
If this shit happens ON camera. I wouldn't be able to imagine wtf goes on when it's OFF...
That 'Father' needs some serious help, and the mother for that matter.
The parents need help?
Innocentsoulz Uk's#1 I was about to say the same thing
The parents can go to jail
(and go fuck themselves) the kids need to get help
Yeah she’s a fucking troll
He is worst than the bradberry boys
What a sick and disgusting way to yell at your child like that (even if it is a prank). That poor kid looked genuinely terrified that something was going to happen. Now they could have easily done the prank, but like "grounded" him or taken away something of his, but that mother was yelling bloody murder. Like who curses at their child?! Shit parents they are.
2:01 “which is why I expect this video to be one of my most disliked in the past month”
Almost 7 years later, this video is Phil’s most viewed and is often attributed to the reason this horrible family was broken up, and was cited by numerous news outlets who were talking about the controversy
Phil thought he’d get buried in dislikes for this video but it actually gave him much more legitimacy as a RUclips news reporter
I feel so bad for Cody that poor kid my heart hurts. He could be emotionally distressed they put him through so much. The way they all yell at him and the way they physically hurt him is not right. This disgusts me.
Nataly Madrigal well put
Nataly Madrigal especially when I see the dad throw him into the shelf, no young kid should have to go through that for money..
Nataly Madrigal I agree
Hopefully it doesn't get to the point where he wakes up Mom and Dad one night with a baseball bat..............
Nataly Madrigal 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I literally wanted to cry when I heard Cody say "So you put me through all of this for a stupid prank???" And "I HATE WHEN YOU GUYS DO THIS TO ME" in such an emotional way, you can tell this happens far too frequently for him to be happy with it, he is genuinely distraught. I wish my mom and I could adopt him, my mom is an excellent parent and would only show this kid love, and so would I as a big sister. Sadly, we cannot, but I truly wish we could. All I can do is pray for him and hope for the best, I hope he gets to a safer environment soon.
Phil's Eyelash "I'm tired of this." and "I just want to be left alone so I can calm down." Made me tear up and get mad. This is disgusting.
I remember in one of the videos Cody was crying said something like "I don't find anything in life enjoyable anymore" it's actually heartbreaking
*while crying* "So you did all this just for a prank!?"
"I hate you!!!!"
"I'm tired of this!!!"
Yo this is beyond disgusting.. Kid will end up either killing someone or himself in the future if this shit continues. My god, this is horrifying. It's scary how nuts some ppl are
It's horrible and those parents are fucking stupid for not realizing how bad they are. Kids need to be able to trust their parents, not get fooled to tears by them daily.
Just a matter of time before an imitator channel pops up too, if youtube doesn't crack down on this now, it will get worse.
This is just like what Meg has to go through with Peter Griffin and what Butters from South Park has to go through with his parents.
I notice that the kid who claimed "it's just a prank, bro" is NOT the kid who's the victim of most of these "pranks". The boy's (Cody?) reaction is heartbreaking, the hysterical crying, the screaming, "I swear to God, I didn't do this!" When someone plays an actual, funny prank on you, once you realise it's a prank you tend to laugh about it together. Maybe joke about getting your own back. This poor boy's reaction makes it absolutely clear that it's not a prank, especially not to him, and if these parents cared about his welfare they'd stop doing this to him!
Yes. He looks upset even in the "let's ignore the haters video". He tried to talk back a bit when the mother said that the haters are causing her children problem but he is still probably too scared.
I feel so sorry for Cody he literally said I'm tired of this and you're just going to do all this to me for a stupid prank he's obviously being abused if not physically mentally and/or verbally
Chase Williams worser Emma said once on vid she wanted kill herself..
Whether it's fake or not, no child should ever be exposed to such disgusting behaviour. Absolutely disgraceful.
hell, i draw the line at fake disney trip pranks
Five years on and the sound of this boy crying still makes me want to hug him
These adults don’t deserve kids.
"At least you're not beating us like *most* parents".
If those kids have been led to believe that most kids are beaten by their parents, then it's not very likely that they'll consider what's happening to them to be abuse, regardless of how abusive it is.
I sincerely hope that the parents are prosecuted and the kids end up in good foster homes.
John Maloney no I'm pretty sure they consider that to be abuse
John Maloney and its not like that's wrong lmao cause that is abuse
I emailed Maryland Child Protective Services and forwarded as well to governors office. RUclips should be ashamed of themselves
John Maloney You're talking about the word choices of a kid. He probably didn't mean MOST but rather than MANY, though who knows.
John Maloney valid points. But I would add that foster homes for these children over this might cause more issues in the future. Also I don't think it wise to simply cast judgement on these people because we disagree with their parenting. But it is so something that requires attention, and if truly is abuse then something should be done
You know what a prank my parents played on my sisters and I? We woke up bright and early (we were 7, 9, and 11 years old)to get ready for school and when we were about to walk out the door my dad stopped us and asked "You guys are leaving wearing that?!" To which we replied "Uh...yeah?" and he answered with "Okay but I don't think they'll let you into Wet n Wild(a water park in Orlando, FL)with those kind of clothes!"
That is the only kind of prank a child should receive from a parent. Period.
PumpkinKisses your dad sounds awesome
That water park is awesome, I visited in the fall and was very impressed. hope you had a good time and that more parents prank like this!
PumpkinKisses umm, no? look, these guys are absolutely disgusting. But, a good prank is okay. I am the youngest kid. I had an older sister that died when she was like 5 just a few months after I was born. My older siblings are 7 and 9 years my senior, and no boys were close to my age growing up. Long story short, I was a lonely kid. My family was tragedy strucked. My home was really quite growing up. And I would kill to have had my parents mess with me. I would kill to have a family member who messes with me in an annoying older brother fashion, and have my parents be all fun and prankey. No, a good restrained prank would be cool. Maybe a little physical prank that is calculated and does not hurt the kid from time to time, not for money, just for fun. It will make a good memory.
Your dad sounds sweet.
that's so cute !
I see a lot wrong with it, and the kids are showing signs of Stockholm Syndrome even in the two seconds of "apology" which isn't abnormal for kids or even spouses, etc. stuck in abusive situations. This isn't rocket science. If they were already audited and found to be clean, of course the kids have to go with whatever the parents say. You've got 10'ish more years of psychological torment in your life before you can go, unless you run away and SPOILERS! They're going to turn you right back around. So they do what kids do, they adapt. This is obvious. Those parents are idiots. Abusive. Psychotic. Idiots. They shouldn't have children. When you can video your abuse online and get away with it. Something's wrong.
Yeah.
every now and then I come back to this video, I follow you from 2008, I supported when i was not broke and even got some gear, but this, this is when I realize you where destined for greatness
Before watching this I had never seen or heard of the channel ( besides the talk about it which led me to this video) and I really didn't expect anything more than people on they internet getting upset over harmless pranks people were pulling on their kids- I expected popping up and scaring them or just a little practice joke like a fake spider or something. 15 seconds into the clip my stomach dropped. Now I'm usually not one that comments on videos like this but I just feel the need to say that this little boy looked genuinely terrified ( as I would be if my parents were constantly screaming at me that way.) To scream at your child that way for giggles and to ultimately make money off of it is deranged and seems extremely malicious. My heart goes out to this little boy and I hope that this doesn't affect him from creating strong, trusting bonds with others. :((
the thing is the channels older videos are "better" but its so shit
Natalia Zepeda Jet
“You’re just jealous!”
Yeah, sure, I’m jealous that my parents mentally abuse me...I’m also jealous that I don’t get yelled at and pinned down by my older brother...
@Gabrielle Boilard im guessing you joking
@Gabrielle Boilard yeah exactly its so cruel lucky cody and his sister are safe with their real mother i dont know about the other kids but i hope they are ok
@@izzytheslyherdor7586 why? Are you living under a rock or something or do you not understand a joke?
@@SpeedstersUnited nope im just living in my house because i cant go anywhere else and i cant live under a rock its outside and im not aloud to go outside because of covid-19
Maybe I'm "soft" but as a father of two, this was hard to watch. My heart breaks for those kids, especially Cody. Maybe they truly believe this is fine and worth the abuse, but I personally can't imagine this is healthy.
I don't think your soft mate, the video riled me up too. I can't see how this sort of thing is good for the kids.
Jason Johnson holy shit I gave my son a hug after watching this I was shaken, this should be stopped very quickly
Nah, man. You are absolutely right. These people are fucked.
you dont have to be soft to be disgusted by this because it truly is disgusting
Jason Johnson you're not soft that's called being a good father
I rarely comment on videos, but I wanted to thank you for bringing this to light. I had never heard of this family. This is not ok on any level. This made my heart break for those kids. As an adult, I’d have a hard time dealing with being treated like this daily. The older kids seem to cope better than the younger ones, but I think they’re just numb after years of it.
Poor Cody. Judging from this video, his family loves to treat him as the scapegoat. No kid should be treated Iike this.
Even if CPS is called I worry about Cody the most... You know in the days leading up to them being removed, if that even happens, they're going to be ragging on him for not acting 'normal' enough. For not 'laughing' through the abuse. That kid's life is going to be even more hell.
CeruleanRogue I worry about this too. They'll all pile on him if there is a family disruption as if it was something he did wrong. Ugh I hate to think ahead- but this situation is so worrisome.
Well said. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Absolutely agree.
"It's just a prank!" is a lot different from, "I'm sooo sorry, I meant that as a prank." The first means "You're a pathetic loser," and is said by bullies, and the second means, "I totally misread the situation," and invites a response. The first implies that the prank is more important than the person being pranked, even though the prank isn't much of a big deal anyway (it's "just" a prank, after all). So it's doubly insulting. Honestly, from the first second 1:07 something in her voice said she was really going to enjoy watching Cody suffer, and she thought everyone else was going to enjoy it too, _like we're all in on it together._ SO. Creepy. That poor kid.
It’s fake it was in the discriptions the kids did it themselves
This is definitely abuse. Especially for Cody because it could negatively impact his self-image forever. We see the effects of bullying on children, and this is 10 times worse because a kid should always feel safe and protected at home.
Carolyn J I agree.
The thing with bullying is it's usually at school so once you are home you can feel safe again whereas these children have no escape
Cody is literally the only voice of reason in that household. He's the youngest one, and yet he's the smartest one out of all of them.
The entire rest of the family can go and burn in hell for what they did to cody
What about emma
My heart hurts for Cody. He seems like a good kid, smart and mature. It sucks that he had to go through that
Peyton Robinson I know right!? I have a lovely 6 year old who has to struggle so much because of his autism. It hurts my heart to see healthy kids with all of the potential to thrive being brought down like that by their own parents 😔
Peyton Robinson what ended up happening is cps took him from them so hopefully he gets a better life
I worry for him , hopefully he takes a good path in life
Peyton Robinson he’s just lying crybaby lol
Nate River go to hell u disabled useless creature
“A lot of people don’t see the Humor in it.” Yeh people don’t find child abuse funny because it’s not a joke.
Ikr...😔.....poor cody....
I just want to break that father's nose soooooo bad
It's a joke just for THEM, and not for us nor the kids. Those parents did deserved their last laugh after the real mom won the custody and Emma and Cody got their happy ending.
Psychopaths probably do but yeh
@@AngELLEa04 where he at now?
Wait. RUclips is fine with monetizing videos like that but not for news videos? Also, if that kid was faking everything, then he should go to Hollywood because that was a damn fine performance. However, I don't think it was fake. You can't traumatize a kid and then give a reason like "it's just a joke." That's such an asshole thing to do.
Right? How the fuck is that monetized yet Phil's evidence-based reporting isn't advertiser friendly? It's bullshit.
Not only is their "It's just a prank, bro" an excuse they use to the public, it makes me sick to see those children being made to believe it's a legitimate excuse to bully and abuse another person.
That being said, whatever happened to the RUclips heroes thing? Are videos like that not flaggable or something?
Anybody else having this suddenly come into their recommends in 2021? Like, wtf? they suppressed this when it came out, but now it's in recommends?
No I watched this 4 years ago you just did not get it recommended it
@@wizardstumpt4467 I watched it then as well. Which is how I know it got suppressed. But did you search this out now, or was it also in your recommended now?
ruclips.net/video/jEj1Qm02U1g/видео.html
This is why
Dad:"your going to lose your allowance!"
Child services:"You’re going to lose your children,"
*YOU'RE
KATELYN SHELLOS Do I care?
KATELYN SHELLOS shut up dickhead
Blossom 😂
Blossom apparently you felt the need to respond
The fact that the kids are okay with their parents screaming at them like that and dismissing it as "it's just a prank bro" is terrible. Not only are these parents practically abusing their children for likes but they're growing up thinking it's ok and that attitude will show when they're older. They could be in high school and get a partner and say it's ok to scream at them for fun. They could be aggressive to strangers and dismiss it as "fine" and that in no way shape or form is okay.
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I grew up in an abusive environment and I can tell you that I didn't know it was abusive. Those kids don't know that they're being abused and them justifying their parents does nothing but make the parents look worse.
Yeah, I think the mindset that everything is OK makes it even worse and painful to see someone who doesn't even know how bad they have it.
Kat Novak these kids(especially Cody) are gonna grow up and not know how to act in society because of their parents
what does having 5 kids even have to do with? Are you perhaps implying that having 5 kids makes it acceptable to treat them worse?
Holy shit that part with Cody was so hard to watch...
Kevin Poon as a dad I want to see how tough this "boy", (the supposed dad not cody) would act if he got in a fight with a man.
ooh lol he deserved it... trust me watch some of his vids
My dad used to make condescending jokes on me all the time in situations where I'd expect praise, and it was never funny to me. It gave me self-esteem issues and made me feel like unaccomplished in almost everything I do. His intention was to build character within me and instill strength, but he only created weakness ironically. I'm getting over it, and realizing how much his personality is reflected within myself and I'm disgusted all the time, because shitty parents were created from shitty grandparents, and then go on to create shitty kids. I'm tryna break that cycle, lots of therapy is necessary, emotional abuse is a mf
This is point blank child abuse. And the parents twisting the kids minds painting abuse as pranks. Disgusting.
You really are stupid Catie X..
Catie X That's kind of what I was thinking when they said they were investigated and CPS didn't find "anything". I highly doubt that. We have a horrible, horrible system for abused and neglected kids and the CPS person was probably forced to assess if the abuse in this situation was worse than the emotional and possibly physical trauma that the children may endure if put into foster care. And I don't necessarily think that the children need to be taken away. Serious therapy for the entire family, individually and together would be what I would like to see first... unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, that's not something CPS can enforce without taking the kids. I guess our last hope is that these kids' school steps in and tries to get them some help.
you do have a point, catie, but (not sure about the whole family situation) i'm sure that there would be family members that would take in the kids. it's a super tricky situation but his current situation is ridiculous and something needs to be done.
Kristianna Johnson Also, we don't even know if social services actually visited, they've given us no proof or document. They might have just phone called them and that's it.
Kek. It is pretty funny tbh.
If the first reaction from the parent is yelling "WHAT THE F*CK DID YOU DO!" there is something horribly wrong. And if the kids reaction is laying at the ground crying in fear. That even worse..
Broke my heart...
Bill Rob
Mine as well
This is 100% emotional abuse
AranelEruvyreth and physical, but I think the emotional abuse hurts the most. Its sad.
Every kid deserves a family, but not every family deserves a kid
That's not a prank. That's child abuse. Pure and simple. Someone please find these people and have CPS remove their children from the home. Wow, that's... just wow.
Raikirah Totally agree... What worries me more is that the kids don't notice that it's a prank which leads me to believe that they yell at them like that outside pranks
Something tells me those kids are being held hostage by the online community who delights in watching them being abused! They are too young to be responsible enough to determine right from wrong when it comes to Views! Popularity is King with kids because unpopularity is worse then death to them! Their friends saw this video! Of course they are going to play it off like it was nothing after they saw them cry in front of the world!
"Take a joke" - "It's just a prank, brah" - I'm an adult that feels scared by this poor boy's childhood.
It broke my heart to hear this boy and them saying that just made me feel even more hurt.
When i heard them say that...it just sounded so fucken immature its unbelievable that they're parents
A "prank" should end with laughter, NOT with the person crying in hysterics and visibly exhausted by the ordeal. And if your need to vlog is more important than your childs wellfare....you seriously need to re-evaluate your life. All I see in those clips is Mental Abuse, possible Physical Abuse (with the pushing into the bookcase, dragged off the furniture,shoved etc) and BULLYING. Seriously, a mother calling her child names because he isn't "into the prank". When a parent yells at their child, its scares them, it gives you that "uh oh I'm in trouble now!" feeling. But, when a parent screams obscenities like in those clips, it terrifies the child, it causes anxiety and apprehension. Children should be laughing, playing and having fun. Not developing anxiety and hatred at such a young age. Shame on those so called "parents". Their other children might be into it, but its rather obvious that Cody isnt.
I love your first sentence. Have been on a roll watching the re-uploaded videos of daddyofive. I've never felt so sick in my life.
yeah, pranks should end in the hood
The father and mother are clearly sadistic and abusive, especially towards Cody, who seems to be the punching bag of the family. A sad and toxic environment for a kid to have to live in.
watching the way they treat Cody actually made me cry. I could never imagine treating my child that way. I wish I could just take Cody away from all that, nobody deserves to have their parents constantly yelling at you, and making you feel like you're the problem. It is disgusting.
Indie potato The mother yelling at him and seeing the terror in his eyes upset me too. I don't understand how they can defend themselves. I've never experienced abuse, but this seems like abuse to me.
Indie potato I feel the same way. That port child is going to have serious issues when he grows up. I hope those horrible parents get what's coming to them!
so i took on me to download the video. in case they delete it i'll still have a copy. because you never know
This happend to me all the time when I was a kid, Got blamed for everything, You get used to it :/
Tasukaan same happened to me, but because of it I developed borderline personality disorder and have been in therapy for years :/ I'm 21. Experiencing stuff like that as a kid can destroy a person for life.
My dad use to prank me. He use to hide fake spiders here and there...not slap me in the fucking face.
My dad would say he would be a little late for Friday Night swimming, and then wait and hide behind a corner and say "boo". Or he'd say he'd forgotten to buy our Saturday night candy. I would love for that to be what that beautiful little kid knew as a prank. Scaring your kids like what my dad did is... normal, and not traumatizing. And it can happen because there's enormous trust between parent and child.
Did he exploit you on the internet for money afterwards?
my parents pranks never involved me screaming at me and cursing me out until I cry like wtf.
This kid is gonna grow up damaged. This is terrible to watch, there's no black and white here. The parent have no idea what they've done.
Let's hope he gets some help and grows up happy and well adjusted rather than going out one day and shooting yo his school.
Yaos Yes, I just want to hold him and try to make him believe that not everybody will reject him as his family has seemed to.
That's exactly what I was thinking. You have people who grow up to be sociopaths, well things like this are a good way to make that happen.
Poor Cody, I'm glad hes with his birth mom right now. Its stuff like what they pulled that can really mess with the trust and mental health of a kid his age.