I was so upset seeing Jennifer and Shawna go from pure excitement to total devastation. I had to take a moment to regroup. Great writing, acting, filming and everything in between!!
Yes, that was so horrible to watch. Barb is unbelievable. I'm surprised she didn't just throw herself her own private grandma's shower and be done with it.
@@geekyjenowen3673 He's seen too much of Barb's DRAMA, both with Shawna & now with Jen, first the engagement & now the baby shower. He's finally had enough.
Omg i need part 5 now! So good. First, Shawna IS the best family supporter! John has such a shinny spine. Love that, john is husband and brother goals. Greg is Greg, we love greg! Also, jennifer becoming a self-aware person is the best character evolution of all time!
@@cr3058 It's a way of celebrating when a people pleaser "grows a spine" aka starts standing up for themselves and the people around them. The phrase is a way to celebrate someone no longer fawning (giving in). A "shiny" spine usually refers to someone who has only recently started doing this, at least from what I've seen
I have a few immediate-family members that are Barbs. One of them raised me. Sometimes these are hard to watch bc they hit so close to home! But! Your videos have been a huge help for me in learning to navigate relationships with them and speak up for myself in a healthy way. Thank you for your videos Shawna!!
Me too! These videos help me understand a lot of things too. I really wish I had this channel while I was pregnant. It would have helped me set boundaries and have proper relationships. I'm making up for it now ❤.
No short-term consequences. No doubt, all of these events are stacking up and 1 - solidifying what Jennifer has already started to realize and 2 - Convincing John to consider going no contact. As a bonus, it's showing Greg what's going on, which he will feel more comfortable addressing as he's integrated further into the family
Okay when the father told barb off!! That was the best! I'm so happy he still went to the play instead of letting her maniulate him to stay with her( I'm sure she tried)
I discovered this channel when I found out I was pregnant. Around the same time I started to finally put the pieces together that my mother was a narcissist, partly because of how she handled different events during the pregnancy. It’s been a weird and rough road to come to terms with everything but this channel has been great in helping me set up boundaries with my mom and me and my new baby to be, and how to break cycles so my kids don’t face the issues I faced as a kid ❤️
I wish you all the very best of luck strength and great companions on your way with your child. Nobody should have to endure this sort of parent and good on you for stepping up and out of where you acme from
Wow, go you. As a grandchild of a narcissist, I BEG you. Do not ever EVER leave your children alone with your mother in the room. It only takes seconds for a child of any age to be devastated forever by the narcissist’s treatment of either the child or others or what the narcissist says. Do not EVER accept that a child and grandparent should naturally have any relationship with each other whatsoever. A Narcissist is forever on sufferance their entire lives to make sure that they do no damage behind you or in front of you. Leave immediately with your kids if the least bad behavior from the narcissist happens, and validate to the kids that what grandma said was wrong, and that you are very angry with grandma for saying or doing that. Don’t invite them round your house to see the kids, you can’t throw them out without the kid seeing more traumatising fighting. Wherever possible only visit in public places or their house, even with very young children. Public places by preference. Put in place babysitting plans emergency or otherwise that do not involve grandparents. If you have to, take your baby/child to work or the hospital with you, I mean it. ANYWHERE but with your mother. They are not safe with her. Take a good look at your father. Mentally ill people either partner up, or make their partner mentally ill if they are not in treatment and the partner does not leave.
The extended cuts are a perfect vehicle to show how nuanced the acting, character development and storytelling are becoming. Better every time. This series is a slice of life!
omg another compilation … THANK YOU!!! i love this series, im making peace with the fact that i have emotionally immature folks and this just feels so cathartic
When I watch these, I always wonder when you met my mom. Because Barb's actions are a dead ringer for my mother, so much so that I get PTSD flashbacks. Your acting is awesome!
I don’t get PTSD flashbacks, I feel even more blissfully happy that my egg donour has been out of my life for YEARS! I no longer have to deal with all that malarkey, it’s phenomenal! I do understand how it could trigger others though. Live your best life, that’s the only way to break the wretched chain 💚🙏
'I don't understand why you and Jennifer are suddenly so buddy buddy' She was 100% manipulating Jennifer's perception of shawna and the other way round, wasn't she. Because she knows its easier to manipulate and control if they don't like eachother. Because its easier to shift blame and skate by, if there is more animosity. She is such a narcissist, divide and conquer. Really well done with the acting, you made a great insufferable character, and made it very believable why all the other people would stick around
I am glad that Jen is getting less like her mother. Her remark about her being the mother and not wanting to put anything on the table or do any kind of work is so like her mother. She really does believe that the world revolves around. Oh and the meanness. But Greg, etc., has really evened that out and it's been great to see in the series. 😊
My mother’s name is Barbara and this character and her are so alike it’s outstanding what you’ve created here. As a support to John’s idea for NC - I chose to do that about 2 years ago now and only wishing I had done so a very long time ago. Absolutely love these skits. You are incredible.
That was beyond satisfying!! I loved getting all the extra bits from the ends of the skits! "Don't worry...(suppressed panic)...I have macarons!" That may end up being my go-to phrase when I'm caught in something awkward. Probably made more accurate by my lack of real life macarons.
Shawna this is incredible!! I'm addicted to these longer compilations because it helps me recap on the storylines. This has been one of the best so far, I'm loving the character development (sadly not from Barb)
How did I go from skipping past this ladies short videos (I thought they just weren't for me, I'm 37 and never want to have kids), to ACTIVELY searching for the long videos of all the shorts put together so I can re-watch all in one place? 😆She's just so good at storytelling and acting!
I was just scrolling on your Instagram watching your videos when I noticed a comment saying you have a RUclips and lo and behold there is a video posted 7 minutes ago!!! Woohoo!!
Yes! Or have John do it. “Okaaay…took care of the ice…just one more thing before I go….*snip* ✂️ ok, I’m out! Peace! Have fun, ladies!” “John-ah-than!” 😅
The thing about asking someone like Barb if they are ok, even if you mean it and you are genuinely worried, they'll still see it as if you're mocking them; because, that's what they do when they ask if you're ok; they're mocking you and gloating about their actions.
These skits are sheer brilliance! My adult stepchildren are still coming to terms with their narcissist mother, and these videos are such great validation for them. Thank you so much!!
Every time Barb starts her "what about me/my feelings" I hear my mother. It's all so accurate. I can't remember how many years it's been since I instituted the letter-writing-only contact, but my family and I have been so much happier since then.
It's time they do something about Barb! 😠In real life I would go no contact from her in a heart beat! I can't believe her "friends", and family, have allowed her to be this way for so long! The best thing is how YOU can make all these characters so AMAZING, including Barb! Shawna, you are a wonderful creator and actress! I love ALL the characters, including Barb! 😁 Please keep making these wonderful videos! 🥰
I almost died when she said she was allergic to cucumbers. My ex-mom was also “allergic” to cucumbers and can’t be in the same room with them 😂😂😂😂. This character is so spot on I go between triggered and validated ❤❤❤
barb should’ve been cut off when she called shawna instead of her own two kids to try and get her to plan a “surprise” mother’s day brunch for herself and then told jen shawna was being insecure and not wanting to plan it because she’s a “fat mom” 😭 thankfully jen has grown since then but i wonder how barb will behave around mother’s day after she has the baby!!
Wow, that really hurt my heart for poor Jennifer, but also, I loved the interactions between Shawna and Jen even more than before. And John is even more amazing.
I love this series so much I've been coming to you account every single day. I've seen all these but I'm here to support your numbers! I wish you'd upload full versions of your own character Shawna's story too, the whole thing where MIL changed décor behind your back on your baby shower and you managed to save it comes to mind as the most entertaining part.
I love this story, Jennifer is my possibly my favourite! I got really into your skits more recently and I would love more compilations of the older shorts once you're done with Jen! (I'm tyring to properly catch up with the Shawna pregnancy stuff and everything.)
I am so invested in this story. My notification on lol I'm enjoying it with my coffee ☕️ ❤ Thank you for updating us so soon . I can't wait for more! xxx
Wouldn't do any good. Barb is like several of my narcissistic relatives, and narcs don't think there is anything wrong with them. You can't change, if you are perfectly happy with what you do now.
Shawna just so you know as a person who has followed you on all the things, it was really awesome to see the compilation for the story after following it weekly. 🤗💞🤗💞 This was a fun birthday present for me!
Your stuff is amazing and I try to internalize everything people say to Barb when she gets toxic. My mom isn't nearly as obviously bad, but the same lessons are so needed. Thank you for all of your work and acting and everything else. It's amazing.
I had a grandma who always prioritized my cousins over us because they came from her favorite kids and she didn’t like my mom. (Like copy and paste John, Shawna and Barb dynamic.)
Barb really reminds me of my grandmother on my moms side. We (my mom and i) lived with her and my grandpa for several years. And at some point there was a incident where she grabed me by the shoulders and violent shook me. My head hit the window so jard i thought i was bleeding. Its been a long time sonce that happened but i can still picture that terrifying look on her face as she reaches for me. The incident happened because i mossed my bus stop (not by much i literally could have qalked back to my stop and up the drive way but that didn't matter cause i was a third grader) so i had to ride the bus through the entire bus route and back to my elementary. They had to call my grandmother because my mom was at work. I get that the situation scared her, i would have understood if she just yelled at me. But she hurt me she scared me. I already felt so bad about the situation. I refused to be alone with her after that. I ened up telling my mom about it after she surprised me by coming to school to eat lunch with me. I didn't even know what happened was a bad thing until my mom got upset. Id spent weeks thinking it was my fault, that i had deserved that violence. My mom talled to here about it later that day, she denied that it ever happened. She still denys that she put her hands on me every in anyway that could hurt me. (which she has on atleast 2 occasions) I think i love her but im so terrified of her, and because of her i spent to many of my childhood years affraid. I spent most of my time in my room reading or playing by myself, or staying close to my grandfather, trying to keep my distance or not be alone with her, while my mom worked. I remember when my cousins came over to stay the night, it felt like a weight lifted cause i didn't fell like shed hurt me if they were there. My grandmother always treated me differently, because i was the first grandchild, because for a long time i was the only female (afab but nonbinary), because i was a bastard born out of wedlock, because of so many things. I wasn't even aloud to call her grandma, until she got onto me for calling her the name i used for her infront of my cousins, and they started calling her that too. What i didn't know then but i know now is that she wasn't taking her medication as she should have been, and i can't blame her actions of that time completely on her, but i can't forgive her either because she still denies what she has done to hirt me, and shes also never apologized. Im older now, and she goes about like nothing is wrong. She tells me she loves me but i can't help but feel bitter about her, because where was this behavior when i was a kid. I know she was capable of it then to cause this is how she treated my cousins back then. And even then some of her bad behaviors have still persisted.
I never would have had the patience to put up with Barb if I were in Shawna's place. I'd have avoided her at all costs. I have no idea what I would have done had my mother been like this.
My mother and mother in law were like Barb. They wear you down, tear you down, and you get used it. But they set up the manipulation, that if you don't do what they want, you are an uncaring monster! One of the best days of my life, is when the doctor told me I have a blood disorder that compromises my immune system, and will kill me before my time. I can't be around people anymore! I can't be at their beck and call any more! A terminal illness was not as bad as having to cater to my narcissists. I'm not being hypberbolic, either. My MIL put her two sons through h3ll in the two years before she passed, and it would have been twice as bad for me.
My ☠sister☠ is worse than Barb; the covert malignant narcissist of my family. She is a twisted snake / puppet master who delights in others' misery, and literally traumatised me from age 6 up til we moved away... And now we have to move back so I can care for mum. 😬 (Said sister lives right nextdoor and won't even pop in to say hi and check mum hasn't fallen over again).
@@AussieBenita My apologies, I don't get notifications for comments anymore. Thank you for the kind words. Most of my most rabid narcissists are dead, so my life is not as contentious anymore. I don't have to feel guilty for backing out of arrangements, when one of the health problems flare up. Every day is a blessing, no matter how bad I feel. We do the best we can, with what we're given.
The only thing better than this is if we got one of Barb and her friends having brunch at some point after the shower, where her friends confront her about setting them up and telling them the grandma to be junk had been cleared/suggested by Jennifer, or how much it hurt them when their own mothers did similar when they were pregnant.
Your videos make me feel so seen! Btw the in laws talking smack and just wanting to belong to family and your other videos that talk about not sleeping and it really effecting you. A genuine, heartfelt thank you. It makes dealing with it all a little more lighthearted. ❤❤❤
I don’t think I breathed until it ended! That was sooo good. Your portrayal of a narcissist is spot on, well done!
@@Ditto463 lol what a compliment!!! Thanks babe 😁
I'm not sure if this would have made me feel better or worse ten years ago.
Saaaame. Upon conclusion I realized I was holding my breath
Does anybody else forget that this is all the same person? 😂
ME LOL 😂😂
Oh my good, I mean she just does a great job with different body language and accents
She is so good at skits that I forget too
Literally she's so good at disappearing into characters I love it 🎉🎉
Oh my goodness me too! I'm so invested!
I was so upset seeing Jennifer and Shawna go from pure excitement to total devastation. I had to take a moment to regroup.
Great writing, acting, filming and everything in between!!
Same 😂
Yes, that was so horrible to watch. Barb is unbelievable. I'm surprised she didn't just throw herself her own private grandma's shower and be done with it.
I can see why Johnathan is fully ready to go NC. Its been a loooong time coming HAHAHA GO BOY GO!!!!
I'm just happy it was his idea!! Too often the spouse takes the moms side and doesnt seem to care how their mom acts
@@geekyjenowen3673 agreeee!!!
@@geekyjenowen3673 He's seen too much of Barb's DRAMA, both with Shawna & now with Jen, first the engagement & now the baby shower. He's finally had enough.
These extended scenes really add a lot of context to Jennifer's growth, more moments of reflection, and apologies to Shawna. It's great!
And the growth of her hairy nipple! 😂
EXACTLY LOVE IT
Ah! Finally, a compilation of the baby shower. I've been excited for this one! I really enjoy these extended cuts
@@fishthefish1063 ahh yay!!
Omg i need part 5 now! So good. First, Shawna IS the best family supporter! John has such a shinny spine. Love that, john is husband and brother goals. Greg is Greg, we love greg! Also, jennifer becoming a self-aware person is the best character evolution of all time!
Shinny spine ? What’s that?
@@cr3058 It's a way of celebrating when a people pleaser "grows a spine" aka starts standing up for themselves and the people around them. The phrase is a way to celebrate someone no longer fawning (giving in). A "shiny" spine usually refers to someone who has only recently started doing this, at least from what I've seen
Right, shiny and new, lol
I have a few immediate-family members that are Barbs. One of them raised me. Sometimes these are hard to watch bc they hit so close to home! But! Your videos have been a huge help for me in learning to navigate relationships with them and speak up for myself in a healthy way. Thank you for your videos Shawna!!
I really think it’s just that generation
SAME❤❤❤
Me too! These videos help me understand a lot of things too. I really wish I had this channel while I was pregnant. It would have helped me set boundaries and have proper relationships. I'm making up for it now ❤.
The fact that Barb faced no consequences for the baby shower debacle is still insane to me 🤦🏽♀️
No short-term consequences. No doubt, all of these events are stacking up and 1 - solidifying what Jennifer has already started to realize and 2 - Convincing John to consider going no contact.
As a bonus, it's showing Greg what's going on, which he will feel more comfortable addressing as he's integrated further into the family
So far she has faced no consequences for anything. Well except ruining the proposal.
When it’s your mother doing this to you it takes a lot of strength to stand up to them 😢
@Command_Block27it really does
@@Skyler_Rainthe proposal was the colmonarion of everything. She will not be welcomed anytime soon I hope.
I am so proud of John. He is finally at the end of his rope and so is Jen. Even their father!
Okay when the father told barb off!! That was the best! I'm so happy he still went to the play instead of letting her maniulate him to stay with her( I'm sure she tried)
@geekyjenowen3673 excited to see Fred more! He seemed passive and one to just ignore things but he did so good for his daughter!
the desperate, stunned "don't worry... i have macarons" 😭 you're a comedic and dramatic genius simultaneously
I discovered this channel when I found out I was pregnant. Around the same time I started to finally put the pieces together that my mother was a narcissist, partly because of how she handled different events during the pregnancy.
It’s been a weird and rough road to come to terms with everything but this channel has been great in helping me set up boundaries with my mom and me and my new baby to be, and how to break cycles so my kids don’t face the issues I faced as a kid ❤️
I wish you all the very best of luck strength and great companions on your way with your child. Nobody should have to endure this sort of parent and good on you for stepping up and out of where you acme from
Wow, go you. As a grandchild of a narcissist, I BEG you. Do not ever EVER leave your children alone with your mother in the room. It only takes seconds for a child of any age to be devastated forever by the narcissist’s treatment of either the child or others or what the narcissist says. Do not EVER accept that a child and grandparent should naturally have any relationship with each other whatsoever. A Narcissist is forever on sufferance their entire lives to make sure that they do no damage behind you or in front of you. Leave immediately with your kids if the least bad behavior from the narcissist happens, and validate to the kids that what grandma said was wrong, and that you are very angry with grandma for saying or doing that.
Don’t invite them round your house to see the kids, you can’t throw them out without the kid seeing more traumatising fighting. Wherever possible only visit in public places or their house, even with very young children. Public places by preference. Put in place babysitting plans emergency or otherwise that do not involve grandparents. If you have to, take your baby/child to work or the hospital with you, I mean it. ANYWHERE but with your mother. They are not safe with her.
Take a good look at your father. Mentally ill people either partner up, or make their partner mentally ill if they are not in treatment and the partner does not leave.
That ending was ROUGH. This series is amazing, i can never get enough of it. So ready for them to go no contact
The extended cuts are a perfect vehicle to show how nuanced the acting, character development and storytelling are becoming. Better every time.
This series is a slice of life!
WOW! Intense episode! This is my favorite show!
omg another compilation … THANK YOU!!!
i love this series, im making peace with the fact that i have emotionally immature folks and this just feels so cathartic
When I watch these, I always wonder when you met my mom. Because Barb's actions are a dead ringer for my mother, so much so that I get PTSD flashbacks. Your acting is awesome!
I don’t get PTSD flashbacks, I feel even more blissfully happy that my egg donour has been out of my life for YEARS! I no longer have to deal with all that malarkey, it’s phenomenal! I do understand how it could trigger others though. Live your best life, that’s the only way to break the wretched chain 💚🙏
'I don't understand why you and Jennifer are suddenly so buddy buddy'
She was 100% manipulating Jennifer's perception of shawna and the other way round, wasn't she. Because she knows its easier to manipulate and control if they don't like eachother. Because its easier to shift blame and skate by, if there is more animosity.
She is such a narcissist, divide and conquer.
Really well done with the acting, you made a great insufferable character, and made it very believable why all the other people would stick around
I'm so invested in this family's stories! I can't wait to see more! Your acting is so good!
I am glad that Jen is getting less like her mother. Her remark about her being the mother and not wanting to put anything on the table or do any kind of work is so like her mother. She really does believe that the world revolves around. Oh and the meanness. But Greg, etc., has really evened that out and it's been great to see in the series. 😊
My mother’s name is Barbara and this character and her are so alike it’s outstanding what you’ve created here. As a support to John’s idea for NC - I chose to do that about 2 years ago now and only wishing I had done so a very long time ago. Absolutely love these skits. You are incredible.
That was beyond satisfying!! I loved getting all the extra bits from the ends of the skits! "Don't worry...(suppressed panic)...I have macarons!"
That may end up being my go-to phrase when I'm caught in something awkward. Probably made more accurate by my lack of real life macarons.
Shawna this is incredible!! I'm addicted to these longer compilations because it helps me recap on the storylines. This has been one of the best so far, I'm loving the character development (sadly not from Barb)
I love the extended scenes!
How did I go from skipping past this ladies short videos (I thought they just weren't for me, I'm 37 and never want to have kids), to ACTIVELY searching for the long videos of all the shorts put together so I can re-watch all in one place? 😆She's just so good at storytelling and acting!
GIRL
Never stop. You are an amazinggggg actress
I bet you could get this storyline on Netflix
I'm SO invested
I was just scrolling on your Instagram watching your videos when I noticed a comment saying you have a RUclips and lo and behold there is a video posted 7 minutes ago!!! Woohoo!!
Barb is such a dead ringer for my mother in law, your skits are so helpful for me healing from her nonsense! ❤
Thank you SO much for all the work you put into making these a thing for all of us. ❤
The compilations are awesome - watching all the scenes as one episode really ramps up the emotion. You're an incredible talent!
The way in 0.3 seconds i would have appeared behind Barb at some point during the preparations with scissors to cut that sash
The thought crossed my mind. 🤣
Yes! Or have John do it. “Okaaay…took care of the ice…just one more thing before I go….*snip* ✂️ ok, I’m out! Peace! Have fun, ladies!”
“John-ah-than!” 😅
I was thinking that the whole time.
The thing about asking someone like Barb if they are ok, even if you mean it and you are genuinely worried, they'll still see it as if you're mocking them; because, that's what they do when they ask if you're ok; they're mocking you and gloating about their actions.
"Dont lauGH! dont DOINK DOINK DOINK AND *LAUGH* AT ME!" I loved the way jennifer said that its so funny
@@LiverFailureJuice my fav live 🤣
You’re a wonder! I LOVE THE EXTENDED VERSIONS! Thank yoU!
These skits are sheer brilliance! My adult stepchildren are still coming to terms with their narcissist mother, and these videos are such great validation for them. Thank you so much!!
I’m obsessed with your videos & shorts. I’m thoroughly entertained 😊
Thank you for stringing these together into one video! This is a great story!
Every time Barb starts her "what about me/my feelings" I hear my mother. It's all so accurate. I can't remember how many years it's been since I instituted the letter-writing-only contact, but my family and I have been so much happier since then.
Greg validating Shawna's contributions 😊
So fab to see all of these together! Thank you!
love this, the extended cuts are so great!
This is one of VERY few pages that I actually come to check for new videos ❤
i love the ‘aw cute’ - her eyes just look so gentle and it’s so good to see her character development.
I live for these extended scenes.
It's time they do something about Barb! 😠In real life I would go no contact from her in a heart beat! I can't believe her "friends", and family, have allowed her to be this way for so long! The best thing is how YOU can make all these characters so AMAZING, including Barb! Shawna, you are a wonderful creator and actress! I love ALL the characters, including Barb! 😁 Please keep making these wonderful videos! 🥰
I almost died when she said she was allergic to cucumbers. My ex-mom was also “allergic” to cucumbers and can’t be in the same room with them 😂😂😂😂. This character is so spot on I go between triggered and validated ❤❤❤
“Don’t worry, I have macaroons” Love this family portrait ❤
barb should’ve been cut off when she called shawna instead of her own two kids to try and get her to plan a “surprise” mother’s day brunch for herself and then told jen shawna was being insecure and not wanting to plan it because she’s a “fat mom” 😭
thankfully jen has grown since then but i wonder how barb will behave around mother’s day after she has the baby!!
Wow, that really hurt my heart for poor Jennifer, but also, I loved the interactions between Shawna and Jen even more than before. And John is even more amazing.
I love this series so much I've been coming to you account every single day. I've seen all these but I'm here to support your numbers!
I wish you'd upload full versions of your own character Shawna's story too, the whole thing where MIL changed décor behind your back on your baby shower and you managed to save it comes to mind as the most entertaining part.
Your skits are so gooood!!!! I love the characters you’ve created! I bow down to your passion, creativity and level of commitment!
I just love this whole story line. I'm happy about Jennifers character arc, I love when barb gets told off! I can't wait to see where you go!
I love this story, Jennifer is my possibly my favourite!
I got really into your skits more recently and I would love more compilations of the older shorts once you're done with Jen! (I'm tyring to properly catch up with the Shawna pregnancy stuff and everything.)
I don’t have a Barb myself, but I have someone similar and these videos really hit home. Thank you for making them
I am so invested in this story. My notification on lol I'm enjoying it with my coffee ☕️ ❤ Thank you for updating us so soon . I can't wait for more! xxx
Gods gifts come in many forms man! Joy is in your art, keep creating 🙏
Barb needs extensive therapy
Or solitary confinement.
Barb needs to really be left out
Wouldn't do any good. Barb is like several of my narcissistic relatives, and narcs don't think there is anything wrong with them. You can't change, if you are perfectly happy with what you do now.
Shawna just so you know as a person who has followed you on all the things, it was really awesome to see the compilation for the story after following it weekly. 🤗💞🤗💞 This was a fun birthday present for me!
Awww yay, happy birthday friend!!! 🥳🎉💗
I’m so glad you posted the full “series❤❤ I love these videos
I love the longer edits!
Saves me time from having to search for them lol
That last line 🤣 I just love you! All your skits are so spot on!
Yooooooooo! This is far better written and executed than cable television sit coms. And soooooooo unapologetically accurate!
Nice! I love the added bits. Give it so much depth
Your stuff is amazing and I try to internalize everything people say to Barb when she gets toxic. My mom isn't nearly as obviously bad, but the same lessons are so needed. Thank you for all of your work and acting and everything else. It's amazing.
I had no idea i could hold my breath for 8 minutes. This was so good!
Love this channel ❤
love the extended versions, pls keep doing them!
omg thank you! looking forward to watching this rn ✌️
just so on point, I forgot it was only one person doing every caractor!! wow!
I just wanted to say that you are incredible! That sums it up.
I had a grandma who always prioritized my cousins over us because they came from her favorite kids and she didn’t like my mom. (Like copy and paste John, Shawna and Barb dynamic.)
I hope you get a TV show for your characters, this is SO amazing. I love every episode
I cannot believe that you are all of these people. You are amazing!
Barb really reminds me of my grandmother on my moms side. We (my mom and i) lived with her and my grandpa for several years. And at some point there was a incident where she grabed me by the shoulders and violent shook me. My head hit the window so jard i thought i was bleeding. Its been a long time sonce that happened but i can still picture that terrifying look on her face as she reaches for me. The incident happened because i mossed my bus stop (not by much i literally could have qalked back to my stop and up the drive way but that didn't matter cause i was a third grader) so i had to ride the bus through the entire bus route and back to my elementary. They had to call my grandmother because my mom was at work. I get that the situation scared her, i would have understood if she just yelled at me. But she hurt me she scared me. I already felt so bad about the situation. I refused to be alone with her after that. I ened up telling my mom about it after she surprised me by coming to school to eat lunch with me. I didn't even know what happened was a bad thing until my mom got upset. Id spent weeks thinking it was my fault, that i had deserved that violence. My mom talled to here about it later that day, she denied that it ever happened. She still denys that she put her hands on me every in anyway that could hurt me. (which she has on atleast 2 occasions) I think i love her but im so terrified of her, and because of her i spent to many of my childhood years affraid. I spent most of my time in my room reading or playing by myself, or staying close to my grandfather, trying to keep my distance or not be alone with her, while my mom worked. I remember when my cousins came over to stay the night, it felt like a weight lifted cause i didn't fell like shed hurt me if they were there. My grandmother always treated me differently, because i was the first grandchild, because for a long time i was the only female (afab but nonbinary), because i was a bastard born out of wedlock, because of so many things. I wasn't even aloud to call her grandma, until she got onto me for calling her the name i used for her infront of my cousins, and they started calling her that too. What i didn't know then but i know now is that she wasn't taking her medication as she should have been, and i can't blame her actions of that time completely on her, but i can't forgive her either because she still denies what she has done to hirt me, and shes also never apologized. Im older now, and she goes about like nothing is wrong. She tells me she loves me but i can't help but feel bitter about her, because where was this behavior when i was a kid. I know she was capable of it then to cause this is how she treated my cousins back then. And even then some of her bad behaviors have still persisted.
I never would have had the patience to put up with Barb if I were in Shawna's place. I'd have avoided her at all costs. I have no idea what I would have done had my mother been like this.
My mother and mother in law were like Barb. They wear you down, tear you down, and you get used it. But they set up the manipulation, that if you don't do what they want, you are an uncaring monster!
One of the best days of my life, is when the doctor told me I have a blood disorder that compromises my immune system, and will kill me before my time. I can't be around people anymore! I can't be at their beck and call any more! A terminal illness was not as bad as having to cater to my narcissists. I'm not being hypberbolic, either. My MIL put her two sons through h3ll in the two years before she passed, and it would have been twice as bad for me.
My ☠sister☠ is worse than Barb; the covert malignant narcissist of my family. She is a twisted snake / puppet master who delights in others' misery, and literally traumatised me from age 6 up til we moved away... And now we have to move back so I can care for mum. 😬
(Said sister lives right nextdoor and won't even pop in to say hi and check mum hasn't fallen over again).
@@Objective-Observer Sending safe hugs if ok. Be gentle to you sweets🌷
@@AussieBenita My apologies, I don't get notifications for comments anymore. Thank you for the kind words. Most of my most rabid narcissists are dead, so my life is not as contentious anymore. I don't have to feel guilty for backing out of arrangements, when one of the health problems flare up. Every day is a blessing, no matter how bad I feel. We do the best we can, with what we're given.
I love these videos!
Dude I need this tv show lol. I'm so invested and I need more!
I live for these videos!! ❤️❤️
Gooooddd Barb pisses me OFF so much sometimes it makes me want to rage quit the video, but then I remember you’re just an amazing actor 🤣
I am a new mom!! Loving your content!! I watched your compilations while cleaning today! Can you make more?? I love them!
Omg I absolutely love you! I'm seriously so invested and can't wait for more!
Im so obsessed with this fictional family lmao
OMG, BARB!! This had me in my feels the whole time! 😂😂😂 Great job Shawna!
The only thing better than this is if we got one of Barb and her friends having brunch at some point after the shower, where her friends confront her about setting them up and telling them the grandma to be junk had been cleared/suggested by Jennifer, or how much it hurt them when their own mothers did similar when they were pregnant.
At the end... we have macaroons way to defuse the 💣 😂
Such great material!!!!
I absolutely love the long scripts
This needs to be added to the playlist frrr
Your videos make me feel so seen! Btw the in laws talking smack and just wanting to belong to family and your other videos that talk about not sleeping and it really effecting you. A genuine, heartfelt thank you. It makes dealing with it all a little more lighthearted. ❤❤❤
Shawna, thank you teaching me what narcissism looks like
Wow… another riveting installment
I absolutely LOVE how you make each character their own person. I'm really loving how Greg says exactly what should be said that no one ever does.
Shawna, you’re amazing. This is so fun!
😮 Powerful, Shawna
I’m totally engrossed in this family saga. The characters are so real, it’s hard to believe that they are all played by one person. 👏👏👍👌♥️
I don't have kids nor do I have family like this but GOOD GOD I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! ❤❤❤❤😂
Girl you are so freaking talented 😍
Love this series ❤
Man, what a throwback to the pregnancy storyline. I forgot how much Jennifer developed so quickly
Love the extended length!