I feel like the parents didn't realize how bad it was for the older sister. They can't hear them constantly screaming. They have no clue how hard it is to hear that all day everyday. Hearing screaming children all day is extremely stressful and they don't grasp how it impacts someone's mind.
"Why don't you help? You're the sister." *You're* the father. Parenting *your* children is not your Stepdaughter's job. Not to mention she is helping. Its evident how much she helps considering her sister's actually listen to her but not to you.
Its annoying because that is what my mom does to me. I clean the house top to bottom while watching my 4 year old sister. To the point were everyone says that i am her mother. But then she gets to saying how i do nothing around the house. Now i dont do anything around the house. I dont clean i don't cook i dont nanny
It makes me sick how they kept trying to blame Melissa for all of this...she’s just trying her best to hold it all together, they should be so much more thankful and appreciative of her
It makes me livid. My mom's disabled and she's used me sometimes, it's easy to rely on someone you know won't deny you. But when I told my mom how I felt she realized and she felt horrible. She apologizes any time she asks me to do something that might be difficult to me, she's constantly thanking me she makes it CLEAR she appreciates me and my efforts to help
Can we just appreciate that interpreter?? She didn't just translate the words...she translated the emotions and even the inflection and cadence of the parents words. She really went above and beyond!
@@RJ71409 There's a lot of ways that blind people can learn to type. There's an entire system dedicated to facilitating blind people on all types of technology these days. They can use talk to text, read the keys with brail, or simply memorize where each key is with the ability to hear the computer vocally read back whatever was typed.
The Dad saying that he stuff like “I’ll help/spend time with you, IF you help me with the kids/chores” was so awful. In what world is it fair that he asks his step daughter to raise HIS three kids?! So selfish - they robbed her of her childhood completely.
Even at the end, they didn't think about how nice it would have been to take her on the cruise with them instead of letting her stay home and worry about responsibilities as usual.
The dad was kinda gaslighting Melissa- He kept saying that he wishes she communicated more with him, which is him indirectly saying it’s Melissa’s fault for not talking. And when he listed the activities he wanted to do with her, it was all biased. The activities were all taking care of her sisters and teaching them ASL, He just kept pushing the parenthood to her. This really is hard for her. I wish the future treats her better
I feel so sorry for the parents. One thing is getting bullied by stranger for being deaf, but your own child making fun of you must be horrible. This woman must be holding her tears literally every 10 minutes
Although they are deaf and it’s hard they shouldn’t rely on there eldest daughter to do every thing the parents can speak and they could teach them asl
@@darmish7629 it’s “their”. I love how people blame children when they learn through experience. So their lives were shaped by lazy parents. But please, blame a 7 year old child.
The step-father robbed Melissa of her childhood. “i’ll spend time with you if you help with the kids”. That’s absolutely disgusting, only promising your STEP CHILD to spend time together as father and daughter if she does his work?
Wow. This is sad. These little girls are just being straight up disrespectful. The parents should have taught all of their children sign language from birth.
Disabled parents can still teach their children to communicate. ASL can be very easy to learn for younger ones. Of course these kids are frustrated - they don't completely understand ASL or their parents' methods of communication. Why should they respect parents who don't care enough to understand them?
I mean why these kids didnt even have an emotional concern for their parents 😢 here even their parents are disable kids automatically respect elders 🤔 when i was 5 even i dont talk much i can understand why i should respect elders 😢 even they are strangers
One thing that stood out for me is that Melissa had to finger spell "respect".... that word must have been used so infrequently that she didn't learn the sign
Melissa holds 2 jobs and is raising her siblings. Step-Father: Shes not doing enough Disgusting. She's doing far more than she should be responsible for. The parents should be adults! There are plenty of disabled parents who find ways to rais there kids regardless of their handicaps.
@@ChazoAnwah My mother was born and raised in Spanish, and when she was 18 or 19 my mother immigrated to the U.S. Myself and my younger brother were born there and were raised using primarily English, leading to is knowing little Spanish. Least to say that parties with other family members who don’t know much English is awkward.
Sadly, Melissa’s case is more common than people really think. Most teenagers are expected to get jobs and take care of their younger sibling instead of being able to enjoy their teenage years
That's literally what is happening to me and my older sister, except without the new partner but rather 4 little shits who weren't disciplined like me and my sister.
That’s true. Just look at the Duggars. They chose to have 19 kids, but their oldest girls were the ones who raised their younger siblings and cleaned the house, cooked for everyone, etc etc. All the mom did was birth them and supposedly nursed them for 6 months. Heck, their oldest daughter Jana is around my age (I’m 31) and still lives at home taking care of siblings. Those poor girls never got to have normal childhoods or be normal teenagers 😔
@@Nini_473 yeah, there’s an actual term people used to refer to it “eldest daughter syndrome”, and it’s basically when the eldest girl in the family ends up parenting her younger siblings (and even sometimes older if her elder siblings are assigned male at birth) if they are around 3 years younger
How many people are mad because Melissa is the built-in mom, & the real mom had no idea it was stressing Melissa out? Did anyone else buy that excuse? Yah... me either.
It is possible if Melissa really hadn’t communicated this clearly. People are often blind to personal issues even when those issues are obvious to others. Also, it struck me that Melissa was so focused on helping because of the compassion she had for her parents predicament that she’d never clearly expressed her own pain in the process to keep from adding to her parents stress.
They little girls know sign language they are just acting the clown it's the first language they knew as babies you can't forget it 😉 that's why the hide there eye contact with the parents. Smart arseses
It was weird that when the mom had put the kid in time out and Melissa just came in and overrode her. Notice the kid didn't run to Melissa, she went straight to the kid.
I love that they actually show the ASL interpreter and that Jo talks to the parents and not the interpreter. You wouldn’t believe how often people will talk to the interpreter and not the Deaf person. 🤦♀️
It’s good manners to always talk to the person directly. Most of the the time interpreters will remind you of that if you aren’t speaking to the client.
Unfortunately, it's very common. I have six younger siblings and my mom always expected that I'm always there to help her. I was the one listening to her problems while I just bucket up my feelings and couldn't tell somebody about my problems. I love my mom and my siblings, but it's definitely not easy being the oldest sibling.
I don't get it, you can teach sign language to hearing infants & toddlers before they are verbal to increase their communication skills, why on earth didn't two deaf parents do it?
@@amandamcdonald8199 The OP wanted to know why the parents didn’t teach the kids to sign starting in infancy, as that’s what most deaf parents do. They weren’t out of control when they were infants.
@@carmengriffin3160it’s actually quite easy to start babies out on sign language before they can speak English. My best friend has deaf parents and was fluent in both. They just didn’t care enough to teach them
When the Dad talked about how he wanted to hang out with Melissa, of course he only listed activities that benefitted him, like teaching the sisters ASL. Like I wonder why you have no relationship.
@@frontlinersaudi8076 Disable or not, parents can't throw their responsabilities to their kids. They can move, they can talk even. They should have teached their kids, or not even have more kids knowing they wouldnt be able to take care of them. My parents always were sick, they have many health issues and had have msny surgeries but they NEVER let me down as parents, they were kind but firm, respectful but responsable. Even when my mom had emergency surgery and was in pain, she never let my older sibling bare her responsabilities.
I’ll say it once I’ll say it again. Just because you decided to have multiple kids doesn’t mean the oldest has to care for the youngest, they get to enjoy their lives too and should never have to parent until they have kids of their own
Yes the oldest girl always gets the heavy load. “She is the ‘example’ for the younger ones. She gets the least parental attention,except to be told how she is failing to do enough.
"3rd parent" as in practically the ONLY parent. She missed her entire teen-hood. Unfortunately, people WILL experience teen-hood at SOME point. Sometimes not til their mid-20's or 30's, but it WILL manifest. I've never seen that end well.
Bruh. One thing I wish was included is teaching the parents to actually listen and validate. Melissa was expressing and expressing and expressing how she was feeling, how she genuinely was experiencing the situations and was CONSTANTLY invalidated, being told she's wrong and it didn't happen like that. That's gaslighting. But also, no wonder she'll walk away first, it HURTS to be open and vulnerable only to be told you're wrong and you don't experience what you say you experience. That really should've been addressed.
Exactly, this is actually one episode I'm disappointed in for that very reason. I kept waiting for Jo to shut down the parents & call them out on them taking advantage of their daughter. When she started telling her mom to shut up so she could finish speaking, I was happy Jo stepped in & backed her up but shocked me that she then turned & gave that same sign to Melissa. No wonder she ran out! They really should have spent more time on the parents lack of accountability in that area especially
WAIT, so not only is Melissa required to raise the children, she also has to clean after them? (According to the father at around 15:20) Unbelievable. Being deaf doesn't mean not being able to clean your own house.
i mean im the youngest and only girl (13) and I clean people over exaggerate cleaning I can have the entire house done did clean like new in 2.30 hrs but for daily cleaning like dishes, oven, sweeping, cleaning rooms all together takes me like 1.30 hr
@@tesneemahmed1228 But you are not working 2 jobs like Melissa was during this time, and then expected to raise your siblings and clean on top of bringing in 2 incomes.
Kip made me so angry. He kept claiming that he “loves” Melissa, but he clearly doesn’t care about her or her feelings. He said he wants to spend time with her, but only if she’s helping around the house?? Not to mention that she was already doing way more than her share. I really feel for her and I hope she’s well better now :(
I feel so bad for Melissa, when she was trying to talk with the parent I felt all her pain! I was 19 when my brother was born and 23 when my sister was born. I do absolutely everything around the house and around the kids but it was never appreciated or acknowledge I cried when Melissa was crying the poor baby I hope she is doing better now!
@@kaseyfaith1177 she probably felt obligated to help raise her siblings. That's how families work most of the time, most people don't abandon family no matter how bad the situation may be. It's something that's just ingrained in most.
I'm just confused on how they had 3 younger kid's who didn't understand sign language whatsoever. I mean you teach your child when they're young, so I don't get it but I tell you one thing I hope those kid's learned sign because that's an amazing communication skill to have. Especially in the work force.
The little ones didn't learn to sign because the parents don't interact with any of the kids. That is why the big sister is the acting parent. It almost seems like they don't want to be around the kids because the kids can hear.
They might not be 100% fluent. But I am willing to be they know ALOT more than they let on. They know if they pretend not to understand, they can get away with anything.
@@valzeppelin5153 yeah they don’t know much sign language because they are raised by the older sister and she communicates by talking to them instead of signing.
This show is the worlds best birth control. Started watching it back in middle school and it heavily contributed to me being cf. they don’t get paid enough I swear
I tell you guys, I've seen sooooo many of these episodes.. And HANDS DOWN, this is really one of my favorites. I really enjoyed this Episode . it touched me, made me smile,and tear up.. Thank you superNanny ❤😊
they probably would, because i see that like me, she ended up being the easy one, and they probably would've wanted more easy kids and had her shape them into versions of her, like what my parents did with me.
Just imagine the chaos of Melissa wasn’t there. The parents clearly are struggling but aren’t trying enough, the reason why is because they know that Melissa would help anyways.
Funny thing is I went to high-school with Jessica and Jennifer, it’s interesting to watch this. If you were curious, they can all do sign language now and are very fluent
@@vi5133 I would say for the most part Jessica was the nicest, but in high school people have cliques and I wasn’t in hers so I only know her on the surface. Jenny and I went from elementary to high school with her and for the most part she was pretty nice. She actually told us in elementary that she was on “Super Nanny” so I’ve seen the episode before
It’s not just the kids, it’s the parents mindset, the father is like taking advantage of the sister I really don’t like him tbh the mom just seems to give up too easily
Just because people come into the situation with their own twisted perceptions of reality doesnt mean they dont care...theybjust have the need to adjust their own perspective...Jo is good at that.
Anyone else notice Melissa called Kip dad at the end of the video instead of calling him Kip like she did throughout the rest of the video? It really warmed my heart.
Honestly, it's no wonder Melissa doesn't respect Kip or want to spend time with him. Literally expecting her to raise HIS daughters and then wondees why none of the four girls have respect for him..
Don’t feel sorry for the parents. They should teach respect and sign language to kids when they were babies. So sad to see the oldest barely sign. I have 3 children that sign fluently.
Melissa has 2 jobs and raises her 3 little sisters!!! What the hell? She is only 18! No kid should ever have to raise their siblings. I cant imagine how hard it is to not be able to properly communicate with your kids, but why not teach them asl as toddlers so they can communicate properly? It most likely would have helped them loads!
The stepfather seems narcissistic, especially w how he expresses himself about Melissa! He's terrible!! Melissa also shared that that the husband gets mad if the mom goes/does anything alone w her - he literally is isolating her from her own kid. Disgusting! I hope Melissa is doing well!!
He probably got mad because that meant he had to be left with the kids. I bet he didn’t do much raising until Jo came along. Left it to his wife and step daughter.
It’s always enjoyable too see how surprised and happy the parents are when one of Jo’s technique’s work ! The parents were happy the kids bedtime only took an hour instead of 3 hrs
I feel the parents were milking their deafness as an excuse that they couldn’t be normal parents. Out of sight out of mind, situations didn’t exist because they didn’t want see and couldn’t hear.
Hey man, careful there. Getting into eugenics territory. I think the fact that they're deaf certainly made things difficult, but im willing to bet they'd have pushed Melissa to be the "third parent" regardless of their disability. Hearing parents do that plenty often
@@okwuchiogechukwu1171 they literally said she needs to do more, did you not watch the video? They’re making her the primary parent. It’s not necessary, but it makes it easier for them, so they don’t care
I think they are told to act normal and be naughty so super nanny can see what is normally like. I also think these are kids are at the point of not caring anymore.
Poor Melissa I feel sorry for her and the three little devils she has for sisters. Edit: I did not expect this comment to get 1k likes. Edit 2 : I didn't realize my comment would get 2.4k likes. It might go up but IDK. Edit 3: I have never gotten 3k likes before...this is weird to me.
Heck... I was raised exactly how Melissa's and dang, it's brutal... I feel like I've lost my life parenting and I don't even have kids... It's stressful and brings many insecurities...
@@jennierose847 Nope... I'm good... I really lost like 18 years of my life taking care of children... I'm not ready to spend more with my own children lol
I taught my kids some baby signs starting at 6 months (you could probably start sooner). It help so much they didn't cry much because there was no communication barriers and needs were met. When you combine it with the word as well they learn to speak and eventually drop the sign for it. We did basic ones like; more, please, hungry, tired, hurt, hot/cold, scared, sad, help, milk/bottle, and some basic foods/snacks. As babies/toddlers they learn super fast.
Health visitors suggested the Makaton signs for our son, who started speaking late. It's based on British sign language. We did have our own signs for things (pawing at someone meant cat). He won't shut up now though still prefers signs sometimes and he'll make his own as well. These parents are horrible! Why did they have 3 children? And how did they not teach them ASL?! That poor girl... Idk, I'm quite on the spoil side with my son, but only when it comes to stuff with me and only if I don't say "no". I explain why when I overrule him (it sometimes is because I'm tired, usually good reasons) but whatever I promise, I keep.
i just want to say to all the older siblings who relate to Melissa, you guys are so strong and thank you for taking care of your siblings as well! i don’t know how hard it is because i’m the youngest, but i know it’s hard because of my observation as well. thank you for all you guys have done! you guys are the best keep staying strong although it’s hard you can get through it ‼️‼️
That ending was really beautiful. I really feel like the mother is very empathetic even though she made mistakes she was very understanding toward her daughter and her feelings. ❤
I feel like the parents didn't realize how bad it was for the older sister. They can't hear them constantly screaming. They have no clue how hard it is to hear that all day everyday. Hearing screaming children all day is extremely stressful and they don't grasp how it impacts someone's mind.
I agree. They are trying but desperately need the bridge of communication to be built stronger.
@Paige Loren No, but it’s their fault they’re lazy & apathetic! They obviously raised one girl & they then gave up & left the parenting to her!
Yes I agree but imagine not being able to hear them at all?
Wise words lol I’m not even that smart to say that xd
I agree
"Why don't you help? You're the sister." *You're* the father. Parenting *your* children is not your Stepdaughter's job. Not to mention she is helping. Its evident how much she helps considering her sister's actually listen to her but not to you.
Its annoying because that is what my mom does to me. I clean the house top to bottom while watching my 4 year old sister. To the point were everyone says that i am her mother. But then she gets to saying how i do nothing around the house. Now i dont do anything around the house. I dont clean i don't cook i dont nanny
@Jan Panting wow look at how many sh*ts we give
@Jan Panting I feel so bad for swearing to your daughter 😣
Exactly
She probably pays rent by watching her siblings. If she wants she can move out and pay way more for rent, foods and bills.
It makes me sick how they kept trying to blame Melissa for all of this...she’s just trying her best to hold it all together, they should be so much more thankful and appreciative of her
It's all about them, isn't it?
Me too
If I were her I'd threaten to leave, ask the parents how they would deal with the younger ones without her
Ikr she’s a teenage girl, not their other mom.
It makes me livid. My mom's disabled and she's used me sometimes, it's easy to rely on someone you know won't deny you. But when I told my mom how I felt she realized and she felt horrible. She apologizes any time she asks me to do something that might be difficult to me, she's constantly thanking me she makes it CLEAR she appreciates me and my efforts to help
Can we just appreciate that interpreter?? She didn't just translate the words...she translated the emotions and even the inflection and cadence of the parents words. She really went above and beyond!
Oooh, that's who the monotone person was? That was the interpretter? Sorry, I'm blind and can only listen to the show!
@@SarafinaSummers then how can you type
Her eyes don’t work, her fingers are fine.
@@RJ71409 There's a lot of ways that blind people can learn to type. There's an entire system dedicated to facilitating blind people on all types of technology these days. They can use talk to text, read the keys with brail, or simply memorize where each key is with the ability to hear the computer vocally read back whatever was typed.
@@RJ71409 or maybe the tts is really really good
The Dad saying that he stuff like “I’ll help/spend time with you, IF you help me with the kids/chores” was so awful. In what world is it fair that he asks his step daughter to raise HIS three kids?! So selfish - they robbed her of her childhood completely.
I wonder since what age did she had to act like their mother, it's sad to think about that
@@shanarihn5810 I'd be willing to bet it's been like that since their birth or, if not, then 1 yo or smthing
SERIOUSLY. Melissa shouldn’t have to earn the bare minimum from him.
And she WAS helping with what he asked for her to help with
Not to mention she was ALREADY DOING THAT
Poor girl missed the end of her childhood and all of her teen years from age 9-18. I would've moved out, I couldn't deal with that bs. She's so strong
Even at the end, they didn't think about how nice it would have been to take her on the cruise with them instead of letting her stay home and worry about responsibilities as usual.
I’m sure she feels too guilty to leave. It’s heart breaking :/ I’m not even half way through.
@@severianna9 exactly. I couldn’t leave my family like that no matter how hard or irritating it is.
Seriously, as soon as she is self sufficient, I bet she will barely ever go home. These parents drained her.
And the kids are doing would have been notey
Joe just listening to the eldest and hugging her was so heartwarming to me, and she obviously needed it too.
She needed to be heard. Jo listened and heard. Likely the first adult in her life to do so. That would open the dams.
fr i cried like it’s so sad
@@lalalalalalalalala1903 me too! It was so sad!
That hug was just for show. He’s an idiot
@@chelsijeancrawfordmartin6598 i doubt it. its called compassion
I completely understand the oldest daughters anger I really hope she’s doing well after all this
The dad was kinda gaslighting Melissa- He kept saying that he wishes she communicated more with him, which is him indirectly saying it’s Melissa’s fault for not talking. And when he listed the activities he wanted to do with her, it was all biased. The activities were all taking care of her sisters and teaching them ASL, He just kept pushing the parenthood to her. This really is hard for her. I wish the future treats her better
I hope she's better as wellz
@@biccnesse all of the people in the video are adults or young adults now
@@akeshathebest ah okay! Thank you!
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You're not wrong though
Love that Jo pronounces her words more instead of talking louder.
Me too!
Yes! And the fact that she looks at them while talking rather than the interpreter!
Ok.
Thats the way its should be...
Only uneducated people think otherwise.
Her English is standard English, is the English that should be spoken around the world . The same thing is with the Standard Spanish from Spain.
I feel so sorry for the parents. One thing is getting bullied by stranger for being deaf, but your own child making fun of you must be horrible. This woman must be holding her tears literally every 10 minutes
Nope. Bad kids are created by poor parenting.
Although they are deaf and it’s hard they shouldn’t rely on there eldest daughter to do every thing the parents can speak and they could teach them asl
Very disrectful children. And putting everything on the oldest daughter.
@@trishayamada807 true there parents are deaf after all that's one of the effects of kids being brats I feel bad for the parents
@@darmish7629 it’s “their”. I love how people blame children when they learn through experience. So their lives were shaped by lazy parents. But please, blame a 7 year old child.
The step-father robbed Melissa of her childhood. “i’ll spend time with you if you help with the kids”. That’s absolutely disgusting, only promising your STEP CHILD to spend time together as father and daughter if she does his work?
I felt bad for Melissa because although she good at sign language,it was tough for play so many roles
Exactly
Hm
@StarieFlare Studios She’s 18 now, but the oldest youngest sister is like 8, that means Melissa was probably doing that for several years before too.
Ikr, it’s really sad
Ikr
I FEEL THE MOST FOR THAT POOR 18YR OLD.
Ikr :(
I'm 18 this year and I'm in the same situation as Melissa🙄💔
@@mariasibahlevuke7158 run.
@@mariasibahlevuke7158 Yes run. Nobody can stop you
can you believe shes 33 now??
Wow. This is sad. These little girls are just being straight up disrespectful.
The parents should have taught all of their children sign language from birth.
how could they not ????
The older one knows sign language. I don't think I'd be able to teach 3 little devils sign language, even if my partner would help
@@vacantcrow Well Technically they should close the doors of the bedrooms so that they won't get out. Unless you're scared of the dark.
Yes!
I’m not deaf, but that’s what I’m gonna do with my kids
So unbelievably heartbreaking that these kids actually MAKE FUN OF their parents' disability.
Disabled parents can still teach their children to communicate. ASL can be very easy to learn for younger ones.
Of course these kids are frustrated - they don't completely understand ASL or their parents' methods of communication. Why should they respect parents who don't care enough to understand them?
I mean why these kids didnt even have an emotional concern for their parents 😢 here even their parents are disable kids automatically respect elders 🤔 when i was 5 even i dont talk much i can understand why i should respect elders 😢 even they are strangers
@@lindziep6319They're that way because their parents are lazy and shoved their responsibility off to their eldest child. That's their fault
@@lindziep6319the younger ones aren’t old enough to understand,what is wrong with their parents.They need proper asl lessons,as soon as possible.
It is very sad
One thing that stood out for me is that Melissa had to finger spell "respect".... that word must have been used so infrequently that she didn't learn the sign
I believe she spelled it out for _emphasis_ , since she said she feels unheard and taken advantage of.
@@AB_Evans lol thank you
yeah, as someone with deaf parents, i definitely know the sign respect because of them haha
…..
Nah I think she spelled it out for the parents to understand like hearing people would emphasize it
The only person who is suffering the most is Melissa . Imagine playing the role of the mother and father
ikr god
Agreed 💯
Must us oldest kids in the 90s did.
fr I agree
@@QueenD91 true, but it doesn't mean its ok
Melissa holds 2 jobs and is raising her siblings.
Step-Father: Shes not doing enough
Disgusting. She's doing far more than she should be responsible for. The parents should be adults! There are plenty of disabled parents who find ways to rais there kids regardless of their handicaps.
At that point I would move out
@@milagrosmeza7661 same
And she's probably stressed about school stuff too
@@milagrosmeza7661 easier said than done- life’s hard in America. Most jobs BARELY pay rent alone
Someone should set up some kind of financial help for Melissa. 🥺
I felt AWFUL for Melissa. She was parentified by her mother and stepfather and parentification is absolutely abusive.
I'm most shocked by the fact that the parents didn't teach the kids asl. Imagine speaking French and teaching your kids Spanish. Wild
They should have brought someone in to teach them. It may have been hard for them.
Imagine being an immigrant parent and not teaching your kids the language you were born in. Wild but really common
@@ChazoAnwah
My mother was born and raised in Spanish, and when she was 18 or 19 my mother immigrated to the U.S. Myself and my younger brother were born there and were raised using primarily English, leading to is knowing little Spanish. Least to say that parties with other family members who don’t know much English is awkward.
@@aelmaest9172 Are you at least fluent in listening?
@@ChazoAnwah
I wouldn’t say fluent, but I am able to understand some of what they are saying and use that to decipher the conversation.
The oldest daughter is amazing young woman.
@@frygirl3149 she was young
@@Totaa28 i’m aware I’m just saying she’s gotten older
@@frygirl3149 yeah I know
I feel so bad for the 18 year old girl 😓😓😓😓
@@Totaa28 So if you know that I am aware then why bother to make the comment?
Sadly, Melissa’s case is more common than people really think. Most teenagers are expected to get jobs and take care of their younger sibling instead of being able to enjoy their teenage years
do not forget, to take care of nieces and nephews.
That was my problem when I turned 9.
@@irisravenhild9060 I take care of my niece and nephew, I don't mind, but I started taking care of them when I was 15.
Exactly, they shouldn't be given the responsibility of taking care of their siblings, that's the parents job.
I’m 13 my baby sister calls me mum that just says it all ig lol
Being the oldest suuuucks
It’s almost like there’s 3 kids, 2 bystanders and 1 parent. I feel so bad for Melissa.
Theres is actually 4
Jennifer, Jessica, and the other one
@@MiahMose the OP is saying it's like there are 3 kids (the youngest 3), 2 bystanders (the bioparents), and 1 parent (Melissa)
Deaf or not some parents use their first kids are caregivers and maids for their new partner and kids.
That's literally what is happening to me and my older sister, except without the new partner but rather 4 little shits who weren't disciplined like me and my sister.
That’s true. Just look at the Duggars. They chose to have 19 kids, but their oldest girls were the ones who raised their younger siblings and cleaned the house, cooked for everyone, etc etc. All the mom did was birth them and supposedly nursed them for 6 months. Heck, their oldest daughter Jana is around my age (I’m 31) and still lives at home taking care of siblings. Those poor girls never got to have normal childhoods or be normal teenagers 😔
@@brittaniesidebottom omg and you're so right cause it's always the girl children to feel it.
@@Nini_473 yeah, there’s an actual term people used to refer to it “eldest daughter syndrome”, and it’s basically when the eldest girl in the family ends up parenting her younger siblings (and even sometimes older if her elder siblings are assigned male at birth) if they are around 3 years younger
This is exactly how my parents are.
How many people are mad because Melissa is the built-in mom, & the real mom had no idea it was stressing Melissa out? Did anyone else buy that excuse? Yah... me either.
Mom is basic.
It is possible if Melissa really hadn’t communicated this clearly. People are often blind to personal issues even when those issues are obvious to others. Also, it struck me that Melissa was so focused on helping because of the compassion she had for her parents predicament that she’d never clearly expressed her own pain in the process to keep from adding to her parents stress.
They little girls know sign language they are just acting the clown it's the first language they knew as babies you can't forget it 😉 that's why the hide there eye contact with the parents. Smart arseses
It was weird that when the mom had put the kid in time out and Melissa just came in and overrode her. Notice the kid didn't run to Melissa, she went straight to the kid.
I love that they actually show the ASL interpreter and that Jo talks to the parents and not the interpreter. You wouldn’t believe how often people will talk to the interpreter and not the Deaf person. 🤦♀️
The mother can speak and can read lips
So rude, right?
I think for some it's habit not disrespect.
people that hear react more to sound. it's not being rude it's just confusing
It’s good manners to always talk to the person directly. Most of the the time interpreters will remind you of that if you aren’t speaking to the client.
Parents who use their eldest children as stand-in parents are so annoying and Iratate me!shes so strong
I couldnt agree more
copied comment lmao
Same they didn’t sign up for that
Parents who use their eldest children as stand-in parents irritate my soul. 😤
Not related but I love the drawing /painting in your dp 😍
Maybe they weren't doing that and just needed the help Im not judging them
it's... a normal thing in loads of countries??? Especially since the parents are helpless and can't do anything. How is it their fault they're deaf?
Unfortunately, it's very common. I have six younger siblings and my mom always expected that I'm always there to help her. I was the one listening to her problems while I just bucket up my feelings and couldn't tell somebody about my problems. I love my mom and my siblings, but it's definitely not easy being the oldest sibling.
It messes them up in the long run.
I don't get it, you can teach sign language to hearing infants & toddlers before they are verbal to increase their communication skills, why on earth didn't two deaf parents do it?
Gave up too easily
The girls wouldn't learn they won't listen
@@amandamcdonald8199 The OP wanted to know why the parents didn’t teach the kids to sign starting in infancy, as that’s what most deaf parents do. They weren’t out of control when they were infants.
Probably also internalized ableism.
Might be harder to do with more children
1:12 She did not call her children “devils.” She said they are mischievous.
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yeah i was going to say. misinterpretation like that made her look bad :(
My daughter's a devil🤷🏻
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The fact that none of their kids knows sign language shows severe neglect on the parents part. They should be ashamed and embarrassed 😳
its hard to teach your kids one language, let alone two plus there death so that makes it even harder.
@@carmengriffin3160 Ask for help to utilize the resources that are out there.
@@carmengriffin3160it’s actually quite easy to start babies out on sign language before they can speak English. My best friend has deaf parents and was fluent in both. They just didn’t care enough to teach them
@@carmengriffin3160 You just need to communicate with your kids in your language. You really don't have to do any formal or informal teaching.
tbh id struggle learning that 😭🙏
When the Dad talked about how he wanted to hang out with Melissa, of course he only listed activities that benefitted him, like teaching the sisters ASL. Like I wonder why you have no relationship.
It sounded like he was talking about her being the parent and him just helping out
@@TigerLily12345 Or like she was the hired nanny and needed to do her job of taking care of his kids and teaching them sign language.
No
@@space__mikspace4088 Yes
SAME! He wants to “hang out” with her while she takes care of his responsibilities. Sounds FuN..
I feel like every time there's and older sibling, either they're brats and jerks and emos, or they're another parent
OMG THE EMO PART IS SOOOO TRUE 😭
This is completely true, I am “emo” but i’m still basically the parent because my actual parents are always busy
whats wrong with being emo?
Yep
I agree im the oldest and my role is
Dundundun
The other parent👁👄👁
The fact the father says that he wants to have fun with Melissa then says “let’s clean up the house take care of the kids “ is just crazy to me .
Ikr. That is no fun. Atleast buy her food and she can calm then spend time with him^^
What
I know I had to listen to that twice to make sure that's what he actually said! 🤨
they are different, they also need help. you will not understand that. melissa does.
@@frontlinersaudi8076 Disable or not, parents can't throw their responsabilities to their kids. They can move, they can talk even. They should have teached their kids, or not even have more kids knowing they wouldnt be able to take care of them. My parents always were sick, they have many health issues and had have msny surgeries but they NEVER let me down as parents, they were kind but firm, respectful but responsable. Even when my mom had emergency surgery and was in pain, she never let my older sibling bare her responsabilities.
Massive respect for joe looking and talking to the parents, not the interpreter
"Bed time is super late i this house"... me watching this at 3 in the morning
🤣🤣🤣🤣 same
Same with my 1 year old next to me😶😬
Same
I said out loud "9 is late? " Like I'm use to 2 being early lmao
@@aylapurchase353 4am lol
There was no way they could’ve raised the 3 girls without Melissa.
It’s not Melissa tbh she can’t Handle them either she’s a kid
They shouldn’t have had more kids if they were going to be lazy parents.
@@meganbetteridge3547 but she still helps
@@trishayamada807lazy? Don't even.
@@crow-y5k actually VERY LAZY and should not have had more kids.
The girls are 31,21,20 and 18 in 2021
This was filmed in 2008
The girls in 2022 will be 32, 22, 21, & 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@stephenchase5593 kinda obvious.
@@stephenchase5593 thank you for adding plus one to the ages in the comment.
@@aylapurchase353 dont randomly mention your age on the internet bro
Hope they have more respect for their parents now
Can we just appreciate all the work jo puts in to help family’s get back on track, what an absolute icon.
I’ll say it once I’ll say it again. Just because you decided to have multiple kids doesn’t mean the oldest has to care for the youngest, they get to enjoy their lives too and should never have to parent until they have kids of their own
Yes the oldest girl always gets the heavy load. “She is the ‘example’ for the younger ones. She gets the least parental attention,except to be told how she is failing to do enough.
Exactly 💯 💯 💯
Go tell that to the Duggar family 😂😂😂
"3rd parent" as in practically the ONLY parent. She missed her entire teen-hood. Unfortunately, people WILL experience teen-hood at SOME point. Sometimes not til their mid-20's or 30's, but it WILL manifest. I've never seen that end well.
So true. Arrested development.
Ha ha this is true, I spent my teen years taking care of my baby sister and now I’m a hot mess
@Celtic girl they were socialized and groomed inro the role. In some societies even now young girls take on these roles. It doesn't make it right tho.
@Celtic girl those young mothers live their teen years vicariously through their kids. It was never cost free.
@Celtic girl girl hush up.
"don't take advantage of me as your daughter" ... I love that.
This show is the best birth control that exists.
fr 😭😭😭
LMAO
Honestly though! Mine is 12. We’ve thought of having another, but when I see this I think no no no.
Show is why the NEED for BIRTH control!
I say this is the best ad for parenting education!
😄
I have so much respect for that mom for stepping away before she blew up on her kids
Thats true I respect her for that. Same with the daughter who didn't blow up either she walked away as well
Yeah they Don't All Do that
That’s true I respect her for that .same with the daughter who didn’t blow up either she walked away as well
Yeah they all don’t do that
@@terridemaio2926 qqqqq
Bruh. One thing I wish was included is teaching the parents to actually listen and validate. Melissa was expressing and expressing and expressing how she was feeling, how she genuinely was experiencing the situations and was CONSTANTLY invalidated, being told she's wrong and it didn't happen like that. That's gaslighting. But also, no wonder she'll walk away first, it HURTS to be open and vulnerable only to be told you're wrong and you don't experience what you say you experience. That really should've been addressed.
That's also teaching her that she shouldn't express her feelings or that she's over emotional when she's not.
Exactly, this is actually one episode I'm disappointed in for that very reason. I kept waiting for Jo to shut down the parents & call them out on them taking advantage of their daughter. When she started telling her mom to shut up so she could finish speaking, I was happy Jo stepped in & backed her up but shocked me that she then turned & gave that same sign to Melissa. No wonder she ran out!
They really should have spent more time on the parents lack of accountability in that area especially
That’s my whole life
Agree!!!
I can *totally* relate :(
Jo is like the Gordon Ramsay of nannying.
HaHa!
Yep
Lmao😂😂😂
Omg this makes sense lmao
Minus cursing and yelling, but basically yes lol
Melissa has her own beautiful baby boy and will probably be such an amazing momma
I fell like the mom genuinely cares about how Melissa feels..
But Kip.. I don’t think so.
@Memes and my story animated only !?
mhm
@Memes and my story animated only ! no worries!
Shut up
@@fanum2 why are u getting aggressiveee
WAIT, so not only is Melissa required to raise the children, she also has to clean after them? (According to the father at around 15:20) Unbelievable. Being deaf doesn't mean not being able to clean your own house.
Or even raise your own kids at that, these parents really aren't even trying anymore and are literally RELYING ON MELISSA
That’s what happened to my friends family
i mean im the youngest and only girl (13) and I clean people over exaggerate cleaning I can have the entire house done did clean like new in 2.30 hrs but for daily cleaning like dishes, oven, sweeping, cleaning rooms all together takes me like 1.30 hr
@@tesneemahmed1228 But you are not working 2 jobs like Melissa was during this time, and then expected to raise your siblings and clean on top of bringing in 2 incomes.
@@alex.and.babies ur right i work 3 jobs.
Kip made me so angry. He kept claiming that he “loves” Melissa, but he clearly doesn’t care about her or her feelings. He said he wants to spend time with her, but only if she’s helping around the house?? Not to mention that she was already doing way more than her share. I really feel for her and I hope she’s well better now :(
I agree with U 100%
I hated these parents
He’s love is conditional which is so so tragic
The Baulish Family’s age in 2022:
Dorothy:59
Kip:59
Melissa:33
Jessica: 22
Jennifer: 20
Kristen: 18
I’m so sorry if I’m wrong, but goodnight loves💓💓
It is 2024, this video was posted 2 years ago which is in 2022
@@alissaonyoutube123 okay??
@@Aubrie._. so why would Kristen be 18
it was filmed wayyyyy before it was posted, the super nanny channel posts clips and episodes of old seasons
@@alissaonyoutube123 read the bottom of my comment 💀
Melissa deserves to go on vacation alone with her friends not the parents😂
Or siblings
s no
@@ZayS2020 the siblings are the cause of her stress so I think not-
@@ZayS2020 no-
@@Apple-mm9ml the sibling don't I'm agreeing with the top comment or you think the siblings should go to huh?? Yall sound slow asf
I feel so bad for Melissa, when she was trying to talk with the parent I felt all her pain! I was 19 when my brother was born and 23 when my sister was born. I do absolutely everything around the house and around the kids but it was never appreciated or acknowledge I cried when Melissa was crying the poor baby I hope she is doing better now!
Surely at 19 you could have moved out you’re an adult?
@@kaseyfaith1177 she probably felt obligated to help raise her siblings. That's how families work most of the time, most people don't abandon family no matter how bad the situation may be. It's something that's just ingrained in most.
@@kaseyfaith1177 moving out isnt that easy mate
@@raadwaaa thanks for that mate! I did it with no financial help from my family.
@@kaseyfaith1177 that’s cool for you but unfortunately not everybody can do that
An Oscar award for whoever raised Jo 👏
😎
huge facts
Fax
An Oscar for everyone, because all of their acting was great
You mean to the educational classes and schools she attended?
I'm impressed that the oldest daughter is so wonderful to care so much.
I'm just confused on how they had 3 younger kid's who didn't understand sign language whatsoever. I mean you teach your child when they're young, so I don't get it but I tell you one thing I hope those kid's learned sign because that's an amazing communication skill to have. Especially in the work force.
Yeah they need to learn sign language even by force it is so important we never know what will happen in future
The little ones didn't learn to sign because the parents don't interact with any of the kids. That is why the big sister is the acting parent. It almost seems like they don't want to be around the kids because the kids can hear.
They might not be 100% fluent. But I am willing to be they know ALOT more than they let on. They know if they pretend not to understand, they can get away with anything.
@@DTQ true
@@valzeppelin5153 yeah they don’t know much sign language because they are raised by the older sister and she communicates by talking to them instead of signing.
Melissa is the type of person that is used to helping everyone but isnt used to getting help
yep
Like me smh
Ever since she was what, 11 or 12 probably? 💔🥺 I cannot imagine. The parents expecting Melissa to fulfill their role, is completely bonkers!
This show is the worlds best birth control.
Started watching it back in middle school and it heavily contributed to me being cf. they don’t get paid enough I swear
Really? This just motivates me to have children and raise them to be decent humans. It’s pretty hard to get to this point
To each to their own, helps both groups in my opinion and gives the facts of life
Agreed!
😭😂😂😂
cf children free ig it took me so long to figure that out lol
I tell you guys, I've seen sooooo many of these episodes.. And HANDS DOWN, this is really one of my favorites. I really enjoyed this Episode . it touched me, made me smile,and tear up.. Thank you superNanny ❤😊
Somehow i can imagine that even if these parents werent deaf, they'd still leave all their responsibilities to Melissa.
they probably would, because i see that like me, she ended up being the easy one, and they probably would've wanted more easy kids and had her shape them into versions of her, like what my parents did with me.
Yea the would've worked full time then and not be on disability.
maybe
Your probably right....
Absolutely, they were definitely used to pulling the disability card!
I like how the nanny is staring the parents in the eyes and ate actually talking to them and not to the translator
Those children were *enjoying* bullying their parents. You could see it in their faces.
I agree
I enjoyed it too! 😃
I’m sorry but that level of disrespect had my mouth on the floor
@@cnb1243 Yup, meeeee tooooo!
@@cnb1243 right ! Made me reconsider hitting kids as discipline
I love how much jo did sign language too
I feel for Melissa..
Having to act like the mom... Poor kid
She is being robbed of her adolescence. Sad
@@dianedizayee5211 her what
@@Snj1705 adolescence means teenage to young adult
@@vickibatin5914 isn’t it teenage years?
@@amethystgacha4697 yes it means teenage years or childhood.
“ kip Melissa shouldn’t have to! You are the parent”
Just imagine the chaos of Melissa wasn’t there. The parents clearly are struggling but aren’t trying enough, the reason why is because they know that Melissa would help anyways.
Ayy Its another Quackity fan!
If It wasn’t Melissa It would be their other first child In her place
this was definitely the parents fault. failing to teach their children proper sign language and not disciplining them properly.
No offense but they should of just stopped at one. Mellissa seems so nice & I doubt any of her siblings could ever top that.
She isn't the dad's daughter. But they should only have had one after that.
That's every single family on this show. Hope u aren't discriminating or showing ur prejudice.
Tell your parents, you 18 years old. With no kids and off duty.
@@PROPHETESSIAM what? Are you referring to me lol
That's not for you to judge.
Funny thing is I went to high-school with Jessica and Jennifer, it’s interesting to watch this. If you were curious, they can all do sign language now and are very fluent
really? how old are they now?
@@ror1gg Jennifer is 21 and Jessica is 22. Not sure about Melissa or Kristin.
What happened with Melissa?
Were they nice? I always watch these things and wonder if it ever actually helps, or if they just act nice for the camera and revert back after
@@vi5133 I would say for the most part Jessica was the nicest, but in high school people have cliques and I wasn’t in hers so I only know her on the surface. Jenny and I went from elementary to high school with her and for the most part she was pretty nice. She actually told us in elementary that she was on “Super Nanny” so I’ve seen the episode before
Imagine choosing to have 4 kids as deaf parents and not putting in the time/effort to teach the younger 3 any asl
How do you know if she was teaching them or not?
@@Lashamarie22 they couldn’t understand her...
@@Lashamarie22 she literally said that they haven’t learnt it
It’s hard to teach when you’re deaf (not impossible) because you can’t get any feedback
@@Travelbyailsa still doesn’t mean she wasn’t trying to teach them 🥴
These parents don’t know how Blessed they are to have Melissa. Amazing young woman to help out the way she does.
It’s not just the kids, it’s the parents mindset, the father is like taking advantage of the sister I really don’t like him tbh the mom just seems to give up too easily
The dad needs to stop! It’s not
Melissas job to teach and raise YOUR kids.
Anyone else scoffing at Kip? You can see right through his BS. He does not care about Melissa...
E
No they do care pa attention
Just because people come into the situation with their own twisted perceptions of reality doesnt mean they dont care...theybjust have the need to adjust their own perspective...Jo is good at that.
@@sofiasoria2177 I paid attention and no he did not care.
He definitely reminds me of the son of someone I work for, looks and all, and I can tell you right now I definitely don't believe any of his BS.
Anyone else notice Melissa called Kip dad at the end of the video instead of calling him Kip like she did throughout the rest of the video? It really warmed my heart.
you can tell how angry Jo got when the dad was saying Melissa needed to help out with the kids
an interpreter is always interesting, you don't see them often.
I’m always curious as how accurate interpretations are on TV. Any insight into this episode?
They certainly are, my friend is actually studying to become an interpreter and I showed her this episode, and she enjoyed it.
@@thewachannel4537 Ok
I cried when the 18 year old girl explained how she felt and after that i cried more
I cried too.
Honestly, it's no wonder Melissa doesn't respect Kip or want to spend time with him. Literally expecting her to raise HIS daughters and then wondees why none of the four girls have respect for him..
Honestly no wonder Melissa doesn't respect kip or want to spend why kingstorm
Don’t feel sorry for the parents. They should teach respect and sign language to kids when they were babies. So sad to see the oldest barely sign. I have 3 children that sign fluently.
She didn't look like she was barely signing?? Looks like she knew it pretty well...
@@CTMKD I think she meant the oldest of the little ones
@@tetee0.077 Ah
@Heloise O'Byrne you sound cruel
@@winterblossom4446 They are literally right. Disability isn't an excuse to neglect your child.
Melissa has 2 jobs and raises her 3 little sisters!!! What the hell? She is only 18! No kid should ever have to raise their siblings. I cant imagine how hard it is to not be able to properly communicate with your kids, but why not teach them asl as toddlers so they can communicate properly? It most likely would have helped them loads!
Why does she have 2 jobs?!?! I feel that money goes to the parents. Really sad.
The stepfather seems narcissistic, especially w how he expresses himself about Melissa! He's terrible!!
Melissa also shared that that the husband gets mad if the mom goes/does anything alone w her - he literally is isolating her from her own kid. Disgusting!
I hope Melissa is doing well!!
He probably got mad because that meant he had to be left with the kids. I bet he didn’t do much raising until Jo came along. Left it to his wife and step daughter.
It’s always enjoyable too see how surprised and happy the parents are when one of Jo’s technique’s work ! The parents were happy the kids bedtime only took an hour instead of 3 hrs
I feel the parents were milking their deafness as an excuse that they couldn’t be normal parents. Out of sight out of mind, situations didn’t exist because they didn’t want see and couldn’t hear.
Exactly they were lazy
@@amna17. no u are
These deaf parents had no right to have the children and expect Melissa to actually raise them; how utterly selfish.
I don’t think the deaf part matters, differently ambled shouldn’t need to come into it but the rest I agree with
@@crazikat4881 i agree, really has nothing to do with them being deaf but instead being bad parents and really giving Melissa oldest sister syndrome
Hey man, careful there. Getting into eugenics territory. I think the fact that they're deaf certainly made things difficult, but im willing to bet they'd have pushed Melissa to be the "third parent" regardless of their disability. Hearing parents do that plenty often
There's no such thing as perfect parents, I'm sure they didn't plan on not getting respect from their children and having their eldest do their job
@@okwuchiogechukwu1171 they literally said she needs to do more, did you not watch the video?
They’re making her the primary parent. It’s not necessary, but it makes it easier for them, so they don’t care
When they grow up, they will literally feel so embarrassed.
@Generic Anime Picture same
Fr
@Generic Anime Picture me too
Someone give us an update!! 👍🏻
Someone in the comment section claimed to have gone to high school with some of the younger ones. Not sure how true it is, but it's believable.
Jojo is literally such a.great comfort person.
HOW CAN AN 18 YEAR OLD B EXPECTED 2 REPLACE GROWN UP
PERMANENTLY?
She's basically been responsible for all her younger siblings since they were born and she was only 10.
It's the eldest sister curse and it's horrible..
I feel her pain tho.
@@shrimpshramp I have it and it’s true lol
@@shrimpshramp I’m the youngest and I take care of my older brothers more than they take care of me
I can’t even imagine being this disrespectful in front of someone- how are these kids not embarrassed?
i agree, i wasn’t the best kid but i would never do this in front of anyone
When we had people over I wouldn’t dare behave like this but it was like you said I’d have been so embarrassed
I think they are told to act normal and be naughty so super nanny can see what is normally like. I also think these are kids are at the point of not caring anymore.
Because they have no framework for it being embarrassing. They haven't been taught, and they haven't faced consequences for it.
Poor Melissa I feel sorry for her and the three little devils she has for sisters.
Edit: I did not expect this comment to get 1k likes.
Edit 2 : I didn't realize my comment would get 2.4k likes. It might go up but IDK.
Edit 3: I have never gotten 3k likes before...this is weird to me.
Dont u just wanna 🤜👧👧👧 those demon? 🙃🙃
Dang wonder if they still remember this UwU
@@Asakyych absolutely.
Her parents are LAZY. They should not have kept having children.
@@Asakyych the main reason I’d never be able to have kids lmao-
Each child should know ASL and compassion
Heck... I was raised exactly how Melissa's and dang, it's brutal... I feel like I've lost my life parenting and I don't even have kids... It's stressful and brings many insecurities...
Same here. I have decided not to have kids. I am tired already.
So sorry you had to experience that :(
@@jennierose847 Nope... I'm good... I really lost like 18 years of my life taking care of children... I'm not ready to spend more with my own children lol
🥳🥳🤩 🥵
@@jennierose847 no, if they don't want kids they should not have kids, are you Mad? That's how bad parents are made.
I always think these super nanny kids must get so embarrassed looking back at themselves act like this on national tv💀🤦🏾♀️
Imagine other kids at school saw the episode about you >_
@@alinap1915 Noooooooo! 😫😂
@@alinap1915 😬😬😬
@E E oo link?
@E E ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I would love to see one myself
I taught my kids some baby signs starting at 6 months (you could probably start sooner). It help so much they didn't cry much because there was no communication barriers and needs were met. When you combine it with the word as well they learn to speak and eventually drop the sign for it. We did basic ones like; more, please, hungry, tired, hurt, hot/cold, scared, sad, help, milk/bottle, and some basic foods/snacks. As babies/toddlers they learn super fast.
Most parents do that even if they aren’t deaf
Yep. Did it for every one of my four kids!!
That’s so amazing and so cute! 🥰
Health visitors suggested the Makaton signs for our son, who started speaking late. It's based on British sign language. We did have our own signs for things (pawing at someone meant cat). He won't shut up now though still prefers signs sometimes and he'll make his own as well. These parents are horrible! Why did they have 3 children? And how did they not teach them ASL?! That poor girl...
Idk, I'm quite on the spoil side with my son, but only when it comes to stuff with me and only if I don't say "no". I explain why when I overrule him (it sometimes is because I'm tired, usually good reasons) but whatever I promise, I keep.
Melissa is really beautiful inside and out. I hope her life now is as beautiful!
Organization when mellisa started to cry i started crying
I know she loves her parents but I’m sure resentful
I cried when the mom cried during bed time🤦🏾♀️ I deeply sympathize with her!
I wonder if she has her own kids now.
I felt so happy when the eldest daughter confided in Jo about her feelings. It’s good to talk to someone when people are sad.
i just want to say to all the older siblings who relate to Melissa, you guys are so strong and thank you for taking care of your siblings as well! i don’t know how hard it is because i’m the youngest, but i know it’s hard because of my observation as well. thank you for all you guys have done! you guys are the best keep staying strong although it’s hard you can get through it ‼️‼️
This hit me in the feels 🤍
thank you 😭
Thank you 🙏🏽♥️
Thank you 🥰🥲
🤢🤢🤮
That ending was really beautiful. I really feel like the mother is very empathetic even though she made mistakes she was very understanding toward her daughter and her feelings. ❤