I try to get the rooms in just a few pictures, but I ended up with a ton of pictures of my boys' room. [Because one or two pictures just did not do justice to the squalor, chaos and danger of this trap]
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I really like my boys' room, brimming with color and fun. [When I originally published these pictures, I had a death trap clothesline over the boy's crib. I removed it for the pictures, but I still use it when I'm not taking pictures. It is perfectly safe and we are comfortable with this decision.]
OMG. I'm rolling on the floor w/ your comments. She's batshit though.
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond words. I have lived in small (very small) spaces before and the key word is as little stuff as possible.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like this room was a storage/room in a previous life certainly not a BEDROOM. There also appear to be no windows.
I suggested to Emily that she gets a sleeping couch. Sleeps on it and put the kids beds in the "large" bedroom. Of course this comment wasn't published as this was a real storage solution and commons sense.
Is she really getting positive comments out of that crap???
Why is it that even when she cleans it, it still looks dirty?
ReplyDeleteI just cannot get over the half-painted crib. I know there is so much wrong with the room but for the love of Dog, finish your baby's bed!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad, sad room. Oh, that half painted crib. How can she live like that?
ReplyDeleteEmily, take down the hammock shelves! They are a danger to your children! Just imagine little Bobby grabbing a piece of the fabric that is hanging in his crib (see your photo) and swinging those shelves and all those toys come crashing down on him and Dan.
ReplyDeleteMaybe just maybe thats what happened to Little Dan that caused him to sleep (it was concusion induced)!
I love that she claims they use and need everything in their apartment. Then she shows pictures and she's obviously lying. Eg. "tents". Why do the kids need multiple tents? The other blog posted on FJ shows that you can live in a small space, with kids, and have it look neat and tidy. Not when you want to fill the apartment floor to ceiling with stuff though.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that those shelves are held by fabric!! That is crazy! I know she refuses to believe that her kids would pull the shelves down, but what if there was ever an earthquake? Those toys would all fall on the baby's head.
ReplyDeleteAnd who in their right mind would think it is OK to have their kid sleep under a bed every night? She may think it is no diffeerecnt than a bunkbed but that is crap, it is totally different.
They probably would be safer sleeping in rubbermaid containers
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ReplyDeleteOMG one of her fans asked her about the crib mattress. She doesn't use one because the boys sometimes wet the bed and it's easier to wipe down the mattress than change the sheets. She is disgusting.
ReplyDeleteAnd hee hee Bobby sometimes pulls the toys from the shelf into his crib, isn't that cute. But of course the shelves/toys pose no danger to the boys.
How the hell does she think there is room on a crib mattress for two growing children? Co-bedding newborn twins in a crib is one thing. Expecting a toddler and preschooler to have room to both sleep on a crib sized mattress is ridiculous.
I agree with the above poster that getting a pull out bed in the living room, putting the kids in the big bedroom (with a regular sized twin bed if she expects to kids to share), and using the storage room as storage could make her apartment seem so much bigger and neater. But she doesn't want that. She wants to live in a depressing, crowded little place.
That crib needs to be on the lowest setting at her son's age. That is an accident waiting to happen.
ReplyDeleteLearn to take the advice of your commenters without getting defensive, Emily. Humility....
Something like this would be so much safer for the older boys, and something she could use through several children.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10123996
OMG, that room, PLEASE GO TO IKEA AND SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY YOU MADE ON THE BLOG. Seriously, girl, you and your family will be so so so happy. YOu have way too much stuff too.
ReplyDeleteThose shelves over the crib, I could just freaking faint dead away. I am never, ever going to complain about my cluttered house, ever, ever again. Or about my decorating skills. I'm freaking Martha Stewart compared to Emily.
On the other hand, seeing those pictures makes me want to clean. It looks so dark there :( I am really really sad for your boys. All FOUR of them.
ReplyDeleteI think she is abusing Big Dan :(
The shelves above the crib are SO DANGEROUS. Wonder if the kid gets up in the middle of the night and bonks his head on the corner, or like kids do, try to shake the whole thing. Those toys (especially the dump truck) could fall on him.
ReplyDeleteAnd putting Daniel under the crib. That's so sad. That room needs a lot more sunlight.
These kids are going to end up depressed, dirty, and malnourished in the end.
I feel horrible for those poor boys living in a cluttered hole with batsh*t crazy hoarder parents who refuse to even provide them w/ basic medical/dental care and nutritious meals.
ReplyDeleteHow old is the baby? That crib NEEDS TO BE set to the lowest setting for safety! You oldest likes to sleep under the crib? who calls the shots in your house? if he likes to touch a hot stove, do you let him? oh wait, you do not use a stove....
ReplyDeleteI have never seen such a room in my entire life. It makes me sick.
the shelves over the crib - seriously Emily, that is an accident waiting to happen. Please think of your childrens safety. Like the previous poster said: humility goes a long way, people are just trying to help you!
Is that a baseboard heater in the third pick that the "tents" are laying up against?
ReplyDeleteWait wait wait. The shelves are held together by fabric - and they're not even bolted to the walls?! Seriously? Who in their right mind would think that's ok - anywhere - let alone in a kid's room - LET ALONE above a crib. For shits sake.
ReplyDeleteAnd can someone share the link of the other blog, referenced above, that was shared on FJ? The one that shows small-space living, with children, in a neat and clean way? I couldn't find the discussion over there.
She doesn't use sheets on the crib mattress because it's easier that way.
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This woman makes me sad. The saddest part is that she clearly has money to improve her children's situation. And she chooses not to. She chooses for them to live like this.
Re: small space living. Cutting and pasting isn't working for me currently, but there's a link to pictures of in post 552 of the current Emily thread at FJ.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is that raggedy green curtain-thing that's hanging down in the first two pictures? Looks like something else Bobby could reach from the crib...this room could be used as a training tool about unsafe child bedrooms.
ReplyDelete***I really like my boys' room, brimming with color and fun.
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oh.my.god.
The heater IS by the toys, and also by those blankety things hanging...not to mention the boy who sleeps underneath the crib has his blankets there (but no sheets) which will now be pushed up against the baseboard heater form time to time. I suppose MOST baseboards dont get THAT hot, but there are exceptions. We have one in one room that when stuff is against it, the stuff melted and we needed to have it looked at. I would not be surprised if this apartment does not routinely have inspection???? lol???
That room is pitiful! It is NOT "brimming with color and fun." It is filthy and depressing, and probably reeks of urine.
ReplyDeleteEmily, why don't YOU sleep on a cold, plastic, smelly mattress and see how you like it. My dog has a more comfortable sleeping space than your children. You should be ashamed of yourself.
she asked some poster on her blog, who warned her about moisture getting to the mattress, if it would be suitable to just flip over the mattress from time to time.
ReplyDeleteeven her regular posters arent falling for this stroll through the boys room, thank god.
imagine being Emily's mother, or sister, and having to stand by and watch this....i pity them!
ReplyDeleteOh that poor little chicken...how cold it must be to sleep on the floor, in Maine, in the winter, on a matress with no sheet, when Mom and Dad keep the heat at 50 degrees.
ReplyDeletePoor little guy. He's hungry, cold, and living in filth. Is it any wonder he was hospitalized?
If I were her mother or sister I wouldn't stand by. I'd be trying my hardest to win custody of those kids and get them the h*ll out of there. I feel so sorry for those poor children.
ReplyDeleteThis is just horrible. What a freakin' mess! I wouldn't call this organized...it's called cramming so much stuff in such a little space that it's almost laughable (but I feel so bad for the kids who have to live in it). So once Bobby is out of the crib, he and Daniel will both share that little mattress (that she can't even put a sheet on)? I am just in disbelief. I can not imagine making my child live like that BY CHOICE!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else feel like taking a bath after seeing those pics?
ReplyDeleteI want to slap some sense into her. What is wrong with her? I don't agree with a lot of stuff that she does but she has the right to live the way she wants. But those poor children! They don't have a choice. She thinks it's okay to let a mobile 18 month old sleep in a half painted crib with the mattress at a newborn level? Okay for her 3 year old to sleep on a mildew ridden mattress without a sheet, up against a baseboard, and on a dirty floor? Shelves laden with stuff hanging above a crib? UGH! I feel sick for those children.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the 380 sq. foot home that is lovely, warm looking, organized, CLEAN, and just darling:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/happyjanssens/collections/72157622958743825/
Emily, take heed, you can be frugral, fundie, and all the things you love and STILL provide you family with a clean, organized, happy looking home.
She reminds me of an episode of "Hoarders". I have a 1500 square foot house and I don't have tents because I HAVE NO WHERE TO STORE THEM.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder Brad likes hanging on the bathroom wall above the shitter its safer and cleaner!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous with the REALLY cute 380sq ft house. You have done a wonderful job:)
ReplyDeleteDoes your daughter sleep with you guys? I didn't see a room for her. Either way, I love the house:)
Oh, but her 18 month old would NEVER climb out of the crib because she has "boundries" for him. Don't you know that?
ReplyDeleteEmily, since you're on the computer all day anyway, Google crib safety. If I remember correctly, you are to put the mattress to the bottom setting the minute your baby can pull himself to a standing position. That's what we did anyway. But then, you'd have to find another place to put the 3 year old's mattress.
Stop trying to pass off your laziness as simplicity and frugality. No one is buying it.
That house is ADORABLE!!! Um, not Emily's...the 380 one. I want to live there.
ReplyDeleteLike the above poster said, I have a 1600 square foot house...2 adults and 2 small children. We don't have room for stuff like tents!
I wonder if they looked at toxic mold as the reason that little boy lapsed into a coma?
ReplyDeleteOH! If you have not followed to link to the 380 sq ft house, you have to go! It is so cute! Love the pot lids on the wall for decoration! It's clean, organized, and tastefully decorated. She even has a mini wash machine. The child has about 10 days worth of clothes hanging neatly in the bedroom (no bins!), and they have exactly what they need there. No hoarding bins and bins of crap.
ReplyDeleteI am willing to bet that the reason little Dan sleeps under the crib is because the mattress is melted to the base board heater.
ReplyDeleteI was reading yall's comments and it made me think of that book by V.C. Andrews....Flowers in the Attic...Except in this case its Flowers in the Fundie Fuck Up House
ReplyDeleteI posted the link to the 380 sq foot home but I'm not the person so lives/lived there so can't answer any questions about where people sleep; however, I can make a guess that it's not on a filthy plastic mattress with no sheets or under a crib!
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to have lots of money to live in pleasant surroundings and you don't have to live like a hoarder in small spaces.
The contrast between Emily's "home" and the 380 one is very stark.
Honestly, I would not be able to spend 5 minutes in Emily's place.
The sad thing is she cleaned the boys' room up before she took those photos (I've seen "before" photos).
The shelves held together by cloth above the crib are just insane. Really.
The boys room makes me sick. I live in a small space and we have paired down what we have to make it fit. She has way too much stuff for such a small space. And having everything out in the open like that makes everything look so much more crowded. Get a dressers or wardrobe and put the clothes in there and some toys on top. Get rid of the tents, how many tents does a kid need anyway? The shelves by the crib are insane. No sheet on a mattress? Do you know how cold and uncomfortable a plastic mattress is? This just makes me sad for the boys and angry at Emily. If she paired down the toys the room could look nicer. Why does any child need a slide or tricycle indoors in a small apartment? WHY would she even consider having those in an apartment?!!!!
ReplyDeleteditto everything here...and all comments. I am laughing so hard.....this is totally making my day.
ReplyDeletehey, y'all, serious question - what is that shiny sage green thing hanging to the left and above the crib, in the first two shots?
ReplyDeleteIs it some kind of a valance?
I'm confuzzled.
My husband, my 8 month old, and myself live in an 1100 square foot house with a dog and two cats. I admit that I am not the best housekeeper in the world, but my house has NEVER looked as dirty as hers, even after she "cleans". The above commenters are 100% correct. Just pare down what you have! When our son was born we had to get rid of a lot of stuff {we were using his now bedroom as a guest room/computer room/library} and it wasn't easy...but you do what needs to be done. Why doesn't she understand that?
ReplyDeleteI can't believe she really thinks she's so clever to "organize" her kids' stuff like that! What planet is this woman from? I live in a small house with 5 kids, little money, etc. etc., but there is no way on God's green earth that I'd let my precious children live like that! I think Em is in need of some mental health services. I checked out her blog in the past to see if I could get some money saving tips, but there's absolutely no way I'd sacrifice my childres's health and safety to save a few bucks like that. I'm all for parents sacrificing unnecessary things to have a parent say home with their children,if that's what they want, but kids should not have to live in squallor! Em needs to have a BIG yard sale. Get rid of all that excess crap, sell it and use the money to but some decent bedding and some FOOD for the kids!
ReplyDeleteWhat is FJ? Link?
ReplyDeleteOk I usually don't comment on here because I have a huge tolerance for Emily that most people wouldn't understand. I am a frugal junkie myself, but this room just makes me so sad. Those kids deserve a clean room that isn't packed with crap. My daughter is almost 2yrs old and still sleeps in her crib, but no way in the world would I trust her to not climb out with a mattress that high! And I would never dream of having my son who is 3 sleep on a foam mattress on the floor, crib mattresses are not comfortable once you actually weigh a few pounds! They're just plastic and foam!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed that her kids haven't been seriously injured in there yet.
It's so funny (and sad) that she thinks she's so creative.
ReplyDelete"Hey, look at the awesome idea I had....I put Dan's papers in a magazine holder...I'm so smart and creative!"
Um...yeah, a magazine holder is designed to do just that...store paper. Hence the name.
For those that have been asking questions about the 382 square foot apartment that was mentioned earlier, you can visit the blog at:
ReplyDeletewalkslowlylivewildly.com
I mentioned her as the anti-Emily on FJ. She believes in small space living, is frugal, Christian, and into healthy eating.
BUT: the contrasts are so glaring. She's got common sense, for starters. She has taste and style. She considers healthy eating to be things like, oh, ya know, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES and whole grains. But most of all what stands out to me, and what makes me so flippin' disgusted with Emily is that Sara adores her children. It's so evident in her posts and pics. Emily,on the other hand, seems to be indifferent at best.
The mattress without a sheet is over the top. I do think Emily and her children could benefit from some social services input. I am surprised she thinks that is okay for the boy to sleep on a plastic mattress. This was all kind of funny to read about in a way for a while, but now I'm just sad :(
ReplyDeleteWhoever posted the link to the 380 squft place, thank you! I love their place. it is so awesomly simply. Emily, seriously, take a look at that place compared to yours. Her place is safe and much smaller than yours. Your apartment is dark and dingy. You should move out further away so you can have a better place to live and your boys can have an outdoors.
ReplyDeleteOr, better yet, just move to Arkansas, WV, TN, OK or someplace where your children can get a better education and the cost of living is much lower.
And she thinks that if need be she can fit 10 kids in that apartment?!
ReplyDeleteShe really needs some guidance. A family of five could actually live in that apartment just fine if she would tone down that clutter. She has too much stuff. There are way too many toys in that room and everything is out where you can see it, which makes it look messy. Get a dresser and get rid of some crap.
Her bedroom has no curtain and it looks like a blanket is being use for a curtain in the boys room. That is trailer trash. She is just plain lazy and dirty. Her boys are cute, but look very malnurished and poor. They just don't look clean or healthy.
I am wondering if Emily is mentally disabled.
ReplyDeleteRe: the sage green thing
ReplyDeleteIn one of her posts she mentioned the boys' room had a window that looked into the hallway- I'm betting it is a curtain blocking that window. Which brings up another question though: why have a window on an inside wall of a bedroom?
She needs to purge a lot of that stuff. Why does she have a Johnny Jump-up in the doorway when no kids use it? Put that thing away! Thomas won't be old enough to use it for another few months anyway. I can't imagine having all that crap out. A dresser and a decent bookshelf (bolted to the walls, of course) would probably really help her cut down on this cluttered looking mess.
I didn't think gross Emily could shock me anymore but wow, was I wrong. There isn't a single fucking thing in that room that's "fun." It's a dirty little hovel and she chooses to keep it that way.
ReplyDeleteShocking.
No really, it's shocking. When is someone going to stand up for those kids?
I know CPS complaints via internet aren't effective, but I really hope that someone in their area makes that phone call. The boys "bedroom" is a death trap. The shelves above the crib...what's to prevent the baby from banging his head on the corner? To prevent him pulling those shelves down on himself? Why are her children sleeping directly on mattresses. Just wiping off the mattress after an accident is revolting. The plastic mattress is meant as the LAST STAND against poo, pee and vomit - those things should be kept off a mattress by both rubber and cloth sheets. And how old is her youngest? Certainly he's old enough to have the mattress set to a lower level? And the poor boy sleeping under the bed? My goodness, he's a feral little thing, sleeping in that tight, cramped spot.
ReplyDeleteThe whole scene is pathetic, and I am happy to hear that even her faithful readers who usually blow rainbows up her ass are commenting on this dangerous situation. There is nothing frugal about what's happening in that bedroom. That bedroom is not a room that belongs to people who are thriving. It's dangerous and disgusting and safety has apparently taken a back burner to Emily's functioning insanity.
Please, won't someone intervene?
Jesus asks us not to take offense to the criticism of others. He also asks us to be humble and respectful of others. There are mothers who have been around the block and know a few things that Emily doesn't.
ReplyDeleteThe poor thing has so much to learn. Her pride is just getting in the way. What a shame!
Emily saddens me so much. I have some respect for what she is trying to do- except she's failing miserably at it.
ReplyDeleteI've read the blog someone posted above- Sara Janssen, Christian homeschooler / homebirther / frugal mama / woman of style, and Sara is truly an inspiration. After seeing pics of her tiny but beautiful, cozy, and lived-in homes, I'm always inspired to change my life. That woman seems truly happy and at peace with her life, and I feel that her children are lucky to have such wonderful role models in their lives.
I think Emily is trying to achieve the same thing, but she's really coming short of the mark. She's trying to live frugally by hoarding everything that's affordable, when she should be living more simply by downsizing. She calls her home cozy when it's a pigsty. Moreover, I don't recall hearing Sara of other blog say that she submits to her husband- and if she does indeed do so, at least he seems like an intelligent man with his family's best interest at heart. I can't say the same for "Dna".
Emily really really needs to take a look at her life. She's not achieving any of the things she wants to achieve.
On a side note, I really hope this discussion blog continues because I don't want to give Emily money to continue her trainwreck. Hopefully more and more people will come here instead.
Has she mentioned why that disgusting crib is dripping with white paint?
ReplyDeleteLOL at Emily's most recent reply in the comments on her blog. (I couldn't help myself! It's like a friggen trainwreck.)
ReplyDeleteEmily wrote:
Okay, believe it or not, I don't post about my life so that everyone can tell me what to do.
The corner of the shelf is rounded. Bobby is not going to poke an eye out.
Daniel's mattress has a waterproof cover.
So, the problem with sleeping under the crib is that bunk beds are built sturdily and cribs not so much? That makes no sense.
I'm not writing this to be snarky, but seriously, this is our home. Wasn't it nice of me to let you all in?
Emily,
ReplyDelete"So, the problem with sleeping under the crib is that bunk beds are built sturdily and cribs not so much?"
Yes, cribs are not built or meant to be slept under.
It looks like the tricycle has never been taken outside. Do you ever bring your children outside to play, Emily? Are they cooped up in a dingy, dirty apartment all day to fend for themselves while you blog away on the computer or edit your husband grammar on his mess of a blog?
ReplyDeleteYou should be ashamed of yourself having a child sleep on that mattress.
Sadly, my guess is that you never go out, never go to a doctor or dentist and claim to homeschool. I doubt that you would break the bank to buy a book. These kids are going to fall through the cracks and sadly, if one of them is badly hurt or worse, they will be another statistic with wacko parents. The news will interview the neighbors who will shake their heads and say they never knew they even had kids. Nobody ever saw them.
Again, I am really sad about Emily's kids' situation. I didn't notice the half painted crib at first, but now I see it, and am really sad. How can that be good for a baby/toddler. Daniel's mattress does not have a waterproof cover in the picture. At least not one separate from the mattress. And waterproof anything is bound to be uncomfortable. She probably doesn't want to put a sheet because she doesn't have room for it in the wonderwash. I really wish Emily would consider decluttering. Yes, she has a "place" for everything, but she still has too much stuff. Why not have a few versatile toys for the boys to play with?
ReplyDeleteHey Emily ,you are gross. You have too many things in that room. You need to move the crib away from those shelves because the risk of your child getting hit in the head or reaching for those toys is really high. Take the bike off the roof? Why is there a keyboard on the wall? Why is the crib half painted? You are too lazy and piggish to wash sheets for your child? I bet it smells like piss everywhere in that room. :( That's sad.
ReplyDeleteI really think she's going to alienate even her loyal readers with todays post. She is practically having a tantrum, Emily-sociopath style. She's truly disgusting, and a poor excuse for a Christian.
ReplyDeleteAnd where are her kids in her pics, ever? Is it because we saw the fingertip bruises and now she can't risk posting their pics?
One good things that came out of her post today is that it made me look around my house and I have been decluttering and throwing a lot away. No way do I want to end up like her.
ReplyDeleteNo, Daniels mattress does not have a seperate waterproof cover. She is talking about the fact that all crib mattresses are waterproof material. That does not make it sanitary to leave a sheet off of it and to just wash it. If there are any small cracks in the covering the pee will drip in. Otherwise, it will pool on the mattress and either drip down the sides or soak into poor Daniel's clothing. And it is awfully uncomfortable to sleep on something such as that without a sheet on it. This is making me feel sick.
The edge of the board is rounded. Who cares? Part of the board is resting on the crib's edge and poking into the crib. Bobby could get tangled up into the cloth that it is hung by, pull the whole mess down on top of him, or get hurt by falling toys.
This is a woman who needs parenting advice. You can live in a small space and you can live on less, but not like she is doing. It is dirty, dark, cramped, and there is too much stuff. I don't even have that much crap and my house is twice the size of hers. No piles of Cds, walls of books, or outdoor toys indoors.
I agree with this last commenter. The biggest problem is the shelves over the crib. Who in their right mind would think that is safe?? More than any other problem with the room, the shelves are a hazard. At least have them be empty shelves, if she must keep them up. I wonder if Emily is reading these comments. Please Emily, I am not trying to be mean, but the shelves are dangerous. The toys on the shelves are dangerous. I know you love your children, and wouldn never intentionally hurt them. So can you please consider that the shelves might not be safe there? Also, please consider putting a sheet on the boy's mattress. I am sure you are planning to use it for many years with susequent children, it will last longer if there is a sheet that can come off and be properly washed. I mean this sincerely and peacefully.
ReplyDeleteHow are those shelves even secure?? The fabric can not be all that sturdy. I am really sad for her, the kids and Dan, to be honest. It is a sad pathetic life. :(
ReplyDelete"Jesus wouldn't comment on a blog anonymously as a coward"
ReplyDeleteWow. She only clings to Jesus when it suits her, clearly.
I think I have now gone insane. I've been thinking about how to fit my family of 6 into that apartment. I think it would involve 2 sets of bunks in the "big" bedroom for the kids since every kid deserves their own personal space, a pull out couch in the main living area, and the "small" bedroom being used as a closet/library/storage room.
ReplyDeleteEmily, I called CPS. You're welcome!
ReplyDeleteDid you really call CPS? What did they say?
ReplyDeleteI was reading yall's comments and it made me think of that book by V.C. Andrews....Flowers in the Attic...Except in this case its Flowers in the Fundie Fuck Up House
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!! Bravo!
Emily is acting like an entitled cunt on her blog today, period. She is pissy that people are telling her "how to live her life"? And she thinks that just because she puts her shit hole out there for us to see we don't have the right to comment on it? Well. Then why DOES she put it out there? It seems, in Emilys world, that if one does not make their comments the right way, then one can take their toys and go the fuck home. So there.
ReplyDeleteShe is a pathetic piece of work and whoever said they called CPS, I hope you are serious. I work for CPS in my state and I have never before thought that they woudl even entertain a glance at her situation, but after seeing those childrens rooms, I think they may take a look. She needs a parenting class and to get her baby out from under that crib.
Asshole.
Where in Maine does she live? I'd like to give CPS a call too.
ReplyDeleteMy comment probably won't be published on Emily's blog but here is what I wrote.
ReplyDeleteEmily, the way you are living is horrible. You are NOT thinking of your children at all. You are an ignorant & selfish mother. Don't get me started about your illiterate husband. Your children deserve so much better than what you are giving them. Shame on you. I hope that someone steps in on your children's behalf & helps them. Stop bringing children into this world if you can't & won't care for them. Stop hiding behind your "bible & God" by claiming your lifestyle is Christian. you are not being frugal you are a hoarder living in a dark, filthy, & depressing apartment. Get off the computer & do something constructive. Feed your children healthy food, get a washer & clean your children's clothing. Clean your apartment out & get rid of all your filthy clutter. Get your children bunk beds. What your son sleeps on is not anywhere near a trundle crib. What are you thinking?! Get a clue about safety, nutrition, & parenting! Swallow your pride & get help.
A comment for Emily, b/c you know she's going to read these:
ReplyDeleteFFS, Emily. You should own dogs, not children. You can feed dogs slop and let them sleep under furniture without concern. Your complete disregard for the well being of her children is pathetic. I truly hope CPS comes knocking on your door one day and takes your children from you.
What is she saying on her comments I REFUSE to give her any clicks. Also YES it is dangerous to sleep under a crib a BUNKBED is made to sleep under NOT a crib.
ReplyDeleteI will be more then willing to call CPS and other agencies if anyone has the info.
If those poor children live out their adolescence without e-coli posioning or being killed by falling objects they'll be very lucky.
ReplyDeleteEmily, I know you must be reading this - LEARN TO SWALLOW PRIDE AND DO THE RIGHT THING. You need to take the things away from over the babies crib, buy those kids a proper bed (learn about IKEA - it's cheap but well made stuff). If you value your childrens lives at all, you'll stop being such a hard-headed fool and pull it together.
Crib mattresses are water resistant, not water proof. If enough pee gets on them it will seep into the stitching and spoil the filling. And who is she kidding thinking she’s fooling people when she says it does have a cover on it.
ReplyDeleteReally though, that is the least of the issues I have with this room. I wonder what was so horrible about her childhood that she’s making her family live like this just to show her mommy.
Emily, I have enough to deal with up here. Please STFU and stop using my name to show what a horrid parent you are.
ReplyDeleteI've been told she's in Biddeford Maine.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to be open/tolerant of another's lifestyle that is different from my own.
ReplyDeleteBut no crib sheets? Because they might get wet and need to be washed? It's easier that way? I can't fathom it.
It never occurred to me that the "coma" could be caused from maltreatment. Even though I thought it odd when they got the pumpkin-silly me thought "oh a jack'o'lantern"...but no the boys ate the pumpkin and the way it was described was as if it were an ice cream sundae they were enjoying.
This is so sad. And it's starting to piss me off...especially if Emily's blog income is as high as she claims. Or that she refuses to utilize WIC and other assistance. Or that she intends to have child after child and isn't taking care of them. From my perception, Dan is not mentally capable to be the leader of that family. So it really falls on Emily.
This anon quote from above just broke my heart...
"Oh that poor little chicken...how cold it must be to sleep on the floor, in Maine, in the winter, on a matress with no sheet, when Mom and Dad keep the heat at 50 degrees.
Poor little guy. He's hungry, cold, and living in filth. Is it any wonder he was hospitalized?"
Some sort of intervention is really needed. Not to cause problems, but because there really is a problem. =(
I think that green fabric thing is meant to be the "tree" to go with the farm motif. You can see the brown fabric "trunk" under it.
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the room the boys sleep in is actually a walk in closet which would make sense--no door, no outside window, closet shelves and rods.
ReplyDeleteI believe that all the apartments in the building she lives in are 1 bedroom apts.
No need to worry about a heater being near anything...they don't use the freakin' heater.
ReplyDeleteYou could almost understand Emily not thinking there's anything wrong with the way her kids have to live if she had grown up in poverty like DNA, but she didn't--she grew up with money and privilege. There's no excuse.
ReplyDeleteYou know, we all think that someday her boys will grow up and hate her for treating them like this. But they wont. She keeps them so sheltered and isolated that they will grow up thinking its normal to eat cheese that your mom makes on the floor, have 11 kids in 600 square feet, and smell like human shit everyday because your Mom washes all of your clothes in a salad spinner with dirty diaper residue in it.
ReplyDeleteThen they will find similar crazies at their fundie church, rent tiny apartments and start procreating. Its sad and pathetic and inevitable. I pray for the people of Maine in 3 generations when DNAs DNA is EVERYWHERE.
Oh wow... I think it IS a closet. She sleeps her kids in a fucking CLOSET????
ReplyDeleteThe sage green thing is a tree!! She says "So now we have three horses and the tree." The blue thing is probably the curtain, but the green thing with the brown thing underneath is supposed to be a tree! It's a decoration!
ReplyDeleteMy head is just spinning.
That last picture clearly shows the bottom shelf is resting on the crib ledge. If the middle boy pulled up a few inches in the middle of the night to reach a toy he could very plausibly get his neck caught in those ribbons (not the ones hanging loose but the set above the bottom shelf) and strangle himself to death.
ReplyDeleteAt best, he will smack his little head on the shelf. How totally ignorant does someone have to be to justify that shelf?
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ReplyDeleteShe did NOT take the clothesline down- in the last picture you can clearly see clothespins hanging in the upper right corner. In that pic, the fabric/wood bookcase has 4 shelves; in the other pic of the shelves it looks like there's only three- because she didn't want to photo the clothesline.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see some of the comments on her site- can you c/p those as a post? I don't want to give her clicks, but I'd like to see what her sheeple are telling her.
ReplyDeleteI am officially switching over to this blog instead of Emily's. It's so obvious to me now that her main goal in her blog is to increase revenue.
ReplyDeleteAnd like another person mentioned, would it be possible to copy comments to here? Thanks!
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cw/reporting_abuse.shtml
ReplyDeleteI can't believe she's using Jesus to justify her argument.
ReplyDeleteWait. Yes I can. But I still shamed her for it. $100 says she doesn't post it.
Comments:
ReplyDeletehttp://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATN6TqtPRQyeZDJxY2JrdF8wZ3htZ2R0Z2M&hl=en
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ReplyDeleteI removed the comments with Emily and Dan's real names. I don;t feel comfortable leaving that here. I know the commenters meant well, but there are people lurking about the net that may not have her children's best interests at heart.
ReplyDeleteSorry if I have offended anyone, but let's all please keep the children's saftey first and foremost in out minds. God knows Emily doesn't care about their safety, so we have to do what we can.
She can't lower the crib mattress to the proper setting because then the other kid won't fit underneath it. That is why a crib shouldn't be used for bunkbeds. I can't believe that eventually two kids will sleep under there. I can't believe that the kids don't even have SHEETS. She had sheets on her bed, right? How often do diapers leak at night that she can't even be bothered to wash a sheet every once in awhile?
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously disgusted and appaled. The "room" is definitely a closet. You can see closet shelving in the pics with the milk crates. I guarentee that she wouldn't splurge on shelving like that. She'd rather staple a grocery bag to the wall and call it a day than actually spend some money on proper shelving.
She has sheets on her bed, but no pillow cases. Her sheets are splooge covered and her sleeping bag is filthy.
ReplyDeleteI may have some pics, I'll look and see if I saved them and I'll post them tomorrow. Or Maybe I'll save those for her Touring Tuesday of her and Dna's room. That would be fitting, LOL!
"God knows Emily doesn't care about their safety, so we have to do what we can."
ReplyDeleteSo true. The sad thing is, all that information that was posted were things that she posted willingly to her own blog. Her personal information wouldn't be available if she didn't share it so willingly.
That being said, "doing what we can" means calling CPS and letting them investigate. Did anyone seriously call them, or was that just talk?
What was that Google doc supposed to be? It said I don't have access to it.
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ReplyDeleteEmily & Dan are not their real names? Where on Emily's blog does she mention their real names? Please post the link because i'm curious now. TIA
ReplyDeleteEmily and Dan are their real names. The information posted included last names and city of residence.
ReplyDeleteAh I see. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnyone have the Sybermom link for the Emily discussion?
ReplyDeleteGo to The Main Event on sybermoms- you'll see it. Has her name in the subject line.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cw/reporting_abuse.shtml
ReplyDeleteThis is the information for Maine CPS. I will not post their last name or address, but lord knows it's not hard to find. Go back and read old Emily posts on FJ, look up their facebooks, google her email address. I called, I hope others do too. I think that if a bunch of people call, there's a chance CPS will take it seriously.
http://www.sybermoms.com/forums/showthread.php?t=590898
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sybermoms.com/forums/showthread.php?t=590914
These are the most recent, from today.
TY to the 2 Anon posters for the links & info.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to sleep in that room, I would go absolutely crazy. CHAOS anyone??
ReplyDeleteNice to let us in...but you are making (currently $1300 a month) money off of posting these things. Isn't it nice of us to help you triple your income?
ReplyDeleteIf you don't want feedback Emily you need to turn off the comment section. You always seem to be surprised that people have something to say but you have broken just about every safety rule I can think of in that room.
I still do not understand why you think everyone will just applaud your efforts and not mention the dangerous things going on that you turn a blind eye to and will not even consider that your way may not be the best/safest way. When you do answer it is usually a four word comment that basically says "Hey you are wrong".
(A comment from Emily's blog)
My comment on Emily's blog that won't be posted:
LMAO!! That's because YOU Emily are a fraud & a liar! Under 1000 a Month my ass. Nice of you to pimp your children out in this fashion. Nice of you to put them in danger. Nice of you to let them live in filth. You're such an outstanding mother. You make me sick.
Her kids are sleeping in a cluttered, deathtrap of a closet. It's a miracle all three are still alive. I think Dan suffered a head injury, from which he lapsed into the coma. He probably has brain damage as a result.
ReplyDeleteEmily, you stupid shit. Your children need a mother to protect them, not blog all day on the internets. What do those kids do all day in that filthy hell hole?
Wash their already filthy clothes in the bath tub/shower!
ReplyDeleteSome of what she answered in the comment
ReplyDelete"I love storable beds, too. The kids use the under-crib area for play a lot. It's a neat little space"
"aniel is nearly potty trained for nights, but not quite, so when we have an accident it is much simpler to just clean the mattress.
Scottish Twins, I don't see the the difference between him sleeping under there and someone sleeping on the bottom of a bunk bed. I make sure everything on the bottom shelf above the crib is pretty light so that if it did fall, it would be okay. Sometimes Bobby will take the toys closest to him, though, which is cute."
"Marcie said...
The mattress under the crib doesn't bother me nearly as much as those shelves. If he started trying to climb them he could be killed or seriously injured. It doesn't matter how light the toys are or how well the shelves are bolted in the wall, if he climbs them, he can fall and get hurt. And even the most well trained child can get into trouble at night when they are alone. I know that from experience. Please move the shelves or the crib.
February 9, 2010 7:49 AM
Emily said...
Marcie, he would first have to learn how to climb out of the crib and he'll probably be sleeping with his brother before then. Getting up on those shelves would take some serious skills.
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"Okay, believe it or not, I don't post about my life so that everyone can tell me what to do.
The corner of the shelf is rounded. Bobby is not going to poke an eye out.
Daniel's mattress has a waterproof cover.
So, the problem with sleeping under the crib is that bunk beds are built sturdily and cribs not so much? That makes no sense.
I'm not writing this to be snarky, but seriously, this is our home. Wasn't it nice of me to let you all in?"
And one of the few (the only one? positive commenter)
"dust in the wind said...
Wow, how many times do your readers think something needs to be said?! I mean, this has really gone too far. If you don't agree with Emily, fine. If you are really concerned then have some grace and send her a private email or something. At the very least, if you see someone else has already said it then keep your mouth shut and move along. Emily, I hope you wont let all this stuff get to you.
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" Anon, Jesus wouldn't anonymously comment on a blog like a coward.
ReplyDeletePatty, we had the crib going the other way, but it cut the floor space in an awkward way that made the room even smaller. Possibly the shelves could go on the wall next to the tree. They're a hassle to move, but it's a possibility.
Andria, my readers could be making me $5,000 per month, but they still don't get to have authority over my life. A suggestion would be "You could move the crib." Some peopel did that. Others said something like "you need to move the crib." whihc is not a suggestion, but telling me what to do.
Devon, the fact is people assume the worst about me because they come to my blog with a bias against me. They assume I put sharp things on the crib. Why? Because that jives with what others are saying about me.
Helpful, we don't have another kid. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but this won't be our apartment forever.
February 9, 2010 2:06 PM"
"Emily said...
ReplyDeleteI don't think I am being snarky. If someone has a question, I answer. If someone has a concern because they don't have all the info, I provide it. Also, just because I don't jump to rearrange my home at the whim of my readers doesn't mean I'm not listening. I'm thinking over your suggestions. I think the shelves could be moved to another wall and be more accessible there as well.
February 9, 2010 3:01 PM
Jenny said..."
Holy shit, that is some depressing stuff. It's a sad disaster waiting to happen. They want to outdo themselves...see if they can do better than the coma.
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ReplyDeleteKiltie said...
"So, the problem with sleeping under the crib is that bunk beds are built sturdily and cribs not so much? That makes no sense."
I think someone earlier explained it well, but I will reiterate... if a child is sleeping under the crib they can sit up awake or while sleeping.
When they sit up, they can hit some of the mechanisms under the crib thus knocking the latches and potentially letting the matress and frame fall on them. This could not only hurt that child, but also the one in the crib.
This makes it different than bunk beds because bunk beds are in a fixed position without an option to adjust them, whereas cribs are built differently.
I would have commented on the shelves too (proximity to the crib and climbing, etc. but i think enough people stated what I wanted to and it sounds like you are considering a new location for them).
As far as commenters posting, if you put the information out there, it is fair game to comment on. You may not like what they have to say or how they judge you, but by getting defensive and snarky right back you are doing the very same thing and judging them...just something to think about.
February 9, 2010 4:51 PM
Amber said...
Emily,
I like you. I think you're trying to do the best that you can in your current situation, I really do. With that in mind, I would never come on here to insult you or intentionally make you feel bad. But I will voice my opinions and make it known when I think you're doing something unsafe, or, rather when I know you're doing something unsafe.
I just have one more question that I didn't actually see answered. Are those shelves on the crib secured to the wall or just held together with the fabric in between them? Thanks :)
February 9, 2010 4:59 PM
Organizing Mommy said...
We had a crib collapse on us one time. If a child had been under it, he would have been injured. I realize some cribs are sturdier than others, but we had not realized ours was not sturdy. There are plenty of "fun" ideas for little ones that are a tad safer. Just store the crib mattress under the crib and roll it out when it's sleep time. Probably it is getting time for bunk beds..
February 9, 2010 5:17 PM
Deborah said...
I know this isn't on topic, but I was reading where you were looking for homemade taco seasoning.
We eat a lot of Mexican food around here! I have found that the difference between taco seasoning and chili mix is that TS has more cumin in it. You can make a pretty tasty seasoning by using chili powder, garlic powder and cumin. You just have to play with the proportions till you get it the way you like it.
I don't know how available Mexican spices are where you live, but here in CO we can buy them cheaply in packages on the Hispanic food aisle at Walmart.
February 9, 2010 5:40 PM
Emily said...
Christena, it will be a matter of weeks before Bobby is ready to sleep with Daniel. We're aiming for when he turns 18 months, whihc is in 2 weeks, then it will be Thomas's crib.
Our Family, it's a clear plastic cover.
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That is not a clear plastic cover, that is a bare plastic mattress. She is disgusting.
ReplyDeleteWith all the shit on the walls, I can't believe they don't cave in on the poor kids. Her apt is reads like a safety warning label of what not to do.
ReplyDeleteWhy in the world is she and her husband sleeping in the bedroom when her poor kids have to sleep in a closet. (or a room the size of one) And she wants TWO kids to share a tiny crib matress on the floor??? She should be ashamed! Is she cared about those kids at all, she would move her kids to the bedroom, purchase a futon for the livingroom for her and Dan, and store all of her crap in the closet where it belongs instead of putting her kids in there.
ReplyDeleteCHA-CHA-CHING!!!!
ReplyDeleteEmily is sitting back and counting up her pennies!
Emily, You won't publish my comments because the truth hurts. You dare to call out an Anonymous poster but yet you yourself have no balls to post ALL comments. Grow up & go to some parenting classes little girl. You have 3 children who depend on you. Take care of your responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteThe whole apartment is a filthy fire hazard. It's a miracle no one has been killed in there yet. And I mean that totally seriously.
ReplyDeleteI hope CPS comes in and takes a look. Someone has to protect those children, even if Emily and Dan can't or won't.
Beacause it probably won't get through. I've only been folling the drama for a day or two but I've been sufficiantly grossed the fuck out to post. At first I thought it was just a big deal over nowt but now I'm delving deeper I just want to tear my eyes out.
ReplyDeleteJen said...
Man, everyone is sure a bunch of judgmental parenting experts! I am sure if I went to any of your homes I could find 100 things you are doing "wrong". Besides, Emily's family is really trying to make it virtually NO money! They obviously just don't pop to the store to get new bins, sheets and bunk beds. Sorry, but under $1000 a month in this country is extreme poverty.
I find this blog fascinating, I like to see how you all "make it work" so to speak.
February 9, 2010 8:54 PM
Then they should GET HELP! Stop breeding, stop scrimping for lots of junk and get less of the better quality stuff!
I know they don't have the dole like we do in England, but I'm sure there is some poverty assistance.
Some of these things that are safety hazards are not about being 'poor' but simply not caring. Honestly, I blacked my eye the other day on the windowsil next to my bed and it bloody hurt. I'd not wish that on a child and no doubt that baby could easily stand, wobble, fall and go right into the sharp edge of the shelf.
How much does a crib weigh? More than a bloody three year old I'm guessing. It might be a one in a million chance that it'd fall but do you want to play russian roulette with a kids life? Let the kid sleep on the settle, or even on a matress in another room if it won't fit in that cupboard. Why would you ever EVER let a baby sleep under furniture on a piss stained matress with no bedclothes?
My Nan grew up poor as houses in the thirties and even though they had to share a loo with several other houses they STILL had bed sheets.
I just can't decide if this whole thing is a parody of American 'trailer trash' or if they are actually living like this and Emily is really moronic enough not to see the dangers.
I left a comment for Emily which I rarely do and she didn't post it. She hasn't addressed WHY she won't adjust the height of the crib mattress and I asked her if it was b/c it was already broken.
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Anonymous said: "Emily is sitting back and counting up her pennies."
ReplyDeleteLet her. Let her laugh all the way to the bank. Let her make money off her blog by exploiting her family for financial gain. She is risking her soul in this endeavor and that matters more than her blog revenue ever will. The only Jesus I see in Emily is the one who spoke out against behavior such as hers.
And Jen, she is living in 'extreme poverty' on purpose.
Aw, for the love of doG Emily!
ReplyDeleteYou have your kids sleeping in an airless, windowless walk-in closet where you hang your (half washed at best) laundry to dry. I can't imagine how awful it must smell in there. And then you have your poor little boy sleeping on a bare mattress because sheets are inconvienient. How very maternal of you!
Did she answer in her comments why the crib is half-painted and why there is a keyboard hanging on the wall with the toys? I so want to know what's going on over there, but I refuse to click. Wish I could get the comments via RSS.
ReplyDeleteshe has not really commented on all the remarks people have left to get her to change. some people actually praised her.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I've held off long enough when it comes to commenting on Emily; this really takes the cake.
ReplyDeleteWhat a squalid, depressing, claustrophobic little hovel of a "bedroom." There is nothing bright and cheerful about it; everything is arranged slapdash, half-assed, and make-do. Not to mention unsafe!
And for someone so miserly, letting the mattresses get ruined by urine (which they definitely will), plus the regular dirt and wear that comes with leaving them unprotected, makes no sense. Part of frugality is taking good care of things so they last. Putting sheets and a waterproof covers on a childs' bed both makes it more comfortable to sleep on *and* prolongs the useful life of the mattress.
But Emily's short-sightedness never ceases to amaze me. She pinches pennies until they scream, while letting dollars flutter away from neglect or disinterest. Here family "happily thrives" on less than $1000/month? Actually, the only thing I see that's happily thriving is Emily's massive ego. In the meantime, her husband and children eat meager rations of substandard food and live in ugly, shabby, surroundings because Emily wants to play her absurd, arbitrary game of domestic pick-and-choose.
I hate to think of her homeschooling efforts--after all, she's already teaching her kids that it's normal to sleep on bare mattresses, or in the space beneath a crib, and that it doesn't matter how much clutter you have as long as fits into a plastic tub or onto a flimsy shelf. Her boys may not be learning their ABCs yet, but they are definitely learning about how people are supposed to live, and how they are supposed to treat their possessions and home environment.
So when is she going to decide that it's time for her kids to stop sleeping in makeshift, wipe-clean dogbeds and start sleeping in proper beds fit for human beings, with clean sheets? If she's unwilling to wash little Dan's crib-sized sheets in the Wonderwash because it's "too much work," what is she going to do for three bigger boys (plus any future siblings) in twin-sized bunk beds? Will she (God forbid) lower her standards and resort to laundromats?
Emily has some lousy domestic habits, she's passing them straight on to her kids, and I don't foresee that getting better as the burden of housework grows with each successive child.
One other thing about frugality--there is an elegance in simplicity. There is dignity in having no more than what you truly love and need, and satisfaction in making things last. There is also plenty of room for beauty, grace, and true generosity when you aren't choked by junk.
I don't see any of that in Emily's blog; instead, I see plain, ugly cheapness. Emily is both prideful and profoundly greedy--all misers are greedy, and Emily's narrow-eyed skinflint ways are every bit as materialistic as her mother's lifestyle allegedly is. They might even be more so; just as Fundies who go on and on about purity and abstinence are far more sex-obsessed than the "sinful" general population, so is Emily, as she wallows in materialism masquerading as frugality.
I feel bad for those kids. Their mother arrogantly insists upon rejecting the comfort and privilege of her own upbringing, to the point where even something so basic as a real bed and clean sheets has fallen by the wayside. Their father is appallingly sub-literate, and if they are lucky he'll remain a Walmart janitor, rather than drag them along from one hardscrabble pastorate to another (while their mother obsesses over just how little space they can occupy).
I didn't expect to rant so much; I guess I've been saving it up! But after following her blog I keep being shocked at what a stingy, self-absorbed, mean-spirited control freak she is, and how utterly blind she is to the wretchedness of her chosen lifestyle. I hope her kids prove resilient enough to overcome it as adults.
Kitty Dee,
ReplyDeleteMost eloquent comment I've read about Emily anywhere.
Emily, if you take just one comment to heart for the wellness and happiness of your family, I truly hope it is this one.
Kitty is not being nasty--she is being adult, caring, and very honest about you, your actions, and the future of you and your family.
Listen, just one, listen.
Amber said:
ReplyDeleteI think their bedroom is really the laundry room. Since she doesn't have a washer and dryer, she's using it for a bedroom. She would be much better off using it for storage and having her children take over her room, or put a futon in the living room for them. Take all the stuff stacked around the apartment and put it in the boys "bedroom".
Kitty Dee, Amen! Very well said. I think the main core issue here is what you said; Emily is not frugal, she is a miser and she has no clue how to really live frugally. When my children were little, we lived on a very small income, we had a nice townhouse, very little debt, and my children had nice, clean bedrooms. Most of everything I bought was second hand or given to me free. I also did not use public assistance, but my children were well fed on nutritious foods.
ReplyDeleteFrugality is an art; I still practice it, and Emily has not mastered it, nor will she ever, because she is ignorant and chooses to remain so. Obviously Emily has something mentally wrong with her; she was not brought up like that, and its a shame her rebellion includes the safety and well being of her children.
She's also delusional about her husband. Here is a man who will never be able to earn any type of decent income, neglects his health & appearance & seems content to have his children living in squalor.
IT isn't a bedroom. It's a closet. WHo would put kids in a windowless closet and call it a bedroom? Disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteEven if you are poor, you can have cleanliness and dignity.
ReplyDeleteEmily has nothing but pride and conceit.
So this is the change she plans on making in place of the crib mattress - She posted this on her skirt cheese comment thread, she said she's no longer responding on the bedroom post.
ReplyDeleteEmily said...
Amy, thank you. Someone else sent me that link via email. I'm thinking of getting rid of the mattresses altogether and fashioning a bed out of blankets. With all the things we do to reduce toxins in our home, I don't know why we had never cosidered the boys' mattresses to be a source. Also, thank you for posting here. I'm not commenting on the new post anymore.
February 10, 2010 5:44 AM
A bed for her two boys out of blankets!! That lousy bitch. A pile of filthy blankets on a filthy floor while her and meth mouth enjoy that giant filthy bed - I hate her more by the minute.
So, in typical Emily fashion, what she took away from all that advice was that she needed to do away with a bed for her boys altogether?
ReplyDeleteHer plan is to throw down some blankets like she has dog's instead of children. And we know how often those blankets will get spun in the Wonderwash of Ecoli don't we? Rarely. Poor little Dna and Booby will be sleeping in a pile of urine soaked blankets that get washed every few months with soap nut juice.
What does she plan to use for baby Thomas? He's still an infant, a pile of blankets for him would be unsafe.
Thomas is taking Bobbys place in the crib - Little Dan & Bobby are going to sleep in a pile of blankets. Ugh, you read my mind - If little Dan is having accidents on the old crib mattress he'll do the same in a pile of blankets - if she can't be bothered to wash a pissy sheet, how is she going to deal with a pile of pissy quilts or comforters!?
ReplyDeleteIt's so sickening. I keep giving her clicks because I want to see if she will listen to any advice. But the thought of her small boys lying on a filthy blanket, freezing to death on the cold floor....well, it really is abuse. One doesn't treat pets as badly.
ReplyDeleteShe is a cold heartless bitch of a mother, who would rather spend time blogging away than washing clothes and making a clean and safe home for her family.
CPS definition of neglect:
ReplyDeleteNeglect
Neglect is also addressed in the statutes of all States and territories,
either in a separate definition, or as a type of abuse.
Neglect is frequently defined in terms of deprivation of adequate
food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. Several States
distinguish between failure to provide based on the financial
inability to do so and the failure to provide for no apparent
financial reason. The latter constitutes neglect.
Is there any doubt that Emily is neglecting her children?
CPS has been called- again. They are going to visit. We will see I guess....
ReplyDeleteThe keyboard is for the boys to play with and pretend they are on the interwebz or typing another literary masterpiece.
ReplyDelete"emily is a moron", how do you know CPS has been called, and if you knew that, how would you know if CPS was going to visit?
ReplyDeleteI made a report to CPS as well I hope something is done about her children having to live in those dangerous conditions
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Blogher (Emily's chief source of blogging income) cares that they are directly supporting someone who appears to clearly, and publicly, and PROUDLY, neglecting her children and putting them in danger?
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be wonderful if Emily used some of that money to buy her children sheets and beds instead of deciding to substitute a bare pissed stained mattress under a crib for a pile of blankets on the floor?
I'm surprised that Blogher wants to be associated with Emily.
I think that fairly soon Emily's only regular visitors to her blog will be the rabid, frugal fundies and maybe Blogher will drop her if she isn't getting enough traffic. However, I also think that Emily now knows that the most attention she gets is when she posts outrageously weird stuff and puts the welfare of her children in the mix.
After see the boys bedroom, I was ready to cash in some mileage and fly to Maine, kidnap the boys and bring them back to CA. We have three bedrooms, due to the fact that our three boys are in college. At my house they would have real beds with sheets and blankets, real food, two real dogs to play with, big back yard to play in, they could go to pre school and have regular doctor visits. Then my husband reminded me that it was a crime and I would go to jail. End of that dream.
ReplyDeleteThat bedroom is an accident waiting to happen. I can't believe that she has heavy objects hanging on the wall, that is a TBI.
I wish someone would bitch slap her, so she wakes up and realize that her life is not just about her anymore, she has three little ones that she needs to take care, that means providing them with a safe, clean and warm place to live. That is not happening. Wake up before it is too late.
NONE of what you post this funny, nor accurate. Yes, Emily isn't "all there" with this paretning gig..but your comments are fucking retarded...and attention-whorish.
ReplyDeletePussy.
People who are reporting to CPS over ONLINE DRAMA are more mentally retarded than this blog owner. lmao WTF? Who calls CPS based on online photos and comments? stupid idiots..
ReplyDeleteSome people would like to protect Emily's children, since she is obviously unable or unwilling to do so. I think calling CPS on that hellhole deathtrap she calls an apartment is a GREAT idea. She has two children illegally crammed into a windowless closet, one sleeping under a crib on a urine soaked, uncovered mattress. We really need to call CPS until they visit Emily.
ReplyDeleteSo, "Anonymous", you Sock Puppet, this is all out of concern, mmkay?
I called them last week and alerted them to her website and others sites she has posted on. The case worker that I talked to told me I was one of many calls that day and that they had been getting emails for days. She assured me that they would be sending someone out there to make sure that they family was living in a safe and clean enviroment. She did mention a particular worry that the kids do seem to be sleeping in a closet and that she would be contacting the hospital that little dan stayed at to get his records to go over. That was all the information she could give me but did say that if anyone saw or read anything on her site again that caused concern, to contact their office. You do not have to be a Maine resident to contact CPS.
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