Having children does not automatically make someone a parent — at least not a good one.
And having a YouTube channel dedicated to parenting certainly doesn’t make one qualified to teach about parenting.
But even given those life truths, you’ll want to brace yourself for this doozy of a story.
If you’ve spent any time within the world of YouTube parenting vlogs (full disclosure, this writer is a relatively new father and has), you may have stumbled on a video series called “8 Passengers,” which features a Utah mom, Ruby Franke.
As far as parenting vlogs go, it was pretty standard fare, until you started peeling a few layers back.
(The channel has since been taken down.)
In the videos, Franke revealed some peculiar parenting tactics — such as withholding food as punishment.
The concerns were real enough that, per NBC News, Franke’s neighbors tried multiple times to call child protective services.
That all came to a head on Wednesday, when Franke and her equally dubious business partner Jodi Hildebrant were arrested and face felony aggravated child abuse charges.
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