I'm not at all surprised that police came for the reasons others posted-- she likely sounded manic and I would bet the officers were assessing her for signs of substance abuse and general stability.
As for her *calling*, it was clearly not the rational choice but is again not surprising in the context of the mashup of a sense of entitlement and some seriously deluded perceptions.
I once dialed 9-1 (and then mercifully passed out) because I was home alone and sliced my finger open and my first 2 calls didn't pick up. When I came to a half second later, my head had cleared and I realized I could just grab a towel and drive myself to urgent care. This is to say that adrenaline/panic are enough to make you think something is life/death when it isn't quite that dire. Add in possible mental health issues on a GOOD day and it's really not surprising.
I truly hope this puts her back on someone's radar (even just her husband's!) and that she can get some help.
I was just perusing her account and watching that poor boy running down the hallway in a leg cast. She thought it was the cutest thing. That can’t be good for healing.
Actually, when my 2yo broke her leg, the ortho said she had zero activity restrictions. It took a couple of days but soon she, too, was running, climbing, and scooting with her (above the knee) cast on. When we went to get the cast off, she sprinted through the office and the ortho was so pleased to see she had gotten around so easily with the cast. Her leg healed within the three weeks she wore the cast. I don't agree with birdalamode about a lot, but letting her kid run with a cast is not something to judge her for!
Now that she has involved the police CPS needs to do an investigation. This is ridiculous. You don’t call 911 to get groceries for you. She’s obviously not fit to be parenting all of those kids by herself.
I EBF and have an entire freezer of milk and I still have a few cans of formula on hand. She has lost her mind.
Yikes. I EBF and SAH so I barely have anything in the freezer. I also had no plan to formula feed so I don’t have any. I don’t think anyone should take my kids.
I’m obviously taking this part personally. But I essentially didn’t want to waste the money on formula because, like normal couples, I’d assume I could rely on my husband to go to the store. If her asshole husband was actually around like he should be and she sent him out at 2am, would we be calling for children’s services to take her kids? Unfortunately this woman has no such support. It sucks for her that she needs to plan for that, but she unfortunately needs to start acting like she’s on her own with these kids, which it seems like she is. I don’t follow her. But from what I hear there’s a lot of other reasons to possibly have someone come check on her kids.
Now that she has involved the police CPS needs to do an investigation. This is ridiculous. You don’t call 911 to get groceries for you. She’s obviously not fit to be parenting all of those kids by herself.
I EBF and have an entire freezer of milk and I still have a few cans of formula on hand. She has lost her mind.
I mean I EBF two kids and never had formula. That isn't odd to me.
I just looked back through some of her posts since I obviously wanted to start today angry. She said she uses slimfast postpartum to drop pounds. I was hoping she at least did not breast feed. I’m not a mom but I know moms diet (food not A diet) is super important for baby’s development. She then goes on to say how it did not settle well with the baby. In just looking at a few posts I honestly worry about her children. There is a picture of her with the newborn and another small child out getting some fresh air in the snow. The older child looks miserable and it looks super cold. Idk. Maybe I’m looking too much into it but I immediately was uncomfortable with the picture. Ya know when you just get a bad feeling after glancing at something?
I try not to be judg-y and to keep my mouth shut. I’m sorry for my little outburst but I had to let it out
Honestly curious since I'm BFing and everything I've read says it has little impact (trying to increase the fat in my milk) do you have a study I can read?
Now that she has involved the police CPS needs to do an investigation. This is ridiculous. You don’t call 911 to get groceries for you. She’s obviously not fit to be parenting all of those kids by herself.
I EBF and have an entire freezer of milk and I still have a few cans of formula on hand. She has lost her mind.
Yikes. I EBF and SAH so I barely have anything in the freezer. I also had no plan to formula feed so I don’t have any. I don’t think anyone should take my kids.
I’m obviously taking this part personally. But I essentially didn’t want to waste the money on formula because, like normal couples, I’d assume I could rely on my husband to go to the store. If her asshole husband was actually around like he should be and she sent him out at 2am, would we be calling for children’s services to take her kids? Unfortunately this woman has no such support. It sucks for her that she needs to plan for that, but she unfortunately needs to start acting like she’s on her own with these kids, which it seems like she is. I don’t follow her. But from what I hear there’s a lot of other reasons to possibly have someone come check on her kids.
Okay well if this is your first exposure to her then I can understand what you’re saying. On its face it could read like it’s a mom who got suddenly overwhelmed and had no one to turn to.
This is not the case with this nutbag. Her poor decision making skills are very well documented and this is just another entry for the journal.
I just looked back through some of her posts since I obviously wanted to start today angry. She said she uses slimfast postpartum to drop pounds. I was hoping she at least did not breast feed. I’m not a mom but I know moms diet (food not A diet) is super important for baby’s development. She then goes on to say how it did not settle well with the baby. In just looking at a few posts I honestly worry about her children. There is a picture of her with the newborn and another small child out getting some fresh air in the snow. The older child looks miserable and it looks super cold. Idk. Maybe I’m looking too much into it but I immediately was uncomfortable with the picture. Ya know when you just get a bad feeling after glancing at something?
I try not to be judg-y and to keep my mouth shut. I’m sorry for my little outburst but I had to let it out
I’m totally on board with wtfing the slim fast, but let’s back off on shaming moms diet when bfing. I had Doritos for dinner last night after working 10hrs and then getting called back into work once I walked in the door. And when DD was a newborn I definitely had days when I subsisted on a cookie and a cup of coffee. That’s with 1 other kid, not 4.
I also EBF (and pump now) and don’t have a lick of formula at home either, so add me to the shitty mom list.
Post by fivechickens on Jan 29, 2020 8:10:54 GMT -5
I feel bad she is struggling. I hope that she gets the help she needs.
At the same time, I side eye that she was so freaked out over not having anything to feed her baby but yet had the foresight to pick up her phone to record her call to 911.
AND in one of her photos of the baby she said she loves her ‘more than slimfast’...wtf.
She said she uses slimfast postpartum to drop pounds. I was hoping she at least did not breast feed. I’m not a mom but I know moms diet (food not A diet) is super important for baby’s development.
My bet is she's had, like, a half a can of SlimFast in her entire life. BS she uses it to lose baby weight.
Now that she has involved the police CPS needs to do an investigation. This is ridiculous. You don’t call 911 to get groceries for you. She’s obviously not fit to be parenting all of those kids by herself.
I EBF and have an entire freezer of milk and I still have a few cans of formula on hand. She has lost her mind.
Yikes. I EBF and SAH so I barely have anything in the freezer. I also had no plan to formula feed so I don’t have any. I don’t think anyone should take my kids.
I’m obviously taking this part personally. But I essentially didn’t want to waste the money on formula because, like normal couples, I’d assume I could rely on my husband to go to the store. If her asshole husband was actually around like he should be and she sent him out at 2am, would we be calling for children’s services to take her kids? Unfortunately this woman has no such support. It sucks for her that she needs to plan for that, but she unfortunately needs to start acting like she’s on her own with these kids, which it seems like she is. I don’t follow her. But from what I hear there’s a lot of other reasons to possibly have someone come check on her kids.
Right but a few weeks ago she had an entire freezer of pumped milk. She was literally pumping 3x her baby’s needs. She clearly had warning during day time since then that she was now using all of it.
Yikes. I EBF and SAH so I barely have anything in the freezer. I also had no plan to formula feed so I don’t have any. I don’t think anyone should take my kids.
I’m obviously taking this part personally. But I essentially didn’t want to waste the money on formula because, like normal couples, I’d assume I could rely on my husband to go to the store. If her asshole husband was actually around like he should be and she sent him out at 2am, would we be calling for children’s services to take her kids? Unfortunately this woman has no such support. It sucks for her that she needs to plan for that, but she unfortunately needs to start acting like she’s on her own with these kids, which it seems like she is. I don’t follow her. But from what I hear there’s a lot of other reasons to possibly have someone come check on her kids.
Okay well if this is your first exposure to her then I can understand what you’re saying. On its face it could read like it’s a mom who got suddenly overwhelmed and had no one to turn to.
This is not the case with this nutbag. Her poor decision making skills are very well documented and this is just another entry for the journal.
This. knx9211 , I'm not just referring to her not having formula on hand. (Not the point, but all the formula I have on hand is free samples I got in the mail). I've looked at her page occasionally and she's a certified grade A lunatic who has really bad judgment on a good day.
ETA: Also, her supply/freezer didn't dry up in an hour. There was warning that she'd need some formula.
I'm not at all surprised that police came for the reasons others posted-- she likely sounded manic and I would bet the officers were assessing her for signs of substance abuse and general stability.
As for her *calling*, it was clearly not the rational choice but is again not surprising in the context of the mashup of a sense of entitlement and some seriously deluded perceptions.
I once dialed 9-1 (and then mercifully passed out) because I was home alone and sliced my finger open and my first 2 calls didn't pick up. When I came to a half second later, my head had cleared and I realized I could just grab a towel and drive myself to urgent care. This is to say that adrenaline/panic are enough to make you think something is life/death when it isn't quite that dire. Add in possible mental health issues on a GOOD day and it's really not surprising.
I truly hope this puts her back on someone's radar (even just her husband's!) and that she can get some help.
Bleeding so badly you fall unconscious is a perfectly reasonable 911 call. This is not the same situation in any way, shape or form.
I just looked back through some of her posts since I obviously wanted to start today angry. She said she uses slimfast postpartum to drop pounds. I was hoping she at least did not breast feed. I’m not a mom but I know moms diet (food not A diet) is super important for baby’s development. She then goes on to say how it did not settle well with the baby. In just looking at a few posts I honestly worry about her children. There is a picture of her with the newborn and another small child out getting some fresh air in the snow. The older child looks miserable and it looks super cold. Idk. Maybe I’m looking too much into it but I immediately was uncomfortable with the picture. Ya know when you just get a bad feeling after glancing at something?
I try not to be judg-y and to keep my mouth shut. I’m sorry for my little outburst but I had to let it out
I’m totally on board with wtfing the slim fast, but let’s back off on shaming moms diet when bfing. I had Doritos for dinner last night after working 10hrs and then getting called back into work once I walked in the door. And when DD was a newborn I definitely had days when I subsisted on a cookie and a cup of coffee. That’s with 1 other kid, not 4.
I also EBF (and pump now) and don’t have a lick of formula at home either, so add me to the shitty mom list.
I regret making my comment that I EBF and still have formula on hand because I did not intend to shame anyone. With good supply there's no reason to have it on hand obviously. It is judge worthy to call 911 to get some though. LOL
Ditto on shaming moms diet though. I eat what I want, yo.
By climbing a bookcase to get a toy that was on one of the upper shelves.
the reason we know this because she filmed a reenactment with her daughter playing the part of the toddler.
The crazy thing about her is that she thinks all of these mishaps she has with the kids are funny and entertaining while other people are aghast. I remember one time she mentioned that one of her neighbors showed up with her toddler who she found wandering around in their cul de sac outside. Shannon didn't even know he was missing. She put that online like haha toddlers, am I right? Instead of being totally heart attack inducing.
I just looked back through some of her posts since I obviously wanted to start today angry. She said she uses slimfast postpartum to drop pounds. I was hoping she at least did not breast feed. I’m not a mom but I know moms diet (food not A diet) is super important for baby’s development. She then goes on to say how it did not settle well with the baby. In just looking at a few posts I honestly worry about her children. There is a picture of her with the newborn and another small child out getting some fresh air in the snow. The older child looks miserable and it looks super cold. Idk. Maybe I’m looking too much into it but I immediately was uncomfortable with the picture. Ya know when you just get a bad feeling after glancing at something?
I try not to be judg-y and to keep my mouth shut. I’m sorry for my little outburst but I had to let it out
Her diet posts are insane. She basically drinks diet soda all day to keep her stomach feeling full and has one small meal for dinner (usually sushi or a salad). Whatever it's her choice if she wants to starve herself but I find it worrisome that she puts this out there for her followers, many of whom are young women, to mimic.
If you want a laugh, read her "love story" with Dallin. She had to audition for the role of his girlfriend like she was on the Bachelor. It's crazy.
I hate this lady. She is such chaos and I can’t believe she brought another human into the word. And now you say they have a puppy?! That poor dog.
Also I EBF and I still have a can of formula in my house just in case something happens and the store is closed.
But then again I’m a sane, rational human and she isn’t.
Did you know they got a bunny last spring around Easter that either got killed or ran away? This isn't totally known but she showed the bunny then she showed how the kids were rough housing with it. People got really concerned about this in the comment section - basically that the way they were handling the bunny would break its back. Then a few days later she showed the bunny again but it was a noticeably different rabbit. People picked up on this right away in the comment section but she denied it. People continued to ask what happened to the original bunny and she said that she was taking the animal offline to "protect its privacy."
That was the last anyone heard of either bunny as far as I know. Now they have the puppy which they got right after she gave birth to their fifth baby. Because that's exactly what the neglectful Bird parents need, another living being to care for.
I don’t feel like “has a lot of sleeping kids” means that you should get grocery delivery service from the police. Jesus, we can’t give food stamp benefits to the needy because they might be cheating the system but this dumb broad gets milk and formula delivered by the police in the middle of the night?
I’d like to report a misuse of government funds, please.
Yeah, I’m extra salty about this because this woman has MEANS. Like, they have a stupid amount of money so princess snaps her fingers and the whole world has to stop because of her stupidity.
Also the fact that this is her FIFTH child in like 8 years. She knows good and hell well how BF and formula work. This isn’t a first time mom whose milk unexpectedly dried up.
Yup this is Shannon in a nutshell. Wherever they go in public, she lets her kids just do whatever they want, get in people's way, and disrupt whatever is going on. Examples - letting her kids run their hands all over the bulk candy in grocery stores and eat it without paying (and laugh about it in stories). One time they were out at a play museum and she filmed her toddler climb up into a water fountain type thing that kids were allowed to dip their hands in and play with boats, etc. She continued to film while he just plopped himself down right in the middle of the water area with his diaper on. this isn't about the kids but one of the funniest things she did was go to a local elementary school during the school day and film herself dancing around in a cheerleader's outfit to a song from Riverdale. In the film clip, you can see the principal or whoever coming out to tell her to go away. She's so oblivious to other people, it's almost incredible.
She is clearly suffering from postpartum mental illness and I think it’s pretty gross to judge someone who is so clearly unwell.
Yes this was not worthy of a 911 call but y’all SHE IS SICK. All of us can see that. Honestly I think this was a cry for help and I’m really glad the police went. Hopefully they push her to get help since none of her community has.
By climbing a bookcase to get a toy that was on one of the upper shelves.
the reason we know this because she filmed a reenactment with her daughter playing the part of the toddler.
The crazy thing about her is that she thinks all of these mishaps she has with the kids are funny and entertaining while other people are aghast. I remember one time she mentioned that one of her neighbors showed up with her toddler who she found wandering around in their cul de sac outside. Shannon didn't even know he was missing. She put that online like haha toddlers, am I right? Instead of being totally heart attack inducing.
The little one was chasing his sister up the bookcase because she had his candy and climbed up there to keep it out of his reach. A ceramic or glass giraffe fell and got broken and he got cut, so Birdbrain was aware of the cut, but didn't realize that he had injured his leg. She didn't even know what really happened until she had her daughter do the reenactment.
She filmed him unable to walk because he was so cute, but it didn't occur to her that it was anything that should be checked. I don't remember why she finally took him to the doctor, but I feel like it was only because someone else told her that she should.
Them they let him take of his splint and took him out in the snow on a sled (he fell off), on a trampoline with his dad holding him (they fell), and put him in a hammock where he was joined by siblings (wearing rollerskates) who climbed on him.
He didn't go back to the doctor for 3 weeks, and things were much worse since he hadn't been wearing his splint. That's when he got the cast. She blamed the doctor for everything that she could think of.
I try not to give her views, but every so often I wonder if her kids are okay and usually check gomi before deciding whether or not to look at her IG.
Also why did her POS husband not answer? I know he gone, but he could have figured something out for her. She was left all alone. I can’t imagine the panic she must have felt when she realized she was not producing milk and ran out of a stash in the middle of the night.
Now calling 911 was not right, but I get the panic.
Seriously. Given that he lied to her from the start of her relationship and essentially paid her to drop out of school and breed for him, I'd say she has little to no agency in their relationship and he does whatever the fuck he wants always. So, you know.
Neither here nor there, but Briton could be prounounced like Bright-un instead of Brittain. I don’t mind all her kid names separately, but together they are ... a lot.
I can’t imagine it being pronounced any other way than Britain, especially in context with the other names, that are all places .
I live near a Brighton and that’s how I assumed it was pronounced.
Yeah this woman is clearly unwell. In a world of mommy bloggers faking perfect lives, it’s more than odd that she’d think going the opposite direction is cute or normal. It actually makes me slightly worried that she’s disappearing from social media, as it seems that her online followers may be the only support system that she has. Do her/her husbands parents not live anywhere near them? Does she ever post about having friends? I can’t imagine only having three people to call when this happened. Well. I can because I don’t have a ton of friends but I have a lot of local family. This whole thing is just a mess.
She is clearly suffering from postpartum mental illness and I think it’s pretty gross to judge someone who is so clearly unwell.
Yes this was not worthy of a 911 call but y’all SHE IS SICK. All of us can see that. Honestly I think this was a cry for help and I’m really glad the police went. Hopefully they push her to get help since none of her community has.
Agreed. I'll go even farther in that she has been ill for a very long time, not even accounting for birth and postpartum issues.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jan 29, 2020 10:07:28 GMT -5
Is there anything that makes you as bulletproof from scrutiny as having a baby?
This is going to be Donald Trump's next campaign strategy.
She's a twit who has put her dumb twit life out on the internet for clicks. Calling 911 for a formula delivery is one of the dumbest fucking things I've ever read. Throw it in the, "911, they got my McDonald's order wrong!" category. Calling 911 for formula delivery and PUTTING IT OUT ON YOUR TWIT BLOG/SOCIAL MEDIA? Welcome to a new level of dumbest fucking thing I've ever read.
The quality of projection in this thread is magnificent. Movie theaters should look into this technology.
ETA - And I realize that's callous. I hope, if she indeed needs help, she can get it. But if this is all for clicks and attention, holy shit.
GUYS. Focus. How she pronounces the kids' names isn't the most interesting part of this.
I am also fascinated that the police will grocery shop for you.
I sincerely hope the town bills her for their time.
Seriously. There’s no reason for what she did, no excuse I should say. Plenty of people make it with five kids and don’t need 911 to come bring milk twice. That’s sickening that she did that.
I just can't get past the fact that her husband left her ALONE while she is dealing with postpartum hemorrhaging, a newborn, a puppy and 4 other children. Even if it was a business trip, he should have hired someone to stay with her. This dude is a grade A asshole and should be the one on blast, not her. I can totally see the desperation in calling 911 for formula. Should she have planned ahead? Sure. But she's been dealing with a ton of shit and has been on bedrest because of the hemorrhaging. I hope her piece of shit husband has seen her Instagram stories and can hear the desperation in her voice.