One of my favorite things Bruce says : “When it comes to kids, snitch all the fuckk you want.” ❤❤❤

@Zoroaster4

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I make a habit of not sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, but when it comes to kid's absolutely have to. You could save their life from the abuse of their parents and even if they survive that it can leave lasting scars that ultimately lead to drugs and bad choices which can kill them or make their life have no value even to themselves. I've got family where almost everyone on that side is addicted to drugs or alcohol or doing stupid stuff that lands them in prison. I thank God my grandparents and mother broke that cycle and are the best people I know.

@lisacatherineoblsb

Ай бұрын

Me to. Well said.

@jenstube555

Ай бұрын

Amen 🙏

@jwsuicides8095

Ай бұрын

Always, always, always speak out. The protection of children comes above everything else.

@shadygirlxoxo

Ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

it's sad when drug crimes are more severe than child abuse crimes

@Heavy_Hitta_Sucka

6 ай бұрын

So fucking true.

@hopefulhuman

6 ай бұрын

Drug crimes have some of the most severe punishments out of everything. We can thank the "war on drugs" for that. That shit needs reevaluated. It just seems so crazy!

@kes78

6 ай бұрын

I work in child protection and you're right my clients get into more trouble for drugs than they do for child neglect. It absolutely enraged me every single time! You put weeks, sometimes months of work into a child neglect cases just for some judge who's seen the defendant for 2 mins and gives them a ridiculously lenient sentence.

@KittyCat22976

6 ай бұрын

@@kes78 I can only imagine how Insanely Frustrating that would be 💔 Hugs from an internet stranger!! 🫂 Edit: emphasis 💯🍻

@annakatebertolet2703

6 ай бұрын

though they often go hand-in-hand (unless you're in Texas where they SWAT people for personal use marajuana).

Your statement: “A 19 yr old should not be a parent” As a parent myself at 19 yrs old, I cannot agree with you more!

@LyndasDiamonds

4 ай бұрын

19 yr old parent here too and I agree as well

@tiertroy

3 ай бұрын

Aye!

@rosemarykennedy5430

3 ай бұрын

Rubbish! It depends on the calibre of the person. We see many cases of middle aged and even elderly child killers, torturers and SA perps.

@emeraldblue5291

3 ай бұрын

As a child of a 19yo mother I concur. She still sees me as the mistake that derailed her life, even 50yrs later. She completed her goals but they were delayed by 20yrs. We never bonded & that makes all the difference in the world. She didn't know what to do with me or how to take care of me. She worked 3 jobs & provided the basics, food/clothing/shelter, but not love. If it wasn't for my grandmother that moved us in for the 1st year & ironically my 16 & 17yo aunts (that i did bond with) that woke up w/me overnights I dont know who/what I would have become. Not every woman has maternal instincts & are up to the challenge of raising kids. FWIW I'm the 1st female in our family's history to have a child after the age of 20 (i was 27). All of us have one issue or another with our mothers & childhood. Anecdotal I know but thats my personal perspective looking back as an emotionally mature 52yo. Not everyone should be a parent. Esp before they're ready.

@chg1264

3 ай бұрын

Culturally, we encourage people to delay having children and increase their chances of infertility. Biologically, you should have kids in your 20’s. But financially- it’s so hard!!

My late grandmother would always say there’s plenty of excuses for being poor but none for being dirty!

@emeraldblue5291

3 ай бұрын

Mine said the same thing. You do the best you can with what you have. Poor doesn't mean dirty. There's always a way and soap and water

@Jriley5150

2 ай бұрын

AMEN

@Jriley5150

2 ай бұрын

Messy is one thing. That can be cleaned. Dirty is just wrong.

@clevelandcbi

Ай бұрын

I love this.

@tds-7040

Ай бұрын

@@clevelandcbi Me too!

We lost our parents when I was only 9 years old. Our single grandmother, who was already raising my two cousins after raising 5 kids of her own, took us in. We were dirt poor. We lived off food stamps, in section 8 housing, in a roach infested apartment complex that was in the ghetto. However, my grandmother kept our apartment spotless our entire lives. It was decorated in cheap decor from places like Walmart and even Dollar General lol, but she made it look good. Had you not known what the outside looked like, you'd have never known we lived in the hood in poverty. I was surrounded by gang bangers and drug dealers. If you didn't tell us, we would not have known how badly broke we stayed 24/7. My Nanny was smart. She shopped wisely, she planned out our meals, she budgeted to the best of her ability, and she made it work! That woman was a Saint qnd I miss her so, so, so much. We even grew up in name-brand clothing and shoes. Yeah, it's amazing what she did and how hard she worked for us. I know she is in paradise next to Jesus, and I'll see her again. And I can't wait. Point being, poverty doesn't excuse bad parenting or bad behavior. It's all about how you're raised, in my personal opinion. I'm not sure where I'd be had we not had her and been raised correctly, and with love. RIP, Nanny. I love you so much. Until we meet again...❤

@RogerLewis-ey2tt

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing! That was so beautiful. And your HERO grandma was and is still a lesson for us all. God bless you and your family.

@007nadineL

5 ай бұрын

How on Earth could she afford name brand shoes and clothes

@AllergicToMakeBelieve

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story and for honoring your grandmother. She clearly did a good job raising you. 💜

@ellendickey4769

5 ай бұрын

@@007nadineL- Most likely received from charities and/or thrift shops. I volunteer at a charity that has clothes, etc., in 4 buildings. People donate lovely clothes in very good condition.

@halleyk.

5 ай бұрын

RIP, Nanny❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

"Being a parent is a privilege". You damn right it is! Well spoken, sir.

@claudia5908

6 ай бұрын

I agree. I knew a couple who seem to like to sleep in while their kids ran around. Clearly neglected. They had a clean house. The woman laughed when she told me once that while they slept, their kids got hungry so they got into the freezer to eat popsicles. 🤦🏽‍♀️ She also found her kids in the yard playing while her husband fell asleep on the couch. At least she was upset that time.

@Trash2000s

6 ай бұрын

The only privilege i don’t want.

@Franky566

6 ай бұрын

it is also a right.

@Franky566

6 ай бұрын

@@Trash2000sgenocidal

@mellowvalentine9354

6 ай бұрын

It’s a god given right. This ain’t China.

The day my brother's wife abandoned them, he stopped drinking. He said he had to be rational and sober at all times to make sure his child was safe. He never took another drink. I was so proud of him.

@maccadful

3 ай бұрын

I am too ❤️ good men r hard to find it seems like esp when parenting . Tell him he’s a fkn rockstar 🔥

@mrs.doolittle2180

3 ай бұрын

@@maccadful Thank you. Unfortunately he passed away 2 years ago from Covid. He never could catch a break.

@Oliviaandtrina

3 ай бұрын

​@@mrs.doolittle2180 at least he spent the rest of his life doing things right( at least what you mentioned). Sounds like a great man. Sorry for your loss, but hopefully you are still able to remember him with love and pride.

@mrs.doolittle2180

3 ай бұрын

@@Oliviaandtrina Absolutely. I have guardianship of his disabled son and just before my brother died I told him I was so proud of him and I would take care of his son.

@wandajones6157

2 ай бұрын

That's a good man.❤

As a Retired Paramedic, my worst calls that I can remember were Child Abuse cases where we were called to by the Police to treat the child(ren). They still haunt me sometimes. The things we see as Paramedics, are things of nightmares for other people. Child abuse, child endangerment, burns on the kids, horrific scenes out of horror movies sometimes. But, there are some people in this world who should never be allowed 2 things, children and animals. Because they abuse that PRIVILEGE of having either one!! Best Regards from a Retired Paramedic, from Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦

Bruce Rivers he’s the criminal lawyer

@maebee003

6 ай бұрын

& who is he?!

@garglemeceemen2991

6 ай бұрын

@@maebee003Bruce Rivers he’s the criminal lawyer

@angrymarie7755

6 ай бұрын

And what he do? (Love it so much! )

@josha7248

6 ай бұрын

And what he do?

@AirmanKolberg

6 ай бұрын

But who is he? And what he do?

The way Bruce's face changes when he talks about his memories and feelings of being a dad makes me very happy.

@EMurph42

6 ай бұрын

He’s outstanding because he’s authentic, he’s not reading a script. Off the cuff also is reflective of knowing your shit, he never bloviates to fill air.

@Sans_The_Skeleton

6 ай бұрын

you literally see his eyes glow I love it

@salis-salis

6 ай бұрын

Bruce father of the century ❤ Though his ideas about not having children when you're 19 is nonsense, have them before 35, as soon as you can provide a stable home. Granted, few can when they're 19, but lots can't when they're 28 either, and if you wait until you have an established career after years of post-grad studies... yeah go be a first time parent when you're 40+ (men or women), congrats on your autistic child.

@JL-xz3zf

6 ай бұрын

@@salis-salis 'congrats on your autistic child' What a stupid and disrespectful thing to say. Bruce would be very disappointed. Also, it probably is not a good idea to have a child before your brain is fully developed and at 19, it isn't.

@mattb6646

6 ай бұрын

Yeah its almost like he's a human, imagine that

My daughter got out of our house once as a toddler and she was down the road as I ran out to find her, looking for “ki-ki” (cats). My neighbor at the time just watched her run down the road and laughed as I ran screaming her name. Luckily, we live in a very rural, quiet area but my heart is in my throat now a decade later just thinking of it. (We didn’t know she could unlock the deadbolt so we installed one at the top of the door where she couldn’t reach.) Bruce, I love your channel, I am like you, a child who was hit and is now breaking the cycle with my kiddos. Thank you for your passion and advocacy for children!

@ambrabridges2161

Ай бұрын

Similar thing happened to my grandma. She put my uncle, who was around 18 months old at the time, down for a nap. She went about her day, taking care of her other three kids, when there was a knock at the door. She opened it and there was a neighbor, holding my uncle, who was naked. Turned out he'd pushed out the screen in his bedroom window by his crib, got out, stripped off his diaper (the only thing he was wearing because it was summer and the house didn't have A/C), and was running down the road. The neighbor was driving home for lunch, saw my uncle, and grabbed him to bring home. Thankfully, they also lived in a rural area and in a one story house so when he climbed out the window, my uncle wasn't injured. My poor grandma broke down crying because she felt terrible as a mother. My granddad fixed the screen as soon as he got home from work and moved the crib away from the window so it wouldn't happen again.

Not every parent deserves a child but every child deserves a Dad like Bruce ❤❤❤

@mattskustomkreations

2 ай бұрын

Meh. I wouldn’t want a dad who cusses every other word and defends dirtbags. And gets paid for defending dirtbags. But at least he cares about children. That’s a plus. 😅

You hit the nail on the head about poverty not meaning you have to live in squalor. My grandma and grandfather lived in a modified chicken coup turned home in the 1930s. She always would say," just because your poor doesnt mean you have to live poorly"

@hopefulhuman

6 ай бұрын

I like that saying.

@julia-xd8vo

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, but I also don't like Bruce's flippancy on poverty. He owns a six-figure car. He is in an extremely well-off position and clearly likes nicer things (watch, set-up, constantly talk about women the way "high-earning, ambitious" men do). Bruce doesn't understand (or forgot) that when you're poor poor, you are also more likely to suffer extreme depression, lack of motivation to even do simple things like make your bed, either hustling for the bare minimum or can't afford things to make your life easier (so you can have more time to develop a craft). I mean, come on. I get that you shouldn't be a slob, but damn, doesn't money make it easier? So many people hire nannies and maids nowadays for the reason that they simply don't have enough time to do it.

@AJ-es5yd

6 ай бұрын

​@@julia-xd8voBullshit. If you're poor, you don't have anything right? Clean up food each day and no cockroaches. Been poor.

@spreadwuvokay

6 ай бұрын

​@@julia-xd8voYou're pretty much guranteed to live and die in whatever class you were brought up in in America in 2023 I won't really deny that but I don't think that's an excuse make all these excuses. Like you're poor and life sucks, you work all day for money you can't enjoy. But make your bed and brush your teeth, you gotta toughen some of these things out. Make the most of it. People are happy in way worse situations, its just a mentality thing.

@julia-xd8vo

6 ай бұрын

I agree. I do all those things myself even when I don't want to (actually am going through a health condition that makes me periodically get surgery and a week long recovery for it, but still looked for work and got work). I'm just offering perspective for all the people who are in poverty. Like I said, we can't really clown on people with kids when most rich people hire a whole team to take care of theirs while they're away at work. @@spreadwuvokay

When Bruce was talking about wrapping his son up in a blanket and then unrolling it it reminded me that me and my son used to do just about the same thing. My son called it the “burrito” but instead of unrolling the blanket he wanted me to carry him around the house like an airplane with his little head sticking out the top. To this day I can still hear him asking me to do the “burrito”. Thank you Bruce for reminded me of that memory cause I hadn’t thought about that in so long.

@Beatyofeet32

6 ай бұрын

This is hilarious b/c I used to do, and call it, the same thing. Well, the "baby burrito," but still lol

@anastasiaklyuch2746

6 ай бұрын

belive this is as natural for babies as boxes are for cats. I remember my brother and I loved the heck out of it and it's some of our sweetest childhood memories 💛

@esteemedmortal5917

6 ай бұрын

With my dad, it was sack of potatoes. He’d sling me over his shoulder and carry me around calling out ‘sack of potatoes!’ as if he were at a market. Miss you dad ❤

@craftinghome

6 ай бұрын

With my son it was wrapping him up like a sausage roll (UK snack food). Sweet memories.

@kenanexpress2760

6 ай бұрын

Damn I never did that

I grew up poor with a struggling single mom. I took for granted how our place was always spotless.

The way you speak about your kids and the joy when you talk about parenthood just brings tears to my eyes. I wish everyone could have had a parent like you.

That second case is so horrific because ALL US states have Safe Haven laws. She could have asked her mother to leave the room, told the doctors what was going on, and surrendered the child without having to inform her parents. Instead she murdered the baby at a safe haven location. Those poor hospital staff.

@LynneCooney

6 ай бұрын

Never underestimate the fear that super religious purity culture can inflict.

@goddammitalana

6 ай бұрын

Just a completely avoidable/preventable unnecessary loss of life for literally no reason at all. Extremely frustrating. There was about a dozen opportunities where it could have been completely prevented in various different ways & she CHOSE the absolute most cruel & vile outcome.

@MsWobbly1

6 ай бұрын

Why not give the kid to a cop or a preacher or any passer by? This never has to happen.

@sith_gamer1010

6 ай бұрын

I believe Bruce has already done a video on it in the past

@labrigful

6 ай бұрын

​@LynneCooney yeah right. The girl wanted to party at prom.

As a person who was abused and went through the foster system and has no family, this video is super validating!! Hearing adults hold other adults accountable in a serious way, esp. on this topic, is so heartwarming.

@user-uu1hv8nv6i

6 ай бұрын

I hope you doing Good

@junglegrawlix

6 ай бұрын

I’m sorry you had to go through all that. The foster care system can be traumatizing in and of itself

@wayasaunooke3424

6 ай бұрын

For little you- none of it was your fault, sweetheart. You didn't deserve any of it. It's not your shame to carry. SO many parents would have loved and chosen you- myself included- if I'd had the chance. You are so worthy of love, you are beautiful and kind, and the adults failed you because of who they are and NOT because of anything you did. You will grow up and survive this. You are strong and capable, full of light, and you are a gift to this world! You will grow up and one day randomly comment on a KZread video where hopefully you read some replies from adults who are so incredibly inspired by you, who wish they could have gone back in time to help you, and who are so, so proud of the woman you grew into ❤❤❤

@QueenGoldnGreen

6 ай бұрын

Yo the foster care system is no fkn joke. I "did time" for nine months and it was so bad.

@pooryorick831

6 ай бұрын

I wish somebody had been there to protect you. I wish someone had protected me. I had a stable home compared to a lot of people but my dad was a mean drunk. I had the benefit of older siblings who protected me best they could, but it was just as upsetting to see them or my mom on the receiving end as it was to get it myself. At least when I got it I had something to cry about. But my dad mellowed as he got older and I made my peace with him before he died. I am truly sorry you were left with no family. I hope you have found a surrogate family who care about and for you now.

I have so much respect for these Police Officers 🙏🏻

In Alexee Treviso's case, her mom's reaction tells a story. There was an initial "Oh my gosh" and then "Lexee I told you about this!" Told her about what? Throwing babies in the trash? Did they discuss prom night dumpster babies over dinner?

@resplndnt

3 ай бұрын

And if it was about her having an unwanted pregnancy, why as a parent didn’t she take appropriate measures? I don’t know when her pregnancy was apparent to her parents but there are legal and appropriate measures to take.

@alexlabs4858

3 ай бұрын

She tried to sue the hospital but I doubt it’s going anywhere. The autopsy came back as strangulation. Her trial is this august. 25,000 people signed a petition to get her kicked out of college as she’s currently attending while out on bond.

@Smoki6015

3 ай бұрын

​@@alexlabs4858I would also like to sign that 👿👿

@spicypancakeproductions5057

Ай бұрын

That mother is exactly the reason why she is the way she is.

@user-us5pv8zw3z

Ай бұрын

@@alexlabs4858I’d like to sign that petition. What a monster that young lady is.

The poor cleaning lady that found the baby in the trash... i watched this whole interview, she had just got this job after being a stay at home wife forever. The reason she had to get the job was that her husband unalived himself right in front of her. This poor lady's ptsd now has ptsd. Heartbreaking all around.

@monicarenee7949

6 ай бұрын

Omg I hope she can get a great professional to help with that. That’s too much for one person to witness

@katella

6 ай бұрын

​@@monicarenee7949what are the odds that she will ever get Any kind of therapy.? Hardly anyone gas access to therapy of any kind.

@CoffeePlease.

6 ай бұрын

Oh no. 😓😓😓

@paulam.foreman4413

4 ай бұрын

Omg I didn’t know about her husband too. How horrible. That whole thing was just as awful as it gets. This case here is infuriating. Pure trash evil mom and her big dumb boyfriend who has no soul.

@Celisar1

4 ай бұрын

You mean “kill himself” or “commit suicide”. Don’t be such a coward and call things how they are.

Seeing Bruce's outrage at these abusive parents is so healing to my inner child. Be the Bruce for the kids out there, some people don't deserve to be parents.

@kryogyn1

6 ай бұрын

There should be mandatory drug screening and required classes to become a parent.

@norbeaster784

6 ай бұрын

Wish I had a dad like him.

@landolockss

6 ай бұрын

I mean yeah but it isn’t like some rare thing that someone would show outrage over this…. Kinda expected

@norbeaster784

6 ай бұрын

@@landolockss You'd be surprised.

@charliespleen7280

6 ай бұрын

Same, I thought this would be triggering but Bruce is honestly healing for my inner traumatized child now.

Started watching this channel thinking you were just trying to get criminals off…. It’s turned out you’re the sweetest most compassionate and moral guy I think I’ve witnessed on KZread! Really love your videos ❤

I became a father at 18 before the military, and it was the best thing to ever happen to me. My daughter is now 12, and I’ve always been a responsible, hardworking father. Maybe I’m one of the few good younger ones, but it was a blessing.

35:17 Personal story: I had two children. My husband and I were dirt poor. Couldn't even afford the dirt. I used the programs that existed in my area. I worked full time and went to school taking double full time credits. I was exhausted, but I loved (still do) my kids. I'm now a Special Ed. Teacher. I own my own house. And yes we did get married and had kids too young. But we put our children first. I can't imagine not giving everything to my kids.

@DrLC.

6 ай бұрын

I commend you for never quitting and achieving all you have. It takes a strong person to keep going. ❤️

@kieronparr3403

6 ай бұрын

Did you ever buy the dirt?

@laurieleannie

6 ай бұрын

EXACTLY! Thank you. There is no excuse! Sheesh, this woman put her kids life in jeopardy and she still has a CAR! She had more money than we did!

@thegreencat9947

5 ай бұрын

@@kieronparr3403 I'm sure they did...they own a house and the dirt that surrounds it.😁😁👍🏼 that was a funny comment.😎

@kieronparr3403

5 ай бұрын

@@thegreencat9947 never did find out. Guess I'll spend my life not knowing.

I'm a sober addict, going strong four years clean now. This shit really gets to me. Makes me thankful for the fact that I still retained the common sense that when I was deep in that dark place, I still knew that I couldn't risk having a kid.

@jessicagoodson7452

6 ай бұрын

Same here. I drink way more than is healthy, but I make sure my son is in bed and fed and bathed and taken care of first... Idk how ppl get so bad off they can forget about their kids

@buggiebuild1

6 ай бұрын

So to you both, I will say, keep on keeping on, it’s truly awesome/phenomenal to see comments like yours💯💪💪✌🏻💕

@neruneri

6 ай бұрын

@@jessicagoodson7452 Stay strong, we all have our demons but it sounds like you know full well what's important 💪❤ But yeah, when I was deep in it, I may not have wanted to fully admit how bad it was, but I absolutely realized that there was no way in hell I was fit to take care of anything more than my cat. I can strongly sympathize and empathize with people who are that down on their luck. But that makes it all the more infuriating. I get that sometimes shit happens and you didn't plan to have that kid, but there are things you can do. I personally know people who petitioned the court to take their child while they worked on getting clean, because they too understood that they couldn't do it at that time. It was hard, but it worked.

@neruneri

6 ай бұрын

@@buggiebuild1 Thank you! ❤❤

@annjepsen1621

6 ай бұрын

​​@@jessicagoodson7452 Yeah I like to smoke pot in the evening, but not around my kids and they come first in *everything.* I tend to put myself last (even my pets get fed before I do). It's all about finding a balance. We do need time to ourselves to keep our sanity, but not at the expense of our children. It sounds like you have your priorities in order. I hope you and your son continue to thrive. ❤❤❤

There is nothing better than raising your children and then enjoying their success. Yes it is hard but so worth it.

Mom standing in the way is obstruction

My little boy, Buddy, died 54 years ago and I still grieve. I was out of my mind with grief when it happened and just can't understand how little James could be valued so callously. I hope they found his body and treated him with the respect he didn't receive in life. Hopefully the other two children will be loved properly.

@mrbransformer4184

6 ай бұрын

I’m so so sorry you have that on you but it’s great that you kept going and kept their memory alive!

@NormalBirdLady

6 ай бұрын

@kirkshar I'm so sorry for your loss. 💔🫂

@carolfromalbertacanada

6 ай бұрын

🤗🤗🤗🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽♥️♥️♥️

@deedeebolen

6 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine your lifelong pain.. my heart and thoughts are with you 💕

@katy9291

6 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss ❤

That mom at the door being confronted for her neglect is likely only thinking about how mad she is at her kids and at the neighbors for calling.

@monicapatton1405

6 ай бұрын

Probably. That was my experience with that as a child. Total retribution like somehow it was my fault.

Bruce Rivers. The ultimate dad 🥹

My dad hit me a lot out of anger and frustration as a kid. I don’t really resent him for it but I remember being scared to death of making him angry, and when he drank it was hard to predict what would set him off. If I had kids I wouldn’t want them to be afraid of me. I won’t even raise my voice at my cats because I don’t want them to fear me. I don’t think you have to hit a creature so much smaller than yourself to get them to comply reasonably with your wishes

@frumtheground

5 ай бұрын

Exactly. Good parenting doesn't weaponize fear because it only teaches them fear. It teaches them they can't ask for help, they can't tell the truth, they can't trust. My parents aren't the worst out there by any means, but they did neglect us in a lot of ways and they were both HIGHLY unpredictable. They didn't have us young, but they sure acted like stunted teenagers as parents sometimes. Still do even tho they're well into their 60s.

@XxSuicidalNinjaxX

4 ай бұрын

You should resent him for it you deserved better and it’s ok to hold him accountable

@supertrucker99

Ай бұрын

I'M truckers wife step dad enjoyed laying me on him as he whipped me. I'd never comply EVER NEVER HES A MONSTER .😮 I didnt know I could report a crime my mother ignored me 😮

@DeadbeatGodfather

Ай бұрын

Same boat I was in. And oddly, I too don't necessarily resent him for it. But I grew up in constant fear, and to this day, any sort of conflict or anger makes me very uncomfortable.

It’s heartwarming how sincerely and passionately incensed Bruce is by these videos. It’s evident how much he values compassionate parenting

@thenima

6 ай бұрын

It's wonderful to see a family working together!

@paulawerchowsky926

6 ай бұрын

Lllk

@shenanitims4006

6 ай бұрын

^This! Especially during the last segment. There were a number of moments where he was going to say something, but couldn’t. He was that upset.

@junglegrawlix

6 ай бұрын

Understandable too. That last couple is beyond horrible@@shenanitims4006

My husband’s father was so violent and evil that he broke both of his legs when he was 7. His mother was an ER nurse and never took him to the hospital, instead patched him up at home. I’m amazed he’s as athletic as he is. We tell everyone he’s an orphan, because he basically is

@anahill2366

6 ай бұрын

That is horrible, I’m happy he has you now. A new better and family. I hope you two will have a long and happy life together ❤

@maggiee639

6 ай бұрын

How anyone hurts a kid is beyond me. I’m not a “kid person” but they absolutely deserve to be loved and protected at all costs. Don’t have kids if you can’t handle them.

@thegreencat9947

5 ай бұрын

Good on him. Been free of my family for 50 years.

Seeing him talk about his kids, the absolute joy that you can see from him, is very heartwarming

I love when you talk about Michael. Your relationship as father & son is beautiful. 💗

Bruce’s love for his children is BEYOND refreshing. Happy to see there are still some people who love being a parent :)

@kariannstickle2708

6 ай бұрын

I know my dad loves being a parent but he has never been vocal about it so I find myself projecting Bruce’s joyful, appreciative words over my dad’s quiet, loving actions. Really, really wish my dad would say things like Bruce does but at least I can tell he does all he does for us, his family. I straight up would love a video from Michael talking about how he fosters a positive relationship with his dad.

@Anna-Rose-

6 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I thought all parents hated their children. Every day I would wonder why people who hated children would have any. And I wondered how someone could hate their own children (my mother admitted that she hated me).

@FamLawJ.D.

5 ай бұрын

Dude! He’s saying it. You don’t know a I about this dude. Quit it. Hi idolize YOUR parents, who hopefully, love(d) you just as much.

@mikesanders8621

4 ай бұрын

You're not a real Professor!

@0s_Impurum

4 ай бұрын

I think this all the time myself. It's dope indeed.

I got physically abused in a walmart (definitely not "normal" corporal punishment) as a very little kid and I was sobbing and crying and no one stepped in. Thank you for stepping in, the kid may have been afraid but I bet he never forgot that you tried to stand up for him, I know I would have always remembered

@hopefulhuman

6 ай бұрын

I'm sorry that happened to you.

@fairgreen42

6 ай бұрын

I, too, am sorry, that that happened to you. I wish you all the best.

@inmyshoeswheelsoptional9848

6 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear this. Anyone who ever had this or any form of abuse or nevlect. You are amazing, it was never your fault. NEVER. Ur parent was the 1 at fault & should have ACTED like a parent, & been there to protect & love u unconditionally! u deserve that then, AND now. U are a warrior & survivor, & deserve so much more 4 that strength. Tw below; This so much... I was abused regularly... mostly by dad & sister... I still have dreams of where I actually see someone stepping in, ever, in the past. Some1 just stepping in once would have meant so much to me, but also often U can't take that person's help past that even if they did, either because of being burned by the system or by people trying to help then taking the parents side, like u DO deserve it, even tho it's lies to obviously make it so it seems like U are the bad guy, not the parent(unfortunately narcissists &/or manipulative parents, tend to be 2 good at manipulating ppl into those kinds of things, even tho most would never think it's okay ever, but being in the moment they get talked into it being okay. & when Bruce said the kid he helped, was more scared about calling the cops on his mum, I unfortunately know y from experience... But also if u're a witness & CAN call them & make sure the kid is taken away, CALL. they likely want you to call but; 1) they can't say that, as theyll get it much worse in private(4 a long time) if u don't fight 4 & defend them from consequences to their abuse on you etc. Like If you see that in public, guarantee its 10x worse out of public view. The cops won't believe the kid or if it's like my parents, they were best friends with all the cops in town & so the cops saw me as "the attention seeking kid" before I even knew to report my parents so i mostly gave up except a few times, but it went way u'd expect... Tw below;; Tho I vividly remember 1 time i called the cops on my sister (was 20+) & my mum not only screamed at me to leave her house, as how dare I (there's more context than most situations,) but this is after we found out any physical trauma can literally be deadly 4 me due to my medical conditions, & my sister once again lost it at me because i spoke -_- tho she followed me & threw 1 of those small sharp shovel things from gardening & it barely missed my face, sharp end facing me. I literally saw it pass my eye & had a panic attack of how dangerous that was, b4 even including my condition... + .) So I freaked out & 1st time in years called the cops because she was only winding up more... but as I did my mum started screaming at me & hitting me a couple times (not like full hitting but like when someone is annoyed with u, again she knew the risk that could cause to me.) & threatened if I didn't hang up she would kick me out on the streets... It's worse because she knew she held the power to make me hang up with no choice by saying that as she was my full-time carer & physically couldn't care 4 basic daily tasks 4 myself & had no other options 4 that care but her & ironically y I had to come back after years of going no contact with her, when it all got 2 severe on my own... (&how she enabled my dad & sister's abuse 4 decades on her literally physically disabled, & 90% of the time wheelchair & bedbound, daughter -_-) made me fear ever telling any1, as if they don't believe u, will make it 1000x worse. & not once was I believed... except 4 this single 1 time in my 20s. Because I think they knew as when they finally turned up, because I wouldn't answer callbacks, they immediately then pulled me away from mum & sister who are suddenly as quiet as a mouse, have a feeling it was probably obvious I was panicking etc on my face... & wasn't told until years later in 30s, my sister was warned by police at that time, that it'd be on record, especially with my conditions & disabilities making it basically impossible 4 me to be the abuser, as wasn't as disabled as i had become at that point when called b4. As it'd been yrs since I'd called the cops 4 this kinda thing & was to point my conditions & disabilities were at that time hard to not see at a glance by them, which was it worked in my favour *sigh*, (@ time my mum lied to me & said the cops said they believed my sister & pretty much annoyed to b called etc, but recently in my 30s she admitted the truth. So after that never called again but would have if I knew that, so probably y she never said) But anyway most fear that because after years of telling ppl or asking 4 help ALWAYS making it worse.. especially when the parent u desperately want love & affection from & them take away that barely there affection etc to nothing, as well as physical abuse getting wayy worse & the constant verbal reminders that's WHY it got worse ... Thats I think what does it more than the physical, tho both together make it the even worse again... But only know from my experience, so may not be same 4 all..., the lovebombing, breadcrumbing etc so u'll do anything they want 4 their affection (that ironically doesn't exist, & never will until they get help, if they aren't just plain a narcissist((my mum finally got help, dad's a narc lol). But that's not love & affection, that's an exchange &/or conditional love.. that's not how a child & parent relationship works but that dynamic makes it harder to recognise that)

@SCREAMINGinCAPS

6 ай бұрын

Sue them!!!

Being a father is a blessing to me and I feel I've done a good job raising my daughter from a beautiful redheaded baby to a beautiful 16 year old young lady.

“If you thought they were disgusting, wait till you see this broad” 😆😂😆😂. I had to pause video and come here to say that part lol

Literally doing a 4am night feed with my newborn while I watch this and am just disgusted at how vile people can be. Some people don’t deserve kids.

@oldeskoolnana7543

6 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your new addition. Enjoy every moment they grow so fast. ❤❤ 👶

@kevinthomas895

6 ай бұрын

You must be in the European time zone

@marleysworld1157

6 ай бұрын

​@@kevinthomas895yea it's only 1:18 here in nj I was trying to figure out where that person is also😅

@MsMak03

6 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🤍🤍🤍

@salis-salis

6 ай бұрын

congrats, and I hope everything will work out. Having a caring parent (or even better 2, but rather 1 good than 2 bad...) is probably half way there ❤

My daughter was three when she disappeared in a store. I was so freaked out! After looking all around for 2 min, I ran to the service desk crying and hysterical. They called for all employees to look in their department before calling police. I was so scared someone had grabbed her. A couple of mins later this employee came walking up holding her hand telling me she found my daughter in the shoe department trying on shoes. I grabbed her and hugged and hugged and kissed her. She was confused why I was crying. I felt so horrible for not paying attention. There’s a special place in hell for child abusers and child killers.

@funnydale

4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry that happened and there’s no defense for anyone in these videos… but judging by what some of these “perfect” KZread commentators and from Bruce himself, you should have been thrown in jail for a year and you kid should have been taken from you and sent to foster care. There’s no defending what these people did, but having a rich lawyer driving a sports car lecturing poor people that if you’re not perfect you should have your kids taken away is kind of rich.

@devious-dodo-eater

4 ай бұрын

​@@funnydale jealosy is poring out of you

@ronycampbell251

4 ай бұрын

Animals and children are precious and helpless. These parents don't deserve to have children

@johnathanroth6205

4 ай бұрын

@@funnydale what she did wouldn't be constituted as neglect. Because it wasn't intentional EDIT: Plus she immediately informed the front desk that her child was missing and began searching for her as soon as she noticed she was gone. Bruce is in no way saying that parents that have a momentary lapse in attention deserve to have their children taken; however, parents such as the ones in this video do deserve to have their children taken from them. The fact that you're trying to use this video as a way to get a moral high-ground is concerning considering the content.

These videos are sad. But your kind words about your son filled my heart.

"Poverty is not an excuse to abuse your kids" THANK YOU!

@johnnieclemons2921

2 ай бұрын

Wealthy is not a excuse to abuse your kids either. Thank you!

@sandrafunny957

Ай бұрын

@@johnnieclemons2921 I'm between low and middle class I didn't mean it like that I was quoting Bruce and highly agreed because I've seen it but you point out a really good one

My mom always says that I figured out I didn't want kids after 9 months in the womb with my twin brother. Not everyone is cut out for children. I didn't like kids when I was a kid. I love my nieces and nephews, I love playing with cute kids, but I especially like when they go home at the end of the day. I'm not cut out to be a parent and that's okay. More people need to look at themselves and be able to say they shouldn't have kids because there'd be a lot fewer screwed-up adults in the world. It's heartbreaking seeing what these kids are put through by people who should have never ever been parents.

@dariennedykes678

6 ай бұрын

See thats great that you actually took the time to figure that out before you had kids and now can make sure that doesnt happen. I wish more people would do the same thing. Ive struggled alot with motherhood myself even tho I do enjoy it but my son and I both have health problems so I made sure that it was just him so there wasnt any extra stress on our family. Sometimes I wish it was possible to stop people from having kids before they actually thought about it first.

@xladycaosx

6 ай бұрын

same here. I knew as a kid that I didn’t want kids. 30+ years later, I still have the same opinion, don’t like nor want kids. Not everyone should be a parent and that’s fine. Better to not reproduce than be like any of the parents in this video, at least you’re not hurting anyone.

@tinawindham6958

6 ай бұрын

You don’t like playing with ugly kids…?

@Carriesue1982

6 ай бұрын

I had decided when I was a teen I didn’t want kids, now I’m 41 and never had them. I run a farm, have a great husband and travel a lot. I love my life and feel proud the cycle of abuse and alcoholism in my family ended with me

I adopted a baby from a meth mom after 14 years of infertility, being a mom was such a blessing for me, loved it!

@mollycote1021

6 ай бұрын

Baby is lucky to have you!💕‼️🙏🏼

@liamevans1508

6 ай бұрын

@@mollycote1021No, baby DESERVES a mom like her, thankful to parent! Parents are always the lucky ones. Sorry, I just hate perpetuating the idea that any child should be grateful for care they deserve to receive.

@travismccloskey9733

6 ай бұрын

Just be careful how you speak about that child's BLOOD mother. The indignity portrayed with the term "meth mom" alone would cause me to bet that when this kid inevitably rebels against you and searches for their identity, meth will be a part of it.

@ThePolypam

6 ай бұрын

​@@travismccloskey9733You idiotic sjw will ALWAYS try to guilt the person doing the right thing.

@G666REY

6 ай бұрын

Don’t ever call her biological mother “meth mother” again. Someone suffering from drug addiction has an illness, you wouldn’t call her mother a “cancer mom” if she suffered from cancer. And before anyone says something; you can compare drug addiction and cancer as both are diseases you can diagnose, but drug addiction is FAR MORE DEADLY. It lowers your lifespan far more than cancer does, usually. Don’t degrade people to “junkies”. That’s such a disgusting thing to do that I immediately loose ALL respect for the person saying it.

I do not understand why these two monsters didn’t get life without parole or the death penalty for killing their own child and disposing him in the Ohio River. I live in Cincinnati about 7 minutes from the Ohio River and it makes me furious that she used our river for their son’s burial site. The truth is their son shouldn’t have a burial site because NO CHILD should be killed by anyone, especially their own parents!! I raised four children - I know there can be hard times but you NEVER kill children. I can’t even wrap my head around this!!!

That cop making the child feel comfortable and taking his mind off the abuse even just for a moment is amazing. We need more people like him!!!

One key difference between good parents and bad parents is that good parents view parenting as a blessing. Bad parents view parenting as a burden.

@katierosem.2565

6 ай бұрын

The personal trauma is real with this one. My mom always acted like I was a burden, and I simply just never understood, obviously at that age. Very sad. Lifelong damage and difficulties it lasts, but it’s usually always dismissed and dumbed down by them.

@planetgannet

6 ай бұрын

Hugs, my mother is a narcissist, didn't realise until I was 68. Cruel beyond description. Hope you are doing OK now and believe in yourself.

@katierosem.2565

6 ай бұрын

@@planetgannet thank you. I’m 21 and my siblings and I bond by talking about our experiences. I realized when I was probably 14 that my situation wasn’t normal. I’m not quite there but I’m proud of my progress. A lot of mourning about who I could’ve been in the process, which I think is the hardest part. But also making sure to be kind to myself, and give myself what I deserve. ☺️

@Matthew-Anthony

6 ай бұрын

@@planetgannetThanks. I try my best.

@EMurph42

6 ай бұрын

Outstanding quote!

You are so right, Me Rivers. A child is a blessing. Being raised Latina we were taught childcare really young. Children were bathed daily, clothed/diapered properly and NEVER, EVER left alone! If Mama is tired there are plenty of Abuelas and Tias to lend a helping hand. I'm 70 and still help out on almost a daily basis. I get the love, Mama and Papa get support and can be better parents.

@ladyj.9350

6 ай бұрын

Community is so important ❤

@maggiee639

6 ай бұрын

I admire the way Hispanic families take care of their own. I grew up in a sect of Catholicism that was based in Spain so a lot of my classmates were either Spanish or Latina (all girls school) and it was a great sense of community.

@neruneri

6 ай бұрын

There's a reason why they used to say "it takes a village to raise a child"!

@allysonfountain3262

6 ай бұрын

I wish i had a village like this ❤ I will be that for my children.

This video is one of the sadder ones, but when Bruse looked dead at the camera and said "Don't bad mouth the Hot Pockets" it cracked me right up 😆 Thanks for bringing some much needed levity to such a sad and upsetting subject matter

"Just because youre poor doesnt mean you have to live in a shithole" Couldnt agree more. My step mother always used to swim in trash growing up i was the ONLY ONE who cleaned, did the laudry, dishes, fed the ANIMALS EVERY DAY... if i slipped up shit didnt happen. If i complained about my brothers pissing all over the floor and shitting on the tpilet seat theyd always just say why dont you clean it up. Ive had ocd my whole life just not that bad. My depression and anxiety just got soooo much worse living in their filth and i developed weird phobias around being barefoot... and omfg rhe cockroaches that would rain from the ceiling when you get up at night to piss... where are ya gonna leave ur toothbrush?

That 19 year old constantly calling the child ‘it’ and ‘nothing’ makes me so angry. And her mother is an absolutely awful person as well. Absolutely horrible family.

@billiebergmann8835

6 ай бұрын

As Mr Rivers said, the Mother fucked up her daughter - i am sure she did.

@Pugetwitch

6 ай бұрын

cluster B cluster f! sad af. Hopefully this incident can provoke the urge for generational healing within that maternal lineage.

@Pugetwitch

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@billiebergmann8835yes she's a narcissist who couldn't stand the thought of having a teenage mom as her daughter. Because of this her daughter likely detaches or even has a personality split where she masks heavily around her mother to cope with the stress and guilt of having an actual identity outside of the narcissist who feels like the child is her property for life.her daughter likely is a sociopath and has learned to embrace the traits and even further develop cognitive lack of empathy so that she can better cope with the abuse from her mom. hella fucked up. 19 is still a kid, AFAIC. Narcissistic personalities are insidiously toxic and can cause detriment to other people and their coping strategies for stressful situations that impact them throughout their lives.

@tessabunge7621

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯 agree her saying it and nothing makes my blood boil.

@scottwhitley2242

6 ай бұрын

Hell awaits and never ends

Bruce Rivers is such a wise man. He should be teaching classes for teenagers about legal issues, and life lessons. The things he talks about are things that are actually important, and should be addressed in schools, more so than a lot of the other things they are currently teaching in schools. They should show students all his videos.

@TylerMadison711

6 ай бұрын

Most of what he says is just fucking common sense. Don't put babies in the trash = WISDOM

@katierosem.2565

6 ай бұрын

I’m happy to know that his videos do teach, he’s doing amazing work even just by doing this. But if he takes it a step further, that is also amazing ☺️

@NikkiC777

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@TylerMadison711 I am not talking specifically about this video. Or not that part anyway. I am referring to his videos in general. Edit: Although there are important things in this video too, like the importance of breaking the cycle of generation to generation abuse. A lot of people just raise their kids exactly how their parents raised them, and their parents before them raised them. It may seem obvious but it isn't, or these cycles of abuse, would not keep happening to so many people. A lot of people especially young kids do not understand their rights when dealing with law enforcement too. He pushes people to "stop self snitching". That is something some people sadly, are unaware of.

@Joseph-rt6kb

6 ай бұрын

@@TylerMadison711common sense with legal advice

@kevjtnbtmglr

6 ай бұрын

He is teaching, teaching us.

On the first case, i am always baffled at the man/dad when he asks why HE is also getting arrested. Wtfdym, dude!?! Like he really thought they only arrest and charge moms for child neglect/abuse. ETA: Those last 'parents' should have been sentenced to DP. No less than life without parole. That was an incredibly cruel, horrific way to 'get rid' of their son Why torture him by making him run after the van?! My heart breaks for him. RIP James 💙 🙏 Thank you for choosing not to include that horrible footage of little James running after the van.

Bruce. Thank you for holding both parents accountable. The video narrator doesn’t hold the fathers accountable at all. Fathers have just as special of bonds. The studies we’ve heard about for years (from the 1950-60-70s on parenting have mostly been debunked…usually studying only the mother and not the father). Women get harsher sentencing for the same crimes because of this. Bruce, it is wonderful to hear you speak as a father about your son and the challenges of parenting (not babysitting) and holding these men and women responsible- thank you.

@alexlabs4858

3 ай бұрын

Most everything no matter the subject from the 50/60/70s has been heavily debunked. I mean when my grandma was pregnant with my mom her doctor told her to smoke cigarettes to ease morning sickness…

My dad worked night shift in Chicago for 44 years...and my mom day shift so that i would always a parent around. While he napped, he did so on the couch while i watched tv. But most of the time, he was awake and engaged. He sacrificed to be present for me, because he loved me and knew that he had to be close and present.

@lilys7431

6 ай бұрын

I won the parent lottery too, they worked their tails off and I have great childhood memories.

The case of the girl who gave birth in the hospital toilet; Alexi seems to me to be an extremely immature 19 year old. Her mother came across as quite overbearing - the girl seemed more afraid of her mother finding out that she’d even had sex.

@SpicyPlur

6 ай бұрын

There is a petition for Alexi to be kicked out of university. 🤢 she wants to be a nurse

@annjepsen1621

6 ай бұрын

​@@SpicyPlur Jesus Christ! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

@LynneCooney

6 ай бұрын

That was my first thought. I'm from the Deep South and extreme religious purity culture does not reduce teen pregnancy. It does lead to situations like this and terrible teen parents.

@HellsGothicRose

6 ай бұрын

I really hope he looks further into that case. Them claiming the hospital killed the baby because of the pain meds she was given just before the birth is disturbing. Her and her mother both need to go to jail.

@cheesehead4670

6 ай бұрын

That’s my opinion as well. She’s not some criminal mastermind plotting to kill a baby. I think she probably never learned about sex-ed and didn’t really know she could get pregnant, most likely due to her mother’s necessity to have an innocent virgin child.

You can bet every time her daughter got in trouble growing up, it was always someone else’s fault, according to the parents. Before I retired I owned a manufacturing plant and had 52 employees. I could always tell which person was raised like that.

I ADORE the way you talked about how much fun two and three year olds are! More specifically, how much fun your son was at that age. Anyone who sees a young child as a burden should not be a parent. BTW, I used to play the roll up in a blanket game with my kids too, only instead of rolling them out myself they would see how fast they could unroll themselves! They loved that game so much that every time it was laundry day for the bed linens they would wait on my unmade bed to play!😂

As a parent it makes me sick to think of anything happening to my babies. All children deserve good parents, not all parents deserve their children.

@Mayne-1

6 ай бұрын

💯 facts

@DogFish-NZ

6 ай бұрын

vaccination: my body my choice. abortion: your body my choice. 'merica , land of the ME.

@justinholtman

6 ай бұрын

Too true, unfortunately too the ones that have a bunch Ussually are the ones who don’t deserve them. Don’t take care of em. We pay for em the kid has a rough childhood and so on. Sad

@JussaBehbi

6 ай бұрын

This saying is so old and done, but still true

@roxannemoser

6 ай бұрын

​@jeremylydiard6421 we could go deep with this. I'm pro abortion. I had to make that decision myself in 1984. Ultimately, I chose to keep my baby, and I'm happy. But, I was also very independent and self sufficient. Pro-lifers are actually just pro birth. They don't care if this child is murdered 5 years later or less by some unstable crazy parent. At 6 years old, my stepfather almost murdered me and my siblings. Let's just say we weren't going down without a fight. 1971.

My mum witnessed a man hitting his son outside our house. She recognised the school uniform and called them. The school knew exactly who the victim was. They got the police involved, my mum had to testify in court about what she saw. The worst thing was, our house was on a row of four houses, the only houses that view of what happened to him. The parents figured out where we lived and made our lives HELL. My poor mum was terrified to go into town (only about 20,000 people at the time). They would scream abuse at her everyday, torment us. Can't imagine what that kid and his siblings had to go through every day behind closed doors. Absolutely awful. But also absolutely worth knowing that kid was put into a different home with no abuse, and he did a lot better at school. I think about him all the time.

@dannyboy4929

6 ай бұрын

Wow. I live in Detroit. And like 5 years ago after work I stopped at taco bell. I was in there waiting for my food. And this dad was being mean to his daughter who I found out was 13. She asked for something on the menu and he said "you eat what I fucking let you eat, do you wanna be a fat bitch like your mom, your already a fat bitch"... she wasn't at all she was so skinny. She said something back along the lines of "your always so mean to me".. he pulled her off to the side and hit her but she kinda blocked it.. all the sudden he grabs her by her hair pulls her head down and started punching her in the ribs like she was a grown man... I literally ran and tackled him. The daughter fell with us, I kinda shoved her some (not hard at all) just kinda scooted her away and I started punching that piece of shit in the face repeatedly. Thankfully ppl in the tacobell stopped me and said like your guna kill him and get in trouble the cops are pulling up. Well I testified in court along with witnesses and that girl is now living a good life with her aunt and uncle and little brother. The dad went to prison. And the girl spoke in court and called me her superman and ughh I'm a grown man but I get tears in my eyes thinking back to when she said that. I know it sounds crazy and ppl love to not believe that someone would help someone else bcuz it's not on KZread smh. But ever since then I've felt more like a man, as in being a protector and not scared to step in and help someone else, risking my own safety. I wish all these child abusers could catch a major ass beating. Sorry for the long comment btw.

I’m a social worker and I am LOVING this officer!!

Love how officer was so kind to the child but was taking none of his parents' bullshit. Good man.

The mother's reaction in the case of the girl who had and hid the baby give great insight into why the girl did what she did.

@SpicyPlur

6 ай бұрын

Those two are disturbing. In the arresting video you can see they set up a memorial shrine to the baby-who the teen named after herself.

@annjepsen1621

6 ай бұрын

​@@SpicyPlurI didn't know she named the baby she killed after herself. The narcissism is off the charts for her AND her mother.

@goddammitalana

6 ай бұрын

There's no "reason why" that justifies that decision, period. ESPECIALLY Not in a state with safe haven laws in place no questions asked & birth control readily & freely available to anyone

I was raised by a single mother. I never realized how poor we were until I became an adult. There were 4 of us living in an 850sq foot house. We cleaned the house from top to bottom every Saturday. There is never a reason to live in filth.

@liveraccivonkaufman6161

4 ай бұрын

Fist bump to single mother, Saturday cleaning! My mom let us pick what to clean (I hated dishes, my brother hated cleaning the bathroom). She put on music and we sang and danced while cleaning.

You are not only a great lawyer, you are a great person! I wish every father were like yourself. The world would be such a better place if it were filled with thousands of Bruces! Best of everything goes to you and your son and daughter!

Thank you Mr. Rivers for talking to parents about removing themselves from a situation where you feel at your wit's end. To breathe and calm yourself. The whole discussion was just horrifying I saw how that woman didn't shed one tear over her child's death.

You know, Bruce, one thing I really respect about your videos is how you show how the importance of breaking generational trauma can impact the next generation. You're a good dad.

I actually started crying for all the kids out there who don't have dads who are as good as you.

@dwarfbunni

6 ай бұрын

Im definitely envious

@shawnl4073

6 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty tall order. Maybe we should cheer for all the kids out there who have dads as good as Mr. Rivers~

@misstiffty

6 ай бұрын

Exactly this! For those not able or not wanting to raise a newborn baby, there are many safe locations around the Country where unharmed babies may be dropped off and legally abandoned without parents or family facing ANY legal consequences. There are so many couples dreaming and wishing, vetted and qualified who have filled out all the documents to adopt any child.. those parental units who can’t find any natural parenting instinct the second they hold their newborn child should be carefully watched by hospital Staff and, as protocol, should give a list of not only support agencies, but also the above mentioned safe infant surrender locations. If it has gotten to a point that any parent is or has been considering harming any child, or is feeling like they are about to do something with potentially tragic consequences, call 911 before acting. Contact a neighbor or friend.. most people would step in, should it be an absolute crisis- before anything permanent happens to children or birth parents. Speaking as a formerly 19 year old single mom of one beautiful baby girl, the many sacrifices were worth the world to see her grow up healthy and happy… She is now an Attorney and engaged to a boy she met in grammar school with a similar parenting story. Also, her birth father finally contacted her back as she’d been trying to get his medical history since she was 16 and he resides halfway around the world. I wouldn’t trade having anything for my daughter as she is my best friend, despite me being super strict and her begging me to swat her on the tush instead of hearing me explain why certain things are wrong. Oh, I did give her that single, quick, and one off bottom spank when she ran into traffic in a very busy mall parking lot during the Christmas rush. Closest I’ve ever come to a nervous breakdown when I heard the honking and she’d unbuckled her car seat while I was walking around to the driver door to leave. Terrifying. These people and the miniature humans in their care shock and crush the soul. Hardest videos to watch yet important that people know to see something and say something. One loving parent is better than two that are horribly dysfunctional. I do wish She’d had two parents however life doesn’t always turn out as planned. In my case, it turned out better than I could have dreamt and constantly worked to give her every opportunity in life to pursue her dreams. Not gloating but so proud she turned out to be a solid person with great morals. Bless you all and your families. xoxo bravo to you and your talented son @BruceRivers & #MichaelRivers

@Nedula007

6 ай бұрын

You're weird

I love the way your kindness and humor seeps into your commentary. How I wish that the kids who are abandoned by their own fathers had someone like you or like my wonderful late father in their lives. I am happy that you keep showcasing good parenting for all the people around you. Thank you for giving our future a better chance.

You are by far the "BEST" Bruce Rivers, I love your channel and all your content 🥰Keep bringing us all more cases,Love it!❤

My dad would give all of us (7 kids) a horseback ride up the stairs to our beds when we were little. We loved it so much that we’d go back downstairs for another ride! Thinking about it now, my poor dad worked all day in his blue collared job to come home & entertain us. He still so loving & caring. He shows kindness to everyone. Best dad ever! ❤

@riapvaldez

6 ай бұрын

What a sweet memory! Thank you for sharing. 😊

I was 19 when I got pregnant and let me tell you, I was not prepared. Thankfully, I had a mom that was willing to help and a support network of responsible sitters available when I wanted to be irresponsible. My boy and I muddled through and I think I provided society with a pretty fantastic adult. But man, parenting can be rough when you're young.

@kaitlanparks8061

6 ай бұрын

Same situation but my family deserted me. I was a prospect for medical school at only 19 and then *bam* my world was turned upside down. I was absolutely not prepared (I was the youngest grandchild and the only child of the youngest daughter) and had never even held an infant before my own. I almost died during 24 hours of labor and was sent to live 9 hours away with the abusive guy my parents pressured me to marry because of *their* image in the community. 14 years later it is the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. I now have 4 beautiful children with my now-husband who is truly my complementary partner in this life (he adopted my 2 children away from the abusive POS) and we are blessed immensely by God on a daily basis.

Bruce Rivers. You’re really funny and what’s funnier is that I was thinking exactly what you were saying. Lol

As a nursing student, one of the MD's I worked with made me promise him that I wouldn't go into pediatrics. He grabbed me by the shoulders , looked into my eyes, & said " I promise, it will destroy you ". Now yrs later...here I am watching this with tears rolling down my face for poor little James , & all these abused little ones. I guess he was right. This truly hurts my heart.

Always thought kids should be harder to have. I was more into puppies and foals, the thought of kids terrified me, but they turned out to be pure joy. Every age was the best one ever, toddlers to teens. We played together, snuggled, read, and explored. Best years of my life. We started out poor, but kept them fed and healthy, and when they were little they don't want things, they just want you to be there, to love them and let them know they're safe.

@AnamLiath

6 ай бұрын

And no, they weren't perfect, but that's the times trust, humanity, and humor carry all of you through.

@jamesgornall5731

6 ай бұрын

Having kids is awesome; reason to get out of bed before 2pm

@harryparsons2750

6 ай бұрын

Foals? What the heck is a foal

@jamesgornall5731

6 ай бұрын

@@harryparsons2750 baby horse lol

As someone who was raised by horrible people, I can promise you that being a good, mature, wise, fair, balanced, loving, parent is the best gift you could ever give any child. The trauma, setbacks, mental issues, and general life struggles that plague you after severe childhood abuse are a life sentence you can never fully escape no matter how hard you try, how resilient you are, how much meds you take or therapy you do. If my life experiences have taught me something, its that no amount of financial success, social status, or achievements are as precious and worthy of admiration as is being a truly good parent. They are honestly the heroes of our world.

@mattiemathis9549

6 ай бұрын

A guy that does true crime shows pointed out that not all people who have been abused are serial killers, but almost all serial killers were abused. Rule #1: Don’t mess up your kids!

@janwisz4070

6 ай бұрын

Me, too. I wish that I could like your comment 1000 times

@reallythere

6 ай бұрын

@kated3165 your comment is the best empathetic short explanation of the lifelong effects of childhood trauma. Thank you for spreading truth. ❤

@DamnedEternal

6 ай бұрын

As someone who had a horrible childhood, but who went onto raise four children alone. I can’t understand how these monsters can live with themselves. I still am there and offer any support my adult children need and in turn am blessed with amazing grandchildren. Needless to say my parents aren’t so blessed, they’ve reaped what they sowed.

My 3 boys were my life. I watched them every minute. They were always on the move. They’re all grown up now. I miss when they were little lol

Thank you Bruce, for talking about how parenting should be. How happy parenting and having kids can be. I never had that growing up so I love hearing about people that really care, and I can tell you do care.

The best part about this channel is hearing this man encourage, support, and love his son. My favorite part of parenting is the times I get to be friends with my kids. And it's awesome to see other parents feeling that happiness too. The content genius does an amazing job and really does deserve the praise. I would bet money on the whole channel being his idea. You done good kid

@antony1397

6 ай бұрын

Seriously as somebody who had a father who beat, mocked and threatened them regularly, it restores a lot of faith to see somebody so openly love his son. More dads like Bruce and the world would be a much better place.

If a cop just told me my kids were dead and my wife was involved, I'd have a heart attack. Something is wrong with these people.

Bruce is correct about kids being more afraid of being seperated from parents, than they are of being abused by them. Especially if one parent is not abusing them, but is also being abused by the other parent. Which is common.

You said it best, Bruce. “Poverty shouldn’t be a reason to mistreat your child.” Nailed it. Growing up, my family was pretty poor. My sister and I had to share one room together for a majority of our childhood. My mother would donate her plasma as often as she was able to, all so that she may purchase baby essentials for my sister and I at the time. Of course, she never left my sister and I in a hot car, thank god. We’d be at home, watched over by one of our many older cousins. Not to mention my father working tireless hours at work to help further support the family. We didn’t have much growing up, but we had genuine love and care from our parents. I can tell how much genuine love you have for your kids, Bruce. It’s so heartwarming to see

@catboi1188

7 күн бұрын

Bruce is a scumbag ...he helps guilty criminals off lightly

The reaction of the girl’s mother shows what an upbringing that girl had. Putting aside the baby - obviously the girl made a terrible decision - imagine finding out what the daughter had just gone through, and her first reaction being to chastise her daughter for not telling her the truth. She is treating her 19 year old daughter like a toddler, and when you grow up under that kind of parenting, you learn to hide things from your parents, and you are scared to turn to them when you get in a bad situation. Obviously this girl was so messed up from her upbringing that she feared her mother’s reaction to even finding out that she had had sex, and gotten pregnant, that she went to such insane lengths to keep it from her that she ended up disposing of the baby in a trash can. That is the psychology of somebody from an extremely messed up home.

@SpicyPlur

6 ай бұрын

The both of them have a really bad victim complex. They even set up a shrine to the baby at home-like a natural tragedy occurred

@philisbramlett6890

6 ай бұрын

🕯️Your commentaries are superb * Not All SUPER HEROES WEAR CAPES . You both have MINED Yourselves with WORDS AS Your WEAPON OF CHOICE TO DISARM Offenders . I So Appreciate The Time and Effort Michael Spends Carefully Choosing Subject Matter . ( There is so much out there , requiring so much clarification ! ) You could use a mini me too ! You both have Offered Your Assistance in Educating . , asses , Content videos . I can't get enough . Mr. Rivers , You made a statement as I listened , I heard your compassion and empathy in your voice and in your facial expression with each pause as you said this . Poverty .ay come upon us ,overwhelming us both directionally , and our relationships, environment and age but there is not a time to be dirty , disorder,unclean or unkept . We should not place our loved ones in an unsafe or harmful situation or where we are even compromising our sanitation . One other is our sanity 🕯️ You both have brought such light into my world . I hope you both are shining brighter for the better in your little piece of the world also. I hope someday to be blessing to your efforts . You both have your in such a great place ❤ Thank you .

@suebrown7358

6 ай бұрын

Moms reaction always struck me as her covering her own ass…as if she couldn’t tell her own daughter was pregnant when the entire school knew 🙄

@realBorisLegasov

6 ай бұрын

@@suebrown7358 Oh that’s not what I got from this at all. Her daughter is 19, so I don’t think there’s any way the mom could be considered responsible anyway. No she treats her grown adult daughter like a child. Also see how she refuses to accept that she has no right to know why her daughter is being arrested when the cops show up. She sounds incredibly immature. Mom from hell.

@suebrown7358

6 ай бұрын

@@realBorisLegasov oh I didn’t meant Mom was legally responsible in anyway. I mean that she was shame dumping on her kid for social reasons. Agree with everything you said.

My husband and I raised 3 kids. Our 5th grandchild is on the way. 🖐👍🏻 I get so much joy when I see my adult children being very protective of their children. I can still hear their teenage voices asking me, "Why are you so over protective?" Well, now they know. 😉☺️

@jamesgornall5731

6 ай бұрын

Yeah they know because of that terror of the morning knock on the door, the weird time/date phone call

@salis-salis

6 ай бұрын

I wish more people would prioritize children, especially in the west where we do have the resources. Seems like the more well of, the less likely to have a child; a shame - should be the other way around. (not saying poor people shouldn't have kids! Just that it'll be harder and that no child deserves to grow up poor. All for helping poor, but rich in loving, parents.)

@jamesgornall5731

6 ай бұрын

@salis-salis they are bring silly and will regret it when it's too late

@dawnsunrise1981

6 ай бұрын

Exactly, I have 5 grand girls and 2 grand boys.

@Goldie789

4 ай бұрын

​@@dawnsunrise1981That is great. The girls rule in your family. Lol Right now, we have 2 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. Number 5 will be here soon and SHE breaks the tie. Girl power!! 🤣😂😅😆 My husband and I had our 3 kids really close in age. Our kids all started their families at different times so now, our oldest grandchild is a girl and she's probably going to end up babysitting for her little cousins in the near future. They are all so sweet. My husband and I love when we have a get together when all of them are together. Watching them interact is so fun. We love everything about being grandparents. I didn't know my moms dad, he passed away too young. Her mom passed when I was only 9. My father's parents lived far away and we only saw them once a year. I loved them, but they weren't the lovey dovey super close grandparent type. It is what it is. They were not bad people, just very different. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🙎🏼‍♀️ My mom's parents would have been all mooshy like my mom.😘 🥰 💞❣️💞😘 🥰 I sure missed out. I think that's why I love to spoil my grandkids so much. Family is everything.

These officers are just done with these parents and I love them for it. They aren’t taking it.

This made me feel physically sick. So many people are desperate to be parents, then you get these horrors called parents who have no right to call themselves parents

The story about Little Precious James is incredibly heartbreaking. It's a little triggering, too. When I was 5, my mom left my 7 year old brother at the grocery store on purpose, as punishment. I can remember so clearly the agony and pain my other brother, who was 6, and I were in while we begged her to go back as we watched him standing where she told him to and crying. I don't want to hold onto anger for her, but it's really hard not to.

@fairgreen42

6 ай бұрын

You know, anger is one step of grief. And grieving for the little kids that you and your siblings were, is a natural and healthy thing. You have every right to feel anger at your mom, at what she did back then, and even more be a loving friend to yourself, as a kid and now.

@sashaann9679

6 ай бұрын

@@fairgreen42 , thank you

@JSkyGemini

6 ай бұрын

Being abandoned, is one of the worst feelings for a kid, ever. And the way she did it, even affected you and your other sibling. You all felt what he felt. Of course that's something horrible to have to deal with. I hope you are all at least having decent lives in spite of that. I'm sorry we live in a world where people come up with ugly things to do to others. No one actually asks to be born, there should probably be more thought put into bringing a new life into the world.

@lynnkayee1015

6 ай бұрын

I feel for your brother. Throughout my childhood I had to have my legs broken and reset annually for the first seven years of my life. I was put in a waistdown bodycast and was on heavy opiates. Well, once, when I was about 5/6, I was in that cast, in pain and high as hell and wouldn't stop screaming. My mom told me that if I didn't stop she would leave me in the apartment alone and that if there was a fire (there had been one in the neighboring building like just a week earlier that had been terrifying for me), I would just lay there and burn to death. Then she left for 30 minutes - she said she was outside the door, but I didn't know. That has NEVER left my mind all these years later. I just knew it was going to happen. I was so scared I would be stuck there, immobile, absolutely no way to move and on fire. I cried myself into a migraine. Parents do and say some cruel things at times.

@GEOMETRICINK

6 ай бұрын

Your siblings were 5,6 and 7? Jesus. Maybe mommy dearest shouldn’t have kept having kids back to back to back if she couldn’t cope.

A friend and his wife started their family when they were 17. I asked him if he missed his youth. He told me he would do it all over again, and his 3 adult kids said they had so much fun growing up. Uplifting.

@Trinabiss97

6 ай бұрын

I got married at 18 and had my first at 19. She’s almost 7 now and I’m nursing the youngest of my 4 as we speak. I’m infertile and we knew that was likely the case so we decided to start trying early on because we knew it was going to be difficult. I’d do it all over again every time. I don’t feel like I missed anything.

@WickedPhase

6 ай бұрын

@@Trinabiss97I feel like Bruce is got a bit of his personal bias mixed in there. My sister had her fist baby at 18, she currently has 3 kids now and she's a wonderful mother! She told me she would also do it all over again. Congrats on your little one! 🎉

@nikkicuttell9670

5 ай бұрын

I had my oldest when I was 17, I met my husband when I was 19, he had 2 children from a previous relationship, and we had a child when I was 21, so by this time we were raising 4 young kids, we were on a very tight budget but still lived quite well, my kids are now adults at ages 28, 27, 26 and 24 and we have 2 amazing grandchildren, I would not change anything, I’m only 45 and I absolutely love looking after my grandkids and couldn’t imagine being able to do the things I do with them now if I was older and my parents watched their grandchildren grow and now get to watch their great grandchildren grow

@FIRING_BLIND

4 ай бұрын

True, but it is pretty common that parents who start that young ARENT good parents-they're not prepared to be. And it can result in being a mom or dad becoming someone's identity, and it makes becoming an empty nester harder for some.

@wldncrzy1971

4 ай бұрын

Same. I turned 17 one month prior to having my first. It was hard and it was worth every struggle. I believe I was born to be a mom. 35 yrs later…none have been arrested and all are great people and at positive people in society. And I did it by myself. It can be done…but this girl and her mama never should’ve been parents. They’re AWFUL!

I lost my kids in a Walmart once. I was crying, shaking, and near hysterical when I found them…about 3 minutes later.

Omg God, how much colder 😢😢😢😢 that poor child, the poor poor children, the living children I pray get the love they deserve for the rest of Their life ❤❤❤❤❤

Your closing is exactly why I'm your fan. "If you know someone like this, get them help before they do something stupid." You're a good person, Bruce Rivers!

I was raised in an abusive household growing up. Thank you for saying what needs to be said about child abusers. I appreciate your sarcastic remarks throughout. Michael is a lucky son to have you as a parent.

@AxlLeigh

3 ай бұрын

My ex would wait til I was at work and when I tell you it would be ON. SIGHT. NOW.

This is why community is so important. You have a responsibility to all children. They need adults to survive. They may not need YOU particularly. Ever. But always be ready when and if they do.

I could barely finish this. Great review and insight but seeing those videos just got me livid 🤬🤬

My father left me and my 2 brothers when I was 3. Then kidnapped us for a year. My mom got us back. How can someone want kids so bad and then throw them away. The horror we went through for years because of him. I would've loved to have had a dad like you. God bless.

I'm a single dad, I raise my son 7 and my daughter 13, my ex-wife has personality disorders and thank the lord I have them. Its such a privilege to raise them, as hard as it gets. I had a great mentor, my father was a drunken, abusive, bully. I was raised in a house that was a warzone. All I try do is be the person I needed when I was their age. This is a house of love. I will protect them until I'm dust. Bruce! Loving the beard, before you shave it, we have to have one vid with a handle bar moustache, it will be glorious. Mike - content genius - you guys are awesome. Great work, this is a top tier channel. I'm trying to be cheerful to try forget how sick these people make me. XD

26:47 My god, the anguish in the cries of those little babies - I don’t have/want or even really like kids and none the less that sound absolutely breaks my heart, I don’t know how anyone could hear that coming from their own kids and just ignore it. 😣

This couple did Evil, no two ways about it!