The LIES of the LaBrant Family: Exploitation, Manipulation and Greed | The Downfall 

UPDATE: (originally posted September 2022) I just saw a couple of you from Australia have left comments saying that my acronym abbreviation of the word abortion is actually an offensive word in Australia! I had absolutely NO idea, and while I obviously was just taking the first 3 letters of abortion because we're forced to have to censor so many words, I would never want to hurt anyone in the process! Thank you for taking the time to inform me so that that acronym for abortion is never used again! I appreciate you ALL, and that acronym/word will never be uttered from my mouth again. And I hope one day we can be free to use the actual words like abortion on these heavy topics instead of having to constantly dance around them and minimize their importance. Thank you again for your kindness and concern and educating me on your culture. I so appreciate these open conversations so we can better protect communities and I will continue to strive to learn how to do that even more. I also filmed an update, statement and apology that appears in the video uploaded after this one as well for those who were curious. Thank you all, I appreciate you.

If you make your eldest daughter a co-parent, don't expect to have authority over them when they hit puberty. Trust me. If I was grown enough to raise my half-sibling, I decided, I was grown enough to do whatever I wanted to do. You can't expect adult responsibility from us then expect us to be children again when you want control.

I have a 10 year old and a 5 month old. Anytime someone hears about their age gap it’s always “oh my gosh you have a built in babysitter!” NO. The only responsibility I’ve given my daughter when it comes to her brother is to keep an eye on him for 10 minutes so I can shower, after I’ve made sure he’s been fed, changed, and burped. I chose to have this baby, not her. It will never be her responsibility to help raise him. That’s the job my husband and I chose.

As a ballet dancer I am so so so grateful you included the pointe shoe risks! It is commonly known in the dance world so there is ZERO excuse for introducing pointe shoes at such a young age. My studio did not allow dancers to go on pointe until age 15/16.

The fact that they’re all “we’re fighting for the babies” yet actively exploit their children for money on the daily is just…

As a kid who was taken out of school to take care of my younger siblings, it did a ton of damage to my education, social life, and sense of security. It was so isolating, caused a decade of mental health crises. It took until college to catch up my education and I still struggle with feeling isolated. I cannot stress how much damage pulling a kid from school to be a nanny does.

On the topic of the “crisis pregnancy centers” I was walking into a clinic to have an abos(smh) and a woman approached me stating she was a nurse with the clinic and was there to help me get inside safely due to about 10-15 protesters surrounding the building. As we began to walk another nurse came out of the front door and told me the nurse I was being led by did not work at the clinic, she was a protester leading away so I would miss my appointment and wouldn’t be able to go through with the procedure!!! I couldn’t believe it! I was truly shocked! The only thing I could say to her was she should be ashamed of herself, she had no idea of my situation and shouldn’t judge people! I still can’t believe there are people out there willing to mislead women to take the option from them! Now this happened around 22-22 years ago, things have changed now unfortunately. Just wanted to share my experience.

I lost my daughter to cancer, i have friends who lost their beautiful child to cancer....the amount of anger I have towards that family for that is impossible to verbalize.

I had a miscarriage in my second trimester. The procedure I went through to remove my dead child from me can be effected under some of these abortion laws. Until my state, Kansas, thankfully voted against taking away the right. I was terrified. My husband and I were talking about him getting snipped because the idea that I could get pregnant again... lose a baby again... and be told that I HAD to carry a dead child till it naturally was expelled from my body. I couldn't. I came very close to suicide when I lost my son. If I was forced to carry my son longer than the week I had to carry him, I would not have made it. That week of being a tomb for my son was the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life. It almost killed me because I wanted that baby more than anything in the world. He was my first child... and I lost him. It is no one elses choice how long I carry my dead child inside me. It is NO ONE elses choice what happens to my fucking body period. No ones. Across the board. The fact that people are so willing to ignore that these laws effect far more than JUST abortion is fucking terrifying. You don't want an abortion. Don't get one. The fact that you have no problem with a mom being forced to carry a dead child or being forced to continue an ectopic pregnancy just because of your misguided agenda is so much more terrifying.

The narcissism, the saviour complex, the exploitation, the emotional abuse, the propaganda, the parentification, the lack of emotional maturity & emotional intelligence, the entitlement, the lack of empathy or understanding, how unapologetic they are and god so much more that if I was to write it all out by the time I was done the kids would be full grown adults is so fucking horrifying… it’s overwhelming

Hey Swoop. I’m a 73 years old woman living in the UK and I’ve just found your channel this week. I so love your intelligence,insights and absolute passion for your documentary. You must put in a whole shed load of research,which can be seen by your work online. Thank you,you’ve got me hooked. It’s nice hearing about how somethings are viewed across the pond.

Whenever I hear you say "it's not Drama, it's Dangerous" I always expect it to be "it's not Drama, it's Trauma"

Swoop is such an amazing advocate for people who have been abused and groomed. You can hear the pain in her voice when she talks about what she's survived. I only recently found her channel, and I love her so much already!

My little brother passed away from cancer. It was the most horrific and traumatizing thing that has ever happened to my family. Anyone who exploits terminal illnesses, children or tragic deaths for views and money are the scum of the earth.

I miss the days when parents used to just film home videos that they'd keep to themselves. I totally understand wanting to document your family and children's lives for the memories, but there's literally no need to upload every single little thing to a ton of strangers on the internet, especially since many of those strangers do NOT mean well. Just keep them at home to watch back in the future and maybe send it to grandparents or other close family and friends.

as the oldest who’s been put responsibility into caring my family, including dropping out of college to work and provide for them, it does tremendous trauma and severely effects your life

Thank you so much for donating to St. Jude's. My twins were born at 36 weeks and were in the NICU for three weeks. St. Jude's took pictures of my boys and made baby book pages for each of them. They also donated money to the hospital to make a family room for the parents with couches and a fridge stocked with drinks, snacks, and a nice coffee machine. I lived and slept in the NICU 24/7 until my boys were discharged, and that room was such a nice escape from the beeping machines and antiseptic smells. Many people don't realize that St. Jude's does much more than cancer research. They are amazing. Thanks again, Swoop!

The father of my child comes to mind. When our son needed heart surgery twice he said he was “too anxious and felt sick” to come to the hospital both times. Unforgivable

I had a situation where the condom slipped off. I went to a clinic and got what we call " morning after" pill. Never had any regrets about not having a baby. It wasn't sure I even was pregnant but having a choice to be sure there would not be a baby was liberating. No regrets.

I was a parentified child. I still have issues. People really need to stop thinking their older kids are babysitters.

The cancer video got me. I watched my mum go through cancer and lose her life to it. Seeing them make that video enraged me beyond all belief. How anyone can exploit people in probably the worst moments of their life is the most sickening shit I've ever seen. I'm not religious but I doubt they repented their sins for that one. Arseholes.

As an afab who’s the oldest of three kids, being basically a co-parent absolutely sucks. I’m 15, and I have the crushing responsibility of watching an 11 year old boy and a 10 month old baby. I’m treated as a third parent with none of the respect. I constantly have to babysit, I’m put in charge of dishes, and I have to change diapers all the time. I barely have a social life outside of social media because of how often I have to babysit, and my brother doesn’t even listen to me when I do. It’s infuriating, and the idea of this “family” forcing their NINE YEAR OLD daughter to take care of a baby sickens me. I can barely take care of myself, I can’t read my baby sister as well as our parents, my brother all but refuses to help with something as simple as ‘make a bottle’, and yet I’m still put in charge of all of this.

Swoop we are THRIVING with all the docs you are working your ass off!! We appreciate you so much!

I was 15 when I found out I was pregnant with my brother in laws baby as a result of him taking advantage of me and getting me high and drunk for 3 months. If I hadn't been able to have that abortion...... I can't even. I literally have no words thinking about these girls out there right now. *semi-side note* swoop, thank you. Every time you say it's not your fault .....to this day I have no one to talk to really. Having someone say that. Even if it is a stranger on RU-vid. Really thank you.

as a childhood cancer survivor who lost my little sister while we went thru chemo/radiation together i genuinely cannot fathom this. the amount of survivor’s guilt i experience daily and after-effects i struggle with this makes me so angry.

Everleigh's bio Dad died recently at the age of 29. That child is only 9 and has been through so much already. My husband died when my kids were 9 and 2 without the backdrop of living their lives on Social Media. The trauma they have both experienced in the past 16 years is unimaginable. I just hope they give her the time and space to grieve in private. I don't think they will and that makes me sad.

Family channels are fascinating to me, in a terrible way. How do they get MILLIONS of followers?! Why do they always have this painfully fake vibe- I will never understand how family channels become so popular. Thank you for what you do! You're amazing Swoop!

My friends of literally 20+ years just lost their 8 year old daughter this year after a lifelong battle with cancer that I diagnosed as a pediatric eye doctor. This is so infuriating

I work at a planned parenthood and a pregnancy crisis center opened literally across the alley making it appear they are us. Their trickery makes me so upset because we’ve gotten records for patients whose ultrasounds from the crisis center are of their bowels, not even their uterus! I don’t understand people pushing their own agenda on someone else… NOT OKAY! I work for the patient, whatever they choose and want, even if I don’t personally agree.

“Instead of being pro life, or pro choice, why can’t we be pro-love?” So deep. So poetic. Goosebumps.

Forcing the elder sibling to become a third parent never ends well. Most of the times the siblings end up resenting each other. Idk why anyone thinks it won't mess up a child to take care of another child.

I had an ectopic pregnancy and the doctors told me to wait it out, "just in case" even though I knew something was wrong. In the end my tube burst and thankfully had life saving surgery in time. I live in Canada and my heart breaks for those who have to deal with these new laws 💔

Thank you for being vulnerable, and for saying what you said about struggling to feel like your body is yours. It was hard for me, too, to work through what it's like when your own body is a crime scene. And even though it's been some time, and I've been an adult now for some time, it's not like the damage just goes away. I cried when you opened up because sometimes I just need to hear the "what happened to me/you/us was bullshit and you are worthy of support and grace" piece. Thanks for taking the time to define pro love.

I cannot imagine legitimately thinking my child had a potentially terminal illness and not taking her to the doctor bc I don’t wanna deal with it. Like if she HAD had cancer, the longer you wait the worse it could be. It just blows my mind.

THREE WEEKS WITHOUT SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE?? No parent does that ever. This makes my blood boil, thank you for highlighting them.

I’ve listened to several of your docs. I’ve also listened to another YTuber cover this family’s pro-life doc; but I think this specific video is your best. I’ve been in this situation & made the hardest choice that I ever had to make, I was more anxious/sick/terrified/uncertain/etc. than I’ve ever been before when I made the choice. Your supportive words, especially of “space & grace” are so powerful, especially on this topic. You, as a survivor, are making more of an impact than you’ll ever know. The world needs more influencers like you, inclusive, loving, respectful, and the thing I love most about you is how you encourage us survivors that it wasn’t our fault & we didn’t do anything wrong.

as a dancer when she brought up pointe shoes i wasn’t expecting her to pull out yagp and orthopedics and it made me so happy bc i feel so bad for kids on pointe too early it can seriously damage them and they normally burnout

TW: child S.A., child pregnancy, abortion. I just wanted to add this story happening recently here in Brazil, where, keep in mind, abortions are only legal in a handful of cases, for example in cases of “grape”, in cases when the pregnant person’s life is at risk, but most of the time…the decision comes down to the judge ruling the case 🤡 Last year, if I’m not mistaken, a 10yo girl was the victim of “grape” 🙄, by a cousin, she ends up pregnant. And by law, this didn’t really need to go to trial, but it did because Brazil is still a very christian and evangelical country, so the girl’s right to an abortion was called in to question, but after a months long battle in court, she got the procedure. Evangelical organizations, churches, religious celebrities, and the whole lot, decided to attack the girl and her family, with doxxing, death threats, etc. Cut to the last two months, the specific family is in the news again. The girl, now 11yo, is pregnant again, after being assaulted by an uncle. On side of the country, the logical side, is questioning WHY IN TARNATION WASN’T THE CHILD TAKEN FROM THAT FAMILY??? They’re clearly not protecting the poor girl. The other side, the rotten…are religious people saying she’s to blame, that she’s probably promiscuous 🤡 yeah my dude, I think I’ll just peel my skin off after that one… The full story is way way WAY worse than this, but I think it would be too heavy to put here in the comments, sorry if I ruined any of y’alls day 🫠

I had an early miscarriage with my first- Went into urgent care and the fetus was already expelling itself from my body, I watched as the doctor pulled out the whole fetus and set it in a jar and took it away. I cried the whole time, they told me they had to send the "tissue" for tests, and never asked me if I wanted it back. They classified it as an abortion and still bring it up as an abortion at multiple appointments with my second child.

I remember my dad used to “jokingly” ,out of frustration, tell me he was going to get rid of my childhood cat because she threw up a lot due to being a chronically ill cat and I would burst into tears every single time. He also took me to this building that he claimed was an orphanage after I had told my mom I didn’t love her (i was 5-6 years old at the time) and he told me if I didn’t take it back by the time some lady in the parking lot reached our car he was going to give me to a new family. Shit still fucks with me even though I later discovered it was just an insurance building. I’m also shocked the cole and sav say all of these things and think they’re all valid?? Like how do they hear themselves say these things and not think it sounds awful??

Hearing Cole talk about how he thought his daughter had cancer and capitalising off of that reminds me of my own father. He told people I was on my deathbed when I had a bad cold, not once checking to see if I'm actually okay because it was "too much" for him to bear. He loves the pity and how that brings the attention to him.

Thank you for bringing awareness to so many important topics. I am over 40 years old and still dealing with the aftermath of emotional parentification. For one, it took me a very long time to even know that was what was wrong and it could take a while to recover, but it is possible. I am already doing better with therapy and support groups. Thank you for your honesty and compassion. Keep up the good work.

Hey, this might not be big thing, but I just want to say thank you for donating to St. Jude. It always makes me happy to see people I enjoy watching/listening to donate to a place that had a huge hand in saving my life. You’re awesome 💙

Hearing the tears in your voice as you tell us our bodies are our bodies and we must make the choices that are best for us breaks my heart for you. I hope you have found peace after the terrible events you went through, in any way you can. Thank you for what you do, your videos are wonderful.

I cried as a 16 year old at the thought that we would have to get rid of our dog (he was having issues with my baby sister). Nearly had a full break down. I cannot imagine what she was feeling in that moment. That was awful for her mother to do.

The parentification of children thing really hit me as a teacher when I taught a child from a traveller community. She was expected, at 13, to go home from school and solo look after her autistic five year old sister and wasn't bothered about what she got to take at GCSE because 'she would leave school at 16 and just become a cleaner for her family until someone married her' anyway. And there was nothing we could do because it was all legal and part of the culture. Like, she was cared for and healthy, but she was not happy. She'll be coming up 20 now and I hope to heck she at least ended up married to someone who would treat her right because she absolutely will not have left and it breaks my heart x

My mom thought I had cancer as a kid. I was constantly throwing up and having really bad migraines, and my aunt lost her son (my cousin) to cancer so obviously that’s where my moms first thoughts went. I still remember the tests I went through, and I still remember getting the result that it was just chronic migraines. But I didn’t figure out until years later that my mom thought I had cancer because she was decent enough to hide the fact that she thought that from me because *I was a kid*. She knew it would do me no good to think that I might have a life threatening disease and when I figured it out she said “well what was I supposed to think! You were spewing like a hydrant!” And we got to share a laugh about it, because I was old enough to understand that her cancer scare was just that, a scare. I can’t even begin to imagine if my mom did something like this to me lol

I was turned into a co-parent when I was 8. I was "homeschooled" and since the only job a woman can have (according to my parents & the religious community I lived in) is to be a mother & housewife, that is what I did. Raise my younger siblings, do all the cooking & housework, and wait on my mom who was "on bed rest" (due to chronic fatigue syndrome) starting when I was 10. Yet, even though she "couldn't" take care of herself, my parents kept having kids because "god decides" how many children people should have. I moved 2,000 miles away as soon as I could. That is the only reason I take issue with people having a ton of kids, the older children end up having to parent their younger siblings. I was unlucky that the next girl born after me was born when I was 13 (I was the first daughter), so all the child/house care was on my shoulders because "men are providers" so my brothers needed an education, whereas I only needed to know enough to read recipes & learn how to double, triple, or quadruple said recipes, and be able to read books to my younger siblings.

I'm convinced that in the future there will be several docs about the grown up children from family vlog channels talking about how this impacted or even ruined their lives.

Swoop I just love you. I grew up in the same type of ridiculous religious thinking like “this happened because of this reason to teach this lesson” and that thinking screwed me up so much, to the point I finally left the church totally. I cannot handle being around people who literally think another kid would die so god could teach someone ELSE a lesson?! That makes ZERO sense but there are millions who think and teach others to think this way. I love your approach, your intelligence, your grace and kindness. We are so lucky to have you on RU-vid!!!

A perfect example is Marlena owner of Makeup Geek, she posted a video how she was unable to seek the medical care needed because in her very conservative state it was considered an abortion. This was a mother who desperately wanted to keep her baby but it was putting her life in severe danger. She was getting to the point where she was going to need to travel outside of the state of Texas to receive the medical care that she desperately needed

SWOOP! I just have to say, a donation to St. Jude’s had me sobbing. 😭 my cousin was diagnosed with DIPG and stayed there. It is a BEAUTIFUL hospital full of the worlds brightest and special souls. Thank you so so much for donating. I lost her in 2009 at only 13 but I will forever and always donate to St. Jude’s whenever I can. Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️

4 blonde haired blue eyed white biological children born to upper class parents. 😢I’m glad her CHOICE was easy for her. There’s so much nuance to this debate. It’s definitely not such a simple subject for family vloggers to just decide how they FEEL is the only and final answer for everyone!! I agree with you 100%. It is sneaky and putting info out there that could be medically dangerous for someone who follows this family and makes decisions based on what they push as fact. 😢😢😢

Okay...that hit hard bawling 😭 I chose to have an abortion a few years back after a highly abusive relationship and have never looked back or regretted mu choice to protect myself and unborn child. I have a hanger tattoo on my wrist and wear it proudly to symbolize the right I had that many dont. I trived because of my choice! I firmly believe that. But man....no one has never genuinely and wholeheartedly stated that I made the right choice. I needed to hear that. Unexpected, but so needed ❤

The cancer video is driving me more crazy as I realize how they COULDVE made it about themselves without being total douchebags. Health anxiety is real and sounds like what Cole was dealing with. Like that could also have been a huge, relatable, clickbait video too, and raised awareness about childhood cancer. They could even have titled it "Terrified our daughter has cancer" and if they immediately said she doesn't, it would've been a bit skeevy, but on the normal level. Damn I'm getting a bit fired up about this.

Your commentary is everything. I saw a short clip of this family before and quickly moved along because of how uncomfortable religious and child exploitation makes me. Those poor children.

Hey Swoop, Just wanted to let you know that the word “abo” (pronounced abbo) is actually a derogatory racist term for the native Aboriginal people of Australia. I’m assuming you didn’t know because most Americans probably don’t. But just wanted to give you a heads up. Loved the video as usual. ❤

As a former ballerina of 14 years I also got my points at 9 along with many other girls and I knew that a lot of them (including me) have permanently damaged our feet. A few of my friends had to have surgery in their teens. At our studio it was normal but it was very old school. Please don’t does this to your children.

Oh girl! I have tried so hard not to mention to garbage heap I grew up in but I can't help it. Every time I watch you. I get encouraged and uplifted to face the horrible things that happened to me many many years ago. Thank you for being such a strong and fabulous advocate that even at 51 years old, you bring me to tears every single time.

I was tricked by a so-called “ Pregnancy crisis “ Center at one of the most difficult times of my life I will never forget how they bullied me and would not even let me leave. They lied to me they misled me .I was a naïve young woman in an extremely abusive relationship trying to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. These centers should be illegal Thank you so Much for covering this. It actually made me cry . What you did was Show “ pro Love “ that is what we need now more than ever

**PLEASE HELP GET THIS SEEN** I love these documentaries and always appreciate the hard work put in to educating people like myself about minorities and how to stand with them. I have learnt so much and am so grateful! I imagine Swoop would appreciate knowing that the word being used in place of "ab*rtion" is an extremely offensive slur used against the First Nations People of Australia. I understand that it's being used in a totally different context here but the word itself can be triggering. Maybe in the future ab*rtions could be referred to as A's! Again I love your content and thank you so much for all your hard work. 💗

Not me as an Australian hearing her repeatedly say “abo” and being shocked, not realising she’s just abbreviating abortion so she doesn’t get restricted 💀

I went to one of those crisis type pregnancy center… I called up specifically asking if they provide abortions, and I was told they could provide an ultrasound and had many options available. They never said no. I went there, I believe it was called “choices” maybe, I swear my brain blocked out some of that day for trauma reasons… it was a small house converted into a small “doctors” office… I went in, I was so scared and nervous, and they took me into a room and gave me the ultrasound. She did NOT turn the monitor away from me, despite me being clear what I was there for, and she even made it so I could HEAR the heartbeat, and commented it was a “strong heartbeat”. I knew then it wasn’t what I thought it was. They then took me to a back room designed to look like a living room on the back porch area, and said before I “made a decision” they had a video explaining the risks of my decision they “needed” me to watch. They turned it on, and shut the door, so the one way out I had was now no longer there. I felt trapped, and the video was all women who had abortions crying about how much they regretted it, or that they now couldn’t have kids bc of scarring from their abortion, or they had kids and always wondered what their “other” child would have been like… it was so sad… they then had women who gave their kids up for adoption commenting on how they loved their decision- I am adopted and from my own emotional experience with it, it wasn’t ever an option for me- I have awesome adoptive parents, they are my only parents, but there are emotional things I went through and identify issues of who I really was as I got older that I wouldn’t wish on anyone- but they did anything they could to try to make me not have an abortion. They also had moms who had their babies in the video, but they even had that in a negative light, they talked about the struggles of single parenting, and didn’t say much positive… so really they were pushing for adoption. After the video, they came in and asked me what I was feeling, which was so messed up, and I just wanted to leave so I played the game. They handed me brochures to catholic charities and said when I had made my decision about my child, if I was considering adoption I could contact their center, or Catholic charities, and they could provide “resources “. I have an extremely rare blood type, RH-AB-, so I’m automatically a high risk pregnancy, and bc of that and how far along I was, I almost missed the window for the RoGam shot I needed to keep me and my child safe, I was losing time for the abortion. They wasted two weeks when I thought I had scheduled a procedure, and made me feel like I was doing something absolutely horrible if I decided to have an abortion. I ended up having two children, later in life, my son and daughter who are my whole world, and that video and experience still haunts me. I still sometimes look at my babies and wonder “what if” and it’s all bc of that day, and those people. They showed zero respect for my personal choice, refused to acknowledge that I was capable of doing my own research, which I did, and how hard it was to decide what I had decided. It’s not something I took lightly, and something I wish so much I didn’t need to decide. I know I did what I needed to do, but people like this family are causing SO much more harm then good. It’s traumatic enough to have to come to terms with that being the only realistic choice you had… people like this just cause so so much more pain and sadness that truly lasts forever. It’s been 18 years since that day, and I won’t ever forget it… it feels like yesterday, the fear and guilt and pain and overwhelming confusion and second guessing myself, I left their and cried the whole 45 minutes home, I felt so so alone and lost. They didn’t help me, they hurt me so much, and that experience is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone…

SWOOP YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS.. “what you changed the word to”… I cannot even type it, because is an extremely derogatory, racist word used here, in Australia, when bigots refer to our indigenous Australian people😬. I would call it an A-B. Or something. Every time you said what you did it was like a stab in my soul. LOVE YOU GIRL. I fully understand that you would NEVER willingly harm anyone.. ❤

As someone who got cancer at the age of 7, this genuinely made me cry.

Swoop dear. I hope it doesn't sound condescending from this random stranger on the internet. I say this from a place of love and care and I am genuinely sorry if this message sound like anything else. But every time you talk about your trauma I can hear that tremor in your voice that make me wish you get all the care and love that you need. Your documentaries are amazing, level headed and so well documented. It hurt my heart that you had to go through all of this, and probably still have to suffer from it. I really hope you're semi ok, and please please, take good care of yourself, you deserve it. I believe you and in you.

Trying to justify why I needed an ectopic pregnancy removed to "pro-lifers" is the most undignified thing I've had to do.

The chosing to have or not a child part got really hard on me I'm a child born from R-word. my ""father"" didn't wanted to divorce my mom and thought another kid would keep her with him. It didn't. I never knew about it, my mom tells the story to me like it was as if I was a surprise, but I heard her talking about it to her friends once, and she told them more in dept that it wasn't a surprise to my ""father"", he wanted that. That's how I found out. She wanted me, didn't want to have me gone, even if I was created from such thing, I am her child daughter, her baby. I'm gratefull she loves me as much as she loves my brother. But I feel bad that for me to be here, she had to go through that. It honestly feels disgusting. But she never makes me feel like I'm unwanted. To every person who had to go through this and think "do I get rid of the baby or not?" your decision, is yours, and, not just me, but many people will support your choice, it's you who can chose if you want that baby or not. You're a fighter, no matter your choice.

These two make me LIVID. I was legitimately fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of 2. I nearly died. I am more than angry that they exploited that kind of life-changing event.

I despise family channels. I’m grateful to be 47 and someone who grew up without social media. I would’ve been mortified if my childhood was on the internet for the entire world to see. These kids seem to be exploited to make money for the parents. It’s disgusting.

My sister almost died of an ectopic pregnancy. It went undiagnosed (they thought she just had a severe flu). Her fallopian tube burst while she was sleeping, & her husband found her not breathing. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. After 4 blood transfusions & 11 days in the ICU, she recovered, with a 50% less chance of getting pregnant again. An ectopic pregnancy is 100% not viable & extremely dangerous for the woman.

I had an abo because I was emaciated and I physically wouldn’t have been able to carry without stressors that would have caused defects or a miscarriage. I was in an abusive relationship that I wasn’t ready to admit was abusive. I’m really glad I made the decision I made. I’m healthy and I’m in a safe space. These are the stories that people don’t think about.

I used to watch family channels. I was around 13, and my family was in shambles. Death, absence, and burden was so common in my life I was debating living the next day. Family vlogs were a way for me to project. It would feel like my life was normal for even a couple minutes. I feel so upset that the children in those vlogs lacked that relief. I wish nothing but the best for the kids involved.

Thank you for sharing your story along with the video, as someone who went through similar trauma while living in a country with no choice I really felt your "what if" All the love from this new subscriber! May you always be strong enough to deal with that pain❤

Bless Planned Parenthood! While waiting almost 2 years for my VA claim to process, I went through Planned Parenthood many times for affordable recurrent female issue treatments. I went through a vicious cycle of yeast-uti infections that would not give up. I'm so grateful for that clinic and their staff here. They do so much more than just pregnancy related treatment! ❤️

Growing up,, I was always the third parent for my siblings. For me it was because my folks worked a lot but still a 10 year old looking after a 1, 6, and 8 year old isn't normal. But it also kinda sucks when the younger ones start realizing what's going on and are sort of "forced" into helping out too. Like it felt like "no, 8 year old sister, you can't worry about our income/making food/doing laundry. That's my 10 year old self's problem." If there's an option, don't treat your kids like adults, let them be kids. Otherwise you don't deserve them and are lazy.

Thanks so much Swoop for your comment in the pinned post about the slur you accidentally used. I was horrified when I heard it and my heart sunk for you knowing you would never knowingly use such a word.

Honestly especially regarding the discussions of pro-life and pro-choice, I finally felt like I got a clear and concise answer from MamaDoctorJones when she explained that it really doesn't matter when you consider life to begin because the whole discussion is about bodily autonomy and if we value bodily autonomy over the life of an individual with something as simple as donating blood then we have to respect bodily autonomy with something as invasive as a pregnancy. It was the first answer I got that actually had hidden agenda and I felt actually managed to equate the risks of gestation and invasion of bodily autonomy with other medical risks. Also just once for the people in the back- just cause you personally couldn't go through with an abortion doesn't mean that you have the right to dictate that decision about others.

When you said the abbreviation for a*ortion , as an Australian, I was very taken aback but I understand that the algorithm doesn't give much leeway! Thank you for your work and dedication Swoop! *for those who may not know, the abbreviation for a*ortion is also a racist, slang term for Indigenous Australians **this is in no way a critique or anything, just putting it out there for the sake of education 🌸💕

When i was younger I loved family channels because having a family was the only thing I ever wanted. I grew up watching a lot of family channels until I got older and realized how obscure they are. I genuinely didn’t realize how weird it was back then, but than again I was also a child

As a 32 year old with arthritis who broke all of her toes being put en pointe at 10, yeah - I'd say that's real messed up of them.

The cancer thing is so infuriating. Just about every parent has had that thought pass through their brain at some point. Because it's our worst nightmare...FOR A REASON!!! They took a normal part of parenting, and pretended they can relate to those parents who actually got devastating results...the opposite of what happened to them. I watched my nephew fight cancer at 5 years old (he's good now) and just thinking your kid might have it before you see a doctor, is not even near the same level of trauma as them being diagnosed, watching them fight it, or losing them to it. They're deplorable, vile, narcissistic, self centered scum for that alone.

I’m new to your page, so only just watching this. Your passion, and more importantly, compassion in dealing with these delicate subjects is inspirational. Keep on keeping on. You’re smashing it

I really don’t think there is anyone else like you on RU-vid, and your thoughts and feelings mean so much to me and have helped me like I’m sure so many others. So I just want to say thank you for that. 💜

When I was 15 my friend needed abo and asked me to go with her, we ended up in 1 of those places. They tried to God her into keeping it. When that didn't work, they told us before the proceedure we had to watch a video about abo aftercare and made us watch a video featuring an actual abo. A gory 1. It was awful and they secretly called her very religious parents while we watched it. She became a mom at 16 and ended up on welfare after being disowned by her parents when they found out the father's race. I was not able to secure the free condoms promised at that facility either. So my plan of throwing water filled condoms at my big sister were also ruined. IJS, I had plans too that day, but not only were they unwilling to provide abo, they also didn't care about preventing anyone from needing 1. So.. humanity.. sanctity of life... right up until the child is born, and in their child's case, then it's all point shoes and child labor. Gotcha. It's the morality for me. It's the fetuses that are more valuable than the actual children living in poverty in this country for me. It's the frosted tips of it all for me. It's the filming your child while they cry for me. It's the letting anyone and everyone watch your child grow up for me. It's the mental abuse of children and pets for me. It's the weird phony events for me. It's the misinformation for me. It's the privilege for me. It's the lies for me. It's the people who have not lived telling people how to live for me. Family channels are trash who need to keep their babies out of the (internet) street.

I used to have a fascination with family blog channels when I was younger. I finally realize now that I am older I only had the fascination with them because to a young teen, or even adults, who grew up or are growing up in a dysfunctional family, only were/ are being raised by one parental figure, or have some sort of trauma(s) with their family tend to be drawn to them with the sight that seems to be "picture perfect" in the eyes of the media and public. I have seen things like this happen with many of the channels i used to watch younger fall apart with these allegations, like the Labrants, Colleen, and so many more I can't even remember the names of. as an inference i would never, ever put my kids on the internet until they were old enough to have the conscious decision that they would want to be on it, and even then it would be iffy ash! I have seen the psychological effects it has had on so many kids that were growing up on the same time as me, but were completely messed up by the exploitation of them on the media without their permission. My mother tried with me, but failed because unfortunately, i had to grow up fast, and saw things like this to come, and made her delete the bad image she had tried to create of me off the internet. Then only later to suffer having her try it again when she found out that I had started making a following for myself to start my career in art. all this to say, the want for family blogs may never die, because for the creators it is a form of escapisim to seem as though they live in the perfect paridise, nd for the watchers, to see and feel the warmth of it

I literally just got in a huge fight with my mother about politics right before this and I needed this right now to feel like I’m not the only one who has the liberal views I have. How vile acted when he was younger is the fear I have that my sons will grow up to act like if they learn her far right rhetoric. It seriously terrifies me. And I’m still trying to figure out how to understand how my mother who has been very liberal her whole life now tells me she thinks “illegals” don’t deserve to be in America, abortion should be illegal, and that she’s “on the fence” if gay marriage should be legal….. this is a woman who had a gay best friend her entire adult life and now this and was extremely liberal. I don’t get how parents can change like this and get mad when you have trouble understanding the radical change….. Thanks for reminding me there are still good, sensible people out there. Sorry for the rant. Just feeling very alone and crappy. Also very pregnant and emotional (but not a psycho or dramatic like savanna would think 🙄 just normal healthy hormones 🤦🏻‍♀️)

HI Swoop🤗 I'm new to the family, and slowly watching everything you make because you're extremely incredible and an amazing creator!!!!! Prior to this video, I didn't know you got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. My mother got diagnosed in 2004, and unfortunately after my 20th birthday , last year I got diagnosed as well. I can barely cope because I have more diseases and I've been struggling mentally since the age of 9, and have Insomnia since around age 12. I'm sorry for this random comment, but I really admire you and knowing about you suffering from this literal pain and still you're managing (I mean, I AM NOT happy that you're actually sufferin. I mean it in a way 'like me' and I admire you), gave me some strength. I was suppose to start university when the pain started. And I can barely leave my house right now, without somebody helping me. Thank you for being you. Just that little bit of information helped. And you're very vocal about the things you've gone/going through, I truly admire you. Although I already did before knowing❤❤❤❤❤❤ And again. Thank you so much Swoop, my Grandmother from my mother's side, is a Holocaust Survivor (she turned 86 this July 😊🥳). I can't stand people using the Jews biggest traumatic event (not forgetting the millions of other people from society the got tortured and murdered and suffered all the trauma that comes with.) As 3rd generation to a Holocaust Survivor family member. I can assure you, the trauma never left. And even her grandchildren (I'm the youngest) are suffering everyday from what she gone through the war. It's a tragedy of it's own. And stop denying the fact that the Holocaust happened. It happened and people can never forget! And let it go down like this again. As society. I truly love your content Swoop! Thank you for all of your hard work!

As a daughter who’s family member DID have Breast Cancer, this makes me BEYOND sick… I would never even wish on my enemies that they go through what my family went through… Just makes me so infuriated! I feel for their kids 😭 Also I’m in love with your hoodie swoop! Id love to purchase but obviously a year on watching, it’s sold out 😢 but love your content! Keep it up Swoop! ❤

Not me being here already and with a full plate of food. Y'all give me a minute I need to compose myself 🤣

Swoop, I love how completely honest you are and how you share your past trauma with us. I love listening to you because I went through a similar upbringing and respect you so much for being able to talk about this very difficult topic. ❤️

Swoop, thank you so much for having hard conversations, for putting your own vulnerability out here, I needed to hear to this and thank you for being prolove! I love you girl, don't ever change, please continue sharing the truth, even if it's the hard truth to hear.

i totally got suckered in to one of those "pregnancy" centers. It was awful and thankfully I knew what i had walked in to the minute i opened the door.

I was in a narcissist abusive relationship. I could not get out at all. I make the choice to keep my 2 babies as they give me the strength to live. If it wasn't for my 2 girl's. I wouldn't be here. Truly heartbreaking reading stories of children and woman being forced to have babies. Swoop I would love for you to do a documentary on the affects this is having on woman and girls, along with facts My ex just got 8 years on the 3rd November 2022, it's all over social media and the media right now. Breaks my heart to think that one day I'll have to sit them down and tell that about their dad. However right now, they think he is the best man on the planet, they love the bones of the man. I can live with this knowing IAM doing an amazing job as my kids are full of love, not my hate or bitterness, pure love.

I recently lost my home due to the wildfires in canada… and seeing people who had time to evacuate and pack NOTHING when all i had were the clothes on my back, and no time to grab anything… it honestly pisses me off

Swoop dropped this video at the perfect moment. Thank you for this queen Swoop.

As someone with a physical illness (Sickle Cell Anemia) along with my mother, and O2 diagnosed mental illnesses , people who do this really not only disappoint and hurt me , but extremely infuriate me. I went to a summer camp for kids like me every year since I was around O9 and grew out of it at 16. I have lost over O3 friends I've known from that camp, and also lost multiple friends who went to the same pediatrician I would have to go to monthly for blood transfusions since I was born basically. The absolute hurt that we all feel is NOT something that is FOR anyone else and if we had a choice, we would NOT be "bragging" or boasting about it all over social media. I actually hid it for my freshman & sophomore year in high school just out of fear, slight embarrassment, and also just not wanting anyone to sympathize or feel so much pity for me. A lot of us with illnesses don't even always feel comfortable saying it because WE feel guilty or don't want anyone to feel like they have to donate to us and sometimes feel too guilty to ever even ask for that when it is desperately needed just for us to afford treatments TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEK! I would give my life away to NOT have this and definitely for my mother not to have it. I hate and despise people who look at what we suffer through on a daily basis as something for THEM to profit from. It's despicable, wrong, and disgusting and I hope one day we don't have to deal with this anymore.

When swift transparently talks about her trauma and how she respects everyone personal choices n starts tearing up i cant help but start to water up too 😢

"Space and Grace"....this needs to be promoted as a tagline ASAP. Thank you so much for doing this video Swoop. Your videos always come off as not only informational but entertaining as well. You provide a comforting spa e for those who want to learn about controversial subjects. Again, thank you for YOUR bravery and grace. It definitely helps those who have not tapped into theirs to find a way to their own sources.

I come away from each of your docs wondering why there aren't more people like you. Your sincerity and passion for covering difficult topics with care is unmatched. Really, thanks for being you and all the work you do 💜