THIS IS *NOT* HOW MUCH A LARGE FAMILY EATS! | Dougherty Dozen Over Shares and Over Spends

Today's topic is around the dangers of family vlogging, and specifically the concern I have over a specific mommy vlogger -- Alicia from Dougherty Dozen. The over consumption, inacurate portrayal of a large family, and the use of her kids (sometimes unwilling) in her content is so concerning...I finally decided to chat about it as I was doing my makeup. :-)
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[leahmiranda]

Hi Katie
I have no idea how you can apply eyeliner while talking. Amazing!😂
I grew up in a blended family of 8 children. It was a circus most days. Breakfast was cereal. Lunch was a sandwich, and dinner was very balanced. Sweets were dessert. Most processed foods didn’t exist mid century.
We’re were all healthy.
I’m sad for those children……😢

[antonetteallen]

You're right on point with your thoughts. I raised 4 sons and also had a licensed daycare in my home. I bought a lot, but i did it on a budget. In doing that, I fed very nutritious meals to all the kids in my care, and I kept costs down.

[jackieanddashadventures]

I come from a huge family too. Can confirm we didn’t eat like this and mom def didn’t shop like that

[maudlindgren]

I have TWO kids and I never bought spaghetti sauce in CANS!!

[HollieBenji]

The sheer amount of ultra-processed food 🤮 Those kids are going to struggle with health complications.

[celestecelestial]

Some channels are there for the shock factor and whatever they do. I don’t watch them because they are not based on reality and can be wasteful.

[nomanejane]

Whats is sad is taht she blasts these kids medical conditions, mental health problems and the abusive background they cane from. I saw a video where she was went to buy one of the kids diapers and went into a whole spheel abt it, like as if that kid is not gonna get bullied

[anastasia_six]

I used to watch the Dougherty channel sometimes because the parts where she was preparing all the meals was interesting to me. Now that it seems to be more about the hauls and the crazy foods, I stopped. I agree that the child you mentioned never really seemed happy to participate, nor did the older foster girl. I think she and her brother were kinship fosters if that makes a difference in whether they can be shown or not. It really could have been a good channel if it centered on her role, rather than exploiting the kids.

[celestecelestial]

YouTube deleted my comment. So much for free speech! In a nutshell just said I don’t support family vloggers because I find them to be exploitative and risky to the children’s safety. They need to have more laws in place to ensure that they are not exploited and are paid for their work even if the money goes into a savings account or trust fund that they cannot touch until they are legal adults at 18 years.

Also said I don’t like the channels that do super budget friendly and bulk cooking. It makes me queasy to see all the cheap ingredients, high salt, high sugar and harmful preservatives in the bland looking food they make🤮.

[kristennelson]

That’s how Z looks in every video she hates it and I guarantee she’ll be the first one to snark when she turns 18 and gets out of there….I believe she’s going to run as fast as she can and she’s very intelligent and articulate so I don’t think she even cares about any social media money she’s going to be successful

[janet_sv]

I knew absolutely nothing about this. I have seen her though. Now i know more. Thank you. Palette is still too light imo. 😂

[kristennelson]

From only watching a few videos you hit the nail on the head but unfortunately it’s way worse than most people can believe 🥴

[stephanie]

How about we mind our business? I mean is she hurting you or your life in any way? I don't watch her content, but I'm not going to sit here and moan and complain about some random ass family on the internet.

[cynthiamateo]

Iv seen her channel and watched her. She will do what ever it takes to make money, this is why one of her kinship kids left. Lusha wanted everyone filmed and exploited everyone’s health issues to the public so she can come off as a hero of a mother like “ look what Iv done, I’m a hero, Iv adopted these kids with issues ( like no one else would) we’ve learned that the kids shouldn’t have sugar and certain things like milk, dairy, yet she turns around and buys nothing but, sugar, processed foods and dairy, she was ( or still is) a big lover of white claw. She’s definitely a bad mother