Brave little Jacob! I'm so glad you got through your childhood trials and tribulations to grow into the amazing person we all love and admire 😊 Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Hey Jacob, so sorry about the bullying you encountered in Middle School. It’s sad how painful indignities from our childhood never leave our memory and continue well into adulthood. Cheers from NY ✌🏻🎄
The Carpetbagger's first brush with the long lonesome road was delivering newspapers. Sad to hear he was bullied in middle school. Jacob sounded like a good kid overall.
I can so relate to this Jacob-I had a paper route as well-the snow, the blowing papers, the people that didn't have the money when i collected, even though they had a Cadillac in their garage. And the middle school experience-terrible! Thankfully we survived, and maybe grew stronger through the journey! Thanks for your videos! Merry Christmas to you and Jen and your families!
You're discussion about bullying made me think of the saying, "hurt people hurt people". I think that's often true. You were very brave doing your paper route in spite of it all. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Hey bags merry Christmas!!! You’re my number one UA-camr I watch. Please keep safe keep up the good work. You do a great service for a lot of us .merry Christmas.
I was horribly bullied in elementary school and the teachers would just stand by and watch. Allowing the bully to hit me he would punch me in the stomach until he knocked the air out of me. Horrible what they allowed back then. I lived in Oshkosh, WI until I was 12. I then moved to Rosendale, WI and the bullying stopped for the most part. But the teachers in Rosendale/Brandon didn't put up with the bullying.
I was bullied in school also and it was horrible. My grandma put me in another school and it got alot better. When kids are Bullied it affects them mentally and sometimes physically. If I could go back and talk to my younger self I would tell her its going to be okay and these people will not matter later in life. Bullys are Jerks!!
Middle School was the absolute worst with bullies.😅 I really wish I could go back in time and tell everyone to eff off. I am sorry you had to deal with all the bullying and harassment. I loved hearing about the paper routes and just stories of your childhood. That dog story was sad, but I'm glad he survived. ❤ It looks like a nice neighborhood. 😊
You're preaching to the choir talking to me, Jacob! I hope you and Jenn Have the Merriest of Christmases & the Happiest of New Year's. May your days be merry & bright, and may the Good Lord Bless both of you for the rest of your days.
Funny I canceled my paper subscription about 1 year ago. I had the subscription since 2017 and had a couple different delivery people. My last one was pretty cool she actually placed a Christmas card in with the newspaper. So merry Christmas 🎄 Jacob . December 25 2024.
My mother told me people bullied me because they were jealous of me. But it turns out it was just because they were jerks 😔 glad you didn't let them stop u from following your bliss 😊 and I had a paper route too for a split second. Just helping a neighbor boy out, and that mad cash was insane for my younger self.
Merry Christmas Jacob. I hope you and Jenn will have a wonderful time with family. My schedule is split between Christmas day and Saturday to get everyone together. Thank you for sharing your childhood memories. I too was bullied but not as much as others. Most of mine was my older brother. God bless everyone who sees this comment ❤
Merry Christmas Jacob. I'm very thankful you overcame the awful bullying of your childhood and you have great mental mettle to deal with it now on UA-cam. Bullying can leave kids to be bitter, angry, depressed, etc. But you chose a better path for yourself. You chose to bring happiness and joy to others here on UA-cam as you take us on your journeys with you. You seem to have a very positive and 'roll with the punches' disposition in life and it's very admirable. I am thankful to be part of this community and to follow along. Blessings Jacob to you and your family this holiday season!
Jacob, you're lucky that you can go back to your old neighborhood where you grew up my old neighborhood's. Nothing but empty lots. The neighborhood is destroyed. You can't even recognize it anymore. Have a Merry Christmas! Jacob 🎄
You and I are about 2 weeks apart age wise, and you are sooo lucky to have a living fully functioning Grandmother, still Jake! Merry Christmas everyone.
I was a paper boy 2x a day except Saturday and Sunday 365 days a year and never missed a day and also collected 2-3days a month plus chase down all the people who weren’t home
I had two routes- one in the morning and one after school in my small town. My brother also had a route of the biggest paper. When he was attacked by a German Shepherd on his route, I had to do his route as well. So 3 routes a day. People started complaining that they weren’t getting their Sunday paper early enough (those papers were huge so I had to make many trips). They didn’t know the situation though. I can still walk my routes more than 50 years later
This is an interring story. My first job was being a cook, which is still my fallback as a Sous-chef. I've moved on now, being self-employed, but at least I have that fallback.
I really enjoyed this one. Hearing all of the stories was great! Was this the same house where you saw the Olympic torch? Also, do you think that your childhood experiences with bullying led you to become a social worker for a time?
A railroad track well it was kind of close to the house but I remember hearing the whistle of the train and to this day trains and the whistles are relaxing to me when I hear them.
Merry Christmas Jacob and Jen. Thank you for showing Valpo. I grew up there too, I'm a few years older than you. Sorry you had it rough in school. I got teased for my red hair. Kids can be cruel. Please drive up to the lake. I miss it so much. I live in Colorado now.
Carpetbagger I love watching your videos 🎥. Best wishes for you and your family happy Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas 🎄. Good story about your childhood. Adios 👋
Great videos, I totally get how you feel about your hometown. Good and bad memories. I was bullied in middle school too so I totally get it. Merry Christmas to you, Jenn and your family! 😊
Awesome video as always Jacob and merry Christmas to you and Jen and family and as a man who was bullied I get but keep being the beautiful person who you are
10:48 just a side note... The building where the extension of the middle school is was also a historical it also housed the county scool superintendent office
I picture you like Ralphie in A Christmas Story 😂 Your house looks similar 😮 I had a paper route I got it after my older brother got a job. Luckily it was just in my neighborhood. Your paper route memories remind me of my own memories. We got into a fight with some people who refused to pay, not sure why they just didn’t cancel it 😅
Something about your old neighborhood is there still so many nice old homes . I grew up in a small town in Vancouver named Richmond and now it is not even recognizable. All of the homes that are over 30 or 40 years old have all been torn down to build Condominiums or Monster homes there's no such thing as Renovations anymore in my neck of the woods. I even moved a little bit farther out to another small town named Cloverdale and the same thing happened here. It went from a population of 4,000 to 100,000 within 10 years all the houses being torn down for condos or Monster homes as well. Everyone wants new these days. There is no value put in quality or the comfort of age.
I tell you you turned out great and I love your show and we love your show. Kids could be be so great we enjoy so much watching all your show. You’re a very good human being you and Jen and we love you for everything that you do. It makes me sad that people could be so cruel even nowadays merry Christmas and happy new year keep up the good work. I sure hope you read this.
I haaaated collecting the money lmao, that was the worst part. I also had to put the paper in specific places and never got to enjoy the carefree lifestyle of the bicycle chucker 😆
Yep, the hard part was going back trying to collect the money! People had a million and one excuses as to why they didn't have the money right then and there 🫨
The larger coin in the concrete looks like it's marking the location of Indianapolis. Anyway, Merry Xmas and keep up the awesome work! I love what you do!
Wow valpo has changed, you lived not very far from the Boys and Girls club which was the old Gardener school on Jefferson Street Merry Christmas happy holidays to everyone here
What childhood memories, the good and bad that we have when we’re growing up it’s nice to reminisce and go back in time. sometimes. Thank you for sharing you take care and be safe.🫶🏻❤️🤠
Your last two videos were up at the top of my best ones of the year. Sharing your family and personal experiences of middle school touched my heart and set me back on memory road. Used to ride my unicycle to collect and throw the lighter papers. However always dreaded the Sunday paper. Told my wife how I would like to walk my old route someday. Thanks again for sharing life! Happy New Year!
Jacob, let's go knock on some doors to get your backpay.. think of the interest ???? Merry Christmas my friend !! Huggs to You, Jenn as well as your Family !!!
That was a great thing delivering papers never did that neighbor down street did that 3 brothers they had it covered bullies never had trouble saw happen to smaller kids felt sorry for them not many fear’s thanks
Merry Christmas Jacob. I appreciate how you bring us along on your adventures and share your experiences both past and present. I sold cards ,the grit, and then the Lima news. My dad would help me stuff the Sunday morning paper,and I would sit in our garage,terrified of the dark,knowing something terrible lurked between the houses. I learned a lot about life while delivering the paper. Shoveling drives,mowing lawns,watching dogs all started from the paper route I was also bullied in school. A huge kid that loved to terrorize smaller kids. I found out later his step dad used to abuse him . He showed up at my house ten years later,selling cable subscriptions door to door. He had no idea who I was,and did not look me in the eye I wish you the best of health,wealth and life.
Brave little Jacob! I'm so glad you got through your childhood trials and tribulations to grow into the amazing person we all love and admire 😊 Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Jacob you are one in a million, stay that way. Safe and merry Christmas to you, Jenn and family.
This was awesome going on your paper route and hearing your stories! I really enjoyed it!
Hey Jacob, so sorry about the bullying you encountered in Middle School. It’s sad how painful indignities from our childhood never leave our memory and continue well into adulthood. Cheers from NY ✌🏻🎄
The Carpetbagger's first brush with the long lonesome road was delivering newspapers.
Sad to hear he was bullied in middle school. Jacob sounded like a good kid overall.
I was one of very few papergirls making deliveries in my hometown. I was able to buy my first 10 speed bike from my earnings! 🙂
Thanks!
Carpetbagger you and you're family have a merry merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎁 with your family 💐
I can so relate to this Jacob-I had a paper route as well-the snow, the blowing papers, the people that didn't have the money when i collected, even though they had a Cadillac in their garage. And the middle school experience-terrible! Thankfully we survived, and maybe grew stronger through the journey! Thanks for your videos! Merry Christmas to you and Jen and your families!
You're discussion about bullying made me think of the saying, "hurt people hurt people". I think that's often true.
You were very brave doing your paper route in spite of it all.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Oh, little Jacob! I wish I could go back in time and tell him it’s going to be all right 😂❤❤❤
Middle school is super HARD.!!!!! My twins also had a really rough time then & they went to BF too ❤ Have a beautiful Christmas Jacob and Jenn ✌️❤️
Hey bags merry Christmas!!! You’re my number one UA-camr I watch. Please keep safe keep up the good work. You do a great service for a lot of us .merry Christmas.
I was horribly bullied in elementary school and the teachers would just stand by and watch. Allowing the bully to hit me he would punch me in the stomach until he knocked the air out of me. Horrible what they allowed back then. I lived in Oshkosh, WI until I was 12. I then moved to Rosendale, WI and the bullying stopped for the most part. But the teachers in Rosendale/Brandon didn't put up with the bullying.
I was bullied in school also and it was horrible. My grandma put me in another school and it got alot better. When kids are Bullied it affects them mentally and sometimes physically. If I could go back and talk to my younger self I would tell her its going to be okay and these people will not matter later in life. Bullys are Jerks!!
It's definitely hard
Middle School was the absolute worst with bullies.😅 I really wish I could go back in time and tell everyone to eff off. I am sorry you had to deal with all the bullying and harassment. I loved hearing about the paper routes and just stories of your childhood. That dog story was sad, but I'm glad he survived. ❤ It looks like a nice neighborhood. 😊
Merry Christmas to you, Jen, and your family! I can’t wait to “follow you” on your 2025 adventures ❤
You're preaching to the choir talking to me, Jacob! I hope you and Jenn Have the Merriest of Christmases & the Happiest of New Year's. May your days be merry & bright, and may the Good Lord Bless both of you for the rest of your days.
Serious A Christmas Story vibes! Take care Carpetbagger! Happy trails!
That was excellent therapy for you Jacob.
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🇬🇧
Thank you for sharing this with us. Merry Christmas to you, Jen, and family
Funny I canceled my paper subscription about 1 year ago.
I had the subscription since 2017 and had a couple different delivery people.
My last one was pretty cool she actually placed a Christmas card in with the newspaper.
So merry Christmas 🎄
Jacob .
December 25 2024.
Merry christmas Jacob,Jen & all :) Much love my friends. I hope the new year will be full of good blessings for you all.
Thank you for reminiscing with us about your neighborhood paper route. Merry Christmas to you , your family and Jenn!🥰
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you Jacob hope 2025 is a great year for you.🙏👍☮️
9:28 Gloria Naillieux owned that building wow what great memories Jacob
My mother told me people bullied me because they were jealous of me. But it turns out it was just because they were jerks 😔 glad you didn't let them stop u from following your bliss 😊 and I had a paper route too for a split second. Just helping a neighbor boy out, and that mad cash was insane for my younger self.
Merry Christmas Jacob. I hope you and Jenn will have a wonderful time with family. My schedule is split between Christmas day and Saturday to get everyone together. Thank you for sharing your childhood memories. I too was bullied but not as much as others. Most of mine was my older brother. God bless everyone who sees this comment ❤
Merry Christmas Jacob. I'm very thankful you overcame the awful bullying of your childhood and you have great mental mettle to deal with it now on UA-cam. Bullying can leave kids to be bitter, angry, depressed, etc. But you chose a better path for yourself. You chose to bring happiness and joy to others here on UA-cam as you take us on your journeys with you. You seem to have a very positive and 'roll with the punches' disposition in life and it's very admirable. I am thankful to be part of this community and to follow along. Blessings Jacob to you and your family this holiday season!
Merry Christmas, Eve Jacob! Hope you guys had an amazing and spectacular year! I'm going out for dinner on Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas
You and Jenn have a very Merry Christmas with your family. Tell her I love her to the moon and back ❤️ Love you too ❤ Nana
Jacob, you're lucky that you can go back to your old neighborhood where you grew up my old neighborhood's. Nothing but empty lots. The neighborhood is destroyed. You can't even recognize it anymore. Have a Merry Christmas! Jacob 🎄
Loved watching. I believe bullying isn’t ignored anymore. I hope not. Perhaps some things have changed for the better 🙂
Just feels good to know you even more Been bullied a lot when growing up (I was a fat kid). I guess fighting really helps me manage that bully 😅
I went through a stop sign in my home town after they knocked down my old daycare building. Changes are scary.
You and I are about 2 weeks apart age wise, and you are sooo lucky to have a living fully functioning Grandmother, still Jake! Merry Christmas everyone.
I agree!!! Jacob is blessed
Love reliving your childhood! Seems to be much like mine! I'm glad you made it out the other side!
I love you carpetbagger! Merry Christmas and happy new Beer! To you and Jen!
Thank you for sharing your past with us, its interesting. ☃Merry christmas🎄🐻
Merry Christmas Jacob
I was a paper boy 2x a day except Saturday and Sunday 365 days a year and never missed a day and also collected 2-3days a month plus chase down all the people who weren’t home
I had two routes- one in the morning and one after school in my small town. My brother also had a route of the biggest paper. When he was attacked by a German Shepherd on his route, I had to do his route as well. So 3 routes a day. People started complaining that they weren’t getting their Sunday paper early enough (those papers were huge so I had to make many trips). They didn’t know the situation though. I can still walk my routes more than 50 years later
This is an interring story. My first job was being a cook, which is still my fallback as a Sous-chef. I've moved on now, being self-employed, but at least I have that fallback.
I used to deliver papers when I lived in nearby Portage, Indiana. I live in Georgia now. I worked at Costas Foods later on.(in South Haven).
I really enjoyed this one. Hearing all of the stories was great! Was this the same house where you saw the Olympic torch? Also, do you think that your childhood experiences with bullying led you to become a social worker for a time?
We have so much in common! Wow Thanks for sharing. God bless your sweet heart. May your family have great times together ! tove to Jenn 🤩🤩🎇🎇😍😍
A railroad track well it was kind of close to the house but I remember hearing the whistle of the train and to this day trains and the whistles are relaxing to me when I hear them.
Merry Christmas Jacob and Jen. Thank you for showing Valpo. I grew up there too, I'm a few years older than you. Sorry you had it rough in school. I got teased for my red hair. Kids can be cruel. Please drive up to the lake. I miss it so much. I live in Colorado now.
I had a 2 paper routes. And I too remember all my houses. I remember one lady always gave me 2 silver dollars every week for😊 a tip
Carpetbagger I love watching your videos 🎥. Best wishes for you and your family happy Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas 🎄. Good story about your childhood. Adios 👋
Great videos, I totally get how you feel about your hometown. Good and bad memories. I was bullied in middle school too so I totally get it. Merry Christmas to you, Jenn and your family! 😊
Alright Carpetbagger good to see u on today. Merry Christmas 🎄 Eve, hope Jenn is doing ok feeling better. Thanks for sharing this.
I used to live at the 501 Campbell Street Apartment 1 and my mom was the owner of the apartment building
Merry Christmas ⛄ from Arkansas
The video of James' wedding came up in my feed this morning. It's hard to believe that it's been 7 years. ❤
Mine tooo!! That was so neat!
Awesome video as always Jacob and merry Christmas to you and Jen and family and as a man who was bullied I get but keep being the beautiful person who you are
Merry Christmas Jacob! I went to St Paul’s School in the 80’s, yes, the neighborhood looks very different.
10:48 just a side note... The building where the extension of the middle school is was also a historical it also housed the county scool superintendent office
I picture you like Ralphie in A Christmas Story 😂 Your house looks similar 😮 I had a paper route I got it after my older brother got a job. Luckily it was just in my neighborhood. Your paper route memories remind me of my own memories. We got into a fight with some people who refused to pay, not sure why they just didn’t cancel it 😅
Something about your old neighborhood is there still so many nice old homes . I grew up in a small town in Vancouver named Richmond and now it is not even recognizable. All of the homes that are over 30 or 40 years old have all been torn down to build Condominiums or Monster homes there's no such thing as Renovations anymore in my neck of the woods. I even moved a little bit farther out to another small town named Cloverdale and the same thing happened here. It went from a population of 4,000 to 100,000 within 10 years all the houses being torn down for condos or Monster homes as well. Everyone wants new these days. There is no value put in quality or the comfort of age.
I tell you you turned out great and I love your show and we love your show. Kids could be be so great we enjoy so much watching all your show. You’re a very good human being you and Jen and we love you for everything that you do. It makes me sad that people could be so cruel even nowadays merry Christmas and happy new year keep up the good work. I sure hope you read this.
This is awesome, thank you for sharing. Makes me want to go back to my hometown.
Hello Jacob. I've enjoyed this video of your memories of your childhood. Merry Christmas to you and Jenny and your family..🎅🎅
Merry Hoho Happy Hehe🎉📰🗞️
I haaaated collecting the money lmao, that was the worst part. I also had to put the paper in specific places and never got to enjoy the carefree lifestyle of the bicycle chucker 😆
Yep, the hard part was going back trying to collect the money! People had a million and one excuses as to why they didn't have the money right then and there 🫨
I agree, that sucked
Merry Christmas, Jacob and Jen. All the best for 2025. Safe travels, my friend .
Loved sharing Christmas Eve with you! We live about 45 minutes from Valpo. Enjoy family time!
Merry Christmas to you an your family 🎄
Brian from Northeast Ohio 👍🎄👍
I also hated middle school or junior high as we call it up here and also hated gym with a passion....
The larger coin in the concrete looks like it's marking the location of Indianapolis.
Anyway, Merry Xmas and keep up the awesome work! I love what you do!
My husband had a paper route too. He has stories to tell also.
Wow valpo has changed, you lived not very far from the Boys and Girls club which was the old Gardener school on Jefferson Street
Merry Christmas happy holidays to everyone here
Nice video
We lived on a slow street in the 80’s. We got to play football on the streets. Great time.
What childhood memories, the good and bad that we have when we’re growing up it’s nice to reminisce and go back in time. sometimes. Thank you for sharing you take care and be safe.🫶🏻❤️🤠
Merry Christmas to you and Jenn have a wonderful Xmas day
In school I was also bullied and that's a shame you had to go through while attending BFMS
And watching the popcorn festival parade
I had a paper route in Durand, Mi. I had a lot of nice customers I will never forget
I'm a Michiganader 😊 in Cadillac
Merry Christmas to you all ❤
Your last two videos were up at the top of my best ones of the year. Sharing your family and personal experiences of middle school touched my heart and set me back on memory road. Used to ride my unicycle to collect and throw the lighter papers. However always dreaded the Sunday paper. Told my wife how I would like to walk my old route someday. Thanks again for sharing life! Happy New Year!
Happy Christmas Jacob.
☺️❄️Happy Holidays 🌲 To You..Jen..and Your Family &Friends ❤
Merry Christmas!!!
By the way, this video was brilliant
I liked it too 😊
I use to deliver The Grit newspaper from Chicago when I was younger .
MERRY CHRISTMAS ILY
I’m with you Jacob, I hated sports as a kid. Thanks for taking us on a journey of the area you grew up at.
This was fun
Jacob, let's go knock on some doors to get your backpay.. think of the interest ????
Merry Christmas my friend !! Huggs to You, Jenn as well as your Family !!!
That was a great thing delivering papers never did that neighbor down street did that 3 brothers they had it covered bullies never had trouble saw happen to smaller kids felt sorry for them not many fear’s thanks
Merry Christmas 🎄 Jacob and Jenn.
I grew up a million miles away in San Francisco, but it seems we grew up living the same life in two different places.
Merry Christmas Jacob. I
appreciate how you bring us along on your adventures and share your experiences both past and present.
I sold cards ,the grit, and then the Lima news. My dad would help me stuff the Sunday morning paper,and I would sit in our garage,terrified of the dark,knowing something terrible lurked between the houses.
I learned a lot about life while delivering the paper.
Shoveling drives,mowing lawns,watching dogs all started from the paper route
I was also bullied in school.
A huge kid that loved to terrorize smaller kids.
I found out later his step dad used to abuse him .
He showed up at my house ten years later,selling cable subscriptions door to door. He had no idea who I was,and did not look me in the eye
I wish you the best of health,wealth and life.
Merry Christmas to you, Jen and ur families. Have a wonderful holiday. Much love from OK ❤☃️🌲
Two dollars! I want my two dollars!!!
Merry Christmas Jacob and Jenn and family I absolutely love all your vlogs 👍👍👍
Nice slam on the trolls that live in their mom's basements.👏👏👏
Not really... There's people that never bullied that live in their mother's basement. Times are hard depending on geography so, not cool...
@coreym162 we're talking about online trolls and bullies. Not everyone living in a basement 👍
Really enjoyed this walk with you Jacob. No worries...I was an anxious child too. ✌️❤️🙂
Grew up in New castle Indiana, just outside Muncie, love seeing you visit home!