OMG, for too long after I read your comment, I was thinking, "I don't know, time alone in your favorite bar for mother's day would be kinda awesome" Lol, I'm old. You youngsters and your lingo 😂
Omg this was the best! I love when John stood up for you!!!❤❤ it just brings the stress of motherhood down a few notches when hubby is in your corner 😊
I literally try to watch your videos everyday ! You could make a Q/A with your husband, or you could continue to make series into long formed videos. You could make guides on what to expect from kids, or having them, or how to prepare to deliver. Or you can just talk about you! you're very entertaining and I love everything you make
I would love a skit on how someone like Jennifer can actually make it right & actually be a good auntie without stepping over boundaries. Or what do you wish you knew back when you were 'Jennifer'?
Jennifer 👏 redemption 👏 arc! Yesss I'd love if she got to reflect after John's talking-to, and would also be so nice for us to learn from her mistakes too on how to be more supportive. 😊
YAAAAS THIS IS PERFECT! The ending about her change in attitude really surprised me, and definitely a lot of us have to work hard to let our ego go and take lessons and grow from them. Definitely shorts about auntie and how she grows in her interactions with mom and the kids. But not like a shield from Barb, cause that’s not real life. Definitely mom is great at boundaries, but putting up boundaries are so exhausting whew! Maybe more interactions between Mom and Dad without topics relating to kids, even dad putting up boundaries or communicating 🥰
I am the anti-Jennifer. I want a relationship with my sister in laws so bad because I grew up with two younger brothers but my sister in laws already have big extended families and friend groups so they just don’t have time for me 😂😂😂😂 I have one female pal but I’d love a mom friend in the family
What an incredible series! You are really doing so much to bring attention to the problematic family dynamics that a mother has to endure after having children. Thank you!🙏🏼
@@Scheherazade-wq1ve She is. Abuse occurs on different levels, and someone or it can be corrected with some good communication and firm boundaries. Other kinds can't be fixed and aren't healthy or safe to endure. Totally agree. We haven't seen my ILs in many years. But in many families, a couple being a mutually supportive, loving, communicative team can really help. I foolishly didn't tell my husband a lot of the abuse I endured during pregnancy....but once the babies were born, he couldn't not see it, and started drawing lines....and eventually broke all contact. He loved this video series, he applauded John.
The "no I'm glad you brought this to my attention" sold me hard!! That is a man who loves his wife. He's human, he is bound to miss some things that go on, but now Shawna knows she can go to him about an issue and he will take it personally as a family mater and not just her complaining.
That was incredible. I gasped when Jennifer said she's just a fat mom who hates her kids. The audacity. 😂 John is the husband we all want, and that was the perfect ending. My mother and sister in laws are lovely, thank god, but I love this series.
I love this man character the way he stands up to his mother..my hubby would find me the one to be at fault and never his precious mommy or sissy..mama has my hubbys balls in her purse..I so wish he would stand up to his entitled mother and bossy sister
Oh yay that’s a good sign!! I try to splice them a little to still have it seem like a whole story but yes a few moments here and there sometimes. Thanks for being here!! 💕
@@ShawnatheMom Yep, I liked seeing a little more of Jennifer's surprise and shame when she realizes she's crossed a line! I definitely remember some moments like that as a young person, learning to be more compassionate and center myself less.
I'm a grandmother and try my best not to be a "Barb." I try to be the opposite of "Barb." May I say... you are as cute as a button, and all your videos are fantastic, from the content to the camera angles to the acting! Keep up the good work, Shawna. You're helping a lot of people!
LONG FORM! LONG FORM! LONG FORM!!!! YOU ARE OUTSTANDING.... LOVE YOUR SHORTS AND NOW YOUR LONG FORMS!!! A BIT LATE BUT HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY!!! Hugs from Baltimore, Maryland!🥰
This makes me miss my MIL.I remember one mothers day we were all sitting in a crowded restaurant with my daughter pouting and grumpy, and her biological grandchildren were screaming and hitting each other under the table, and her children were all desperately trying to look like they were having fun, she turned to me and whispered, "think anyone would notice if we crawled out the bathroom window?" 😆
Yeah. I remember *BC* (before children) when I would walk in peoples homes with children and think "omg, why is it so messy, why don't they do their dishes". Then I had children... *end of story* Suddenly, I understood!
story telling like this would absolutely be fun to see more of! Not just entertainment, but it also gives a lot of people a space to relate to and come together and share how we deal with family members like this
Oh man, a series about how Barb got to jaded in the first place. We love our boundarycrossing, toxic parents even though we have to put up with being more emotionally mature but they also had a lot of messed up things and ideas forced on them that ultimately contributed to how they think and behave now. That would be a deep one!
This should be a mandatory series for every couple to watch before getting married to know this is what a loving supportive couple looks like ! Or heck ! Counselors could use it as a visual tool for couples in need ! Absolutely love it !
That was soooooo satisfying!! It’s a bit sad how we have to look to UA-cam to see examples of healthy and firm boundaries-setting; but UA-cam is way better than not having these concrete examples, and trying to figure it out on our own, and gaslighting ourselves. Good job!!
You're acting is getting so freakin' good! Character writing is on point! Pretty sure the husband finally having enough and talking with his sister is what I'm gonna show future prospects on what I expect 😂
I’m a young person who’s like a decade away from having kids, but messy family drama is my fave kinds of stories to write about so your videos have become a great source for what motherhood is like ✍️
Now.I want to see the end of all the other shorts too! You could begin by compiling the other videos into long form compilations like this until you know what you want to do This Barb series is soo satisfying and validating! So many people deal with disrespect like this in so many ways so it's so cathartic to have these videos that release these built up emotional injustices in us xxxx
That was so nice to have a full story and also to get a bit of you and your own commentary on your characters! I would love more of this, and more just from you and your thoughts on the things you make on here 🥰
I'm a 38 year old divorced gay guy with no kids and have the least invasive family ever-- in other words, I really can't relate to any of your stuff on a personal level-- but your videos are some of my absolute favorite content! And you seem like you must be just such a nice person! 🥰🥰🥰 Just wanted to let you know. I'm totally here for anything you share!
Just keep doing what you are doing girl its awesome if you are looking for some ideas/inspiration on how to do longer videos maybe check-out the one youtuber she does a "small town drama" series. She does shorts and also combines them to longer video's. Or get subscriber's to share their monster in law stories and sct out other people's monster in law/family dramas .. just a suggestion 😊
We get to see the lovely lady past the collarbone! You look lovely, Mama! Not a mom yet but a mom-ish person and I love your content to help me sympathize with new moms and my own mothers experience 😁
You did great. So many of us have endured so much crap in the name of family where we stood alone, didn't feel we could make and keep boundaries, have a voice and be respected. The lying is such a big part of it because even when you do challenge stuff, they deny it and it's your word against theirs. And if your children's dad is a mamma's boy they just won't side with you regardless.
Never once in all the years I was married to my son’s father did he stand up for me. He would run and hide and just let me take the shit thrown. I’m glad there are better men out there for the lucky women that find them. Hold them close, cherish them.
Ideas for skits: 1) Disagreements on screen time for kids 2) Barb's birthday party 😂 3) Jennifer gets pregnant 😂 4) breastfeeding in public: shamed and complimented/praised 5) gotta do a father's day skit too for John!
Yep… Boundaries that feel good, and are safe, strong, life-affirming and light-filled, just becomes this magnificent crucible for healing, resilience, learning and growth , loving connections, authenticity, and masterful contributions to wellbeing. Such good work you are doing!!!
So fun! Thanks for the compilation. How’s about a relative or MIL that’s always complaining about medical issues and always turns a conversation about you to be about her 😅
I dont have any kids but i do come from a very toxic family and have had really toxic relationships. Your videos are really healing for me, they struck a nerve everytime and they do heal me for some reason. There is also somethng with your voice that is so calm yet so confident... My comment might be a little deep, but thank you for every video!!
I’m so glad to finally see the ending. I have watched most if not all. And it kept ending before the real ending. If all husbands would do this, or if all mother-in-laws would act like humans, my experience would negate none do. It would be so much easier. I can’t begin to tell stories about the “ women “ I’ve had to deal with. The main reason I will never ever be that mother -in - law. I have even gone as far as letting my son-in-law know, if I cross a boundary, to just let me know and that will be the end of that. I also watch myself like a hawk, if ask for input I give it, if not I keep my mouth shut. I had my children, I’m grandma, I don’t have the right to impose my will or my way on anyone. They are adults. I get to just spend time with them, not impose on them. I am grateful for my time with all of them, I know, time is precious, and mine isn’t infinite, so I want there to be harmony . I want my love ones to remember their time with me as happy, not conflicted.
I love the shorts! So happy I found this complete long video with all of them in context. Everytime I hear this, I find it totally outrageous that the daughter in law is to plan for mother's day for her MIL, when MIL has two kids, and daughter in law has her own mother somewhere - and IS a mother!!! SO messed up and so ignorant by in-law-family. I hope you will do more of these!
I've been more invested in these 6 minutes of content over the last week or so than I have been in most movies over the last year. This is EXCELLENT storytelling. Keep going, girl, you have a natural talent for this stuff.
Or even better, cook for your own mother's day, and no one gives you anything, except oldest child. Husband refuses to help. So, I ended up cooking everything, for my mom, my younger sister(also a mom), myself, my family( husband, youngest kid, and eldest kid), sister's family, and my Dad. (Also sister only brought dessert, was asked to bring it)
Mother's Day was ruined this year. Anyone else have a High School that *traditionally* has graduation on Mother's Day? Every. Single. Year. I know my kid's graduation IS more important than Mother's Day- and I am OK with picking them over the holiday- but I am not happy with the school administration who made this choice happen. Talk about thoughtlessness.
I found my mother in law (whose name is Barb!) to be difficult when my kids were little, but now we get along wonderfully. To be honest, I *was* very uptight. It’s stressful to be a mom of young children! It makes everyone a little crazy. But it’s ok. The kids will grow up, mama will loosen up, people will generally get along.
I don’t know how many times I have watched this, but I get such a kick out of this series. I think my favorite moment is when John says, “Uh oh.” I chuckle at that every time. LOL
Im like you my Barb and Jennifer weren't in my husbands family but in MINE. Oh my goodness I eventually had to go no or very very little contact. The little contact I allowed them with my son has caused my son to have a lot of issues with them because of the nasty disrespectful things they said about me in front of him. So those boundaries are VERY important for your kids mental health! My John who stuck up for me with my family is my current partner but funny enough he has 2 Jennifers! lol
I had my now EX-MIL tell me that if her son were to do anything wrong, no matter how wrong he may be for doing it, that she would NEVER go against him whatsoever. I knew then that we were never going to get along. She tolerated me, and I tolerated her respectfully. Fifteen years into the marriage, he got violent with me, and he ended up in jail overnight and then I was called all kinds of names for sending HIM to jail for what he did to me. So, in retrospect, she's a woman of her word.
My kids grew up and they became very protective of me against this type of behavior of female relatives! It was amazing. They would see me tamp myself down to tolerate it but they saw everything. You don’t even realize it at the time.
Yay!! So excited to see long form! Could you think about doing a series on trying to conceive with complications? I’ve found that people say the weirdest off the wall things to me as time goes on and we continue our journey to hopefully a rainbow baby. As an aspiring mother I’d love to see something that represents that process. There are Barbs and Jennifer aplenty in that theme as well! “Have you tried stressing less?” Is my personal favorite.
Hey, it’s made my heart feel so good to know that there’s another mother-in-law out there who is as judge, mental, sanctimonious, and at the same time petulant and butt hurt as mine was
I’d love to see a take down of the ladies who made snarky remarks about my putting my baby in daycare and going back to work! (The dialog goes something like, “I could NEVER!”). I think those were the same ladies who had a lot of opinions about my getting an epidural too.
That would be a great skit idea! Theres always someone that feels the need to say something no matter the choice or decision 😒 Ill never understand why people cant just be supportive of whatever works for someone else. You don’t even have to agree to be supportive! I got epidurals with my first 2 and I was too late to get one with my last, so Ive compared the two and for me I would take an epidural every single time 😂 but I certainly would never make someone else feel bad for not wanting one!
Thanks for the compilation! Im still sticking with wanting to see John go off on Mommy Dearest in person though 😂. I think John would live to tell his mom off more thoughly after everything she has done. Plus, hes gotta still be riding the high of putting Jennifer in her place lol.
I love how you clarified who the characters are at the end. And I can totally feel who John is through your acting haha. I hope he's as amazing as you act him out to be. Go John!
Shawna, you are a great actress, and I enjoy your channel very much. I have to ask: is the Barb character from Minnesota? I hear an accent and it reminds me of the movie Fargo. 😆
When John said “where the fuck HAVE I been?” I swooned lol
She plays a very attractive man
I almost needed a towel and a cigarette lol
😂😂😂😂@@suzbone
@savannahs8914 VERY
That was some baby making comment right there. 😂
"I don't wanna be uncomfortable to celebrate mother's day" is a bar.
OMG, for too long after I read your comment, I was thinking,
"I don't know, time alone in your favorite bar for mother's day would be kinda awesome"
Lol, I'm old. You youngsters and your lingo 😂
It should be an anthem!!
I think it's awesome you get to play characters where you can live out your inner pettiness and then live your normal life. I'm totally here for it!!
Omg this was the best! I love when John stood up for you!!!❤❤ it just brings the stress of motherhood down a few notches when hubby is in your corner 😊
Love this series! Your mom videos make me feel so seen! Thank you ❤️
Please I literally keep checking your channel for long form videos!! I’m so excited! Please keep making long form videos
I literally try to watch your videos everyday ! You could make a Q/A with your husband, or you could continue to make series into long formed videos. You could make guides on what to expect from kids, or having them, or how to prepare to deliver. Or you can just talk about you! you're very entertaining and I love everything you make
Thank you for uploading the full versions! I loved it!❤️❤️ I love how the husband was like “yeah where have I been?” 😂
Barb is a tame version of my MIL
OMG! I am all in!! Following! Liking! On the edge of my seat for what happens next! (No pressure! Lol)❤🎉😂
I melt every time he says "i have something planned... no not for you" we LOVE healthy boundaries
*“Jennifer . . . is ME”*
The soap opera drama thickens
Jennifer reflecting on pre baby Jennifer has potential.
It's relatable.
I would love a skit on how someone like Jennifer can actually make it right & actually be a good auntie without stepping over boundaries. Or what do you wish you knew back when you were 'Jennifer'?
Jennifer 👏 redemption 👏 arc!
Yesss I'd love if she got to reflect after John's talking-to, and would also be so nice for us to learn from her mistakes too on how to be more supportive. 😊
YAAAAS THIS IS PERFECT! The ending about her change in attitude really surprised me, and definitely a lot of us have to work hard to let our ego go and take lessons and grow from them. Definitely shorts about auntie and how she grows in her interactions with mom and the kids. But not like a shield from Barb, cause that’s not real life. Definitely mom is great at boundaries, but putting up boundaries are so exhausting whew! Maybe more interactions between Mom and Dad without topics relating to kids, even dad putting up boundaries or communicating 🥰
Yes! Ongoing 'soap' about the family interactions! It could go on forever! 😯
I am the anti-Jennifer. I want a relationship with my sister in laws so bad because I grew up with two younger brothers but my sister in laws already have big extended families and friend groups so they just don’t have time for me 😂😂😂😂 I have one female pal but I’d love a mom friend in the family
What an incredible series! You are really doing so much to bring attention to the problematic family dynamics that a mother has to endure after having children. Thank you!🙏🏼
no she isn't. people abuse you you get the hell away from them never let them near your children and get on with your life.
@@Scheherazade-wq1ve She is.
Abuse occurs on different levels, and someone or it can be corrected with some good communication and firm boundaries.
Other kinds can't be fixed and aren't healthy or safe to endure. Totally agree. We haven't seen my ILs in many years.
But in many families, a couple being a mutually supportive, loving, communicative team can really help.
I foolishly didn't tell my husband a lot of the abuse I endured during pregnancy....but once the babies were born, he couldn't not see it, and started drawing lines....and eventually broke all contact.
He loved this video series, he applauded John.
I just found you not that long ago. I love your videos. The rage you can make me feel and the joy when husband stands with wife.
Ahh haha love that, thank you so much! 💗
The "no I'm glad you brought this to my attention" sold me hard!! That is a man who loves his wife. He's human, he is bound to miss some things that go on, but now Shawna knows she can go to him about an issue and he will take it personally as a family mater and not just her complaining.
That was incredible. I gasped when Jennifer said she's just a fat mom who hates her kids. The audacity. 😂 John is the husband we all want, and that was the perfect ending. My mother and sister in laws are lovely, thank god, but I love this series.
John's firmness with his mother and righteous rage at his sister brought tears to my eyes. I LOVE his uncompromising support of his wife.
I love this man character the way he stands up to his mother..my hubby would find me the one to be at fault and never his precious mommy or sissy..mama has my hubbys balls in her purse..I so wish he would stand up to his entitled mother and bossy sister
I told my husband, "that was so attractive, and she's not even a real dude!" 😂 I'm also very straight, just to clarify 🤪
I love your skits! Thanks a ton for compliling them because I had no idea I was missing some moments!
Oh yay that’s a good sign!! I try to splice them a little to still have it seem like a whole story but yes a few moments here and there sometimes. Thanks for being here!! 💕
Yes I also didn't realise!
@@ShawnatheMom
Yep, I liked seeing a little more of Jennifer's surprise and shame when she realizes she's crossed a line! I definitely remember some moments like that as a young person, learning to be more compassionate and center myself less.
"she takes everything like a personal attack!"
"so stop ATTACKING HER."
🗣💯‼️🔥🔥💯💯🔥‼️‼️🔥🔥‼️
I cried.
I wish all husbands/men would be that supportive and caring.
❤
Right?!
Yes, i am so grateful my man is like that. It has been hard 10 years. Now we just dont visit that much
I'm a grandmother and try my best not to be a "Barb." I try to be the opposite of "Barb." May I say... you are as cute as a button, and all your videos are fantastic, from the content to the camera angles to the acting! Keep up the good work, Shawna. You're helping a lot of people!
LONG FORM! LONG FORM! LONG FORM!!!! YOU ARE OUTSTANDING.... LOVE YOUR SHORTS AND NOW YOUR LONG FORMS!!! A BIT LATE BUT HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY!!! Hugs from Baltimore, Maryland!🥰
This makes me miss my MIL.I remember one mothers day we were all sitting in a crowded restaurant with my daughter pouting and grumpy, and her biological grandchildren were screaming and hitting each other under the table, and her children were all desperately trying to look like they were having fun, she turned to me and whispered, "think anyone would notice if we crawled out the bathroom window?" 😆
Yeah. I remember *BC* (before children) when I would walk in peoples homes with children and think "omg, why is it so messy, why don't they do their dishes". Then I had children... *end of story*
Suddenly, I understood!
story telling like this would absolutely be fun to see more of! Not just entertainment, but it also gives a lot of people a space to relate to and come together and share how we deal with family members like this
Didn't realize how much I needed to see the John intervention ❤❤❤❤
Holy smokes, a husband standing up for his wife like that, he’ll be on his way to making baby number 3. 😅
Oh man, a series about how Barb got to jaded in the first place. We love our boundarycrossing, toxic parents even though we have to put up with being more emotionally mature but they also had a lot of messed up things and ideas forced on them that ultimately contributed to how they think and behave now. That would be a deep one!
Yessss! This would be amazing!
This should be a mandatory series for every couple to watch before getting married to know this is what a loving supportive couple looks like ! Or heck ! Counselors could use it as a visual tool for couples in need ! Absolutely love it !
That was soooooo satisfying!! It’s a bit sad how we have to look to UA-cam to see examples of healthy and firm boundaries-setting; but UA-cam is way better than not having these concrete examples, and trying to figure it out on our own, and gaslighting ourselves. Good job!!
I love how Barb and Jennifer both just talk AT you and not to you, never actually answer your questions
You're acting is getting so freakin' good! Character writing is on point!
Pretty sure the husband finally having enough and talking with his sister is what I'm gonna show future prospects on what I expect 😂
I’m a young person who’s like a decade away from having kids, but messy family drama is my fave kinds of stories to write about so your videos have become a great source for what motherhood is like ✍️
Now.I want to see the end of all the other shorts too! You could begin by compiling the other videos into long form compilations like this until you know what you want to do
This Barb series is soo satisfying and validating! So many people deal with disrespect like this in so many ways so it's so cathartic to have these videos that release these built up emotional injustices in us xxxx
The “I see you exchanging looks”. I really felt that
That was so nice to have a full story and also to get a bit of you and your own commentary on your characters! I would love more of this, and more just from you and your thoughts on the things you make on here 🥰
LETS GO JOHN!!! Thank goodness!
I'm a 38 year old divorced gay guy with no kids and have the least invasive family ever-- in other words, I really can't relate to any of your stuff on a personal level-- but your videos are some of my absolute favorite content! And you seem like you must be just such a nice person! 🥰🥰🥰
Just wanted to let you know. I'm totally here for anything you share!
Just keep doing what you are doing girl its awesome if you are looking for some ideas/inspiration on how to do longer videos maybe check-out the one youtuber she does a "small town drama" series. She does shorts and also combines them to longer video's. Or get subscriber's to share their monster in law stories and sct out other people's monster in law/family dramas .. just a suggestion 😊
Okay thanks I’ll look her up!!
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We get to see the lovely lady past the collarbone! You look lovely, Mama! Not a mom yet but a mom-ish person and I love your content to help me sympathize with new moms and my own mothers experience 😁
You did great. So many of us have endured so much crap in the name of family where we stood alone, didn't feel we could make and keep boundaries, have a voice and be respected.
The lying is such a big part of it because even when you do challenge stuff, they deny it and it's your word against theirs. And if your children's dad is a mamma's boy they just won't side with you regardless.
I'm glad to hear your MIL and SIL are not that horrible!
It felt so good to hear the husband take charge
Never once in all the years I was married to my son’s father did he stand up for me. He would run and hide and just let me take the shit thrown. I’m glad there are better men out there for the lucky women that find them. Hold them close, cherish them.
You deserved better then, and I hope you have it now.
Ideas for skits:
1) Disagreements on screen time for kids
2) Barb's birthday party 😂
3) Jennifer gets pregnant 😂
4) breastfeeding in public: shamed and complimented/praised
5) gotta do a father's day skit too for John!
"Jennifer is me before I had kids." I definitely didn't ever guess that one... 😆
Yep… Boundaries that feel good, and are safe, strong, life-affirming and light-filled, just becomes this magnificent crucible for healing, resilience, learning and growth , loving connections, authenticity, and masterful contributions to wellbeing. Such good work you are doing!!!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you are amazing! This series is my personal favorite!
So fun! Thanks for the compilation. How’s about a relative or MIL that’s always complaining about medical issues and always turns a conversation about you to be about her 😅
I dont have any kids but i do come from a very toxic family and have had really toxic relationships. Your videos are really healing for me, they struck a nerve everytime and they do heal me for some reason. There is also somethng with your voice that is so calm yet so confident... My comment might be a little deep, but thank you for every video!!
I’m so glad to finally see the ending. I have watched most if not all. And it kept ending before the real ending.
If all husbands would do this, or if all mother-in-laws would act like humans, my experience would negate none do. It would be so much easier.
I can’t begin to tell stories about the “ women “ I’ve had to deal with. The main reason I will never ever be that mother -in - law.
I have even gone as far as letting my son-in-law know, if I cross a boundary, to just let me know and that will be the end of that.
I also watch myself like a hawk, if ask for input I give it, if not I keep my mouth shut.
I had my children, I’m grandma, I don’t have the right to impose my will or my way on anyone. They are adults.
I get to just spend time with them, not impose on them.
I am grateful for my time with all of them, I know, time is precious, and mine isn’t infinite, so I want there to be harmony . I want my love ones to remember their time with me as happy, not conflicted.
Sometimes the tiktok video is sped up (to Minnie Mouse level) in order to fit the ending/conclusion within 60 seconds.
I love the shorts! So happy I found this complete long video with all of them in context.
Everytime I hear this, I find it totally outrageous that the daughter in law is to plan for mother's day for her MIL, when MIL has two kids, and daughter in law has her own mother somewhere - and IS a mother!!! SO messed up and so ignorant by in-law-family.
I hope you will do more of these!
Girl. I watched this like it was a real argument. I was quite invested lol love your videos. You seem like a really sweet person.
I could sob over this, i feel so seen 😅 This is perfect and im so glad you make content ❤️ absolutely let us know when you decide to dance 💃🎉
Thanks for showing us the real you. I absolutely love your shorts. You're fantastic. So talented as a writer and an actor
LOVE LOVE LOVE you. So spot on. Every family has the impossible relatives. You are crushing it.
I just love this series! Thank you for making me giggle and self reflect!
I've been more invested in these 6 minutes of content over the last week or so than I have been in most movies over the last year. This is EXCELLENT storytelling. Keep going, girl, you have a natural talent for this stuff.
Love your videos. Longer compilations are great! ❤
Or even better, cook for your own mother's day, and no one gives you anything, except oldest child. Husband refuses to help. So, I ended up cooking everything, for my mom, my younger sister(also a mom), myself, my family( husband, youngest kid, and eldest kid), sister's family, and my Dad.
(Also sister only brought dessert, was asked to bring it)
Mother's Day was ruined this year. Anyone else have a High School that *traditionally* has graduation on Mother's Day? Every. Single. Year. I know my kid's graduation IS more important than Mother's Day- and I am OK with picking them over the holiday- but I am not happy with the school administration who made this choice happen. Talk about thoughtlessness.
I found my mother in law (whose name is Barb!) to be difficult when my kids were little, but now we get along wonderfully. To be honest, I *was* very uptight. It’s stressful to be a mom of young children! It makes everyone a little crazy. But it’s ok. The kids will grow up, mama will loosen up, people will generally get along.
I love your vids❤ I can't stop watching them.
Yay John! He is the unicorn husband.
Definitely a unicorn. Lol
I don’t know how many times I have watched this, but I get such a kick out of this series. I think my favorite moment is when John says, “Uh oh.” I chuckle at that every time. LOL
Im like you my Barb and Jennifer weren't in my husbands family but in MINE. Oh my goodness I eventually had to go no or very very little contact. The little contact I allowed them with my son has caused my son to have a lot of issues with them because of the nasty disrespectful things they said about me in front of him. So those boundaries are VERY important for your kids mental health! My John who stuck up for me with my family is my current partner but funny enough he has 2 Jennifers! lol
I had my now EX-MIL tell me that if her son were to do anything wrong, no matter how wrong he may be for doing it, that she would NEVER go against him whatsoever. I knew then that we were never going to get along. She tolerated me, and I tolerated her respectfully. Fifteen years into the marriage, he got violent with me, and he ended up in jail overnight and then I was called all kinds of names for sending HIM to jail for what he did to me. So, in retrospect, she's a woman of her word.
My kids grew up and they became very protective of me against this type of behavior of female relatives! It was amazing. They would see me tamp myself down to tolerate it but they saw everything. You don’t even realize it at the time.
😭😭😭😭I really wish my dad would have been this supportive to my mom and stood up to his family for his wife and kid.
Yay!! So excited to see long form! Could you think about doing a series on trying to conceive with complications? I’ve found that people say the weirdest off the wall things to me as time goes on and we continue our journey to hopefully a rainbow baby. As an aspiring mother I’d love to see something that represents that process. There are Barbs and Jennifer aplenty in that theme as well! “Have you tried stressing less?” Is my personal favorite.
Omg I love your content! I would love to see maybe a Q&A or a video on beliefs you had before vs after becoming a mom! Much love from Indiana ❤
Oh she's so lovely, the ending was so fun. I wanna be friends with her, like be neighbours with her :D
I love John. I’m sure I’m not the only wife that wishes my husband was more like him.
I love youre Series 😍. I'm So happy that John stood up for his wife 🍾
More john standing up for his family ❤❤❤
I'd love to see John and Barb fight over how she acts towards Shawna
Keep the story going with other holidays. Father's day too. :)
Hey, it’s made my heart feel so good to know that there’s another mother-in-law out there who is as judge, mental, sanctimonious, and at the same time petulant and butt hurt as mine was
I’ve got a few GREAT stories for you!
Love the hubby😅
I’d love to see a take down of the ladies who made snarky remarks about my putting my baby in daycare and going back to work! (The dialog goes something like, “I could NEVER!”). I think those were the same ladies who had a lot of opinions about my getting an epidural too.
That would be a great skit idea! Theres always someone that feels the need to say something no matter the choice or decision 😒 Ill never understand why people cant just be supportive of whatever works for someone else. You don’t even have to agree to be supportive! I got epidurals with my first 2 and I was too late to get one with my last, so Ive compared the two and for me I would take an epidural every single time 😂 but I certainly would never make someone else feel bad for not wanting one!
LOVED the long form ❤
Can you do more compilations I love them.
I’m so here for longer form content. Your stuff is refreshing, creative, funny, and realistic.
I wish my husband had been that way when my children were little
Thanks for the compilation! Im still sticking with wanting to see John go off on Mommy Dearest in person though 😂. I think John would live to tell his mom off more thoughly after everything she has done. Plus, hes gotta still be riding the high of putting Jennifer in her place lol.
Barb is my husband's mother-in-law.
I'm dying at the phrasing xD
I forget that this is all the same person. You are so good!
I want to see John making the boundaries with his family in the beginning 👏👏👏
I love how you clarified who the characters are at the end. And I can totally feel who John is through your acting haha. I hope he's as amazing as you act him out to be. Go John!
Shawna, you are a great actress, and I enjoy your channel very much. I have to ask: is the Barb character from Minnesota? I hear an accent and it reminds me of the movie Fargo. 😆
When I created Barb I imitated my Grandmother’s voice! She’s originally from northern Indiana but it’s mixed with Arizona and Southern California❤
We love this series too!!!! Thank you for bring laughter, tears, understanding, and truth, to being a mom. ❤️
Oh, John! DOGO ON!!! That's HOT!!
Daaaang, breaking new ground. Long form, long form, long form!
incredible stuff!!
It’s so funny how mad I get with the MIL/SIL & Rude people until I remember it’s the same person! 😂😂
I’m not a mom nor I plan to be, but I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH!!! And you are SUPER CUTE AND TALENTED!!
Why am I so attracted to john though 😅 Shawna is your husband like this?! If so…DAMN!!! That’s hot