I've been a silent viewer for a while, it warms my heart to see you evolve over time. I am so happy for you and hope that things continue to be bright and loving for you.
I never hated kids by any means. In fact, I work with kids in the school portrait industry, and work with kids from PK-12th grade every single day. But before becoming a mom, when I was around friends kids, I was never super comfortable or good at chit chatting with them, so I never thought I'd be too good of a mom. But BOY. I had my daughter in January 2022, and I am SO UNBELIEVABLY OBSESSED with my daughter. She's 18 months old and is the most incredible little human I've ever met. And I'm way more confident interacting with other people's kids now. Motherhood is WILD. I'm glad you're having a positive experience in this journey.
same same! I hated being around kids and other peoples kids. I don't like playing or entertaining them, but it's different with mine! haha although Im still not much of a player
Your thoughts on motherhood (and pregnancy) are the most interesting to me! As someone who’s always been terrified of having a kid. I would never. But hearing you so honestly let us into your thoughts and experiences about it is the best. Thank you Lauren. So happy for you. Love you 🤗💚
It definitely took me a moment. I had my son in April 2020 which was the first pandemic lockdown here in England. It was lonely, so hard and I had to deal with the fear of covid, adapting to being a mother, not being allowed any support network and a major identity crisis. Hardest year of my life, took a long time to mentally recover. Now he is 3 and he's hilarious and brilliant! I love conversations with him
That's how I felt too. I had my son right before we went into lockdown. It was a very hard year! I had a hard time bonding. My son was angry for the first year too. He's an amazing 3 year old now.
@@jenwylie4093 I totally feel you. It was a very unique experience giving birth then. I'm sorry you had a hard time bonding, I know how that feels. The toddler stage is so lovely though, I am glad you are doing better! X
Lauren, I have been following you for years, since Hot for Food started ❤❤ You are such a real, open, interesting, entertaining and wholesome woman! Absolutely loved this video and it made me think about my role as a mom to my precious 6 year old girl ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing! 🥰🤗🌹
Im so proud of your evolvement. And kuddos to you for keeping your self front and center despite having your baby. I lost myself and am now trying to claw myself back to life and what that looks like for me.
this was so relieving to hear! I don't have kids yet but want to have some one day and sometimes I get so scared that it would be too much and that having to take on the role of a mother would feel like I would be losing too much of myself but hearing you describe it makes me excited to have my own one day :-)
I don't think it's something to take lightly and it took me this long to decide and make a choice to have a child. I'm glad I waited until I was much older. It's certainly challenging at times, but I feel like it's worth it all xo
When women talk about the downside to motherhood I think those sentiments are often wrapped up in burnout. But if we have a good co-parent that can really make for a more positive experience. Good for you. Happy to hear it.
I have the same feelings. I was so worried forever that I wouldn’t love motherhood, but it is the greatest thing in the world. ❤️ Deeply obsessed with my baby and his toes- everything about it. Thank you for sharing. I’m glad you’re happy!
You’re amazing. Every video you share is so valuable in some way. You’re a great role model providing inspiration for people. ❤ You have one lucky kid that’s for sure.
thank you for sharing! i'm 3 weeks postpartum and have been enjoying your mother-related content as i went through pregnancy. i feel similar to you so far minus the fact i have extreme anxiety about my little one, partially because i am already an anxious person but he also had to go to NICU for 2 days after birth in which i was a complete wreck. anyways i am loving hearing about your experience, as someone who is also immediately loving motherhood!
I love this so much. I think I had such a high expectation of being a mother that I am constantly anxious (she just turned two and it’s still hard for me to let her out of my sight including going into work) it’s nice hearing the other side of it 💜
I’ve been out of UA-cam for a while. It’s so cool to see you progress and see how your life as evolve. So happy for you. Also, what happened to Snickles? :(
As someone who thought I would never have a child now I think I will this was very helpful. I remember years ago when you said you didn’t want one and to see you now is very comforting. Thank you! Appreciate you sharing your experience ❤
I remember years ago you saying you don’t want one and your friend Natalie saying that eventually you’ll be ready! Divine messages that come through friends!
I absolutely love this. You are such a strong person, and I love how your content has evolved over time. My daughter is like a month younger than your son, and it's been so cool to see how he has evolved along with my daughter. Also, you've given me so many ideas for baby, and now toddler, meals. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of this. Good luck navigating being a co-parent, I know if anyone can do that well, it would be you!
I am 53. My son is 30 and my daughter 27 and I have been a divorcee and single parent 24/7/365 (without any help financially or otherwise from their dad) since 2001. Both my children are amazing, compassionate and good humans. It was not easy, but worth every single second - never, ever doubt your instincts Lauren. Never, ever be afraid to step on toes where your child is concerned. Also, we are women - we can do everything and what's more, we can do it better. Once your son is a grown man - whenever you look at him, you will see the whole. You will never see only the beautiful young man in front of you - when you look at him you will see him in all stages all at once. It is no use explaining this love to anyone without kids because it is a set of emotions that you have never experienced before. The closest is maybe the love for our fur-kids, but even that overwhelming love is not 1% of what we feel for our kids. I often say to my children that yesterday I loved them -and thought I am not capable of MORE/GREATER love - yet, today I do love more than yesterday and tomorrow even more. (I am a South African and have also followed HFF for 8 years now. Thank you for a great channel(s) and may the sun always shine her pretty face over you and your son. 💙)
thanks for sharing this. it really means so much and makes me so happy and hopeful to hear you describe how you feel now that they're grown. Thank you thank you! So much love to you and thanks for supporting for all these years xo
Lauren❤ You are a GREAT Mom😘❤Wow! Beautiful Baby Boy, is 15 Months Woo-hoo! For Everyone, who didn't know " Lauren, had said " She'd Never have Childern!" I'm glad Lauren, changed her Mind! I, waited too long to find Someone I, thought would be a good Dad. Then it became " Ok" to be a Single Mom. I was too late! Freeze your Eggs if, you are unsure or waiting to find Someone as I, wish I, had done! Blessings, Love & Kisses 'n' Hugs to Beautiful Baby Boy, Stevie, Lauren & "New Kitty?" Piper & Singer a.k.a My Kitty 😘❤
I wish I had not gotten lost in my daughter bc now she's an adult n I missed out on doing so much. I pretty much dropped off of the face of the earth n lost all contact with everyone except her. I worked n came home. She never went to daycare bc I trusted no one with her but my mom, one of my sister's, n myself. I did not coparent bc my ex is trash. Now I'm like, dang, I should've kept up with others n lived my life bc when she moved out, I lost it. She got married but I wanted her to stay with me forever. Good thing is she's getting a divorce so she's back home. I know that's bad but I have my baby back n I have purpose again. I tell everyone, don't be like me bc when she leaves again, I'll go back to being depressed n wondering what I'm going to do with my life. I'm glad u recognized the need to keep living for u as well, but I'm so happy that u got to experience the love like no other.
I 100% relate. I had my son at 39 years old. Before then… I never liked kids. Didn’t like babysitting, didn’t enjoy being around kids, couldn’t relate. Even pregnancy a weird experience, I was highly disconnected from my pregnancy. It felt like an alien inside me. Now - I’m obsessed with my son. He is my entire universe. And I realized that I’m a FANTASTIC mother… much to the surprise of pretty much everyone who knows me…. including myself.
Lauren - you are the best! It is a job but their little faces make it so worth it. There are days in the process that you will wonder why you did it. I am way ahead of you because my kids are adults. Haha. Love you.
Women become programmed by the idea of what motherhood is from academia and entertainment, and most of it is BS. It sounds like you are unprogramming yourself right now as your raise your baby with love. That's beautiful. We can all unprogram the BS that is running in our minds in order to see the real beauty in this world and in ourselves. I love you and your food. 💙
I don’t think you’ll know if you’re a good mom until your kid grows up and tells you. Theyre the only ones who get a say. There are a lot of really terrible moms out there (and you don’t have to neglect or physically assault your kid to be a bad mom) who had baby showers just like everyone full of people telling them how great they’ll be. There are also lots of women who have kids and regret it. It’s very much not for everyone, no matter how amazing it is for you personally there is another non-consenting individual who is experiencing it all.
People have this fear of "losing themselves" in motherhood and its just hard for me to understand. Sure, you may not do all the things you used to do before you became a mom-- but you're also not doing the same things you used to do when you were 20! I think the identity crisis is real (it was so tough for me!) but I've found more and more that I'm truly finding myself in motherhood, not losing myself. Its helped me really prioritize whats important to me and understand my values even deeper. And for people who do truly feel like they've lost themselves, the tough young childhood years are temporary and there will be time for rediscovery-- this is not a final state, it's just part of the journey.
In your newer videos it looks like you have so much more enrrgy :) (ironically?😅) Very happy for your happiness 😊 I'm childfree by choice. Not gonna lie, slightly rolled my eyes when you said "you got to have kids" 😂 it's not for me, but I love seeing you thriving with your child and Stevie ❤
thanks for rolling your eyes! haha I know. I know it's not the right thing to say, but that's why people end up saying it. Cause what you feel for this being is just so overwhelming and you couldn't imagine them never being there
I'm so happy to hear this! Like you, I've always said I didn't want babies. Few months ago I started developing this need for a baby. Might have been the therapy, or I'm just growing... Anyway, I'm happy to hear that, even for a person who never wanted to be a mum, this is coming natural. Hope next year I'll be able to experience this
Having kids is really like nothing else and it teaches you to prioritize someone above yourself. If you’re mentally and physically stable enough to do so, right? That being said, I had kids starting at 21 and that comes with good and bad things. I’m 32 now and JUST NOW starting to figure out what I like as my own self. I went from living at home to living with boyfriend to mom. And I do sometimes wonder what would’ve happened if I’d allowed myself some time to grow up first. I truly believe if I had a kid in the next 6-10 years I’d be chill as a cucumber 😂 yikes I was so high strung in my 20s
Ok this is gonna sound weird and you might not remember but I DM’d you on instagram YEARS ago after I randomly dreamt you were pregnant (except in my dream you had a girl named Olive)
Motherhood is hard. The “woke mafia” isn’t demonizing motherhood and babies. A woman’s likelihood of committing suicide increases 5x once she has her first child. That’s because this society does a piss poor job of supporting moms and kids. No childfree woman is childfree because she hates kids. It’s because she doesn’t want to struggle alone while her partner does almost nothing and everyone around her criticizes her every move and calls her a bad mom.
Love Lauren's videos but does anyone else think making people pay to see your child's face is kinda weird? If you're uncomfortable sharing why do it at all, and if you're not why turn a profit off it by strangers having exclusive access to images of your kid.
Wow imagine that I’m not the only one. Also saw your kids face on twitter (also reddit) so it ain’t as private as you think. Still blatantly disregarding your kid’s privacy. There’s no reason why anyone needs to see his face, period.
I think it’s weird that you show his face but only if someone pays for it? It’s exploitative, and why show his face at all? I was kinda assuming that you were protecting his privacy since he cannot consent to be in your videos.
As a subscriber I'm not paying to see her child's face, I'm supporting Lauren because I appreciate her content. UA-cam can be a nasty place where as you know everyone has a cynical opinion and or a cynical assumption. The subscriber community is a safer like-minded friendlier place. That said she isn't parading her kid around all the time in subscriber videos either for the sake of exploitation just snippets of a proud mom. Hopefully that makes sense my brain is not working well today.
@@Tiffany-qs5rn I’ve already seen the kids face bc someone screenshot it and posted it on Twitter, so she can’t say it’s that private. It’s besides the point, some weirdos will pay just to see that child’s face. With AI child p0rn becoming a big thing, I wouldn’t post my child’s face anywhere. I understand that some people won’t care regardless but being ignorant about it doesn’t make it untrue.
@@danieileen1190 That sucks that someone did that (post on twitter). I'm not naive but I guess I assumed it was less likely for someone to pay a subscription. I mean damn.....didn't think about AI. Ugh, that made me queasy. I understand your passion it's a really dark subject. Maybe Lauren (like me) hadn't considered it. IDK. Not to preach but maybe your point would have been better received if it was delivered with more compassion and less accusation. IMHO. Not trying to be argumentative just thinking it's easier to receive a comment/advice that way as opposed to defensiveness which loses the point. Man, I was already in a "the world is shit" mood today and the AI thing made it worse. Anyway I won't take up any more of your time. I'm not typically a commenter or comment reader but I guess I was meant to think on this.
I've been a silent viewer for a while, it warms my heart to see you evolve over time. I am so happy for you and hope that things continue to be bright and loving for you.
Thank you so much! xo
I never hated kids by any means. In fact, I work with kids in the school portrait industry, and work with kids from PK-12th grade every single day. But before becoming a mom, when I was around friends kids, I was never super comfortable or good at chit chatting with them, so I never thought I'd be too good of a mom. But BOY. I had my daughter in January 2022, and I am SO UNBELIEVABLY OBSESSED with my daughter. She's 18 months old and is the most incredible little human I've ever met. And I'm way more confident interacting with other people's kids now. Motherhood is WILD. I'm glad you're having a positive experience in this journey.
same same! I hated being around kids and other peoples kids. I don't like playing or entertaining them, but it's different with mine! haha although Im still not much of a player
Your thoughts on motherhood (and pregnancy) are the most interesting to me! As someone who’s always been terrified of having a kid. I would never. But hearing you so honestly let us into your thoughts and experiences about it is the best. Thank you Lauren. So happy for you. Love you 🤗💚
you know I was terrified too!!!
It definitely took me a moment. I had my son in April 2020 which was the first pandemic lockdown here in England. It was lonely, so hard and I had to deal with the fear of covid, adapting to being a mother, not being allowed any support network and a major identity crisis. Hardest year of my life, took a long time to mentally recover. Now he is 3 and he's hilarious and brilliant! I love conversations with him
That's how I felt too. I had my son right before we went into lockdown. It was a very hard year! I had a hard time bonding. My son was angry for the first year too. He's an amazing 3 year old now.
@@jenwylie4093 I totally feel you. It was a very unique experience giving birth then. I'm sorry you had a hard time bonding, I know how that feels. The toddler stage is so lovely though, I am glad you are doing better! X
aww love that!
I just think you’re wonderful. Happy for you, Lauren! Thanks for all you do.
Thank you so much! that's sweet xo
Lauren, I have been following you for years, since Hot for Food started ❤❤
You are such a real, open, interesting, entertaining and wholesome woman!
Absolutely loved this video and it made me think about my role as a mom to my precious 6 year old girl ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing! 🥰🤗🌹
awwww thank you so much. that's very sweet!
Im so proud of your evolvement. And kuddos to you for keeping your self front and center despite having your baby. I lost myself and am now trying to claw myself back to life and what that looks like for me.
"mainly i don't wanna work... but i have to" - relatable af ❤
UGH RIGHT!
So happy to hear this ! You seem happy ! Motherhood is the biggest challenge, but it gives the greatest reward!
Yes! Thank you!
this was so relieving to hear! I don't have kids yet but want to have some one day and sometimes I get so scared that it would be too much and that having to take on the role of a mother would feel like I would be losing too much of myself but hearing you describe it makes me excited to have my own one day :-)
I don't think it's something to take lightly and it took me this long to decide and make a choice to have a child. I'm glad I waited until I was much older. It's certainly challenging at times, but I feel like it's worth it all xo
Thank you for being so honest and open. It’s so refreshing to see someone say I felt one way and then I changed! What a concept lol. ❤❤
hahaaa
Love this ❤️
I was sad for you when I saw your initial thoughts but so happy that motherhood has suited you.
Thank you so much!!
When women talk about the downside to motherhood I think those sentiments are often wrapped up in burnout. But if we have a good co-parent that can really make for a more positive experience. Good for you. Happy to hear it.
I'm very happy to hear how much of a natural evolution Motherhood has been for you. Your son is very lucky. :)
aww thanks so much!
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective
Thanks for watching!
I have the same feelings. I was so worried forever that I wouldn’t love motherhood, but it is the greatest thing in the world. ❤️ Deeply obsessed with my baby and his toes- everything about it. Thank you for sharing. I’m glad you’re happy!
THE TOES! Can't get enough
You’re amazing. Every video you share is so valuable in some way. You’re a great role model providing inspiration for people. ❤ You have one lucky kid that’s for sure.
awww that's so kind. Thank you
thank you for sharing! i'm 3 weeks postpartum and have been enjoying your mother-related content as i went through pregnancy. i feel similar to you so far minus the fact i have extreme anxiety about my little one, partially because i am already an anxious person but he also had to go to NICU for 2 days after birth in which i was a complete wreck. anyways i am loving hearing about your experience, as someone who is also immediately loving motherhood!
my babe was in NICU for 36 hrs after the C-section. I didn't see him for 24 hrs and couldn't hold him until 36! It was brutal
I love this so much. I think I had such a high expectation of being a mother that I am constantly anxious (she just turned two and it’s still hard for me to let her out of my sight including going into work) it’s nice hearing the other side of it 💜
You got this!
Love all of this! 🫶🏼
I’ve been out of UA-cam for a while. It’s so cool to see you progress and see how your life as evolve. So happy for you. Also, what happened to Snickles? :(
oh thank you! Snickles passed away in Nov 2021 unfortunately
Can you talk about your co parenting experience? Did you see any negative thing on your baby with this arrengement?
Loved this 🫶✨🧡
I relate to everything you said! Thanks for sharing and being so honest 🥰
As someone who thought I would never have a child now I think I will this was very helpful. I remember years ago when you said you didn’t want one and to see you now is very comforting. Thank you! Appreciate you sharing your experience ❤
I'm so glad!
I remember years ago you saying you don’t want one and your friend Natalie saying that eventually you’ll be ready! Divine messages that come through friends!
I absolutely love this. You are such a strong person, and I love how your content has evolved over time. My daughter is like a month younger than your son, and it's been so cool to see how he has evolved along with my daughter. Also, you've given me so many ideas for baby, and now toddler, meals. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of this. Good luck navigating being a co-parent, I know if anyone can do that well, it would be you!
You are so welcome! thanks for leaving this comment xo
I am 53. My son is 30 and my daughter 27 and I have been a divorcee and single parent 24/7/365 (without any help financially or otherwise from their dad) since 2001. Both my children are amazing, compassionate and good humans. It was not easy, but worth every single second - never, ever doubt your instincts Lauren. Never, ever be afraid to step on toes where your child is concerned. Also, we are women - we can do everything and what's more, we can do it better. Once your son is a grown man - whenever you look at him, you will see the whole. You will never see only the beautiful young man in front of you - when you look at him you will see him in all stages all at once. It is no use explaining this love to anyone without kids because it is a set of emotions that you have never experienced before. The closest is maybe the love for our fur-kids, but even that overwhelming love is not 1% of what we feel for our kids. I often say to my children that yesterday I loved them -and thought I am not capable of MORE/GREATER love - yet, today I do love more than yesterday and tomorrow even more.
(I am a South African and have also followed HFF for 8 years now. Thank you for a great channel(s) and may the sun always shine her pretty face over you and your son. 💙)
thanks for sharing this. it really means so much and makes me so happy and hopeful to hear you describe how you feel now that they're grown. Thank you thank you! So much love to you and thanks for supporting for all these years xo
Lauren❤ You are a GREAT Mom😘❤Wow! Beautiful Baby Boy, is 15 Months Woo-hoo! For Everyone, who didn't know " Lauren, had said " She'd Never have Childern!" I'm glad Lauren, changed her Mind! I, waited too long to find Someone I, thought would be a good Dad. Then it became " Ok" to be a Single Mom. I was too late! Freeze your Eggs if, you are unsure or waiting to find Someone as I, wish I, had done! Blessings, Love & Kisses 'n' Hugs to Beautiful Baby Boy, Stevie, Lauren & "New Kitty?" Piper & Singer a.k.a My Kitty 😘❤
aww thank you so much. Love to you xo
What you are saying is honest, there is never anything wrong with that❤
thank you so much xo
I wish I had not gotten lost in my daughter bc now she's an adult n I missed out on doing so much. I pretty much dropped off of the face of the earth n lost all contact with everyone except her. I worked n came home. She never went to daycare bc I trusted no one with her but my mom, one of my sister's, n myself. I did not coparent bc my ex is trash. Now I'm like, dang, I should've kept up with others n lived my life bc when she moved out, I lost it. She got married but I wanted her to stay with me forever. Good thing is she's getting a divorce so she's back home. I know that's bad but I have my baby back n I have purpose again. I tell everyone, don't be like me bc when she leaves again, I'll go back to being depressed n wondering what I'm going to do with my life. I'm glad u recognized the need to keep living for u as well, but I'm so happy that u got to experience the love like no other.
I loved this! So honest.
thanks so much for watching!
Happy to see your enjoying motherhood 👼
Yes, thank you
I 100% relate. I had my son at 39 years old. Before then… I never liked kids. Didn’t like babysitting, didn’t enjoy being around kids, couldn’t relate. Even pregnancy a weird experience, I was highly disconnected from my pregnancy. It felt like an alien inside me. Now - I’m obsessed with my son. He is my entire universe. And I realized that I’m a FANTASTIC mother… much to the surprise of pretty much everyone who knows me…. including myself.
awww thanks for sharing! xo
Lauren - you are the best! It is a job but their little faces make it so worth it. There are days in the process that you will wonder why you did it. I am way ahead of you because my kids are adults. Haha. Love you.
Thank you for this video! I’m thinking of having kids and I’m scared AF! I think about money too lol
it's def. real to be concerned and fearful, I GET IT!
Thanks for this video! Helpful for someone on the fence and especially to hear someone who didnt want kids originally (correct me if I'm wrong!)
that's true, I did not!
Women become programmed by the idea of what motherhood is from academia and entertainment, and most of it is BS. It sounds like you are unprogramming yourself right now as your raise your baby with love. That's beautiful. We can all unprogram the BS that is running in our minds in order to see the real beauty in this world and in ourselves. I love you and your food. 💙
aww thanks xo
in the same tone as "recipe?": "motherhood?" ...improvise and make something nice with what you have....and Lauren you are already good at that! 😉
awww you are so wise!!! thank you hahaa
I don’t think you’ll know if you’re a good mom until your kid grows up and tells you. Theyre the only ones who get a say. There are a lot of really terrible moms out there (and you don’t have to neglect or physically assault your kid to be a bad mom) who had baby showers just like everyone full of people telling them how great they’ll be. There are also lots of women who have kids and regret it. It’s very much not for everyone, no matter how amazing it is for you personally there is another non-consenting individual who is experiencing it all.
you are right!
People have this fear of "losing themselves" in motherhood and its just hard for me to understand. Sure, you may not do all the things you used to do before you became a mom-- but you're also not doing the same things you used to do when you were 20! I think the identity crisis is real (it was so tough for me!) but I've found more and more that I'm truly finding myself in motherhood, not losing myself. Its helped me really prioritize whats important to me and understand my values even deeper. And for people who do truly feel like they've lost themselves, the tough young childhood years are temporary and there will be time for rediscovery-- this is not a final state, it's just part of the journey.
yes very very true!
I know you would be a loving mother.
😍
In your newer videos it looks like you have so much more enrrgy :) (ironically?😅) Very happy for your happiness 😊
I'm childfree by choice. Not gonna lie, slightly rolled my eyes when you said "you got to have kids" 😂 it's not for me, but I love seeing you thriving with your child and Stevie ❤
thanks for rolling your eyes! haha I know. I know it's not the right thing to say, but that's why people end up saying it. Cause what you feel for this being is just so overwhelming and you couldn't imagine them never being there
Those earrings look so nice on you
Thank you so much
I'm so happy to hear this!
Like you, I've always said I didn't want babies.
Few months ago I started developing this need for a baby. Might have been the therapy, or I'm just growing...
Anyway, I'm happy to hear that, even for a person who never wanted to be a mum, this is coming natural.
Hope next year I'll be able to experience this
aww wow. Thanks for sharing! I wish you all the best
Having kids is really like nothing else and it teaches you to prioritize someone above yourself. If you’re mentally and physically stable enough to do so, right? That being said, I had kids starting at 21 and that comes with good and bad things. I’m 32 now and JUST NOW starting to figure out what I like as my own self. I went from living at home to living with boyfriend to mom. And I do sometimes wonder what would’ve happened if I’d allowed myself some time to grow up first. I truly believe if I had a kid in the next 6-10 years I’d be chill as a cucumber 😂 yikes I was so high strung in my 20s
I do think that now. I couldn't have imagined it at that age. You will find yourself again! xo
Ily
Ok this is gonna sound weird and you might not remember but I DM’d you on instagram YEARS ago after I randomly dreamt you were pregnant (except in my dream you had a girl named Olive)
OMG i do recall that message!! haha
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You discovered the most beautiful thing in the Universe, so break those woke shackles that demonize motherhood and babies.
Motherhood is hard. The “woke mafia” isn’t demonizing motherhood and babies. A woman’s likelihood of committing suicide increases 5x once she has her first child.
That’s because this society does a piss poor job of supporting moms and kids. No childfree woman is childfree because she hates kids. It’s because she doesn’t want to struggle alone while her partner does almost nothing and everyone around her criticizes her every move and calls her a bad mom.
your baby is so cute
Love Lauren's videos but does anyone else think making people pay to see your child's face is kinda weird? If you're uncomfortable sharing why do it at all, and if you're not why turn a profit off it by strangers having exclusive access to images of your kid.
I guess you can think whatever you want, but the members group isn't really that big and it stays private so there
Wow imagine that I’m not the only one. Also saw your kids face on twitter (also reddit) so it ain’t as private as you think. Still blatantly disregarding your kid’s privacy. There’s no reason why anyone needs to see his face, period.
I think it’s weird that you show his face but only if someone pays for it? It’s exploitative, and why show his face at all? I was kinda assuming that you were protecting his privacy since he cannot consent to be in your videos.
well I can do what I want and the membership is selective people and really not a ton of people to be honest, it's also private.
@@LaurenToyotawow, typical “I can do what I want with my child” like he’s not his own person.
As a subscriber I'm not paying to see her child's face, I'm supporting Lauren because I appreciate her content. UA-cam can be a nasty place where as you know everyone has a cynical opinion and or a cynical assumption. The subscriber community is a safer like-minded friendlier place. That said she isn't parading her kid around all the time in subscriber videos either for the sake of exploitation just snippets of a proud mom. Hopefully that makes sense my brain is not working well today.
@@Tiffany-qs5rn I’ve already seen the kids face bc someone screenshot it and posted it on Twitter, so she can’t say it’s that private. It’s besides the point, some weirdos will pay just to see that child’s face. With AI child p0rn becoming a big thing, I wouldn’t post my child’s face anywhere. I understand that some people won’t care regardless but being ignorant about it doesn’t make it untrue.
@@danieileen1190 That sucks that someone did that (post on twitter). I'm not naive but I guess I assumed it was less likely for someone to pay a subscription. I mean damn.....didn't think about AI. Ugh, that made me queasy. I understand your passion it's a really dark subject. Maybe Lauren (like me) hadn't considered it. IDK. Not to preach but maybe your point would have been better received if it was delivered with more compassion and less accusation. IMHO. Not trying to be argumentative just thinking it's easier to receive a comment/advice that way as opposed to defensiveness which loses the point. Man, I was already in a "the world is shit" mood today and the AI thing made it worse. Anyway I won't take up any more of your time. I'm not typically a commenter or comment reader but I guess I was meant to think on this.