The relationship between Jessica and B and why I find it disturbing
I hope this post can stay and is not considered spam even though it's about the latest Ballinger video "B Update 2023". I have some more thoughts on the relationship and interaction between Jessofa and B. Yesterday I wrote this comment under one of the other posts:
To me it seems like the entire video is set up to talk about this, even though Jessofa says: "B said before she went to high school that she didn't want to make any public statements about her school experience, and we were like okay we're going to respect that." But then Jessofa continues with "but people are making up drama" (a way to guilt B into saying something).
This whole exchange is so awful and creepy. B looks at Jessofa constantly when she answers, as if she's looking for approval. B actually seem scared of Jessofa in a way, like she's so afraid to not please her. Jessofa is so manipulative in this video, it's disgusting.
I wanted to add more to this. Sorry, this is probably going to be long.
First off, B is so extremely submissive, obedient and afraid to say something wrong. Jessofa on the other hand is overpowering, intimidating and controlling. This makes the whole conversation imbalanced and unnatural. It actually reminds me of myself and the relationship I had with my stepmom when growing up. There's such a lack of natural chemistry between the two, the conversation comes across as forced and uncomfortable. Not just in this video, but a lot of other vlogs too.
Then add what I said in my earlier comment: Jessofa manipulating B to say something about the school situation. Well, B could've just said she didn't want to talk about it, right? No. Jessofa puts B in a real tough spot when confronting her with this in front of the camera. B is desperate to please her mother. It takes a lot for a 15 year old (who's been taught blind obedience her whole life) to stand up in a situation like that and say "actually, NO mom, I don't want to talk about it".
Jessofa and Chris aren't raising independent and confident people, they are raising people who might really struggle to stand up for themselves and say no. They aren't equipped to face the real world at all, obviously as B only lasted 1,5 months in real school. That's really, really concerning. They're set up for failure.
I sure hope Jessofa isn't as bad as my stepmom(who is actually batshit crazy and real good at hiding it). But I see alot of the same behaviour in Jessofa. It honestly creeps me tf out.
Just wanted to add: no shade to B or any of the other kids. I feel for them, they seem bright and could've really thrived out in the real world if they were allowed a normal childhood from the start.