The dad is CREEPY..I can't put my finger on it...lowkey controlling

Jonathan and Anna fully understand that their children are not consenting to being plastered on the internet...and they're doing it to them anyway.

Fascinating he says “what do you think of MY audience?” Instead of our audience

Narcissistic abuse at its finest. The wife looks quite traumatized and dissociated too. Something deeper, darker going on here (in my opinion).

I truly believe it should be illegal to put your kids on youtube and profit from it. It is not right, no argument.

The father is evil, there is something really wrong with him. Like in not a good way, he is a creep.

The dad's just all about "me, myself and I" It's crazy to see what people are doing for money, regardless on the marks it might leave on their kids

Feel sorry for these kids. This guy is a huge narcissist 😢

NEVER, would I depend on my children for "content" to support my adult bills. They should be ashamed of themselves!!

This whole video is such weird vibes. But right off the bat this guy roasts having his kids, then insults the interviewer by asking her to change her looks for his VIDEO.

Who else is getting strang energy from the man? I’m not the only one right? Giving unhappy marriage and controlling etc….

Difficult to watch this as an advocate for children in the US. We're dealing with the Ruby Franke case and many other KZfaqrs who have made millions off exploiting the privacy of their children. God help these unfortunate children. These parents are narcissists who unfortunately encourage other like-minded parents.

It would be veerryy inteesting for Stacey to go back to that family now....

“Don’t you like going to private school? Don’t you like the things we’ve been able to afford for you?” Is a disgusting response and tells me everything I need know about what she really cares about.

The dad seems so uncomfortable with Stacey being there and while filming seems almost manic. These guys need to stop

That dad 100% knows that bad people are watching his children and doesn't care because "thats not how he intended for the vlog to be consumed" I got shivers at that part. He knows and dosent care. This is horrific 😢

17:30 really showed a lot. If both children are saying no they don't like to be in the videos, then they shouldn't be. The dad said, "that's understandable," when the daughter said she doesn't like being in the video. So what he's saying is that he gets it, he understands it, he knows it bothers his kids, but that still doesn't stop him. And the silence after that statement is wild. The whole vibe shifts in this moment, it's obvious that dad is tense and trying to act cool like this isn't bothering him at all. You are forcing your children to provide for your family. Family vlogs will never be okay, you should not profit off your children. No matter how much these parents justify and minimize what they are doing, they are still exploiting their children for money.

As a child advocate this is like watching a train wreck. I had to fast forward through most of this to fight the nausea. Fact: Court cases brought by the minors used by adults in these lucrative internet offerings when the minors reach legal age are going to prolific in 10 years.

What a totally unaware exploiter the husband is .. quite weird - he’s so immersed he seems to have no objectivity - totally obsessed with things and not his family

The whole family apart from the dad seems dissociated. And the dad is the controller.

"This is a Jonathan and Anna channel and we don't focus on the kids" yet, all the activities are with the kids, the kids are in EVERY video. No Jonathan this IS a family channel focused around your children who do not want to be filmed.

And now they’re exploiting their trans daughter by mentioning she’s trans in every video 🙄. They could just call her daughter but they choose to exploit her label for views.

Anna isn't innocent in this spiel, but I hope she will come to her senses and leaves Jonathan with the kids. She was so young when they go together and it seems like he completely took her over. She seems so sad and hardened now.

* ~~ 2024 update ~~ * EMILIA 11 years. The dad started calling her a "preteen" when she was like 8 and then upgraded to "teenager" around 10, constantly clickbaiting with borderline inappropriate titles/thumbnails. The girl didn't want to be filmed then and she doesn't want to be filmed now. The dad said in the documentary he doesn't film the kids in compromising situations but in reality he makes a habit of doing so. EDUARDO 9 years. Is now a "trans girl" called "Edie" and the new favourite child to exploit (approx. 90% of their content). The parents have been blatantly lying to his face about really serious stuff like that he's an actual girl now and will be able to give birth to babies just like a real woman, and the sweet little child you see in this documentary is now a sassy Tiktok trainwreck dressed exclusively in crop tops and tight leggings showing off his parts. Both older kids have 100% free reign of the internet at all times. ALESSIA Completely ignored, might as well not exist. ANDREA 5 years old but still "the baby" because the parents can't be assed to raise him, to the point where he's wearing a bib(!), stays up all night, curses all the time and regularly hits his siblings - and the parents just shrug. The mum has made it her thing that she's a "toxic boy mum" who prefers her "only" boy to the other children and forgives him everything. Oh yeah, and mum got a tummy tuck and a boob job for the money they earned exploiting the children, because of course she did.

It’s so creepy and sad. Their entire lives are like a fake reality - like a real-life Big Brother show. I don’t know how you mentally come back from this if you grow up in it.

So the wife says honestly, “I was just looking for friends but Jonathan saw the potential for money”…… a little while later…. Jonathan “I didn’t commit to this, I was just videoing my life” 😂 the contradiction😂

He is hard to watch, she is so sad, and the children don't want to do it - he has a few years before they hate him for this and he will say 'what did i do?' He will lose her - she can't do being ignored for years.

What’s incredible is that 1.9 million people tune in to this - do they not have lives of their own?

Yikes. Those kids are going no contact the second they turn 18. They're gonna need so much therapy.

I feel for Anna she seems like an abused wife isolated form her friends and family I really hope she gets the help she needs to get the strength to leave him and protect her her children. I have an uneasy feeling about him.

"You're just digging a hole right now" Literally after asking her for her honest opinion. What the hell.

That father is delusional. The mother to, saying you like to go to private school so we have to keep invading your privacy with camera's even if you do not want it. Very very sad, they are not capable doing a normal job , cashing on their babies is far more profitable.

Sad to hear Anna speak about how, if any or all children said they "didnt want to do this anymore", they would accept it but in the clip earlier when the interviewer asks two of them in front of Jonathan they both answer that they dont like it at all and would rather not be in front of the Camera. Also Jonathan saying "thats understandable" followed by awkward silence was so uncomfortable to watch. How can you say you understand but continue then? Then say later on that they would stop if they didnt want to continue? Also if the children are used to cameras shoved up their face from infancy how are they even going to distinguish a life of no cameras and fame if thats all they know? How would they even know thats an option if thats all theyve ever done and theres been no offer to choose from the parents?

Jonathan sure gets defensive at the end. i also think videoing his life is now an addiction.

I'm 5 minutes in and this really gives me the ick. I never used to notice how they behaved, as a watcher for many years about 8 years ago I was maybe still have. now I can smell how unhappy Anna is through the screen. and they are now also exploring Eddie in the change that has happened. mental

Wow Anna really put life into perspective for me when she spoke about being the loneliest when they moved into their big house. She just wants to feel close to Jonathan again. I really loved how she shared that.

Two things: With Jonathan telling Stacey that Edie says no to everything, it just felt like he was brushing off what she was trying to say, ignoring the fact there may be some direct truth to her answer. Jonathan acts like he’s doing his kids a favor, but he’s really doing them a disservice. I don’t care that they’re not my kids. I can’t help but feel sorry for them. What if they get bullied in school or the videos land in the wrong people’s hands? How are they ever going to be taken seriously? How will they get a job? Even if they do take everything down, people retweet, repost, screenshot, screen share, etc. They will never live normal lives. They’re people, not content or property. There’s this whole new generation of kids out there being introduced to a new kind of trauma. Point two: It doesn’t matter if the video is an adorable toddler building a sandcastle or that same toddler parading around in their mommy’s crop top and high heels. ANY video posted online of a child currently under 13 is exploitation, no matter how wholesome or sweet it may be. Unfortunately creeps can sexualize anything nowadays, which is just flat out weird. All I can do is sit back and wait for the tell-all’s in twenty years.

Omg!this guy doesn't know how he would feel about a guy masterbaiting over his kids. 😭😭🤮🤮

They birthed their employees. Technically, those children are funding their lifestyle. I can only hope that each of these kids have individual bank accounts where the parents, the employers, are putting the kids' salaries on those accounts.

25:06 - he waited an awfully long time to answer that question! And then, finally, he comes up with, "I don´t know." REALLY?!

The Saccone Jolys started out relatively ok and over the years have just completely lost the plot. The fact that they are having the kids providing their lifestyle is just horrible, especially now that they are getting older. The Internet never forgets. All this will just be absolutely disgusting when Emilia and Eddie are teens and have their mates rub all the cringy and abusive stuff of their whole life into their face.

There’s a reason they fought so hard to wipe this video off the internet. Filming babies has no “implimications” as he says. Right.

I used to do Instagram, I shared my wedding, pregnancy, birth - the lot. When my son was 2ish. He started getting recognised, I would receive DMs saying “I saw you in the mall yesterday!” Etc. That’s when I realised it was time to close my Instagram down. It wasn’t for me. It was for my son. He should be allowed to live his life as anonymously as he likes especially during his adolescence & be known amongst his community for who he is & not for what his mother portrays online. It’s been really nice since. My friends & family are the only ones who get to see photos of him & that makes things more special for all.

After 8 passengers,every one of them family blogging/vlogging channel should be shut down

Stacey should go back there now.

Yeah! Dad really needs to be investigated

25:00 it’s not an odd question where you don’t know how to feel. Everyone should feel utterly disgusted instantly,

The father feels like a narcissist feeding off his ego from KZfaq... Sad. The wife feels so uncomfortable and sad

People who exploit their kids are sad, insecure people desperate for attention, no matter how positive or negative it is. It’s insane. 🙄

This is such a hard watch when she asks how he would feel if a pedo was watching his kids and instead of saying disgusted and immediately taking down all videos of his kids, he answers with "that's a hard question, i don't know" what a creep.

"You're just digging a hole." What a freaking ass. These poor kids. She is completely deluded when she says that they could hang it up if one of the kids didn't want to do it anymore. Bull. He would not be having that. He's got some real issues. I can't believe that she can't see it. The rest of the world does

“For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Their kids are gonna be totally messed up when they are older. Their parents were given the luxury of autonomy and privacy until a certain age but their children won’t know what that feels like and get that same luxury. It can be looked at as though the children’s purpose of their existence is to make money for the family. Very transactional love. Jonathan likes being in the spotlight and on display but the family might not like that over time.

Its a sick society when superficial, greedy, evil people make all the money and live comfortably. Evil should be punished, not rewarded.

This marriage won't last and neither will the channel. He acts like he has a handle on it all, yet is to enamoured with the fleeting fame and money, and not thinking for the long run..besides also being terribly basic. It's probably the first time he has had any attention in his life. His wife seems to be thinking this through, more honest about her feelings on it all, and yet, at the moment, seems almost trapped in the situation, but I think she's smart enough to formulate a different plan for the future. There is something about this whole situation that seems very shady that will come to light down the road. Eventhough the kids don't know anything different, instinctively they seem to get that it's not right. Overall, it seems sad.

I miss the Anna I used to watch years ago, when she started her channel about beauty, food, traveling etc. She used to be so happy, creative and bubbly. She was my mood booster. She was my inspiration, when I felt lost and disliked myself. She taught me how to be happy and creative with fashion, makeup and in the kitchen. But then it became awkward when her, then boyfriend, took over her channel. She stopped smiling and started to cringe-smiling. Years later... I have not seen her smile for real for many years. She looks drained, emotionally disconnected, chronically tired and depressed. She has bags under her eyes, like she cries a lot, and she really looks sleep-deprived and heavily drugged. I was like this, when I was taking pills for anxiety, XANAX. Like a zombie or a robot. It is so saddening to see her "trapped" in an unhappy marriage, with an abuser, who isolated her and brainwasher. I miss the old happy Anna. I hope that one day she will be able to leave him and put her kids in therapy, because they already need it. The sooner the better for all five of them. Her and her kids too.

23:20 Mom is lying to herself. She is trying to justify what they are doing by saying that they are lucky and saying things like , "don't you like going to private school? don't you like the things that we've been able to afford for you? or like what we've been able to give you because of this lifestyle?" it's also wild that she is framing it as if her and her husband, the WE in this statement, are taking care of the children solely and giving them this type of lifestyle. Girl. Your children are working for you. Therefore THEY are providing YOU that type of lifestyle. They are an integral part of your brand. You really think you'd have the followers and income that you have currently without involving your children? It's a lie if you believe that. Children are not suppose to provide for themselves and their parents. That is solely the responsibility of the parents. Delusional thinking on both their parts. Just because you don't film them potty training doesn't mean you aren't still exploiting them. Get a grip, they may be "lucky" in your eyes, but their earning what they have. There is no luck involved it's literal child labor.

He seems like he doesn't know when to stop, he can't see that his wife seems to hate it deep down. This is so sad. I don't know why anyone would watch their videos, especially seeing the sadness behind the scenes that this document has exposed. Worst decision for him to allow this documentary as he has no control of it. Hopefully Anna and the kids escape.

Whether they’ll grow up to resent it or not, it’s still wrong to post kids online.

They should be in prison for child abuse

Family Vloggers should be banned! They all say that if their kids decide they don't want to be filmed anymore that they will quit, Then they ask the kids and the kid says no but still the vlogging continues. Almost every child says no if they are asked if they like or want to keep vlogging, their answer is ignored. I have yet to see a family actually respect their children's rights and wishes completely, and I mean completely and stop filming them. The children are told that they will not have all the money and nice things if they don't do vlogs. That's forcing them to do something they don't want to do! These parents know their videos and other social media would plummet if they stopped showing their kids. That should tell them they really aren't that great and people don't actually want to see their daily life. It doesn't matter how pretty they paint the picture, they are exploiting and living off their kids. It doesn't matter how careful they are of what they show, perverts aren't picky. They think if they never share their address that they will never be found. If someone wants to find them, they will. It is unbelievable that they risk their kids being bullied, wellbeing, lives and safety for the sake of being social media famous. It's disgusting! They think that if they delete all the bad comments that the kids will not have to see them or deal with negative consequences of being exploited by their parents. They are very wrong in that assumption. With this family, the wife is miserable and the husband is addicted to vlogging and doesn't care what his wife or kids want. He doesn't pay attention to negative comments because there's a lot of truth in those comments and he knows what he's doing is wrong. Their fame and fortune won't last and then what will they do? They should be putting most of the money into trust accounts for their kids when they are adults, the kids are the reason why they have that money.

How are.people even interested in this family? I don't understand the attraction of following a family everyday on KZfaq

The fact that Anna said her husband is her "number one" above her children really threw me off... I used to watch this family all the time but now something about them is just off.

Family life and intimacy should not be for sale . Its just so unsettling to include little people with no right to consent . Or legal protection. Or access to a fair portion of the proceeds to be set aside in trust . I find it ethically dark .

I genuinely wonder how he would cope as a father and husband without the camera.

The LOVE of money is the root of ALL evil. Money is what drives them, not documenting their great kids.

Jonathan is immensely defensive

Stacey, you are a class act! I have been studying your incredible questioning skills. You are gifted!❤

This whole video feels different when you watch it after the Ruby Franke fiasco.

This family is gross, well mostly the narcissistic father. Outing their 7 year old son as tens & exploring a transition at such a young age online is insanity. I can’t stand the sight of him!

This footage is 5 years old, and they’ve moved on to equally exploitative short form content.

I really hated it when they said when there's negative comments just think we only have this house, etc. because of our channel.. It's a choice that the parents made not the kids!

I can't wait till the kid's grow up and end up taking their parents to court

Oh snap, I thought I recognized the mom. She's the "toxic boy mom" who's TikTok about favoring her youngest son went viral

I used to watch the Saccone-Joly's all the time. Then the pandemic hit and I started working from home and didn't really want to look at a computer screen more than I had to. Seeing Jonathon and Anna now they seem so different. IMO they don't come off as connected as a couple at all. I know they say otherwise but it just doesn't come across.

Why couldnt the dad answer the question about pedos?! Hes weird!!

He has no understanding that predators use ANYTHING to fulfill their drive. How naive.

I hope there will be laws against this soon. this is so fucked up. feels almost like human trafficking

There may be regrets later.

I’m so tired just watching. After a while I would lob that camera so far into the garden lol 😂

The kids are like "child stars". Do child labor laws apply? Are the parents required to put some of their channel earnings in trust for the children?

You should do a segment on The Dougherty Dozen. This woman has 4 bio children and the rest are adopted. She has told the internet and everyone else all of the kids medical problems, where they live, go to school, some of them have FASD and her and her husband drink. She spends over $2000 a week on food and throws most of it away. She is one horrible mother and she lies about everything. She has a manager who is a convicted felon. This family you are talking about are angels compared to the Dougherty Dozen.

I live in Canada and couldn't get this episode/show at all when it first came out. So happy to see it finally! Thank you Also - I've watched Jonathan and Anna since Ireland. My little girl is born 6 months after Emilia and took her first steps watching Emilia walking on my laptop. THANK YOU for making them public on youtube. ~Jj

The children were born into being on camera. They don’t know anything else. They don’t know what a life without cameras looks like But, someday they will, and it may not be what they would have chosen. The tell-all book will be written by one of the kids in the future, and we will finally hear the truth.

in my opinion publishing content from minors under 14 who cannot and are not capable of giving consent should be illegal, and no parent worth of that title should do so,a responsible parent should realize that these images, even simple photos of family occasions on Facebook, are visible to anyone including perverts of all kinds, family influencers and those who exploit their children for views and money are disgusting

I discovered Stacey's videos today and must admit I know why people socialize less in person now... a few friends have asked me if I wanted to hang out and I so prefered being chill at home watching her videos!! crazy!!! I know... but this seems to be the new normal and don't get me wrong I love what she does, just that people engage way to much to internet and not real people now a days. Or at least I am starting to notice that...

I hope that Anna gets the mental health help she needs. She is depressed, withdrawn and exhausted. I wish her nothing but the best.

in a world where anybody can achieve “fame & fortune” …. not everybody was built to hold the weight of it all.

I hate cameras . I always have . I'd be very traumatized by this lifestyle . Some people are low key . I'm one . No pics , no fuss , leave me be , please .

You can tell when she says the bad comments are the least of her concerns that she is completely full of it. Her body language says otherwise. She knows this is wrong. They've sold their family life and themselves and their children's souls basically for money. It's such a shame. He's so obnoxious.

Wait I have found the words. It is unsettling to see a grown man so obsessed with documenting his family, being somewhere but behind a camera. He is there but is not. He loves the fan base. He loves his fame. Family is secondary. This is so controlling and abusive in a very disturbing way to me.

children deserve to live an unscripted life...not just directed by dad and mum... every minute of their lives they are being forced to do something and to interact... that is not good for their development or well-being

I find Jonathon very annoying... he doesn't even eat with his mouth closed! He just took complete control over her social media and seems a bit obsessed with it. I think the game has went to his head. His answer about perverts and people watching their kids for all the wrong reasons was really disturbing to me; I feel like he doesn't care at all - as long as his money and fame stay the same. It's Gross!

The most insane part of the video, I always thought that was Stacey's natural hair colour.

After watching I love how Anna really opened up easily and told it like it is for her. Proud of her for telling her feelings. ❤ (I really wonder if not seeing dad at the puppet show was a edit!?)

The "We're not savages!" comment is insane to Stacey willing to eat from the take away bowl....wtf

This guys voice is so annoying I cant even stay watching this video, how he got over a million people watching him is beyond me.

I think the issue with saying 'my kids are happy doing it" is that they're just kids - they don't understand what they are doing. They can't give an informed consent because they simply cannot comprehend what imact this might have on their lives. I also stronly disagree with what he said in the end that all kids might looks at something they parents did in the past and be embarased - but that's different. What parents did in their past has nothing to do with parents making their children do things. There are so many examples of children being exploted in the past that are now grown ups and all are saying it destroyed them. There really has to be some form of regulation of family vlogging, I really think so.

They were so normal when there was just Emilia and Eduardo 😢😢😢😢 it’s all changed now

If anyones interested, kids ages as of 2023: - Emilia 11 - Edie 9 - Alessia 6 - Andrea 5 Edie came out as trans about 2 years ago and Jonathan's videos are mainly about her and Emilia. They've been facing a lot of criticism for exploiting the kids and Edie's transition.