Mom of 6 Takes All Her Kids’ Stuff & Makes Them Pay to Get Them Back to Teach Them a Lesson

• A mom threatened to throw her kids' stuff in the trash.
• The mom, Ruby Franke, wanted her kids to give money or do chores to retain their stuff.
• Ruby faced fury online even as she said her actions were meant to teach her kids the value of items.

Ruby Franke is a mom of six living in Utah. She became famous as a social media star with over 2.2 million subscribers on her YouTube channel. The channel has been featured in some news outlets due to its popularity.

The mom used to document her and her six kids' daily endeavors on her YouTube channel before she stopped abruptly in January 2022. Ruby's six kids are Shari, 20; Chad, 18; Abby, 16; Julie, 14; Russell, 12; and Eve, 10.

Ruby recently faced fury online after a video she had posted on her YouTube channel was uploaded to TikTok by an account called CancelUtahVloggers. In this video, the mom said she had taken her kids' prized possessions and would throw them in the trash if they didn't pay her by giving her money or doing house chores.

Ruby claimed she made this threat because she wanted to teach her kids the value of money, but many online users found her method controversial. These users flocked to the comment section of the shared video and bashed the mom.

What Did the Mom Say on the Video?

Ruby was seen in the video lifting a trash bag full of items. She then told her kids, who were gathered around a dining table, that she went around the house and took their prized items.

When her daughter Eve was six, Ruby said the girl went hungry during lunch one day because she didn't make her own lunch before school.

Ruby's son, Chad, interrupted her as he quickly rose from his seat and tried to grab the trash bag with the prized possessions. Chad exclaimed, "You're throwing them away? That's my homework!"

The mom of six then held the trash bag up for her kids to see it. She told them that she had set a new rule in the house that should prompt the kids to handle their possessions with the utmost respect:

"Do I have your attention now? You're all gonna listen? If you have something in the bag that you would like out, you can pay cash for it so you learn the value of your items."

The kids' dad, Kevin Franke, was also at the table. He interjected to support his wife, "Or you can do an equivalent value chore to get it back." At this point, Chad, who was shocked that his homework was in a trash bag, looked more surprised when the camera turned back to him.

Kevin continued talking without acknowledging his kids' surprise. He said anything the kids didn't claim from the trash bag would end up in the garbage by the end day. The people who saw the TikTok video, which has over 5.7 million views, were shocked at how Kevin and Ruby were parenting their kids and expressed disgust. However, a few people supported the parents' course of action.

What Were Online Users Comments?

People online wondered how Kevin and Ruby still had custody of their children when they heard what they said in the video. "The dad just sits and allows this to go on! insane," one online user said.

More people said they wouldn't be surprised to find out that these parents reprimand their kids for poor grades, yet they throw away their homework. "At first I thought it was a lesson on how to value money or sum but homework…???," a person wondered.

Another person said her mother used to throw away her sentimental things, too, making her resent her mom to date. "My step mom did this and I never knew how emotionally abusive it was until I found it WASNT normal," an online user confessed.

Other people who observed Kevin and Ruby's kids said they looked miserable and noted that Chad would never speak to his parents once he grew up. Other online users said they felt terrible for the kids stuck with parents who intentionally hurt them emotionally.

A few people agreed with Kevin and Ruby's actions. One person said what the parents did was right because the kids left their stuff lying around. "I mean the parents pay for everything," a person defended Kevin and Ruby.

Kevin and Ruby had been sharing content on their YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, for seven years before they stopped. Ruby's parenting techniques were often controversial and put her in the news headlines.

When her daughter Eve was six, Ruby said the girl went hungry during lunch one day because she didn't make her own lunch before school. The mom was called by the school to take lunch to Eve, but she refused to do so.

Ruby said her kids were responsible for making their own lunches, and if any of them failed to do so, then she wouldn't drop off any lunch for them in school at lunchtime to teach them a lesson.

Ruby once said in an interview that she and her husband practiced controversial parenting skills because they were teaching their kids to be self-governing and giving them a choice in everything.

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