Therapist Reacts: Ruby Franke's Warning Signs of Family Dysfunction | 8 Passengers

The fact that this woman has sat on the internet for years publicly abusing her kids is a testament to where we are as a society. It’s really disturbing and disgusting.

Ms. Ruby is about to learn what "lack of privacy" truly means when she's incarcerated for her crimes against her OWN children. KARMA!

It's weird enough when she says "the privilege to dinner". It's not a privilege, it's a right

Threatening to cut the toy's head off is the equivalent to saying she was going to decapitate a person. At that age the toy is a person and a friend. The toy has a personality in her mind That to me was much worse than everything else I've seen about 8 passengers.

Glad to say I had never heard of this woman until she was arrested.

Her 6 year old forgets to pack a lunch in the morning, but I can see that Ruby had time for all her makeup, false lashes, etc.

I was raised by a highly narcissitic birth giver and I hope these kids are more resilient than myself. It's been a lifelong struggle. I feel so bad for the kids.

The fact that the two kids who were rescued had episodes of bed wetting and vomiting shows the level of anxiety they were living through 😭

The way she says “Do you see how loving that is?” in a voice of gleeful, intense malice is absolutely chilling.

The way she always smiles and laughs her eyes shine whenever any of her children express discomfort or sadness is disgusting.

The judge/judges who denied the search warrants after repeated calls from school officials, older siblings, and neighbors MUST be held accountable. The threshold for search warrants should be at the lowest level possible when a child’s welfare is at stake. When abuse and/or neglect is suspected, that warrant needs to be issued!! Call out the judge/judges who refused to help these children. Had a warrant been issued when law enforcement was requesting it, the abuse may never have risen to the level that it did. A full audit/review of what went wrong in this case is a must. Because the next time a family is in crisis and children are at risk, they may not make it out in time.

The Father should be in prison, too!! He allowed the abuse and even Participated! I don’t understand how he’s not being investigated.

The older sister was protecting and mothering the youngest children because of the mom’s abuse, and once the oldest daughter left the house and went to college, those young kids were utterly defenseless to the mother’s abusive will. We all saw this coming but no one stopped it.

Saddest part is seeing the older sister trying to explain how Eve was too young to wake herself. Trying to defend her and feeling so confused about what she knows is right as a young teenager versus her adult mom.

14:03 the girls taking care of each other while their mom gloats about bullying them is so indicative of the dynamic in that hell house.

Expecting a THREE year old to be responsible to wake herself up, get ready for preschool on her own, AND pack her own lunch??!! My heart is broken for these poor children.

I used to watch 8 passangers when I was younger. Didn't find their parenting weird - only to find out years later that I too have an abusive mother. I feel so deeply sorry for these kids. Hopefully they are getting all the help and support now. Thanks to the internet we now can identify our parents unhealthy behaviour and heal our attachment.

CPS needs to be held accountable. Cps has failed so many children...they failed me as a child as well.

“Do you see how loving that is?” - absolutely chilling 😬

How awful when she threatened to cut the plushy! What a freaking monster. I hope the children heal from what they've been through.