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Josh, growing up as a kid at the age of 8 I lived in a tent with my parents and 4 other siblings for almost a year. My parents never abused us, we ate a lot of potato soup and bread in a bowl as cereal. I guess today someone would call CPS on my parents but I loved my parents dearly. I always believe when I see questionable situations, "There, but for the grace of God, go I". I thought about that particular video and prayed they received grace. We have to be careful and judicious calling authorities on some down on their luck and do so only if we can ensure maltreatment is occurring. You do exercise good judgement in my opinion.
My X wife called cps on me and he came in and found out my house was better than his. He was a really nice guy. Asked me if I was going threw a divorce and I said yes I got custody of my 4 kids.He said I figured you were. People do call to get others upset.
That’s messed up, some people amaze me what they’ll put their own kids through just got spite. Awesome I’m happy your a stand up guy & raising your kids, my dad did also raise the 3 of us 2 boys 1 girl so hats off to you👏👏 But with my own grandkids I’ve been there also, my granddaughters other grandparents took us to court for grandparents rights (long story) they was allowed to see her but not take her to their home because of being filthy & a registered sex offender was living with them so absolutely not!! They called on us & the lady said your home is cleaner then mine, she looks healthy, happy & closed. Keep it up & pray for their momma & hope she will be the bigger person & be there for her kids and taking part in their lives, loving & guiding them instead of causing them & you trouble. Prayers for you & the kids also 🙏🏻🙏🏻
In total agreement! Just because someone's way of living is different doesn't mean its abuse. I live a similar lifestyle due to fighting for disability. Got our property on land contract, paid it off in 2 years and we are now getting ready for the house build. All while living in a 32ft trailer. Emotional, sexual and physical abuse are the only reasons to ever call CPS.
Child neglect is also a reason. One of my nephews and his wife had their 5 kids taken away by CPS, and their parental rights were terminated, because they were sending their kids to school unwashed and wearing dirty clothing, and not providing adequate food for their children. But their mother always had enough money for her cigarettes and alcohol. After the kids were removed, she deserted my nephew and ran off with a guy to another state, but refuses to sign papers agreeing to a divorce. Sometimes life really sucks!
As a retired teacher I can assure you that it is almost impossible to get CPS to do anything except for extreme cases of neglect or molestation. CPS is very hesitate to remove children from their parents even though some parents are unsuited to parent children. It appeared the kids in #117 had a place to sleep and eat and had adult supervision. That is not cause for CPS to intervene. In my 30 years of teaching saw several cases of possible neglect and molestation but couldn't prove it, and that's the problem.
No they do not! Ive had children split up because no family members could take the children. I used to work with cps and no longer do because of how cps works. They put abused children in foster homes & especially not together as siblings. We had a native american family , just because they were living in a tent, cps took the children. The girls were 9,11 & 13. The foster parent molested & r*ped them. Both parents were working but cps workers were horrible!!! Even after the parents got their children back, the girls were never the same. The 2 little boys from that family were in another foster home. My experience with them has not been positive at all…
I was a foster parent of my niece's. They first look for supportive safe criminal home and a family member who is willing to take them before a foster family. I had finger and background checks and my home was thoroughly checked. Not all Cps are the same.
If they love the kids why don’t they provide them with what they need.people should not have kids if they can’t take care of them .Cut all government funding for people like these people.
Follow your heart, err on the side of caution. They would decide to get involved or not but your conscience is clear. Common sense is not that common I fear. Love the cup and the honesty of kids words 😂😂😂
Hey Josh. CPS is a double sided sword. But in this case, I think you made the right call. Because of the actions of the guy blocking the gate with the car, he was nor very reputable. Everything coming out of his mouth was probably a lie, My sister is naked: really? 6 kids; really? I will gladly pay you ON TUESDAT for a hamburger today. LOL
if you want to make a Bad situation worse.. involve police or CPS.. they normally esculate problems rather then solve them.. i have a family member that worked 30 yrs for cps. she finally quit because the kids she DID manage to take from unsafe places due to abuse or Drugs, the judicial system usually put them back
As a child who’s parents have had cps called on them it does suck and we used to live in a falling apart trailer 5 kids 2 bedrooms but we always had food anyway my advice is call them because thoes babies were outside 27 degree weather no clothes I don’t mind the shed it’s the neglect
Sorry, no heat running water or a toilet they get state aid, obviously. A shed is not equipped for a family dwelling of that size. They get money for rent that should go towards the payments.
I can tell you from experience not all CPS is equal. I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with them. My oldest son would go to school and tell stories to get attention but yhe school would call CPS. One case worker was able to look thru the story and all would be good. Another case worker would tell me to stop lying and would threaten me to have arrested for neglect. But in the end it was always proven that it was all a story. All you can do is trust your gut/instinct before you involve CPS or law enforcement. You are a good person.
I'm usually in the middle of the road so to speak on what was being said in the original video, I can understand Both points of view quite clearly, and I've also been in the same position as the people that were living in the shed, I didn't like being there one bit and I may end up in that situation again, but there won't be any children with me if it does happen, my children are grown adults and can take care of themselves now, I've raised mine as best as I could, they're all doing good so I'm not worried any more
My opinion in a situation like that, if you don't see actual physical abuse or signs of it, you don't call anyone you could turn someones life upside down over something like that.. The family was probably doing family stuff until you arrived lol. But also those are situations like this that don't need to be shared to all the freaks in this world. 👊👍. Just my opinion 😂 and if you ever do run into a bad situation remain anonymous 👊 I also wanted to add if you jump the gun and make a call CPS maybe this is the kind of individual that should be mentally evaluated 😊
Yup, completely agree. If you can’t take care of and provide for children, don’t have them. I was kind of surprised that woman and her kids were living in a shed, usually they are provided a Section 8 apartment and lots of other government freebies.
In my area it takes 1-1/2 years Minimum to get section 8 housing I know of one person who waited over 5 years. I helped a family with five kids apply for section 8 housing. We had to resubmit the extensive paperwork three times and they had to go for several interviews. A lot of people don’t have the resources to be able to do that. Do you really think a mother living in a shed has a computer, internet service, a copier and transportation to the section 8 office?
@@nancymanly2904 even better reason to stop having children you can’t provide for. Looks like she was surrounded by people with cell phones, and wasn’t her husband at work threatening Josh over the phone? Tired of their excuses.
@@nancymanly2904 You can’t hardly find anyone in my area to even take the section 8, I have a friend that’s disabled due to breaking his back & he signed up to section 8 an got a voucher for a 4 bedroom but he’s been looking for 6-7 months & still can’t find a place. It’s a cold hard world & I get it for people on fixed incomes.
JOSH & SARAH Can you please talk about handicaps, disabilities, birth defects in the Amish community. Is it seen as a embarrassment or curse on the family. Are disabled allowed to go to school, date, get married. I have 1000 questions!!
He's correct. I was a boss for 30 years and I had a Hispanic man working for me that said the reason he had another kid was to get the income tax he received for them. Also for the increase in food stamps.Then he kept complaining about the cost of Pampers. It was obvious to me he wasn't an intelligent man due to the fact I know it cost more to raise a kid yearly compared to the extra income tax you get 😂
Love the channel Josh! It’s a tough call, there are so many homeless people out there! I agree if there is no abuse at least they have a roof over the heads! This government doesn’t help people, so sad! Go with your gut!
If you don't have the financial means to raise a child, you shouldn't be popping out kid after kid. Assuming she really has 6 kids, that is horribly irresponsible. A condom costs next to nothing.
15:35 so what do you do for a living now? Apparently not removing sheds. I did learn a 12x 20 shed is too small to set up a wood working shop in you need at least 20x 40 to use for sheet goods and a table saw. It takes more space
Cps is not prison for kids. They just check on the kids (from someone making a report) that they are cared for with the basic necessities of life and that they are loved and not abused. If they decide the parents need help or guidance they may remove the kids temporarily and place them in foster care which can be a family member if they want to go through the process to become their foster parents. Cps’ goal is ALWAYS to reunite the kids with their biological parents, it doesn’t always go that way but is up to the biological parents to make that happen. There are kids that are alive today because they were removed from a horrible family situation and are loved by their foster family or adopted family in a permanent removal. Everybody has their opinion about this on both sides. Cps is not a perfect system but doing nothing would be detrimental to our youth.
Hi Josh. Thanks for the update. I do have to say that CPS is a bad place for kids in some instances. Foster parents are often doing that for the same reason this mother was spitting out kids... for money. In the end, a shed with illegal power hookup is not a safe place for children, let alone adults. The water "hookup" (and probably whatever is going out) is not allowed either. Not to mention they think it is theirs, when it is not. I hope they are in a better place now.
I disagree. It may be different here, but CPS doesn’t remove them from the home unless there is abuse. CPS will get the family assistance if necessary. Also kids do not go into institutions they go into well trained and well investigated families homes. And are continually check on medically and physically to make sure they are not abused. We were foster parents for over 20 years. And children went back to their bio families once the situation was better. The situation didn’t need to be perfect, just adequate.
We would have said we wanted to know about the shed with all the kids in it but we thought you wouldn’t be able to see what happened- we loved your shed happens and just didn’t think to comment lol have a successful site with your wife❤
After hearing about this, I just was concerned about your safety . And I didn't know you were not repo anymore. I really did enjoy watching your videos. You and little Sarah be sweet, I am proud of y'all. God bless ❤
I live in Florida.. if something happened to one of those kids and someone didn’t report it, they could be responsible.. people say it’s not my job, it’s the police or others job.. it’s not my business.. my sister in law went to school to be a social worker.. she quit in two months. To hard on her..
Hi Josh and Sarah, thank you for your common sense. Common sense is not very common today. Unfortunately I think the course you live in the Amish community. I think you understand how tough it can be on some people when they fall on hard time. God bless you both and your family. Love and appreciate you guys Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from the big island
Hi. Did you know that people on CZcams claim that the amish shun and are rude to people and that mormons have been dumbed down by inbreeding? Religion is toxic and separates people. Mormons, amish, jehovah, catholic, seventh day and Saturday's and Sunday's? A loving god wouldn't scare and confuse people. Ever seen CZcams's Holy koolaid? You should. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks to you and Sarah for being “Level Headed”. It’s Obvious you and Sarah were Blessed with Common Sense. CPS or DFS (Div. Family Services) are Questionable.🤔
Yes. Exactly use common sense. Think before you get the law or cps involved. Talking from experience having cps coming to your home and you have no clue that they are coming or why they show up at your house 😢
You know the right thing to always do,💪😊your heart will never fail you because of who lives in there AMEN (MORE)🙏blessings and favor to you and your beautiful family 🦁🐑🦅🌈👏
As a licensed foster parent I can tell u that there are three sides to every story, theirs, yours and the side you don’t see or hear! I say that cause a lot of hate going out to CPS and or foster parents! There are jaded CPS Workers in every state, and there are foster parents who are in it for the wrong reason in every state! The training I was given and have learned over the years has taught me that when you assume you make an ass out of you and me (ass u me) it’s easy to do and we are all human but stop and put yourself in someone else’s shoes first like josh said! There are families of six or seven living in 400 square feet apartments in big cities all over America and some run by slum lords ! There are tiny home families that intentionally sell everything to be minimalist! Everyone assuming that the electrical and plumbing hook ups are illegal need to stop! Unless you have been inside and inspected it you don’t know! That’s my point we as an audience only saw a small snippet of that situation so none of us have enough relevant information to risk tearing a family apart! Lastly unless you have personally had any experience with CPS or rogue foster parents, Stop propagating other people’s horror stories as fact! I’ve learned that about 50% of the people that tell me CPS is bad have no actual experience with them. There sister’s cousin twice removed had them called on her or there neighbors step moms aunt from Albuquerque lost her son for no reason , later to find out she was court ordered into rehab for the third time after almost overdosing in front of her kids again! Sorry for the rant!
Exactly. The few foster parents that do it for the wrong reason and just for the money give all of the great, which most are, foster parents a bad rep. I've known families that had foster kids and those kids were treated with nothing but love and compassion. Some were even adopted. I know personally of 2 cases when CPS was called. Both times was so beneficial for those kids. They are living great lives now. CPS does not put the kids in a "jail". Josh is right. He did not know if there was any abuse nor did he know what the situation inside was. For all we know there might not have even been 6 kids. Might have just been a ploy to get pity. I knew a family with 4 kids that lived in a 4 room house. The kids slept on bunk beds in the bedroom and the parents slept on a hide-a-bed sofa in the living room. That house was so clean you could eat off the floor. The kids were clean, had clean clothes, were well fed, were happy and did well at school. Nicest kids you'd ever want to meet. The parents were eventually able to save enough money to buy a used mobile home. I agree. Don't be so quick to judge people.
I agree with the consensus. CPS does nothing constructive. Also, any child who is placed in an orphanage can attest to the fact that they ARE like a prison, and a large percentage of foster homes are even worse, treating children like slaves, and even abusing them mentally, physically, and sexually. It is also true that only babies appeal to most couples looking to adopt.
I think you make an excellent point about the difference between a poor family facing difficult circumstance and actual abuse. It's bad enough if the family has no money, but yanking the kids and putting them in the system could just make a bad situation ever worse.
Wow , I was just watching the shit repo where everything went wrong, track come off, and the side of the shit crushed , and I was thinking, I wonder what ever took place on the one with the 6 kids. Well now I know , thanks Josh, I just found your channel like a week ago and I've been watching all your old videos😊
Children who get taken get placed in emergency shelter/home until more permanent placement can be arranged. There is a court hearing with parents to determine what's going to be done. State's position is to try and unite children with biological parents or relatives. I far as I know there is no CPS "prison." I'm speaking from experience.
Poverty is not child abuse, if the basics are supplied. Poor doesn't mean dirty, or unloved or neglected, or physical abuse. If things keep going the way it is, we are going to see a lot of it. Tent cities. Etc. All our money is going to illegal citizens and other countries. Not affordable housing or programs to help people. Sometimes you will have children then accidents or unemployment in certain areas happen after kids. Seen that in the 70's, during the recession. Back in the day and still are places that do not have running water or bathrooms as we know them. They are clean. most of us would not know what a hard week or survive the lives some live, doing the best they can. Be kind, be giving, and have compassion for others. Peace!
I said call CPS And i have had to deal with CPS called on me. My son called, after He told me he was gay at age 15 I said I brought you into this world i can take you out.
I think you made the right call not calling CPS. My guess is things are about to get much worse for them as I don't think they'll be living in that shed for long..
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 I am new here and enjoying your content .. thank you for that 🙏 I want to say I have personally not had issues with child protective services but I have seen many many Good hard welling families torn apart by them .. one example I want to share is a farming family I know .. they have had children literally torn from them .. reasons such as kids half dressed running around with no shoes on farm ,also Hélio faith chores such as cutting firewood .. the list goes on they are never left alone and are monitored.. these folks don’t drink or drug and they work numerous jobs to stay afloat .. they are a big family.. people need to understand about them .. I mean really understand about what they are really about .. I could go on and on about the things I have seen .. and the more you stand up to them the more they come full force on trying to steal your kids ..
My wife and I were awarded our 3 grand children from CPS because of neglectby their motherwas "Sick after her significant other passed away. the kids were better off with us but CPS did not do what they promised to do , get the help our daughter needed Long story. I was a school bus driver 1 school year. Never again. The school administration and New York State dropped the ball where one family was concerned, the Grandmother came on to my bus and litterly beat a kindergarten kid about the head and back because he would not sit in the designated seat in front . I was told to call the state office of Education to report the incident. Fair enough. The person I spoke with told me I was NOT a school official mandated reporter. After I gave him a argument and all the information I proceded to the transportation office and tendered my resignation.
CPS absolutely RUINS LIVES! And Families! They need to be reformed and those workers need higher credentials and better training in detective work! If kids are truly being abused and neglected then it should be treated like a criminal act.. with that being said.. CPS has way too much power for the small training they get… a lot of workers are unprofessional and will make your life hard if they simply don’t like you.. MY ADVICE? call the cops if you know a child is being abused and let them make the call.. never call that Nazi no nothing CPS for anything.. EVER
I enjoy your videos. I respect your motto to treat people with respect, and to give them a second chance when possible. I would only add: most states have "reporting" laws, meaning that if you suspect that kids are being neglected, you must report that to officials. If you don't, you can be held criminally liable. By posting this video online, you are basically admitting that you suspect something, but that you are choosing to look the other way. For your own sake, as well as for the sake of the inhabitants of the shack, I would let the authorities know about your thoughts. Just saying . . .
No running water no bathroom no way to keep the kids clean no frigerator stove heat tiny garden shed no way to keep there clothes clean in my opinion cps should be called not even one dog would be ok in that shed
Hang in there buddy your job is very difficult and just wanted you to know that after awhile this job is going to get the best of you, please continue doing awesome job and patience 🙏🙏🙏 with the people that you have to educate about their unfortunate situation. They are young parents and it's just wrong how they live. Keep your patience and trust in your higher power. God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏
13:01 wait! What? I’m sad to hear you hot out of the business. You were the best and I enjoyed your videos so much. I wondered why the kinda stopped. Happy for you 😊, sad for us viewers 😢.
Ok so the dad on the phone was right, you really wouldn’t do anything to him. Here’s a few facts. There’s a shower toilet on the porch for the family of 11. There’s no plumbing or water pipes under the shed. No septic. A water hose through a window is not a bath, no kitchen or bedrooms is abuse, and parents breeding more children in front of minors is sexual abuse. 11 people in one room is also abuse. No washer or dryer= no clean clothes Also who’s paying for all the diapers w/3-4 babies in diapers they clearly can’t afford or formula? Uhm Baby food? That’s a lot of breast feeding?! Hot water from where? How is anything sterile? It gets below 0 there. How are they warm? Space heaters and extension cords? Pulling 20Xs the amps into that tiny box or using PROPANE with shed windows and no insulation or flooring or roofing? Please explain how these kids, are NOT IN DANGER? Ohhh wait but theyrrrr LOVEEDDDD RIGHHTTTT FOR THAT $20000K!!!!!
In my State CT, they would have the swat team out there. It's illegal to have kids and adults living in sub standard buildings. They adults would be jailed and the sheds condemned.
I am in CT too, I think they allow these things in poorer areas, I am from NC and I think it’s tolerated more. I do believe less of that is here (CT) because it’s more strict on this type of thing and also, taxes are higher. The south has much much lower taxes and more poor people. Just my option and what I’ve seen.
CPS does not help.children and would most likely separate these kids. If the mother was doing everything to keep her family as a unit it would be traumatic to separate them.
Spot on ! CPS calling is not to be taken lightly . As a child of the CPS system I can tell you it is not a safe place for your children!
Exactly
Exactly I have a family member that is a worker. And he said they treat the kids horrible and also sexual abuse.
Josh, growing up as a kid at the age of 8 I lived in a tent with my parents and 4 other siblings for almost a year. My parents never abused us, we ate a lot of potato soup and bread in a bowl as cereal. I guess today someone would call CPS on my parents but I loved my parents dearly. I always believe when I see questionable situations, "There, but for the grace of God, go I". I thought about that particular video and prayed they received grace. We have to be careful and judicious calling authorities on some down on their luck and do so only if we can ensure maltreatment is occurring. You do exercise good judgement in my opinion.
If our justice system was just, CPS would help in a position way. But usually the family is torn apart.
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well he just mad with them cause they pretty much said only reason why they have kids to make money off them from taxes
@@alimcally279 I've seen them really help.
CPS is a two sided sword. It can help, it can cause disaster.
It's kinda' like whenever you call the cops. Things nearly always get worse before they get better . . . *IF* they get better. :(
Being poor but doing the best you can in a close caring family is the most important.
Here in Riverside California CPS often places kids with abusive foster parents. Recent well documented cases.
See that’s wtf I’m talking about… treacherous
And in the same county, they turn a blind eye on kids that are truly living in horrific conditions.
A lot of those kids end up growing up to be on drugs and being criminals only to end up in prison
Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all
My X wife called cps on me and he came in and found out my house was better than his. He was a really nice guy. Asked me if I was going threw a divorce and I said yes I got custody of my 4 kids.He said I figured you were. People do call to get others upset.
And you don’t have to let them in without a warrant, I’m happy for you though! You slam dunked on that scorned women
That’s messed up, some people amaze me what they’ll put their own kids through just got spite. Awesome I’m happy your a stand up guy & raising your kids, my dad did also raise the 3 of us 2 boys 1 girl so hats off to you👏👏 But with my own grandkids I’ve been there also, my granddaughters other grandparents took us to court for grandparents rights (long story) they was allowed to see her but not take her to their home because of being filthy & a registered sex offender was living with them so absolutely not!! They called on us & the lady said your home is cleaner then mine, she looks healthy, happy & closed. Keep it up & pray for their momma & hope she will be the bigger person & be there for her kids and taking part in their lives, loving & guiding them instead of causing them & you trouble. Prayers for you & the kids also 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great job man. Happy u got your kids. And agree with comment above don’t let them in.
Repo that shed and save those kids yo
Cps isn't saving them those kids will experience mental, physical and sexual abuse. I have a family member that works for Cps.
Six kids in a shed....welcome to America. Very sad.
Meanwhile millions of illegals cross our border and get everything while Americans struggle.
I agree with your assment regarding CPS. Your a good man with a logical approach.
Josh I just love the fact you call it like you see it and no apologies! Well done sir!! Because 95 percent of your ideals are spot on...
In total agreement! Just because someone's way of living is different doesn't mean its abuse. I live a similar lifestyle due to fighting for disability. Got our property on land contract, paid it off in 2 years and we are now getting ready for the house build. All while living in a 32ft trailer. Emotional, sexual and physical abuse are the only reasons to ever call CPS.
Child neglect is also a reason. One of my nephews and his wife had their 5 kids taken away by CPS, and their parental rights were terminated, because they were sending their kids to school unwashed and wearing dirty clothing, and not providing adequate food for their children. But their mother always had enough money for her cigarettes and alcohol. After the kids were removed, she deserted my nephew and ran off with a guy to another state, but refuses to sign papers agreeing to a divorce. Sometimes life really sucks!
@@retiredyeti5555 yes, don't know how I forgot to include neglect. Been staying up super late every night working on my case.
@@onedadsbattle- Hang in there - hopefully things work out in your favor.
Finally!! Thank you guys!! Jump to the 13:00 mark.. save yourself sometime. Love this guy and his wife.. wonder what they are gonna do now!?
Flag looks great Josh. Thanks for the update. Sheds are better than being homeless. But when the payments aren't being made......😎👍✌️
As a retired teacher I can assure you that it is almost impossible to get CPS to do anything except for extreme cases of neglect or molestation. CPS is very hesitate to remove children from their parents even though some parents are unsuited to parent children. It appeared the kids in #117 had a place to sleep and eat and had adult supervision. That is not cause for CPS to intervene. In my 30 years of teaching saw several cases of possible neglect and molestation but couldn't prove it, and that's the problem.
“Shed Happens” was the best name ever.
Cps takes kids to keep the children together, once the parents and their housing arrangements are made to keep them all safe!
No they do not! Ive had children split up because no family members could take the children. I used to work with cps and no longer do because of how cps works. They put abused children in foster homes & especially not together as siblings. We had a native american family , just because they were living in a tent, cps took the children. The girls were 9,11 & 13. The foster parent molested & r*ped them. Both parents were working but cps workers were horrible!!! Even after the parents got their children back, the girls were never the same. The 2 little boys from that family were in another foster home. My experience with them has not been positive at all…
I was a foster parent of my niece's. They first look for supportive safe criminal home and a family member who is willing to take them before a foster family. I had finger and background checks and my home was thoroughly checked. Not all Cps are the same.
If they love the kids why don’t they provide them with what they need.people should not have kids if they can’t take care of them .Cut all government funding for people like these people.
Cut any support, the kids will pay the price. They always do.
Follow your heart, err on the side of caution. They would decide to get involved or not but your conscience is clear. Common sense is not that common I fear. Love the cup and the honesty of kids words 😂😂😂
if CPS really helped, Timothy van der Ark would still be alive and in Oklahoma 😔
CPS is a waste of taxpayers’ money
Hey Josh.
CPS is a double sided sword.
But in this case, I think you made the right call.
Because of the actions of the guy blocking the gate with the car, he was nor very reputable.
Everything coming out of his mouth was probably a lie,
My sister is naked: really?
6 kids; really?
I will gladly pay you ON TUESDAT for a hamburger today. LOL
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
if you want to make a Bad situation worse.. involve police or CPS.. they normally esculate problems rather then solve them.. i have a family member that worked 30 yrs for cps. she finally quit because the kids she DID manage to take from unsafe places due to abuse or Drugs, the judicial system usually put them back
Their toilet was on the porch
I don’t remember that specifically, but wouldn’t doubt it. Sheds aren’t known for their indoor plumbing.
As a child who’s parents have had cps called on them it does suck and we used to live in a falling apart trailer 5 kids 2 bedrooms but we always had food anyway my advice is call them because thoes babies were outside 27 degree weather no clothes I don’t mind the shed it’s the neglect
Sorry, no heat running water or a toilet they get state aid, obviously. A shed is not equipped for a family dwelling of that size. They get money for rent that should go towards the payments.
Is living in a shed a safety hazard? Was the electric up to par?
Did they have a safe plan of evacuation?
I can tell you from experience not all CPS is equal. I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with them. My oldest son would go to school and tell stories to get attention but yhe school would call CPS. One case worker was able to look thru the story and all would be good. Another case worker would tell me to stop lying and would threaten me to have arrested for neglect. But in the end it was always proven that it was all a story.
All you can do is trust your gut/instinct before you involve CPS or law enforcement. You are a good person.
I'm usually in the middle of the road so to speak on what was being said in the original video, I can understand Both points of view quite clearly, and I've also been in the same position as the people that were living in the shed, I didn't like being there one bit and I may end up in that situation again, but there won't be any children with me if it does happen, my children are grown adults and can take care of themselves now, I've raised mine as best as I could, they're all doing good so I'm not worried any more
My opinion in a situation like that, if you don't see actual physical abuse or signs of it, you don't call anyone you could turn someones life upside down over something like that.. The family was probably doing family stuff until you arrived lol. But also those are situations like this that don't need to be shared to all the freaks in this world. 👊👍. Just my opinion 😂 and if you ever do run into a bad situation remain anonymous 👊 I also wanted to add if you jump the gun and make a call CPS maybe this is the kind of individual that should be mentally evaluated 😊
Great video explaining how you make a decision to do what’s best for the kids and not just mad at them and immediately call cps!
Yup, completely agree. If you can’t take care of and provide for children, don’t have them. I was kind of surprised that woman and her kids were living in a shed, usually they are provided a Section 8 apartment and lots of other government freebies.
In my area it takes 1-1/2 years Minimum to get section 8 housing I know of one person who waited over 5 years. I helped a family with five kids apply for section 8 housing. We had to resubmit the extensive paperwork three times and they had to go for several interviews. A lot of people don’t have the resources to be able to do that. Do you really think a mother living in a shed has a computer, internet service, a copier and transportation to the section 8 office?
@@nancymanly2904 even better reason to stop having children you can’t provide for. Looks like she was surrounded by people with cell phones, and wasn’t her husband at work threatening Josh over the phone? Tired of their excuses.
@@nancymanly2904 You can’t hardly find anyone in my area to even take the section 8, I have a friend that’s disabled due to breaking his back & he signed up to section 8 an got a voucher for a 4 bedroom but he’s been looking for 6-7 months & still can’t find a place. It’s a cold hard world & I get it for people on fixed incomes.
JOSH & SARAH Can you please talk about handicaps, disabilities, birth defects in the Amish community. Is it seen as a embarrassment or curse on the family. Are disabled allowed to go to school, date, get married. I have 1000 questions!!
There was a shit bucket on the porch.
I'd show up with a 14 panel drug test. If they refuse it, or fail it, CPS gets called. As simple as that
He's correct. I was a boss for 30 years and I had a Hispanic man working for me that said the reason he had another kid was to get the income tax he received for them. Also for the increase in food stamps.Then he kept complaining about the cost of Pampers. It was obvious to me he wasn't an intelligent man due to the fact I know it cost more to raise a kid yearly compared to the extra income tax you get 😂
Love the channel Josh! It’s a tough call, there are so many homeless people out there! I agree if there is no abuse at least they have a roof over the heads! This government doesn’t help people, so sad! Go with your gut!
If you don't have the financial means to raise a child, you shouldn't be popping out kid after kid. Assuming she really has 6 kids, that is horribly irresponsible. A condom costs next to nothing.
Maybe at one time they were financially stable. It doesn't take long to have everything to nothing.
Thank you Josh... Love to watch your channel.
Ah man. You don’t haul sheds anymore? I really enjoyed that part of your channel! Good luck in your future endeavors.
15:35 so what do you do for a living now? Apparently not removing sheds.
I did learn a 12x 20 shed is too small to set up a wood working shop in you need at least 20x 40 to use for sheet goods and a table saw. It takes more space
Cps is not prison for kids. They just check on the kids (from someone making a report) that they are cared for with the basic necessities of life and that they are loved and not abused. If they decide the parents need help or guidance they may remove the kids temporarily and place them in foster care which can be a family member if they want to go through the process to become their foster parents. Cps’ goal is ALWAYS to reunite the kids with their biological parents, it doesn’t always go that way but is up to the biological parents to make that happen. There are kids that are alive today because they were removed from a horrible family situation and are loved by their foster family or adopted family in a permanent removal. Everybody has their opinion about this on both sides. Cps is not a perfect system but doing nothing would be detrimental to our youth.
Hi Josh. Thanks for the update. I do have to say that CPS is a bad place for kids in some instances. Foster parents are often doing that for the same reason this mother was spitting out kids... for money. In the end, a shed with illegal power hookup is not a safe place for children, let alone adults. The water "hookup" (and probably whatever is going out) is not allowed either. Not to mention they think it is theirs, when it is not. I hope they are in a better place now.
Great comment!!
I disagree. It may be different here, but CPS doesn’t remove them from the home unless there is abuse. CPS will get the family assistance if necessary. Also kids do not go into institutions they go into well trained and well investigated families homes. And are continually check on medically and physically to make sure they are not abused. We were foster parents for over 20 years. And children went back to their bio families once the situation was better. The situation didn’t need to be perfect, just adequate.
Kentucky fans here Josh & Sarah 👋Wife & I love watching y’all’s videos, keep’em coming. Y’all make a good team & have a beautiful little family.
Oh wow, you posted an update and I'm just now seeing this. Thank you.
We would have said we wanted to know about the shed with all the kids in it but we thought you wouldn’t be able to see what happened- we loved your shed happens and just didn’t think to comment lol have a successful site with your wife❤
@Life with Josh and Sarah thank you so much for the update as always awesome video thank you for sharing with us ❤️ 💖
After hearing about this, I just was concerned about your safety . And I didn't know you were not repo anymore. I really did enjoy watching your videos.
You and little Sarah be sweet, I am proud of y'all. God bless ❤
I live in Florida.. if something happened to one of those kids and someone didn’t report it, they could be responsible.. people say it’s not my job, it’s the police or others job.. it’s not my business.. my sister in law went to school to be a social worker.. she quit in two months. To hard on her..
Florida will take your kids for stupid reasons. We lived on a farm & my kids were in FFA & cps said they were endangered by being around livestock 😡
Did you ever get the shed, or did they make payment?
Hi Josh and Sarah, thank you for your common sense. Common sense is not very common today. Unfortunately I think the course you live in the Amish community. I think you understand how tough it can be on some people when they fall on hard time. God bless you both and your family. Love and appreciate you guys Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from the big island
Hi. Did you know that people on CZcams claim that the amish shun and are rude to people and that mormons have been dumbed down by inbreeding? Religion is toxic and separates people. Mormons, amish, jehovah, catholic, seventh day and Saturday's and Sunday's? A loving god wouldn't scare and confuse people. Ever seen CZcams's Holy koolaid? You should. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks to you and Sarah for being “Level Headed”. It’s Obvious you and Sarah were Blessed with Common Sense. CPS or DFS (Div. Family Services) are Questionable.🤔
Yes. Exactly use common sense. Think before you get the law or cps involved. Talking from experience having cps coming to your home and you have no clue that they are coming or why they show up at your house 😢
Where do i find a full list of your videos i love watching them? God bless you & your family
Thanks for the update. You made some points in this video!
Thank you
Thanks for sharing Josh!
I love your integrity and honesty. Not much these days! Oh and by the way I grew up in Mansfield!!
You know the right thing to always do,💪😊your heart will never fail you because of who lives in there AMEN (MORE)🙏blessings and favor to you and your beautiful family 🦁🐑🦅🌈👏
As a licensed foster parent I can tell u that there are three sides to every story, theirs, yours and the side you don’t see or hear! I say that cause a lot of hate going out to CPS and or foster parents! There are jaded CPS Workers in every state, and there are foster parents who are in it for the wrong reason in every state! The training I was given and have learned over the years has taught me that when you assume you make an ass out of you and me (ass u me) it’s easy to do and we are all human but stop and put yourself in someone else’s shoes first like josh said! There are families of six or seven living in 400 square feet apartments in big cities all over America and some run by slum lords ! There are tiny home families that intentionally sell everything to be minimalist! Everyone assuming that the electrical and plumbing hook ups are illegal need to stop! Unless you have been inside and inspected it you don’t know! That’s my point we as an audience only saw a small snippet of that situation so none of us have enough relevant information to risk tearing a family apart! Lastly unless you have personally had any experience with CPS or rogue foster parents, Stop propagating other people’s horror stories as fact! I’ve learned that about 50% of the people that tell me CPS is bad have no actual experience with them. There sister’s cousin twice removed had them called on her or there neighbors step moms aunt from Albuquerque lost her son for no reason , later to find out she was court ordered into rehab for the third time after almost overdosing in front of her kids again! Sorry for the rant!
Exactly. The few foster parents that do it for the wrong reason and just for the money give all of the great, which most are, foster parents a bad rep. I've known families that had foster kids and those kids were treated with nothing but love and compassion. Some were even adopted. I know personally of 2 cases when CPS was called. Both times was so beneficial for those kids. They are living great lives now. CPS does not put the kids in a "jail". Josh is right. He did not know if there was any abuse nor did he know what the situation inside was. For all we know there might not have even been 6 kids. Might have just been a ploy to get pity. I knew a family with 4 kids that lived in a 4 room house. The kids slept on bunk beds in the bedroom and the parents slept on a hide-a-bed sofa in the living room. That house was so clean you could eat off the floor. The kids were clean, had clean clothes, were well fed, were happy and did well at school. Nicest kids you'd ever want to meet. The parents were eventually able to save enough money to buy a used mobile home. I agree. Don't be so quick to judge people.
Have you quit doing shed happens? Really miss it. Love and prayers to you and your love ones.😊
So, thx for explaining it and....what are you doing now instead of re-poing?
I agree with the consensus. CPS does nothing constructive. Also, any child who is placed in an orphanage can attest to the fact that they ARE like a prison, and a large percentage of foster homes are even worse, treating children like slaves, and even abusing them mentally, physically, and sexually. It is also true that only babies appeal to most couples looking to adopt.
Money doesn't make things better love makes it all better and trust. I love listening to you. Keep doing this.
I understand your thinking but do they have a bathroom? Running water?
CPS are the scum of the earth in most areas.
I think you make an excellent point about the difference between a poor family facing difficult circumstance and actual abuse. It's bad enough if the family has no money, but yanking the kids and putting them in the system could just make a bad situation ever worse.
Thank you for not jumping the gun and calling them in 🙏
Send a ladder, good one. You don't need it with me. Well said.
Wow , I was just watching the shit repo where everything went wrong, track come off, and the side of the shit crushed , and I was thinking, I wonder what ever took place on the one with the 6 kids. Well now I know , thanks Josh, I just found your channel like a week ago and I've been watching all your old videos😊
Children who get taken get placed in emergency shelter/home until more permanent placement can be arranged. There is a court hearing with parents to determine what's going to be done. State's position is to try and unite children with biological parents or relatives. I far as I know there is no CPS "prison." I'm speaking from experience.
Poverty is not child abuse, if the basics are supplied. Poor doesn't mean dirty, or unloved or neglected, or physical abuse. If things keep going the way it is, we are going to see a lot of it. Tent cities. Etc. All our money is going to illegal citizens and other countries. Not affordable housing or programs to help people. Sometimes you will have children then accidents or unemployment in certain areas happen after kids. Seen that in the 70's, during the recession. Back in the day and still are places that do not have running water or bathrooms as we know them. They are clean. most of us would not know what a hard week or survive the lives some live, doing the best they can. Be kind, be giving, and have compassion for others. Peace!
I said call CPS
And i have had to deal with CPS called on me. My son called, after
He told me he was gay at age 15
I said I brought you into this world i can take you out.
Thanks for the update, I totally agree with your logic.
Yeah its not your place to call. If the kids are healthy thats all that matters. A family member would likely call first
Great call Josh, a bit of common since can go along way. So are you up to now since you gave up Repo?
As long as the kids have a roof over their heads and food then people should mind their own business .
And a loving family, of course.
You're a good man Josh 👍🏼
I think you made the right call not calling CPS. My guess is things are about to get much worse for them as I don't think they'll be living in that shed for long..
High five, Josh! You're the rational one , don't ever change.
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 I am new here and enjoying your content .. thank you for that 🙏 I want to say I have personally not had issues with child protective services but I have seen many many Good hard welling families torn apart by them .. one example I want to share is a farming family I know .. they have had children literally torn from them .. reasons such as kids half dressed running around with no shoes on farm ,also Hélio faith chores such as cutting firewood .. the list goes on they are never left alone and are monitored.. these folks don’t drink or drug and they work numerous jobs to stay afloat .. they are a big family.. people need to understand about them .. I mean really understand about what they are really about .. I could go on and on about the things I have seen .. and the more you stand up to them the more they come full force on trying to steal your kids ..
My wife and I were awarded our 3 grand children from CPS because of neglectby their motherwas "Sick after her significant other passed away. the kids were better off with us but CPS did not do what they promised to do , get the help our daughter needed Long story. I was a school bus driver 1 school year. Never again. The school administration and New York State dropped the ball where one family was concerned, the Grandmother came on to my bus and litterly beat a kindergarten kid about the head and back because he would not sit in the designated seat in front . I was told to call the state office of Education to report the incident. Fair enough. The person I spoke with told me I was NOT a school official mandated reporter. After I gave him a argument and all the information I proceded to the transportation office and tendered my resignation.
😲 wow that is sad .
CPS absolutely RUINS LIVES! And Families! They need to be reformed and those workers need higher credentials and better training in detective work! If kids are truly being abused and neglected then it should be treated like a criminal act.. with that being said.. CPS has way too much power for the small training they get… a lot of workers are unprofessional and will make your life hard if they simply don’t like you.. MY ADVICE? call the cops if you know a child is being abused and let them make the call.. never call that Nazi no nothing CPS for anything.. EVER
I enjoy your videos. I respect your motto to treat people with respect, and to give them a second chance when possible. I would only add: most states have "reporting" laws, meaning that if you suspect that kids are being neglected, you must report that to officials. If you don't, you can be held criminally liable. By posting this video online, you are basically admitting that you suspect something, but that you are choosing to look the other way. For your own sake, as well as for the sake of the inhabitants of the shack, I would let the authorities know about your thoughts. Just saying . . .
Thanks for the update what do you mean you sold all your equipment you're not doing repos anymore so you moved on to a different career
would you rather see them homeless over living in a tiny home
Josh I really love the way you handle yourself man really shows you grew up amongst decent human beings and good parents. You’re very inspiring, sir.
No running water no bathroom no way to keep the kids clean no frigerator stove heat tiny garden shed no way to keep there clothes clean in my opinion cps should be called not even one dog would be ok in that shed
Hang in there buddy your job is very difficult and just wanted you to know that after awhile this job is going to get the best of you, please continue doing awesome job and patience 🙏🙏🙏 with the people that you have to educate about their unfortunate situation. They are young parents and it's just wrong how they live. Keep your patience and trust in your higher power. God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏
13:01 wait! What? I’m sad to hear you hot out of the business. You were the best and I enjoyed your videos so much. I wondered why the kinda stopped. Happy for you 😊, sad for us viewers 😢.
Nothing like a cop....give me a break
Ok so the dad on the phone was right, you really wouldn’t do anything to him. Here’s a few facts. There’s a shower toilet on the porch for the family of 11. There’s no plumbing or water pipes under the shed. No septic. A water hose through a window is not a bath, no kitchen or bedrooms is abuse, and parents breeding more children in front of minors is sexual abuse. 11 people in one room is also abuse. No washer or dryer= no clean clothes Also who’s paying for all the diapers w/3-4 babies in diapers they clearly can’t afford or formula? Uhm Baby food? That’s a lot of breast feeding?! Hot water from where? How is anything sterile? It gets below 0 there. How are they warm? Space heaters and extension cords? Pulling 20Xs the amps into that tiny box or using PROPANE with shed windows and no insulation or flooring or roofing? Please explain how these kids, are NOT IN DANGER? Ohhh wait but theyrrrr LOVEEDDDD RIGHHTTTT FOR THAT $20000K!!!!!
In my State CT, they would have the swat team out there. It's illegal to have kids and adults living in sub standard buildings. They adults would be jailed and the sheds condemned.
I am in CT too, I think they allow these things in poorer areas, I am from NC and I think it’s tolerated more. I do believe less of that is here (CT) because it’s more strict on this type of thing and also, taxes are higher. The south has much much lower taxes and more poor people. Just my option and what I’ve seen.
It's such a hard call. The worst is if they can't feed them. Is there a bathroom? A comode on porch, maybe not.
So did u end up repoing it?
No I never did pick it up
Yall need a reality check, we all heard you threaten them with calling CPS.
Thank you for the update
Being poor is not a reason to call CPS.
At least its shelter not everyone can afford a big house...i was just wondering if it got repoed
CPS does not help.children and would most likely separate these kids. If the mother was doing everything to keep her family as a unit it would be traumatic to separate them.