Monster High Special Dolls in My Collection
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- Monster High Special Dolls in My Collection. So many special memories for myself and my family around Monster High and the collector community. Meting Garrett Sander and getting to tour the Mattel Monster High Design Studio will forever be a cherished memory.
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The way you talked about your child made me tear up. Protective Mothers are the most beautiful thing I know 😭❤️
same 😭😭😭
I just realized that Caden is/was Gracie and I'm just so mad at myself for not realizing that sooner and realizing that that's probably part of why "Gracie" left. God I hope they're doing well and I'm mad at myself for being so dense and not putting two and two together
I dont get it 🥺😩
@@willow0104 Caden is trans and used to go by Gracie. Before mommy's world the channel used to be called the mommy and Gracie show but eventually Gracie left for person reasons and they transition from female to male was most likely part of the reason they left.
Wow
I remember this, i stopped watching for awhile then i come back and i thought this channel seemed familiar but i didn't think it was the same channel, so thanks for confirming my suspensions.
ohh i didn't know since i just started watching this channel again, i was like "who is caden?" and "where is gracie?" but now i realised and im happy for him
I truly miss Kaiden. But I hope he’s doing well!!
I’m kinda new but is Caden and Gracie the same person?
@@kayla-ux4hh yes he is “Gracie” transitioned into Caden.
Thank you!
@@cudydaze79 i’m pretty sure it’s spelt Kaiden but i’m not too sure
does he have social media?
Just a little something I feel like sharing::
Valentine was a big character for me and I love him a lot and I am so sad that Mattel wouldn't let Garret do the story he planned for him but he explained on his Instagram that Valentine hurt the girls and saw love as fake because he was planned to be gay and he saw love as an object because he didn't feel anything towards women. He saw it as fake love. And in his diary they wrote small sentences about Valentine having a crush on Casta's brother and that that was the first time he actually felt true love and not the fake spell
That means a lot to me as a person who went through figuring out I am trans and gay and at 7 or 8 i would've loved to see that so that maybe it wouldn't have been as hard to figure myself out all these years later.
I agree monster high was meant for diversity yet Mattel refused things like lgbt characters, different body sizes etc because it “wasn’t the right time”. They need to bring back monster high as they always should’ve, with a full range of diversity for everyone to feel represented.
As a trans gay guy who chose his name for a REASON, I feel this ❤️❤️❤️
The most saddest thing about the situation as Garret is gay, and Mattel really said ‘ we aren’t ready to represent people like you ‘
that's so amazing.. so mad at mattel for that. even though I hate Valentine for what he did to Draculuara, I think that's very lovely and sweet.
@@jerofml I’m not a doll collector but if Mattel isn’t ready to represent LGBT people now, will they ever be? I’m not even LGBT myself either but I find the whole watering down of representing diversity very frustrating.
Im so glad monster high was special to some one else . monster high is special to me because it was a bonding thing for my mom and i as well . my mom died last january but every mh i have means alot to me because it was something we did and my birthdays and holidays were extra special durring the time of monster high
Your comment made me cry but I’m happy monster high is still there to comfort you.
@@earlymorninggray8646 thank you i miss my mom every day i will never forget how much fun we had hunting for them and how excited I got when my mom would surprise me with them i can tell u how and when i got each mh doll i have and i have about 150 of them
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, she's in a better place now, watching over you as a guardian angel , smiling down on you so always remember to smile back ♥️💞💫
@@Sophie-gn8jw thanks its really hard cus i really miss her
Aww that’s soooo sweet!!!!and I’m so so sooooo sorry for your loss!!!!
I have tons of disabilities, and it makes it really hard for me to exist. Monster High has made my life much better. I'm currently trying to buy more off of eBay and add them to my collection. Especially the original ones. I can relate to them, and I feel so happy when I see them.
You got me crying girl 😭
Thought I was the only one 😭
I be crying cause I dropped my Mac and cheese
Took me until I was about 25 to realise I was never going to be in the popular/normal crowd and that I was just going to have to embrace my introvertedness, my creativity and my uniqueness.
I used to watch you guys back in the day when Caden still helped with videos, and this was randomly in my recommends.
I clicked for nostalgia.
Now, as a 27 year old, who is dealing with extensive nerve damage in my leg and spine, and find myself in bed and hurting more often than not, your struggle with MS, and suicide resonated with me.
So incredibly grateful for you, and all your goodness. I'm glad to have found you again.
Apparently, i think it was Garrette who confirmed, that Valentine's a closeted gay and realizes that when he has a crush on Spelldon, Casta's brother! It's in his diary, i believe.
It’s sad to see that Garrett intended for Valentine to reveal he was gay in his diary but now it will never happen 😭😭 bring monster high back!!!!
to fans it will be cannon
lol when she was talking about Skull Shores Goulia, I yelled " JANE BOOLITTLE" lmao that shows my childhood nostalgia
not even lying, it was gloom beach frankie that was always chilling at my target LMFAO
I was thinking about Scaris abbey because it’s not a day without scaris abbey
Just decided to see whats up with the channel after all these years and you talking about kaiden being a trans male means soo much to me because growing up watching you guys soo young and seeing monster high and falling in love fast with these dolls i now know my true soul im proud to say I'm a transgender 14 year old that plays with dolls 💗 btw you have me in tears laughs and many more emotions still, keep up the work
You just told the story of my childhood. I'm glad to see that there's a future, even further than I'm now. Thank you for sharing. Also, as a non-binary trans person, it's so lovely to see you talking about your son with so much love.
I'm on the autism spectrum and didn't find out until I was an adult(pretty common for ladies of my age group given what was known about the condition then; it looks different in girls and science was still tracking the way it appeared in boys during those years) and spent a lot of my school years in a fantasy world to cope with people who did not like me and wanted me to know it. I was physically attacked for years in school and it was a mess and I sometimes wonder if my ability to escape to my happy place with my collections is partly because of those years with people who weren't willing to meet me where I was as a kid. My main place of escape was My Little Pony (Old school 80s ponies for the win, though I'm cool with the new style and like some of the cartoon characters very much). I think the fact I turned myself off from processing the hell that was school saved me from being more messed up emotionally than I could have been at the time.
I sort of understand what you mean about Monster High being a sort of therapy for MS. I have fibromyalgia and a neurological condition called CRPS/RSD in which the brain (not the mind, it's a brain mechanism not a psychological thing) perceives injuries in a limb or limbs and sends out pain signals, causes body parts to swell, change temperature/color/etc. There are days when one of the few things I can manage to do on my own without increasing my pain level, is to organize a doll or miniature display. The distraction helps! I also see why Gil is so special for you! As a occasional cane user, who used to use one a lot more frequently before moving to Florida's warmer climate, it would make my day to see a doll with a cane or other equipment. Seeing dolls who use chairs out in the stores now is also pretty fantastic. It helps to see society is normalizing disabilities and not telling people like us that we shouldn't be included in a fictional universe that kids are going to experience and learn from!
EDIT: I do identify with finding things to sell when you need cash too! I've sold off star trek colorforms, some vintage and American Girl dolls and if I see discount Madame Alexander dolls and have money on hand, I will purchase them and keep them in the box to save until I need the cash, since they seem to really sell for MUCH more than the discount stores I shop at sell them for! Seriously, if you see a Madame Alexander doll at Ollies, especially if you have a coupon, but don't quite collect yourself, they're helpful investments!
i was also diagnosed with ASD two years ago and my older sister (who is also my legal guardian) suffers from CRPS as well, so your comment is very touching to me. monster high has helped me become much more confident and comfortable with myself in this last year and it's nice to hear people with similar stories and situations as me go to the same sources for comfort. i'm glad to hear the warmer weather has helped your condition! i wish the best for you (:
i’m sorry you had to go through that im glad that monster high helps u u seem like a strong kind person keep ur head up i will pray for u
Being a person with Tourette’s Syndrome, this line was very important to me growing up too. I was never really accepted when I was little, either, and Monster High was a safe place fo me to celebrate my differences. Despite not being diagnosed until I was 14, I always knew I was different. I was never accepted, but despite my differences, I was still just as claw-some. I am eternally gratefully for this line.
I love you Mommy, I really liked this down to earth video. I've been watching this channel since I was 8 (I am 14 now).
I am 33 and my mom is your age. Yes, I have a young momma. Anyways, her and I grew up like you. I'm so glad at my age I have weirdo friends like myself and my imagination never died. You remind me so much of my mom and your content makes me happy. :)
i'm 43 i have epilepsy i found that playing and collecting dolls even rerooting there hair i used to have dolls when i was little but i have less seizureswhen i work on dolls or play i even make doll clothes i kinda know what you mean i had so much trouble with kids from 7th to 9th grade in school saying they wanted to see me have a seizure i would have to take up for myself it got so bad i drop out of school ..some of thoes people are drugheads today that did that to me or they kiss up to me now ...i was born with epilepsy
I have Epilepsy too! Cebral Palsy and learning disorder followed by anxiety and tremors. I'm going to be 20 in February and to be honest, I'll still feel like a rather more mature 12 year old self me.
Why did you put gamer in your username
@@darkfantasybrun5381 Because I play video games. And for real. Not like those tiktok gamer girl wannabes
I missed this so much of your video and the monster high 🤗
Your story was very relatable. I have had Asperger's Syndrome my whole life. From Preschool to 1st grade, I had no idea I even had it and my life felt very normal. I also have had extreme special interests that serve as coping mechanisms. In 2nd grade though, people would not let me play with them during recess and they would accuse me of being 'selfish' and a 'bad sport'. I even had people straight up tell me that I was weird or that they didn't want to be my friend right to my face. I thought ever since that time, that something was wrong with me and that I was broken, defective. I even got made fun of for my fixation on dolls, so I mentally forced myself to learn to hate dolls and the color pink and to act more normal. I started wearing black all the time, stopped trying so hard to force people to be my friend and started thinking very pessimistic thoughts about myself. In middle school, I was too paranoid to even try to make new friends and didn't trust anyone except for my male best friend with mild Autism that I had developed a crush on and the NT girl that I was convinced was my best friend who was drifting away from me in our friendship at the time. Despite my getting all As in my pre-AP classes people would not want to be my partner in class. Then in 7th grade I was told of my Asperger's diagnosis that I had had since 4th grade and had been left in the dark about. It was relieving and horrifying at the same time. It was another thing that made me weird and different. I tried to starve myself in 8th grade by throwing my lunch out and not eating. I was convinced that my peers would not care if I lived or died. I ended up getting a horrible stomach problem (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome) where I had to be on a feeding tube for several months. This happened on the 23rd before Christmas, so I felt very lonely during that time. I discovered that due to God letting me survive that illness a second time in my life (it also happened in 5th grade about 3 years apart down to the hour I got it mysteriously), maybe I did have value to people in this world and a purpose in life. I also had become fixated on Elsa from Frozen and had specifically asked for a doll of her for Christmas that year as well. That single Mattel Elsa doll became a constant companion and friend/comfort object in my lonliness during that time and allowed me to rediscover my love of dolls. Eventually I had heard of Monster High and become curious about the dolls. So I ended up getting a Boo York Nefera De Nile doll because I thought she was the most interesting looking. I then got Cleo and a few of the other characters when I could find them on Amazon for decent prices. I also loved the webisodes and the Be Yourself, Be Unique message that the line had. It kind of gave me a sense of belonging, I reminder that it was okay to be myself and to take pride in my interests for once and stop trying to change myself. That slogan is still something that inspires me and anytime I find a pre-reboot MH doll in the wild, I buy it. I still want to find a Ghoulia though... And I love how the MH cartoon portrays characters with different neurologies and personality disorders. I loved how Ghoulia is an Aspie and Nefera has a textbook case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And that one wheel-chair bound mirmaid character was good representation as well. I feel that MH has the best disability representation in a non-obscure doll line that I have seen.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. It’s stories like this that strengthens my faith in God. That you could see God’s love in your illness and find your value in Him...wow. God made you uniquely you and you are a gift to the world. I love you so much for being you
from a muslim prayer for u may god bless u and ur lovely family from any harm amin 😍❤ i hope u always be happy
I remember when your channel was like when the dolls where in like you room and I was rlly little and like Your still iconic and made me who I I’m now ♥️
thank you so much for talking about your experiences, as a neurodivergent kid I had extremely dark thoughts starting in elementary and early middle school because I wasn’t able to fit in with most of the kids, luckily I was able to find people like me and realize that most of my flaws are only flaws in a neurotypical world, but it’s still difficult. your channel (even way back to when Kaiden was on it) has helped me a lot!! that was rambley but being able to relate to Kaiden when I was younger was so amazing for me and I wanted to thank you guys for that
I’ve been wanting to tell you this for a long time. Can’t ever find the right words but Caden and you helped me through high school. Showed me it was okay to like dolls at an older age. I just wanna day I really appreciate you and thank you so much.
I’m crying while watching this. Hit home in so many ways, I never ever fit in, and still don’t! I’m so happy to have supportive parents and 2 true friends that I’ve had since I was 5 and 10, everyone else has entered and left my life but my sister, parents and 2 girlfriends have always been there for me. Us 3 girls have never fit in and we have accepted that! Thank you for such an honest and true to heart channel
(i’m trans) and i remmeber when i was a little boy and used to love playing with monster high, bratz, and lalaloopsy while watching ur videos i loved how i was able to express myself with dolls and when i found out Gracie is also trans and now kaden i was so happy! :) it’s crazy how i was watching someone that was just like me growing up and i never knew it. and i’m so happy that your still doing what you love! dolls are for everyone. even as a high school student i’m getting into collecting collectors barbies!
Hi Melissa I'm a new fan and even newer collector. I'm 23 and honestly you and, randomly, Trixie Mattel are the two people who inspired me to start collecting. I love your comforting and accepting personality and you look awesome ☺️
This is why Monster High dolls have to comeback, and not as the reboot, Im talking about the original ones, they trully helped so many people that felt different to feel that whatever made different wasn't bad but was the best thing to be, and kids nowadays still, or need even more with the pass of time to learn that
Happy Halloween Mrs Melissa. Yay it's monster high day.
I was a preemie, born at 24 weeks, weighed less than a pound. I’m 15, almost 16. My fine motor skills are still a struggle for me. I can’t wait to go back to occupational therapy. Thank you for talking about it. I love you! ❤️
I don't normally comment. But you Inspired me and taught me that even as an adult it is ok to collect dolls. So I have gone on to do this and not be shamed. Keep been you.. I always enjoy watching your vidoes and hearing your opinions so thanks. 💛
Thank you for everything through all these years! You are amazing person and this video is such an emotional moment! Monster High is really special for me too and watching you now (after all of the years I've been watching you) is awesome. The respect with which you talk about MH.... it reminds me of so many of your old videos and brings me so much memories. Let you and your family be healthy! 💜
I’m 38 I have Parkinson’s tremors and been broke over two years. I got out my collector and vintage barbies opened and it helps my mother skills and has got me looking forward to collecting again once Dissibility happens . Thank you and God bless you. Not only do I enjoy the dolls but you give me strength getting through what I’m going through
Hi Melissa! I’ve been a fan since goes I must have been nine I think? Kaden and I are almost the same age I’m just a year older. You and Kaden have been saviors for me, I wanted to say thank you! Thank you for everything you have done, I’ve always been different and I’ve never felt accepted, except when I come onto your channel. I hope your doing well, many blessings to you and your collective ❤️
I've been watching your channel since I was 8 years old. That was 8 years ago. I bought a box of Monster High dolls from a yard sale and discovered your channel. I connected with your family and watched your videos for hours. I moved 3 times since then and my dolls got packed away. I recently found the box with my over 200 dolls and I started to build my collection again. I remembered the reason I started collecting and returned to your channel recently. I was heartbroken to hear Kayden(? I'm unsure how he spells it) left but I understand and respect his decision. I hope to see doll hunting videos in 2022 for those new reboot dolls. You and your family will always have a special place in my heart and I appreciate the love you've given to so many kids. ~ Kathleen ♡
Thank you so much for this video. I think it unlocked something within me. Recently since COVID has really been getting me down I've been getting back into the monster high community, and I'm realizing now how important it was that I had monster high growing up. It truly helped so many people and shaped so many of our childhoods. I love reading all these comments about how they were helped by monster high.
There’s actually 4 or so Dead fast ghoulias currently available on eBay right now
as someone who has watched the channel for years and has always enjoyed the content, i want to say thank you. Monster high is special to me because it helped me escape bad things that were going on in my life. Also made me realise that being unique was a good thing.i really loved this video
Wow I can’t believe Caden is 17! I remember watching you and him when he was 10!
Dear Melissa I love you, your family and your channel so much. Thank you for being so kind and for all the clawsome things you represent. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
I miss Guh Guh and her love for Purple Clowns 🤡
This made me cry so much. I'm 18 now, and I started watching you guys when you started the mommy & caden show, and continued too as i grew and collected dolls. When i hit 13, I got really bad and it was actually one of your videos (i think it was something about a letter to your younger self?) that convinced me that i deserved to go and get help - and while its been a rough 5 years, its also been incredible. I'm so grateful, and just happy to see that your still going and still doing something you love! Much happiness to all of you, stay clawsome !
I remember watching the video with you and Caden when you guys were reviewing the toralei and deuce dolls and you guys compared the toralei to a baby alive doll the go’s “did I make a stinky” and you and Caden laugh so hard at it, that’s what started my love for monster high.
I remember the Wolf Family 4-Pack and Mommy saying that the outfits are hideous due to the stripes and the Student Exchange dolls in which Mommy did a bad Scottish accent voicing Lorna McNessie and Kaiden compared Marisol Coxi to Dora the Explorer and Pinky Dinky Doo. And also the Haunted ghost dolls in which Mommy and Kaiden made fun of "Boogey Sand" (and Kaiden theorized that Boogey Sand is actually dried and powdered boogers).
god i grew up on this channel and now im getting back into dolls with because of all of the amazing releases lately. i just have to say thank you. i feel like you and your sons videos are definitely a part of what made me who i am. i love this video. thank you so much
This video was really what I needed lately. I've been so down and just listening to you talk about being yourself and unique just really helped. I never really took the time to really think about Monster high and why you love it so much but now I definitely understand. I always just thought they were so pretty but now my mindset on these dolls is so much stronger and I wish that I could've gotten in to them more as a kid because I know that concept would have helped me now. I really hope you and your family are doing good and staying safe and happy. It's always a good reminder to just stay happy. Your videos definitely help me to stay happy
Melissa, thank you so so so so much for sharing your story. There's so much about it that I was able to relate to with my childhood, and now my adulthood, and I'm so happy that you decided to share it. I'm not ashamed to say that I may or may not have cried a little while watching. Lol. But I truly appreciate everything that you had to say about why monster High was so important to you. Sending lots of love from California! 💜💜💜💜
I remember watching you and Kaiden back when I was a kid and loved you guys so much. I just found you again and I’m so happy to see you are doing well and also to hear about your story and how much Monster High means to you as it was a huge part of my childhood. I hope Caden is doing great and never stop being yourself 💗💗💗
I’ve watched you ever since you started. You and Caden were the best! Keep doing what you love!
Every now and again I check in on you and your content. I just can’t not check in after watching you and your son for soo long! You’re one of the very first people to have really drove it into my head that loving dolls is totally ok! Being silly and having interest in dolls is nothing to be ashamed of. My own parents have always been very supportive but it hit different when I stumbled upon your channel and saw you both! If people want to ignore that I’m an educated, successful, kind, loving, and smiley individual because I decided dolls are rad then so be it!
Thank you for sharing all this with us! I only found your channel a few months ago, but I love listening to your commentary and stories and to see your realness and the things you enjoy. ♥️
I remember watching this channel so long ago, so it was quite a treat to find this video in my recommendations. It was so cool to see how much things have changed in the channel, and I’m so glad to hear about Caiden again (hope I’m spelling that right!). I remember the purple wall stacked with a bunch of dolls ready to be reviewed and looking forward to their videos, along with the # so profesh! Your videos always brought joy to my day, and it’s so awesome to hear that you guys are still doing great. 💖💖
I haven't commented in years. I just want to say, this is the best video in a long time. I miss the Monster High and American Girl videos. Thank you for sharing your dolls and stories
Thank you for this video. It was a love letter to Monster High, Garret and to your younger self...as well as to your son! So many feels! You are so wonderful for sharing every part of yourself. So many of us need this!
i used to watch you two so much as a 13 year old and im so happy i did. your channel really told me that being different is okay and that liking something that some find childish is also okay. i haven't watched in so long but i love seeing that you haven't changed. and to caiden (i apologize if i spell it wrong) i hope you're doing great and i hope you know everyone watching loves you. :)
I loved hearing you reminiscing and talking about some harder subjects with some dollies. I'm sorry for the loss of your first love. I've been watching your channel since I was 15 or 16 I'm 23 now. You and your family have brought so much joy to me over the years.
I loved your vulnerability in this video. thank u for opening up to us bc it will help alot of people! I am so glad something like Monster High can bring us together!
It’s really powerful that you talk about your difficult experiences. I love that you’re so honest and you open up about things. Love your channel and your message. Sending you lots of love. 🙂💖
This was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing all of that with us and truly allowing us to get to know you and your amazing family on such a real and personal level. :D
this was such a real video, i absolutely love how you talk about your home life and kaiden, it made me very emotional
I’ve watched you since 2013, and I’m now nearly 18. This is so incredible to watch. I love you guys so much!! Thank you for being so amazing throughout my childhood and teenager years ❤️❤️
I remember growing up i watched your channel with Caden and it got me through so much. At the time I was bullied severely by other kids and I had one maybe two friends but they were not into dolls like I was. I remember I found your channel and it made me so happy to see there were other people who liked the dolls like I did. I was always the odd kid because of my anxiety and my weight. Finally seeing people who just let themselves live how they were and not trying to change themselves is what got me through school. I’m not sure if that made sense but this video just made me so so happy to see. Thank you for these videos and for keeping on posting. 💗
I'm emotional watching this. I feel like I grew up with Caden? I was into my little pony, undertale, and musical theatre, and was always the "weird" kid. I am 19 right now and I watched your doll hunt videos religiously back in 2013. I just love hearing you talk about your family and your life now. It is really comforting and inspiring that I am not alone.
hearing your story and what monster high means to you is such a heart warming thing. thank you for sharing with us melissa I’m very grateful that you’re here and that you are continuing youtube 🙏🏼 I can’t wait for monster high to come this year, I’m so excited for the new content from monster high and you that will be coming 🖤
Thank you for being so open and real, your videos always brighten my day 🤗
Thank you for opening up and talking about your faith and praying! I have watched your channel a handful of times (because I am also a doll nut) but this outward acknowledgment of your faith made me hit that subscribe button! Your courage is AWESOME and beautiful! Thank you, God bless you and your family.
I used to watch your channel all the time and going through a lot of the same mental issues you guys and Clawdeena helped so much and I’ve grown to realize that there is nothing wrong with me I’m ok just as I am love your channel!
I was the exact same way when I was 13 and I first started getting into Monster High😭 the main thing for me was the Monster High CZcams community I loved that there were a lot of popular male youtubers who liked dolls and it didn’t make me feel different and it made me feel it was okay to be who I was. I knew I was different but I was too ashamed to admit it to anyone or even myself but I totally feel like monster high helped me feel more accepting of myself
I would love to say that your channel has inspired me to scrower the internet for original monster high dolls and eventually build my own collection
So so so many memories in this video! It's so cool to relate to the message of MH but to know you helped convey that for me as a kid as well. Thank you for all the video and memories you have made! Also that ghoulia is on ebay quite often now! I went on a hunt for her a few months back and ended up getting her as she was my ultimate dream doll as well!
Almost cried watching this, you guys are so clawsome and i loved watching your videos when i was little and i still do! Monster high was super helpful for me too, being all about being unique.
I got lucky and someone 20 min from me had robecca and Hexica in amazing condition for 15$ for both and I drove straight there they both had stands with them and all accessories still attached ahh it makes me so happy.
ahhhhh yay i as so excited to watch this video!! I hope you feel better. Monster high is special to me and I love that its about being who you are and being different it helped me get through tough things as well and I'm glad that the doll line made you happy and you enjoy it too!
Wonderful to hear more of your story - thank you for sharing and for celebrating what Monster High meant to you. They will always have a special place in my heart too.
I am so thankful for you and this channel, as well as kaiden. I’m in middle school and love collecting dolls, but monster high is my absolute favorite, but i get bullied quite a bit for it. Thank you so much for this channel and the message that don’t you have to grow up/ change for anyone💜🖤
Thanks for the fun... I’ve watched from u from the beginning... as a unique adult collector I still have all my MH on display and when my granddaughters ( who have had more MH than we could count) visit and they still droool over my dolls . We too love them because they were creative and unique and there was nothing else like them. I still have drawings from when they were young of their interpretations of monster high dolls. My youngest ( now 10) collects LOL but would trade them to me in a second for my MH girls hehehe. I cherish the idea that we have Doll collecting in our blood which was passed down from my own mother.
you touched on so many amazing things in this video. I hope Kaiden is doing well and I hope he knows he is still loved by all of us who grew up with him. I followed you guys when I was in middle school and now I'm a full grown adult. Thank you for the memories and thank you for continuing to make videos.
I was not expecting someone's early childhood experience to match my own so much. Bless your heart. Being different is hard as a kid.
I'm crying right now because I relate so much to everything you said in this video, I started watching you guys when I was 11 and I started collecting Monster High and then I stopped collecting at 15 because I felt ashamed to like dolls. I'm 20 now and I started collecting dolls again (now I collect Living Dead Dolls because they remind me of Monster High). Thank you so much for your channel, and I hope maybe one day Monster High will come back because it's such a great message and they really helped me to embrace being unique.
i love your channel so much still! I followed since the mommy & Kayden show :) I still feel so connected with every video you upload. Thank you for sharing all your personal moments with us here on this channel. I always get so happy with every new video you upload. Though Kayden doesn't show his face on camera anymore, I'm always glad to here he is still doing well! NEVER STOP THE DOLL VIDEOS lol
I used to watch your videos when i was young, and then i saw you in my recommendations. Nostalgia is hitting me rn. 💕
I absolutely loved this video! Thank you for sharing your story with us!💖💖
Everytime I read the comments on this channel I always end up crying. It feels so nice to come here because everyone is so kind and accepting and it just makes me feel less alone for not wanting to grow up.
Ur story is so inspiring. When I started doing reviews of dolls, I have friends who commented I am weird for still collecting dolls at my age. But like you said 'you do you". Such strong encouragement.
Your love for your son is palpable, and we can feel your love, emotion, compassion, and passion! You're wonderfully inspiring!
its crazy coming back to your channel after all these years. you and Kaden were such a big part of my childhood
Thank you for keeping it real. I have fibromyalgia and epilepsy, and I have always felt like a freak. It it a hard habit to break and to learn to love yourself. I watch your videos when I can’t do much else.
Wow Melissa, I appreciate and respect you sharing so much of yourself in this video. It was very compelling to listen to you tell stories and sort of philosophize about something important to you like this. You are very eloquent, intelligent, charismatic (your DJ past makes sense), and you seem beautiful inside and out. Also to note, you have long had my respect for the way you love/respect your son. I hope you know you are really cool as a parent and a person. I'm so glad I got randomly recommended that color reveal doll video all that while ago. You've gotten me into thinking about dolls and playing as part of the human experience more. Very much enjoy all the videos you've been putting out recently, you are endlessly entertaining.
P.S. I'm digging this dark vampy look.
Wow...not gonna lie. I’m crying right now. How a random color reveal video brought you here. Wow. Thank you. Your comment is such a blessing. Thank you
So feeling this video! Your story is so much like mine...in the fantasy coping mechanism and being weird and unique and as I got older I celebrated my weirdness. AND, it was Monster High that really drew me in. I had a tiny girl (at the time) too young for those type dolls but I “collected” them for her...that was my story and I was sticking to it. Fast forward a few years she finally has a few of her own but mine are my treasures and it turned me on to doll collecting in general and then on to toys and I couldn’t be happier!!! I will NEVER grow up!! 💗
I love your whole look, I love the elegant slicked pixie, the gothic and regal makeup, and the cute Halloween top. It's amazing, and I love how you look, like you can be in a black gown, in an 1800s gothic castle.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the hair! So dark and mysterious
God I’ve been watching you for years and you’re the most genuine person on here. Honestly made me tear up, as someone who was labelled as the weird kid in school I really related to this. I loved monster high growing up just like Caden and am so glad it happened. Keep being you because you’re doing such an amazing job ❤️
Hi ive been watching you and your sons videos sense i was little as an 15 year old im so happy that you are such a supportive parent. I adore you'll so much! thank you so much for making my childhood
Love love love this video! It was good to hear how the dolls have helped you!
I’ve loved drawing and coloring all my life. When I was 5 my dad would print off ever after high coloring pictures but my mom wouldn’t let me print monster high because she thought it was scary. Then one day o explained monster high is all about being different and she fell in love! And that was how I began my collection
My mom and I used to watch y’all when I was younger and I’m balling my eyes out
Dang I’ve never cried to a doll video before, until this day. This was so beautiful 🥺💖
Hi Malissa, I just wanted to leave a comment and say thank you. I was subscribed to you when MH was really big when I was 10-12 in middle school. I followed all the big Monster High channels at the time. I don't remember why I unsubbed but I'm glad my nostalgia for MH brought me back. I'm 21 now and in my last months of my second semester in college. I remember watching and being so happy Kaiden had a mom who accepted him the way he was, because that wasn't always the case for me. Coming back years later I'm happy to see nothing has changed in that regard. While I do miss seeing Kaiden in videos and I'm curious about what he's up to, I'm so happy and so glad that you let him make the choice of leaving the channel and letting him do his own thing. It just really warms my heart to see a parent so infatuated with learning about their child and wanting them to constantly be themselves. I'm nonbianry and a lot of my younger friends are also part of the LGBTQ+ community and we don't have that kind of solice in our families, so I tend to be the parental figure in the friend group. I hope one day Kaiden will be comfortable to come back to the channel or have his own online presence again, but if not that's completely understandable. Thank you Malissa, for being everyone's mom for so many years. And for sharing your own personal stories with all of us so we don't feel so alone or weird. You have no idea how much it means to us.
Thank you so much for telling your story. It resonated deeply with me. Even the breaking point at 13, I went through that too at the same age. Monster high is special to me for the celebration of difference too. I'm so glad you found your people who accept and love you.
I love the fact that u talked about how it was hard going through school and bullying made u wanna give up. Right now, I’m 14 and I’m really trying my best. And before, when I was in my world and my childhood, I watched u guys while playing with my monster high dolls. It’s a little sad bc a little after that I left my mom when I was 8 ( she’s with me now) and that’s when I HAD to grow up. And now I still watch ur vids at 14 and thinking U ARE RIGHT. U DONT have to grow up. U and kayden have helped me through so much and as I get older I’m seeing that u guys are the reason I’m still here. I don’t know if ur ever going to see this but really this is a thank u. Really thank u so much. ❤️
Your channel was so important to my childhood I loved how u unboxed the toys with Caden b bc I never had my mom around really. But I just loved to see you guys unbox dolls I wish I had!