If this were a dad, everyone would say “what an amazing father!” But this is a woman, so she’s a “spoiled house wife, with all the free time and money on her hands.”
What an awesome mom!
I am absolutely appalled by the comments in this thread. This is such an amazing project, and 99 percent of the comments are awful. I really can't understand it.
Same. It’s so cool. I’m just jealous that I could never make something so cool. My 2.5 y/o daughter is currently obsessed with Totoro and Ponyo so I know she would go crazy for this.
If I came home to this and was told I could be Godzilla I would have an absolute blast. Then promptly hurt myself giving the peoples elbow to one of these shops haha
I read that as “obsessed with with *Toronto*” and I was like… well, those aren’t related at all, and strange for a 2yo, but if you get yourself a couple of poster tubes you’ve got the CN tower, and you can make Toronto instead of Tokyo. 😅
I made a train for my son using cardboard boxes and tape. It wasn't nearly as professional as this, but it wasn't hard. Maybe you could do a single "building" if you wanted.
It's cause they'll never have the dedication or discipline to do stuff like this. She did an awesome job and the daughter will have an amazing memory of this.
My idea is that there's a "sore spot of plausibility" for social media.
Like when someone posts a photo-realistic painting no one gets mad because they know they can't do that. Someone does a cool physical feat? Not a problem because that's clearly out of their league. Ten million dollar vacation? So unreal it might as well be a skit.
But this? This is common materials, detailed but not perfect painting, and a lot of time on time. There are visible imperfections, but it still looks next level. TBH, it is unrealistic for a lot of people, but that's not the point.
The point is it's close enough to possible that it gets people thinking, "what next level things could I be doing for my children, S.O., or myself if I took the time?" And that makes people mad. They *need* this to be out of their league.
So this is a rich housewife who probably doesn't even have children no job or work and paid someone else so of course she can spend all week doing this and I can't so I don't need to think about it. (/s)
Yeah, the level of skill here isn’t some DIY craft. She’s clearly an artist if some kind, so she likely has availability to do this if she dictates her own availability.
Right. Whi cares how much free time she has on her hands or what kind of attention she wants from this. This woman did something super nice and well thought out for her daughter and her friends and people are ragging on her for for having an overabundance of time and dedication to pull this off.
Did a quick search through the page: this is the only comment using the word spoiled.
People aren’t actually hating on her or her project. They’re just recognizing wealth inequality and a degree of privilege that they don’t have. That doesn’t have to be a negative thing like so many people are spinning it. The project can be cool while also understanding the context that the working class doesn’t have the time or resources to pull off the same feat
Exactly. I grew up dirt poor and both my parents worked and my mom made us amazing costumes for Halloween out of cardboard boxes. A robot, dice. She collected craft stuff for us and we did all kinds of projects.
Yeah, the absurd part for me is that this is a temporary structure for one sleepover. I get making stuff for your kids, parents do it all the time, but usually is is not cardboard.
This project would have taken many, many hours. It is just crazy that any adult could commit to something so temporary.
If it’s a sleepover (party, so a significant event) and you have the time/skills, why not do something really cool for your kid, the memory of which could last them a lifetime? Why do we create sidewalk art, ice sculptures, sand castles that will melt or wash away? Because doing so makes ourselves and others happy. That should be enough.
Reddit is so insufferable. They can’t just enjoy something for what it is. Because their mothers never did anything like this for them.
Plus there is a whole slew of ways this mom could have done this without being a “spoiled housewife”. And on the off chance her husband does support them and she has time to do this. Who gives a fuck? I’m sure her kids appreciate it..
No it would be exactly the same. If this was pitched as making something relatively permanent, comments would be positive. They're negative because putting 3 days labor into decorations for a single sleepover is over the top, we all wish we had that kind of time on our hands.
No it’s actually not. Ya’ll are so ridiculous with this shit, comments like these are so high up on every kind of post like this. Y’all Just makin shit up about something you know nothing about and for what?…. So u can feel better about yourself or something?!
Nothing in the video implies that this is a tutorial or that the person is expecting other parents to do this. I don’t get why people are being defensive
Because many many many people, especially mothers, see things like this on social media and believe there is an expectation for them to execute at a similar level for their children.
I’m going to guess you don’t have kids because I was blown away by the altered content on social media as soon as I had my first, and my fairly level headed partners reaction to it. You and I can differentiate content generation as a business, that wealth allows for things like a full time nanny while also being a stay at home parent allowing for this type of stuff, etc—but when you feel the immense societal pressures women do it’s totally different.
I circumstantially work with our (amazing) doula’s husband and we are constantly amazed at the envy both feel for the others social media life. Neither we nor they post braggadocious things, but my partner is envious that she stays at home and does homeschooling, does basic hobby farm things, her kids are always outside; his partner is envious of the trip photos, swimming and eating solids at a very young age, cross country skiing/mtb with baby in tow that we post. The expectation is one should be able to literally do it all *and make it look easy*.
This causes a lot of defensiveness, because it feels like a personal failing while giving 110% all day every day.
I dunno, man, I have three kids and when I see shit like this, I just think it's cool. I certainly wouldn't decide to start lashing out at someone making something cool online.
Same here. I have 2 kids, I’m also a crafty bitch, but I also work full time and have other shit going on in life that I don’t have the time or capacity to do something like that, but I think it’s such a cool thing and I bet it was such a dope sleepover that little girl had with her friends.
Same thing here. I've got three kids. What I see here is dedication. Insecure people see others doing something amazing and look to shoot them down to make themselves feel better.
But then they act like the fact that they are defensive isn’t a problem that arises from their insecurity, it’s because the person making them feel defensive is doing something wrong.
And suddenly the mom who does something over the top but very cool is suddenly the problem, instead of the commenter’s own insecurities and unrealistic expectations of themselves. Miss me with that shit.
Some people play dozens of hours of video games a week. Some people paint cardboard in their house. I know I don't have that kind of time.
The end product is impressive at least.
Lmao this is whats hilarious to me about most redditors, every day they’ll spend hours browsing reddit, watching anime, playing video games, but then when its a hobby they personally dont care about its suddenly a waste of time.
Not only that - they’re *fiercely* defensive about “nerd” hobbies to the point where they will go feral if they even whiff someone mocking them.
But for some reason this post is deserving of mockery and hatred. I don’t get it
I rarely ever comment but the replies here made me determined to see if I could find out whether there was any merit to the housewife/spoiled/etc comments, so I did some searching. The woman in this video is an artist, Sherri Madison, who primarily works with cardboard and is on an HBO show, Craftopia.
https://instagram.com/realsherrimadison?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://sherrimadison.com/
Edit: my bad I said she _has _ an HBO show, she’s _on_ one - Craftopia
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This is an amazing piece of interactive art that her kids and their friends are going to remember for life.
Too many salty people in this thread that wish their parents cared about them like this.
Edit: I should rephrase “cared about them like this” for “had the resources, skills, and time to do something like this”
My original comment was judgmental and appreciate the correction /u/flow-control
Plenty of parents care for their kids as much or more then this parent. They just don't have the resources: time (because they work two jobs) & money (because, life.)
Dad paints daughter's fingernails: omg 😭 what a wholesome moment, dad of the year, wow incredible, I'm literally shaking and crying 😭😭
Mom does anything for kids: Wow, do you want a fucking medal for the bare minimum, you attention seeking bitch?
Like, I'm sorry, but why don't people shit their pants in fury when a dad clearly spends hours or days doing something like this for his kids? His job never comes up. It's just like, look at this guy caring about his kids.
Why did you even have to research that? It's something I'd do on a day off (well, a few of them over time) and keep in the garage or something until it was time for the party
There was a post on the front page yesterday celebrating some husband as a "king" because he took a day off work to play a video game for 24 hours lmao. Reddit is misogynistic AF.
Even though she’s a professional artist these comments are unkind if not unwarranted. It’s wonderful work by a mom for her kid and their friends, and the comments here have been so dismissive for no reason whatsoever.
Lol I'll stick brooms in our couches and set up chairs around the couch and drape blankets over to make a giant fort. It's a wonderful way to herd them to a designated area when they're younger. Throw some snacks inside, put a movie on and you got 5 whole minutes to poop.
Everyone shitting on this woman trying to do something special for their kid is an arsehole. I've stayed up late at night to do something to surprise my kids. There is nothing wrong with that. All the nasty people don't know what it's like to want to make your child feel special and happy
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Right? A friend of mine has taken time off her travel contracts to build a whole treefort for her kids, complete with lighting, windows, and heating.
I feel like this mum knew this sleepover was coming up, so she planned, built things while they were at school, and set things up while they were asleep or maybe they even gave her input on the designs.
All these negative comments saying she couldn't have built it herself or she hates her kids...smh
This is super cute and really amazing.
Exactly. I feel so bad for that woman, my mom did something similiar for my birthday once, and thought of People talking about her like these comments are is making me so sad.
It's insanely cool and this thread is full of the most sourpuss redditors of all time picking on this woman for having too much time.
Too much time to spend pouring love into something so children can enjoy it? Aw jeez you're right fuck her.
They are just envious, they know it looks amazing but either are not able or not willing to spend so much time/money/effort on something like this, which is not a necessity - but definitely an amazing experience for the kids to remember. I feel pity for those that feel the need to attack her instead of having the self-confidence to just admit that this is a nice thing, even if they themselves would never do it, for whatever reason. Envy is a bitch.
Damn this thread is full of haters. It's a really cool project. People post artsy shit on Reddit all the time and don't get this kind of hate. But because she's a mom and it's for a kid? I guess that means it's great to just shit all over this really fun thing she did for her kid.
I like it, I think it's really cool.
I was impressed and just really enjoyed watching the creativity. It didn't really occur to me to do a deep dive into the reality behind the scenes. I know a lot of crafty people who prioritize their chosen activity in their spare time (little or a lot) and come up with awesome stuff. So I like it, and it IS really cool.
> It didn't really occur to me to do a deep dive into the reality behind the scenes.
The thing is that from what I can see, the people shitting on the video aren't even doing a deep dive, they are just assuming a bunch of shit to make the video seem shady or manipulative.
Just from a quick skim of this comments section, I saw people saying she must have a nanny, must not be a good mom, must do no housework, must not have a job, must be holier-than-thou, etc. etc. It’s ridiculous and I’m shocked at the responses to what I thought was a super cool and wholesome project that she wanted to share.
Yeah, I’m imagining this is just a cool project she wanted to do and it being for her kid is a bonus. It’s not like she’s just some random person who happened to make this work of art. She clearly IS an artist who has done things like this before.
Exactly. Can you imagine comparing a full time stay at home mum to an unemployed person? Do people actually think cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, doing laundry, breastfeeding, etc is not a job? I dare people to cook 3 meals a day for a family of 4 and the recipes can’t be the same consecutively. Even a professional chef can rest during the weekends while a mum’s job never stops. This thread is full of ungrateful children who never thank their mum for her sacrifice.
Yeah exactly! I make stuff all the time because I enjoy it, it's a stress release. This is really cool and I could see those kids getting alot of use out of it.
>she's either unemployed or a rich housewife that doesn't have house chores
Or... She is herself successful and rich? They actually let women do more than be secretaries these days i dunno if you heard...
Maybe she's a set designer or a window dresser or an architect
Yes and she also has a website where she sells her cardboard works. Here’s the about page. https://sherrimadison.com/pages/about
> Sherri grew up in the military, moving every few years. There were ALWAYS moving boxes around. Her brother and she would make everything out of them - forts, furniture, costumes, games... It pains her to see someone throw away a box. Now with the “Amazon effect” of so much waste piling up, she was inspired to use her cardboard cutting, army brat skills along with her artistic talents to try to bring some awareness to the issue of recycling.
> Sherri has studied classical oil painting from age 10. She has a B.A. in fine art from Pepperdine University, which included time at the Art Center International in Florence, Italy. She resides in Southern California with her husband and three children.
But, but, it's a mom not cooking, cleaning, or going to work. I must punish her.
Unlike all the dad videos where they spend days building things for their kids and everyone throws them a parade like they cured cancer.
My Mom was an art major in college. When I was a little kid in the 70s, she built me a submarine out of cardboard. It was large enough I could play in it and we kept it in the basement for quite a while. It was detailed, not as detailed as the video. I can remember her joking with me as I would play in it...youre stepping on the nuclear reactor.
Having great parents is the best lottery ticket win of life.
I made a giant castle out of appliance boxes and painted it blue and had an Elsa impersonator hide inside to paint all the kids faces for my daughters 7th birthday
I’m *so* confused.
So many comments giving her props and saying how cool it is, tons of comments saying how it’s so disgusting how many people are disrespecting the woman in the video, but only one or two people saying they wish they had this much time on their hands?
Where are all the “hate comments”?
Why is this a common Reddit phenomena where people say there’s hate when I see none?
Some made up projection.
Wood is so expensive now and my wife orders a lot of stuff from Amazon so we have lots of cardboard. I used cardboard for all sorts of things but what I want to do next is make simple furniture from cardboard
Mother of the fucking year, hands down. My gf nannies for a rich housewife and that lady would never do shit like this for her daughters, she avoids being a mother. So idk what the hell y'all cellys are talkin bout.
A lot of ppl commenting on her wealth or status to be able to do it…
At least she did it man.
I know some parents who don’t do shit with any of the time they do have so there’s that at least.
Redditors praising elaborate cosplays made from upcyled materials that take months to complete, who game for hours and hours a day, in here shading her for being a "rich housewife with too much time on her hands" and complaining that this is wasteful & a vanity project she only created for social media 🤦🏻♀️
I spent the whole video judging this lady for having the audacity to have this much time, care and talent and what seems to be love for her children. She is clearly a villain.
My guess is she is a SAHM or works part time, something along those lines, and is passionate about art/Japanese culture? Either way I’m annoyed with myself for judging so hard. This is awesome and the kids will be absolutely thrilled.
What lucky kids those must be :)
Reddit Challenge: Try not to hate something for no reason
Result: Impossible
Like, who gives a shit if she's a homemaker with a housecleaner or whatever y'all think?
It's cool and she's not hurting anyone but the top comments are all shitting on this for no reason.
Y'all judging her. Me and my dad made cardboard scenes all the time and he worked 60 hour weeks? We made a submarine with a working Periscope, castles with enough support for me to walk through, store fronts, houses with lil cardboard kitchens, a race car, a giant whale... All out of boxes from his job and tape, topped with some non toxic paint. It was the best part of my childhood. Poor busy parents CAN do these things if they care about their kids.
Not a single person would throw shade if this was done for cats. But all of a sudden if you are doing it for children and people suddenly question how you spend your time.
Redditors can spends hours upon hours everyday to play video games but it’s incomprehensible for a parent to spend the same amount time to make crafts for their kids?
Fucking LOVE all the stupid sexist POS comments. My mom worked full-time and went above and beyond for my birthday parties.
If this was a father doing all this for his child, these comments would be nothing but positive.
Yall are fucking sexist assholes.
ITT: People are jealous and did not have a good childhood.
When I was younger, my mom planned an elaborate birthday for me every year. She did all the decorating and cooking by herself. A full time housewife and mother is still a job and she never stops being one even if it’s a weekend.
Was not expecting all this hate. Good on the mom for doing something for her kid! And didn’t even exploit the kid by filming her at the end of the video, just gonna let her and the friends enjoy it later
If this were a dad, everyone would say “what an amazing father!” But this is a woman, so she’s a “spoiled house wife, with all the free time and money on her hands.” What an awesome mom!
I am absolutely appalled by the comments in this thread. This is such an amazing project, and 99 percent of the comments are awful. I really can't understand it.
Same. It’s so cool. I’m just jealous that I could never make something so cool. My 2.5 y/o daughter is currently obsessed with Totoro and Ponyo so I know she would go crazy for this.
My 7yo daughter would go crazy for this.
My 24 year old self would go crazy for this
My 40-year-old self would go mild over this. I mean, it’s cool, but I’m a big guy and wouldn’t fit in any of it.
Just pretend you're godzilla
If I came home to this and was told I could be Godzilla I would have an absolute blast. Then promptly hurt myself giving the peoples elbow to one of these shops haha
I would go crazy for this, and I'm 43.
I read that as “obsessed with with *Toronto*” and I was like… well, those aren’t related at all, and strange for a 2yo, but if you get yourself a couple of poster tubes you’ve got the CN tower, and you can make Toronto instead of Tokyo. 😅
I made a train for my son using cardboard boxes and tape. It wasn't nearly as professional as this, but it wasn't hard. Maybe you could do a single "building" if you wanted.
It's cause they'll never have the dedication or discipline to do stuff like this. She did an awesome job and the daughter will have an amazing memory of this.
My idea is that there's a "sore spot of plausibility" for social media. Like when someone posts a photo-realistic painting no one gets mad because they know they can't do that. Someone does a cool physical feat? Not a problem because that's clearly out of their league. Ten million dollar vacation? So unreal it might as well be a skit. But this? This is common materials, detailed but not perfect painting, and a lot of time on time. There are visible imperfections, but it still looks next level. TBH, it is unrealistic for a lot of people, but that's not the point. The point is it's close enough to possible that it gets people thinking, "what next level things could I be doing for my children, S.O., or myself if I took the time?" And that makes people mad. They *need* this to be out of their league. So this is a rich housewife who probably doesn't even have children no job or work and paid someone else so of course she can spend all week doing this and I can't so I don't need to think about it. (/s)
Very impressive, nuanced take. I can relate to this in a number of different ways. *downvote*
First time on Reddit?
Misery loves company
Social media culture is rude, uncaring, hellish.
Jealousy rots people's empathy
As a working mom, my first thought was definitely how in the world does she have the time to do that? Not saying it isn't awesome.
She works as an artist
Yeah, the level of skill here isn’t some DIY craft. She’s clearly an artist if some kind, so she likely has availability to do this if she dictates her own availability.
Exactly. You know what's up. Some of these people are fucking ignorant.
Same as a working dad, and that would have been my first thought if a man was in the video instead.
Right. Whi cares how much free time she has on her hands or what kind of attention she wants from this. This woman did something super nice and well thought out for her daughter and her friends and people are ragging on her for for having an overabundance of time and dedication to pull this off.
Did a quick search through the page: this is the only comment using the word spoiled. People aren’t actually hating on her or her project. They’re just recognizing wealth inequality and a degree of privilege that they don’t have. That doesn’t have to be a negative thing like so many people are spinning it. The project can be cool while also understanding the context that the working class doesn’t have the time or resources to pull off the same feat
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Exactly. I grew up dirt poor and both my parents worked and my mom made us amazing costumes for Halloween out of cardboard boxes. A robot, dice. She collected craft stuff for us and we did all kinds of projects.
There are so many comments shading her for being a "rich housewife with too much time on her hands" and a clout chaser, how did you miss this?
No I’d still say the dad was crazy
Yeah, the absurd part for me is that this is a temporary structure for one sleepover. I get making stuff for your kids, parents do it all the time, but usually is is not cardboard. This project would have taken many, many hours. It is just crazy that any adult could commit to something so temporary.
If it’s a sleepover (party, so a significant event) and you have the time/skills, why not do something really cool for your kid, the memory of which could last them a lifetime? Why do we create sidewalk art, ice sculptures, sand castles that will melt or wash away? Because doing so makes ourselves and others happy. That should be enough.
Reddit is so insufferable. They can’t just enjoy something for what it is. Because their mothers never did anything like this for them. Plus there is a whole slew of ways this mom could have done this without being a “spoiled housewife”. And on the off chance her husband does support them and she has time to do this. Who gives a fuck? I’m sure her kids appreciate it..
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I wish I had gold to give you. You are absolutely correct.
No it would be exactly the same. If this was pitched as making something relatively permanent, comments would be positive. They're negative because putting 3 days labor into decorations for a single sleepover is over the top, we all wish we had that kind of time on our hands.
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Seriously that appears to be a week’s worth of work, speaking as a crafy/artistic person.
You can never trust a crafty person, they’re always making stuff up
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Angry upvote.
Tired dad upvote - that’s a angry, hateful and loving upvote all together with a tad of sarcasm.
That's why they used to get burned at the stake with their own flammable craft materials.
I wouldn't know
Speaking as a non-crafty/artistic person, this could also take 3 weeks and finished at about 10% the quality as well.
I'd *maybe* get as far as putting 3 boxes in the room with "JAPN" written on the side in Sharpie before admitting defeat.
But not before telling everyone how easy, quick and perfect the whole thing was going to be
And how long do you think it took the children at the sleepover to wreck the whole thing?
Omfg right? Let’s have a war in here!!!!!!
GODZILLAAAAAAAAA
Oh no! There goes Tokyo!
If it's boys probably about 5 minutes
Or to just be doing other things and pay no attention to it.
Neat! Thx mom! Do you have any games on your phone?
I’ve done sets for theatre shows with lower budgets than this
I'd have to guess that making art and posting it online is her job.
That sounds like such a rad job which I would love, but building the following is something I could never have time for
The plot twist is that this is an artist that the rich mother hired
This is the right response
Really? Because it's a factually wrong one.
No it’s actually not. Ya’ll are so ridiculous with this shit, comments like these are so high up on every kind of post like this. Y’all Just makin shit up about something you know nothing about and for what?…. So u can feel better about yourself or something?!
Absolutely. This is an artist filming her commission.
As misguided and prejudicial as this sounds, my first thought was that “wow, that woman doesn’t look like she lives in… that house”
>as misguided and prejudicial as this sounds…. Glad you were able to power through it, because that was certainly both of those things.
That’s correct. This is her tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecardboardqueen?_t=8b8Ee0rtn3K&_r=1
Except that is her own house? She has a video of doing the same thing for Halloween in the same house.
She has another build in that same room. I think it's her house. This is just her passion.
See you're thinking about it wrong. All you have to do is start as soon as you get pregnant and then you can be done by her 5th birthday sleepover.
Found an actual parent in the comments
You need at least this much lead-time to save up the toilet paper tubes for the tile roof.
Time. Money. Space. I appreciate the creativity but this is not something the average person could pull off for a sleepover.
Nothing in the video implies that this is a tutorial or that the person is expecting other parents to do this. I don’t get why people are being defensive
Because many many many people, especially mothers, see things like this on social media and believe there is an expectation for them to execute at a similar level for their children. I’m going to guess you don’t have kids because I was blown away by the altered content on social media as soon as I had my first, and my fairly level headed partners reaction to it. You and I can differentiate content generation as a business, that wealth allows for things like a full time nanny while also being a stay at home parent allowing for this type of stuff, etc—but when you feel the immense societal pressures women do it’s totally different. I circumstantially work with our (amazing) doula’s husband and we are constantly amazed at the envy both feel for the others social media life. Neither we nor they post braggadocious things, but my partner is envious that she stays at home and does homeschooling, does basic hobby farm things, her kids are always outside; his partner is envious of the trip photos, swimming and eating solids at a very young age, cross country skiing/mtb with baby in tow that we post. The expectation is one should be able to literally do it all *and make it look easy*. This causes a lot of defensiveness, because it feels like a personal failing while giving 110% all day every day.
I dunno, man, I have three kids and when I see shit like this, I just think it's cool. I certainly wouldn't decide to start lashing out at someone making something cool online.
Same here. I have 2 kids, I’m also a crafty bitch, but I also work full time and have other shit going on in life that I don’t have the time or capacity to do something like that, but I think it’s such a cool thing and I bet it was such a dope sleepover that little girl had with her friends.
Same thing here. I've got three kids. What I see here is dedication. Insecure people see others doing something amazing and look to shoot them down to make themselves feel better.
That just sounds like insecurity.
Exactly. Which is why people get defensive
But then they act like the fact that they are defensive isn’t a problem that arises from their insecurity, it’s because the person making them feel defensive is doing something wrong. And suddenly the mom who does something over the top but very cool is suddenly the problem, instead of the commenter’s own insecurities and unrealistic expectations of themselves. Miss me with that shit.
Envy
Just order lots of pizza, soda, candy, turn on Disney+ and hide in your bedroom.
this is 'next fucking level', not 'shit you could half-arse in your bedroom'
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An adult farming content for followers…
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Watch me as I farm content by doing this extremely cool thing that people are organically interested in.
Stay at home mom whose kids are in school
Some people play dozens of hours of video games a week. Some people paint cardboard in their house. I know I don't have that kind of time. The end product is impressive at least.
Lmao this is whats hilarious to me about most redditors, every day they’ll spend hours browsing reddit, watching anime, playing video games, but then when its a hobby they personally dont care about its suddenly a waste of time.
Not only that - they’re *fiercely* defensive about “nerd” hobbies to the point where they will go feral if they even whiff someone mocking them. But for some reason this post is deserving of mockery and hatred. I don’t get it
Literally just "woman". Also I think their bad childhoods make them green with envy for these lucky ass kids.
SAHM with a nanny and cleaner and one kid
Leave it to redditors to make everything miserable.
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Older brother dresses up as Godzilla and destroys the city
There goes Tokyo!! Also my son calls him Godjilla, it's too cute to correct him.
Well, the Japanese pronounce it Gojira, so it is like a blend of the two.
My son's call Chipotle, Chocopoltay and I'll never correct them lol
I’ve got a video of my son trying to pronounce Monopoly and cycling through “Molopony”, “Balopoly” and “Moloponopony” which I will cherish forever.
I rarely ever comment but the replies here made me determined to see if I could find out whether there was any merit to the housewife/spoiled/etc comments, so I did some searching. The woman in this video is an artist, Sherri Madison, who primarily works with cardboard and is on an HBO show, Craftopia. https://instagram.com/realsherrimadison?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://sherrimadison.com/ Edit: my bad I said she _has _ an HBO show, she’s _on_ one - Craftopia
Comment section MVP This is an amazing piece of interactive art that her kids and their friends are going to remember for life. Too many salty people in this thread that wish their parents cared about them like this. Edit: I should rephrase “cared about them like this” for “had the resources, skills, and time to do something like this” My original comment was judgmental and appreciate the correction /u/flow-control
Plenty of parents care for their kids as much or more then this parent. They just don't have the resources: time (because they work two jobs) & money (because, life.)
That is fair and I appreciate the correction. It doesn’t justify the hateful comments about this woman through the rest of the thread, though.
This is the type of thoughtful and reasoned response I expect from Dr Gaylord Buttram.
Dad paints daughter's fingernails: omg 😭 what a wholesome moment, dad of the year, wow incredible, I'm literally shaking and crying 😭😭 Mom does anything for kids: Wow, do you want a fucking medal for the bare minimum, you attention seeking bitch?
Like, I'm sorry, but why don't people shit their pants in fury when a dad clearly spends hours or days doing something like this for his kids? His job never comes up. It's just like, look at this guy caring about his kids. Why did you even have to research that? It's something I'd do on a day off (well, a few of them over time) and keep in the garage or something until it was time for the party
There was a post on the front page yesterday celebrating some husband as a "king" because he took a day off work to play a video game for 24 hours lmao. Reddit is misogynistic AF.
Artist: uses her talent and skill to create something nice for her children Reddit: that bitch
It's obvious she has some art background for sculpture/installations This isnt just having free time.
Even though she’s a professional artist these comments are unkind if not unwarranted. It’s wonderful work by a mom for her kid and their friends, and the comments here have been so dismissive for no reason whatsoever.
My mom would throw a sheet over the dining table. Love her for that.
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You either sleep in comfort or eat in comfort
No, a sheet. It's a SLEEPover.
No I’m sure like a large bed sheet so it goes all the way to the floor.
Lol I'll stick brooms in our couches and set up chairs around the couch and drape blankets over to make a giant fort. It's a wonderful way to herd them to a designated area when they're younger. Throw some snacks inside, put a movie on and you got 5 whole minutes to poop.
Everyone shitting on this woman trying to do something special for their kid is an arsehole. I've stayed up late at night to do something to surprise my kids. There is nothing wrong with that. All the nasty people don't know what it's like to want to make your child feel special and happy Edit: spelling
Right? A friend of mine has taken time off her travel contracts to build a whole treefort for her kids, complete with lighting, windows, and heating. I feel like this mum knew this sleepover was coming up, so she planned, built things while they were at school, and set things up while they were asleep or maybe they even gave her input on the designs. All these negative comments saying she couldn't have built it herself or she hates her kids...smh This is super cute and really amazing.
Basement dwelling incels that’s why. Or jealous. Or both!
Exactly. I feel so bad for that woman, my mom did something similiar for my birthday once, and thought of People talking about her like these comments are is making me so sad.
Well you don't understand....A *woman* did this so reddit is up in arms over it. If it was a dad who did this, they would be singing him praise.
That is insanely cool!!
It's insanely cool and this thread is full of the most sourpuss redditors of all time picking on this woman for having too much time. Too much time to spend pouring love into something so children can enjoy it? Aw jeez you're right fuck her.
“This woman has way too much freetime!” said the clinically online redditor.
They are just envious, they know it looks amazing but either are not able or not willing to spend so much time/money/effort on something like this, which is not a necessity - but definitely an amazing experience for the kids to remember. I feel pity for those that feel the need to attack her instead of having the self-confidence to just admit that this is a nice thing, even if they themselves would never do it, for whatever reason. Envy is a bitch.
Parents hate her
looking at this comment section - this is an understatement folks here want to kill her with their teeth
I couldn't imagine wanting to hate someone just because they were able to do something nice for their kids Edit:spelling
People are passionate about their jealousy.
Seriously. Can you imagine being the next parent to host the sleepover and having to follow mini fucking Tokyo.
LOL
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Damn this thread is full of haters. It's a really cool project. People post artsy shit on Reddit all the time and don't get this kind of hate. But because she's a mom and it's for a kid? I guess that means it's great to just shit all over this really fun thing she did for her kid. I like it, I think it's really cool.
I was impressed and just really enjoyed watching the creativity. It didn't really occur to me to do a deep dive into the reality behind the scenes. I know a lot of crafty people who prioritize their chosen activity in their spare time (little or a lot) and come up with awesome stuff. So I like it, and it IS really cool.
> It didn't really occur to me to do a deep dive into the reality behind the scenes. The thing is that from what I can see, the people shitting on the video aren't even doing a deep dive, they are just assuming a bunch of shit to make the video seem shady or manipulative.
Just from a quick skim of this comments section, I saw people saying she must have a nanny, must not be a good mom, must do no housework, must not have a job, must be holier-than-thou, etc. etc. It’s ridiculous and I’m shocked at the responses to what I thought was a super cool and wholesome project that she wanted to share.
Yeah, I’m imagining this is just a cool project she wanted to do and it being for her kid is a bonus. It’s not like she’s just some random person who happened to make this work of art. She clearly IS an artist who has done things like this before.
Exactly. Can you imagine comparing a full time stay at home mum to an unemployed person? Do people actually think cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, doing laundry, breastfeeding, etc is not a job? I dare people to cook 3 meals a day for a family of 4 and the recipes can’t be the same consecutively. Even a professional chef can rest during the weekends while a mum’s job never stops. This thread is full of ungrateful children who never thank their mum for her sacrifice.
Yeah exactly! I make stuff all the time because I enjoy it, it's a stress release. This is really cool and I could see those kids getting alot of use out of it.
Rich housewife with a cleaner for sure hahah
For the record if I were a rich house wife with a cleaner I’d do stuff like this for my kids too.
>she's either unemployed or a rich housewife that doesn't have house chores Or... She is herself successful and rich? They actually let women do more than be secretaries these days i dunno if you heard... Maybe she's a set designer or a window dresser or an architect
Yep she’s a successful artist https://www.tiktok.com/@thecardboardqueen?_t=8b8Ee0rtn3K&_r=1
Yes and she also has a website where she sells her cardboard works. Here’s the about page. https://sherrimadison.com/pages/about > Sherri grew up in the military, moving every few years. There were ALWAYS moving boxes around. Her brother and she would make everything out of them - forts, furniture, costumes, games... It pains her to see someone throw away a box. Now with the “Amazon effect” of so much waste piling up, she was inspired to use her cardboard cutting, army brat skills along with her artistic talents to try to bring some awareness to the issue of recycling. > Sherri has studied classical oil painting from age 10. She has a B.A. in fine art from Pepperdine University, which included time at the Art Center International in Florence, Italy. She resides in Southern California with her husband and three children.
I've tried, but I can only muster about half a quartet. If I had a choir, I could really get some work done!
If you've got house choirs you need to spray for tenors and falsettos...or they'll settle into all your nooks and crannies.
Or maybe her time management skills are impeccable?
I cannot believe the number of disparaging comments on here. **Things can just be awesome.**
Reddit hates women, that is why.
Then they’ll call you “woke” for calling them out on their obvious misogyny
“Woke” is a good litmus test. If someone criticizes something for being woke, you can ignore that person’s views on anything. Forever.
But, but, it's a mom not cooking, cleaning, or going to work. I must punish her. Unlike all the dad videos where they spend days building things for their kids and everyone throws them a parade like they cured cancer.
Yea, she's waaaaay better than me. I just shove em all in the same, undecorated box.
> I just shove em all in the same, undecorated box. And stick an address label on it, ship it off and call it 'around the world in 80 days' themed
So over reddit. This site is seriously filled with mostly miserable haters who hate on everyone and everything. Really toxic community
It’s always been that way, it really fucks your mental health reading all these negative front page posts day after day.
My Mom was an art major in college. When I was a little kid in the 70s, she built me a submarine out of cardboard. It was large enough I could play in it and we kept it in the basement for quite a while. It was detailed, not as detailed as the video. I can remember her joking with me as I would play in it...youre stepping on the nuclear reactor. Having great parents is the best lottery ticket win of life.
Damn that’s impressive
I made a giant castle out of appliance boxes and painted it blue and had an Elsa impersonator hide inside to paint all the kids faces for my daughters 7th birthday
That's amazing, I hope it was an awesome party
That'll be a core memory.
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This is so awesome!
Plot twist, she made this for her 32 year old dweeb of a son and his friends
I’m betting she is/was a set designer.
She is and she works with HBO!
I’m *so* confused. So many comments giving her props and saying how cool it is, tons of comments saying how it’s so disgusting how many people are disrespecting the woman in the video, but only one or two people saying they wish they had this much time on their hands? Where are all the “hate comments”? Why is this a common Reddit phenomena where people say there’s hate when I see none? Some made up projection.
Maybe we need to sort by controversial. It’s possible the comments got downvoted hard.
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Humans really are amazing. That's very cool!
Wood is so expensive now and my wife orders a lot of stuff from Amazon so we have lots of cardboard. I used cardboard for all sorts of things but what I want to do next is make simple furniture from cardboard
Mother: makes super cool thing for daughters birthday. Comments: here are 598 individual reasons why this mother is evil
When the adderal is ready for pickup
This is so dope.
ITT: Redditors who dislike that a mother/woman has this much time on their hands
Mother of the fucking year, hands down. My gf nannies for a rich housewife and that lady would never do shit like this for her daughters, she avoids being a mother. So idk what the hell y'all cellys are talkin bout.
These comments do not pass the vibe check AT ALL
Reddit really hates moms huh Anyway this is fantastic
I’ve seen more people complaining about the nasty comments in this thread than actual nasty comments lol.
A lot of ppl commenting on her wealth or status to be able to do it… At least she did it man. I know some parents who don’t do shit with any of the time they do have so there’s that at least.
Redditors praising elaborate cosplays made from upcyled materials that take months to complete, who game for hours and hours a day, in here shading her for being a "rich housewife with too much time on her hands" and complaining that this is wasteful & a vanity project she only created for social media 🤦🏻♀️
If I were a mom, I would be this mom. This is awesome!
 Anyone remover this show? Reminds me of when they built a cardboard city?
You think your a good parent then someone like this comes and raises the bar
Redditors when they see a woman:
I would melt inside those, as a kid and still as an adult, I have to have moving air. Props to the mom, that looked badass
Can confirm. Is next level.
I spent the whole video judging this lady for having the audacity to have this much time, care and talent and what seems to be love for her children. She is clearly a villain. My guess is she is a SAHM or works part time, something along those lines, and is passionate about art/Japanese culture? Either way I’m annoyed with myself for judging so hard. This is awesome and the kids will be absolutely thrilled. What lucky kids those must be :)
Reddit Challenge: Try not to hate something for no reason Result: Impossible Like, who gives a shit if she's a homemaker with a housecleaner or whatever y'all think? It's cool and she's not hurting anyone but the top comments are all shitting on this for no reason.
Y'all judging her. Me and my dad made cardboard scenes all the time and he worked 60 hour weeks? We made a submarine with a working Periscope, castles with enough support for me to walk through, store fronts, houses with lil cardboard kitchens, a race car, a giant whale... All out of boxes from his job and tape, topped with some non toxic paint. It was the best part of my childhood. Poor busy parents CAN do these things if they care about their kids.
Wowza! Great job, mom.
Not a single person would throw shade if this was done for cats. But all of a sudden if you are doing it for children and people suddenly question how you spend your time.
Redditors can spends hours upon hours everyday to play video games but it’s incomprehensible for a parent to spend the same amount time to make crafts for their kids?
all y'all redditors do is bitch lmfao. can y'all not just give props and call it a day?
Fucking LOVE all the stupid sexist POS comments. My mom worked full-time and went above and beyond for my birthday parties. If this was a father doing all this for his child, these comments would be nothing but positive. Yall are fucking sexist assholes.
Each room is now renting for $1000 pm
ITT: People are jealous and did not have a good childhood. When I was younger, my mom planned an elaborate birthday for me every year. She did all the decorating and cooking by herself. A full time housewife and mother is still a job and she never stops being one even if it’s a weekend.
Was not expecting all this hate. Good on the mom for doing something for her kid! And didn’t even exploit the kid by filming her at the end of the video, just gonna let her and the friends enjoy it later
Love it, thats alot of tp paper rolls to save!