This. Everything you just said.Seasidedreams wrote:I'm not really angry about the withholding of the name, more disappointed and annoyed, but I can understand why others would feel so. It's not so much about whether or not we're ever going to meet Jingle, but more about the rather inconsiderate and unsympathetic way that she has gone about it. How she has treated her followers as unimportant with this baby name saga she created for herself.
She decided to keep the name a secret just to her followers (I believe she said for "superstitious" reasons at one time) but was happy to tell her friends and family. Not only that, but she seemed totally comfortable with the fact they gave her gifts with the name already etched onto them.
So that unequal treatment probably felt unfair to some of her followers. Then there's the fact she didn't say she would be revealing the name until several more weeks after Jingle's arrival, when it was generally expected to be shared shortly afterwards.
That was a lovely surprise. Also, the lack of sympathy and her non-apology when explaining her reasons for doing so. Those reasons seemed pretty weak, especially because she doesn't come across as being that sensitive and fearful of criticism in her videos, but I can understand that she might be feeling more raw and vulnerable at this time.
So after everything that has happened - and remember this been building up for months - her withholding the name because of a bit of potential criticism seems like a weak and insincere reason, particularly as she has shown to be money hungry despite her wealth (like with all the outfits on a headless Jingle) and also because she seems to lack a real sense of consideration and gratitude towards her fans, many of whom have supported her for years.
Her viewers are the main reason she even exists on YouTube and without them she'd just be another wealthy stay-at-home wife that no one gives two shits about. So talking about the baby for 6 months, posting videos about what she got her and names she won't be using was just to get free stuff out of it. She just used her viewers and when they felt invested she basically said "lol, fuck you, I'll only share the name with the important people in my life. Not you, peasants". She was happy when everyone was showering her with compliments and congratulating her because it gave her a huge ego boost. Yes it's HER baby and she can do whatever she wants, but don't hype it up for half a year if you had no intention to share the name from the beginning.
She doesn't deserve a single view on her name reveal video. I won't watch it.
The recovery for a C-section is longer as well. I get that you're curious about the name but she has every right to go about it exactly how she wants. Be angry at her all you want, but her only obligation is to herself as her own boss and to the brands that she works with. That's the joy of being self-employed and she is very lucky for it. But even if she wasn't, she'd be on maternity leave right now and so what she's doing is absolutely justified imo.
