u/Own_Opportunity_503

just wanted to clarify something because i feel like there’s been some confusion.

yes, i’m the moderator, but i’m also a member of this subreddit. i’m going to have my own opinions, reactions, and things i want to talk about. not everything i post is me telling people what to do, and not everything needs to be taken as an instruction.

i’m allowed to share my thoughts, even when they’re different from what most of the sub thinks. you’re allowed to disagree with me, too. that’s part of having an actual community.
i just don’t want every opinion i share to turn into an argument about what i’m supposedly asking everyone else to do. sometimes i’m simply sharing my perspective, and that should be okay.

as the sub has gotten larger, i’ve been seeing more and more screenshots of the Spellmans’ comment sections, so i’m adding a new rule that wasn’t previously in place.

going forward, if you’re posting a screenshot of their comment section, please blur the usernames and profile pictures of anyone who isn’t Donald or Emily.

this isn’t because there was previously a problem with people not following the rules. this is just something i’m adding now that the sub has gotten bigger. we’re here to discuss and snark on Donald and Emily, not put random people who happen to comment on their posts in front of an entirely separate audience.

also, just to clarify why i’m adding this: i know we’ve discussed people like Jane, Hilary, etc. in the past, especially when they’ve come into the sub or we’ve all ended up arguing with them in the Spellmans’ comment sections. that’s not changing.

if someone says something completely fucking unhinged and it’s worth making a post about, post it. i’m not saying you can’t discuss the fans or people defending them.
i just want usernames and profile pictures blurred in screenshots going forward. the comment itself is fair game for discussion, but there’s no reason the person’s account needs to be identifiable too.

this is a new rule because the sub has gotten a lot bigger, not because anyone was previously breaking a rule. i just think it makes sense to start doing this now.

I really don’t want to be the annoying mod making posts like this, but lately we’ve been seeing a lot more low effort posts and attempts to organize shit outside of Reddit.

First, please don’t use the sub to organize reporting campaigns. If you see something on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc. that you think violates their rules, you’re free to report it yourself. Just don’t ask everyone here to go report it or coordinate it as a group. I’ve made posts about this
already.

And please take the brigading rule seriously. Organizing people here to mass-report their accounts, contact brands, interfere with their social media, etc. isn’t harmless and isn’t something I can just let slide. Reddit can take action against individual users and communities for this kind of behavior, and I am not going to risk this sub getting taken down because people can’t keep the snark on Reddit. If you see something that genuinely violates another platform’s rules, report it yourself. Just don’t organize it here.

Also, please put some actual context into your posts. If you’re posting a screenshot or video, I shouldn’t have to go digging through their social media to figure out what the fuck you’re talking about. Tell us what we’re looking at and give us enough background to understand why you’re posting it. A title and one vague sentence isn’t really helpful. It doesn’t need to be a novel, just enough that people can understand the post without doing their own research.

I WILL be removing low effort posts from now on.

submitted by u/Lumpy_Interview_8028

DISCLAIMER: this was submitted to the mod team by someone who says they personally knew Emily Spellman and her family. i have not independently verified the claims below. this is being shared as an unverified personal account/recollection, and the statements below reflect what the poster says they remember, witnessed, or were told.

i’m formatting their original message slightly so it’s easier to read, but i’m keeping the substance of what they sent.

from u/Lumpy_Interview_8028:
“i know the family very well and all the info.
emily’s dad was a very bad drunk and used to beat the older brother a lot. emily on the other hand lived like it never happened. the brother had to leave the house at 13 by begging the cops to see his bruises and cuts from the abuse by the dad. emily lived with their dad until she was old enough to drive.

they both went to the same elementary and middle school but after that emily went parkland high school and lived in parkland with their dad’s new girlfriend. they left the brother behind, he went to live with the mom after the brother couldn’t take it anymore.

emily was in the school in the parkland high school when the shooting was present but was on the opposite side of the school and never experienced anything.

i know her and she has always been person that wants attention. she will do anything for it. she told everyone that she held the door open for the shooter for the start of it. but then the story would always change.

the crazy thing is that one of brothers friends girlfriends was a victim in that tragedy.
emily had also lied about the brother in family events so they didn’t like him so she could get all the sympathy and they hated the brother because of her. the dad would in public beat the brother.

emily has had a great life and has gotten everything she has ever wanted in life. you could have thought the brother and the sister were from two different family’s.
emily was never a ballerina or pro dancer.

emily left her moms because of her having too many dogs and they said she had to get rid of one or move out. she never cared for them. she then moved to another family members house. then to her grandparents and stole money from them to buy a car. she then fled to donald and never paid them back.

emily’s parents helped get a jeep she wrecked almost immediately. she had a horse for years and her brother couldn’t even afford a car.

the new family that the brother moved into with the mom was abusive as well, threatening to kill him on the regular and forcing him to live in a garage to the point that he slept on other people’s couches because it was better than his home.

emily has went online claiming pains she never went through that she watched her brother go through.
the dad still doesn’t talk to the brother and the brother has become very successful.

the brother also has lost his best friend, the one who let him sleep on the couch. then lost his next best friend almost both the few years ago.

oh also the brother was kicked out of the mom’s house years ago and had nowhere to live and did not talk to the mom for years.
a lot more things.”

(again, this is an anonymous user’s personal account and has not been independently verified by the moderation team. please keep that distinction in mind when discussing it.)

hey everyone! just a quick heads up that i’ll be traveling and moving back to the US at the beginning of next week, so things are going to be a little hectic on my end and i probably won’t be around the sub as much as usual.
while i’m dealing with all of that, please keep an eye on things and report anything that needs mod attention.

If there’s something particularly important that you think I need to see, please message me directly/modmail me so I don’t miss it. i really don’t care about extra notifications, honestly, so don’t ever hesitate.

i’ll still check in when I can, but i may be slower to respond than usual for a bit. i really appreciate everyone helping keep things running smoothly while i’m busy with the move. 🤍

Hey everyone! I wanted to touch base about Asa-related posts because I think things have gotten a little out of hand lately.

Discussion of Asa’s development is absolutely allowed. His milestones and development have become a recurring topic for a reason. Donald and Emily regularly post videos of him, and when those videos show developmental concerns, unusual behavior, or contradict things they’ve previously said, it’s completely reasonable for us to discuss what we’re observing and, when appropriate, how their parenting choices may be affecting his development.

Everyone is welcome to make observations and share their own knowledge or personal experiences when they’re relevant. If you have professional expertise or experience that gives you additional insight into something being discussed, please share it! Those perspectives can be really valuable. The distinction is between sharing an observation or informed perspective and presenting speculation or a diagnosis as fact.

I also understand that some recent posts have come from the ongoing concern that Donald may use AI or heavily edit photos of Asa. That is absolutely fair to discuss when there is something genuinely worth questioning. However, I don’t want the sub becoming focused on picking apart every single photo or video for things like his hands, facial features, coloring, or other minor details.

The focus should remain on Donald and Emily, their choices, their parenting, and the content they publicly share about Asa. Developmental concerns, milestones, parenting decisions, and questionable editing are all fair game when they’re relevant to that discussion. Diagnosing Asa, presenting medical speculation as fact, insulting his appearance, or making him the target of snark is where I think we need to draw the line.

I really appreciate everyone who contributes here. This is just a reminder, no one has done anything wrong.

Basically, Asa can absolutely be part of the discussion. We just need to make sure the discussion is actually about something Donald and Emily have done, said, or chosen to share. 🤍

hello friends.

i have some links for you. i’m gonna have an automod eventually comment them but whatever -

tiktok viewer, works even if you’re blocked:

https://www.tikvib.com/profile/donhollywood2

&
Instagram story viewer: https://storynavigation.com/user/donhollywood22

check them out so you don’t have to give him any views if you don’t want to