Holy fuck, of course he does. This is the same guy who thinks he has wise insights to share on relationships and laments that Josh has deprived himself of Nick’s power to raise large sums of money.
It’s one thing to know that alcoholic delusion is real. But it’s altogether more jarring to encounter it in action.
My only question is whether or not Nick’s family still buys what he’s selling. If Kayla had just taken his word for it that Rumble was dying to renew his contract for another lucrative sum, I’d have loved to be a fly on the wall when she found out they let his contract expire and feel no urgency to renew it. That’s assuming she’s even aware.
This is trusting Nick as a narrator, but I do not think that Kayla is much concerned about the money (outside spending it). In years past, I recall Nick recounting Kayla being worried about buying things and asking if she could spend money or if afford things (like the holiday they were currently on) and Nick would of course reassure her.
More recently, Nick has talked in detail about her garden shed full of 'stuff' and the fortune she has spent on LEGO. He has also talked about their lavish shopping sprees for clothing, their expensive hotels (with dollar amounts), and having to buy extra suitcases to mail things back home.
Remember, Nick's response to the early criticism and shaming of Kayla with accusation of infidelity was 'You cannot afford to entertain her'.
I am of the opinion that early on, Nick and Kayla's access to finances beyond necessities was limited. Since Nick has gained his own liquid cashflow, he has convinced Kayla that the money is there, and she may have gotten used to it. He seems to be basing his own worth on the cash he can make, and if that dries up, that might cause some friction.
Idk about that. Don’t most people just have a few family members that watch their kids and that’s all? They also have a nanny. And what you described is actually super normal and sensible if you don’t want your kid to get molested. I’ve never seen him say he was in a close-knit religious community, he definitely is involved with the church and does a homeschooling co-op thing but that doesn’t mean they’re BBQing together every week. Nick talks all the time how he goes to bars and clubs with Kayla, doubt the other parents in their homeschool thing are there. I know mothers with a lot of kids and their friends are typically other mothers so they don’t meet often, even the ones who work are at home all the time. His kids are also involved in a lot of activities so it’s not like they’re isolated.
I believe that I have seen old films set in the US where there were large picnics with 5 or more families where children ran amok and were generally watched by the assembled adults. This might be large pool of childcare that the OP is referring to.
Agreed that the social circles that Nick and Kayla more often patronise are NOT child-friendly or ones who will help watch their offspring. Perhaps this is a result of their own choices and the reason they do not have help to watch their children...
ETA: I believe that this might be where some of the concern expressed for the children might stem: if they cannot find help (or it is as unreliable as Nick claims at show cancelations) what are the odds that they are leaving them alone or transporting them in some kind of frazzled/altered state?
For the record, no one should contact anyone about this unless proper procedure is followed, but it is not as if there is an unfounded basis for idle speculation.
