we were so poor growin up, we couldnt afford to go to a real waterslide...



https://x.com/i/status/2054982601757352233

I remember this series of videos coming out back in the day. I know I am sporadic getting on here (sometimes months will pass) but I never seen the conclusion and I just assumed everything was worked out. Has the little kid been living with Don and Diane since 2022? Or is this more recent and why DJ (the son) been acting up? I dunno, I tried to be nosey and looked up DJ Shipley on Youtube talking about growing up and he seemed to say he liked having Don as a Dad. I dont know where these shows or podcasts are where he is trashing or lying about Don and Diane or his baby's mom. But then again, there are like a few videos on Youtube of DJ Shipley and they are like 4 hours long. I dont have the time or patience for that, but maybe its in these shows he is bad mouthing?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (MARINES TOO)
I introduce to you, the SEAL SLING SHOT 101...


https://x.com/i/status/2054990951735816505

I'm glad you both were able to get all the videos out. You guys must feel a lot better getting everything off your chest and in the open. Sorry your family is dealing with this.

D&D,
It's the trials and tribulations that make your bond so strong. At the end of the day, the best thing you have is each other. Kids will find a way to break your heart, but you continue to love them anyway, hoping that someday it will be a happy reunion. Be realistic and live your life, but don't give up hoping that someday...
I was raised by an abusive step father who set my house on fire when I was 14, while I was sound asleep. His intent was for me not to exist . So no real shining example of a father. Fortunately I survived high school and went to boot camp days after graduation.
My Navy "summer camp" turned into a 21 year career. Navy Chiefs were the closest thing I had to a dad when I first entered the Navy.
I just hope I was enough dad for my kids. One works for Tesla, one is deployed to Okinawa and one has a family of her own.

You were great parents!  You still are!

It just astounds me that a petty insignificant little external influence can have such a devastating effect on a good solid family unit.

Never underestimate the power of stupid. Or stupid’s sneakiness.

Diane.. this is Thomas Sanford and we just spoke on the phone about Sr. Chief looking at you as you poured your heart out .. I am glad I could make you laugh a little on the phone. Your love for each other make me miss both my parents ! You guys are both great human beings!

Please,do not ever apologize. Neither of you have done anything wrong here. You two are the most stand up people on this earth. You guys are amazing beyond words. What you have done for the country, community, and that precious little boy cannot be quantified. My heart screams for you both and for Phoenix. Also for those little girls who are being denied such a wonderful family…and little brother.
As I watched the video, I just sat there balling my eyes out. I see your pain. I couldn’t help but reflect on my own life and I ended up crying harder…lots of actual trauma came bubbling up regarding my own birth canal and sperm donor. My mother is about as evil as they come and there are so many parallels between her and Patsy it’s disturbing. All I was good for was raising their two kids they had later in life when the prize child (my older brother) was 17 and I was 12. That’s when I became a mom to those kids who were just a year apart. In addition to picking up all the chores that were left behind on the farm when older bro moved out-immediately. So I graduated early and followed suit. I didn’t want to be a mom. I resented all 4 of them. Got a one room apartment in the middle of the ghetto haha. My mother never stopped her attacks on me, continues to this day and I don’t even speak to them anymore. I’ve tried..repeatedly…it’s just time I take care of myself. I’m 45 and my health isn’t good enough to keep trying and enduring the bullshit. The last straw was when she saw me about a year ago and because of my weak immune system I had developed a skin condition that caused a few scabs on me and she started telling people I was on meth!!! LMFAO Crazy bitch… I have never and would never, btw. To sum up, I am way too familiar with narcissistic behavior of evil women and the sickening abuse they put others through. I would give fucking anything to have parents exactly like you two. Damn , here I go crying again… lol.
So don’t either of you dare apologize for being who you are and doing the right thing. Again, I’m so sorry you’re going through this. The situation pains me so much that I just may get put in handcuffs for the first time in my life, if I ever come across the no good, frog hopping, crosseyed, good for nothing, nasty, ugly on inside and out, wife of DJ’s!! 😆
You two keep your heads up. You are loved and very much respected.
✌️ ❤️ 🙏’s
tac

Here I am Don..( raising my hand) I am proof of what you are doing.
I didn't have a dad and my mother had me too young but my grandparents stepped in and raised me. I find myself treating my wife, working hard, and being a man just like my grandfather taught me. Without even trying. Automatic.
If it wasn't for my grandparents stepping in and raising me and if it wasn't for my grandfathers example I don't know how I would have turned out. Their example gave me a rock solid foundation that I built on.
Then I met my father in law. Another GREAT man.
In a time where masculinity is looked at by some as toxic and replaceable, your community that you built here flys in the face of that. That's why I am here. I didn't serve. I am not a police officer. I don't hunt. I have nothing in common with most of your members here. I didn't know what a Navy SEAL was until I found your videos 10+ years ago, but right away I knew this was a place that I wanted to be because being a man and father and our achievements were celebrated here.
If I didn't have that strong foundation that my grandfather gave me, I wouldn't be successful like I am today.
That little boy is soaking in your example and all of the love that you show for Diane, and he will treat his wife like that someday. I am living proof.
God bless Diane and you for what you are doing.
I have my opinions about your son, but I have no right to share them, so I won't.
All I can say is that I am 50 now. I have regrets. DJ has them too.

The most selfish people I ever met was mom's stepkids I guess you would call them. Clarence Alexander, WWII trench fighting, Sten gun jamming shovel swinging Holland Liberating, kindest gentlest man ,next to my father. His own children demanded all of Clarence "s funeral arrangements be stopped. Cremated his body and took the 10,000 for the funeral to have a party with the new girlfriend.

Don, I can tell alot of what DJ does is driven from that pillow talk in his ear every night. I know deep down he loves both You and Diane. Even in recent podcast a few times when you would come up his eyes lightened up with a fun story of you two or just talking about you or Diane in general.

That just shows his subconscious knows what’s right snd wrong, but he’s being shackled and manipulated by something else that has control of him. Hate to see it

Just watching that video and I can feel your pain and hurt. Continue to love your grandson and show him the way. Don't hide anything from him and as he grows he'll know what is right. He'll know the bull$hit because what DJ and his wife are doing cannot be hidden.
That boy is lucky to have you and Diane as his Grandparents. Bravo Zulu to you both.

Rick

Putting this on YouTube was 100% the right thing to do. DJ has done great things for our nation, and we can all be thankful for that. But as a father he's a complete phony and he deserves to be exposed for that. Thanks.

https://www.baby-chick.com/the-benefits-of-the-grandparent-grandchild-relationship/

This was a very hard watch bro. I hope DJ comes to his senses when he sees this.

I got one question - whatever happened to the Carlos guy?

thank ya, Don. I hope you and Mrs Diane gets the closure yall deserve and for Phoenix's sake, I hope you continue to be a 'Dad' to him! appreciate you and Mrs Diane sharing all this, common sense says it wasnt easy for yall but hopefully it ends the story

Hello folks

TROLLIN through.
firing up EWS.

This is over now, I hope... Diane and I apologize deeply for the YouTube push with these videos but I'm getting older. The very sad part is our grandson will see all the crap posted up about us someday soon, but he'll know the truth.

Thanks Again and very sorry...

Thanks Don. Sorry your family has to go thru this.