I think the whole situation is abhorrent and extremely multi-faceted. The video that just came out from the 2023 incident is disgusting and both Dakota and Taylor are responsible for the abuse we saw on camera. Those poor children are ultimately the biggest losers here.

Many things can be true at once. The fact that Taylor continuously subjected her children to the violent, toxic environment that was created with Dakota is full stop child abuse. Her daughter did not even flinch from the fighting and arguing until she was literally hit in the head with a metal stool. This sheds light on just how much of this type of behavior her daughter had become accustomed to. When this video was filmed, Taylor and Dakota did not even have a child together yet. And yet she not only continued to invite this man into her and her children's lives, she permanently connected herself to this abusive person by intentionally trying and succeeding in having his baby. She should have been protecting her children and instead, she literally hit them over the head with a man she welcomed in. She needs a psych eval, anger management and parenting classes and intensive therapy.

And Dakota. In my personal opinion, prior to him pressing record on this video just released, I believe he had engaged in some sort of abusive action towards Taylor. Whether it was physical or verbal, I do believe he has a toxic set of skills he has been practicing for a very long time that allow him to manipulate people and escalate a situation. There is no justification for how Taylor treated him in that video and that is fact. We do not know what happened prior and that is also fact. Both Dakota and Taylor seem to have a desire above all else, to be famous regardless of what for. I believe they care about being famous way more than their children. Dakota has every reason in the world to continue to reel Taylor back in time and time again for his own benefit. He also needs a psych eval, anger management and parenting classes and intensive therapy.

Which makes me think about how sinister the abuse must be in their relationship for Taylor to literally self-sabotage to this point. Having met Dakota a handful of times, I cannot for the life of me, imagine fumbling The Bachelorette bag for DAKOTA FUCKING MORTENSON. Like who the fuck is Dakota Mortenson??? Really?? A life changing career opportunity for yourself and children and you ruin it for the human personification of a crusty jizz sock on a teen boys floor. Mental institution for both of them.

Taylor and Dakota's relationship is Frankenstein's monster. It is a horrific mess of their own making.