14 Celebs Who Shut Down Parent-Shaming In The Best Way

Last month, the New Girl actor shared a selfie of herself sitting on a swing. Someone commented, “Where are your kids at?” — something that celebrity moms often hear that famous dads don’t.

In 2018, the rapper shared a pic of herself sitting on Offset’s lap during her baby shower. One Instagram user commented, “All that money and the baby shower look like a bucket of CORN.” Cardi responded, “It was beautiful, and we were happy. Your mom waited a whole nine months for you to be ugly and a bucket of disappointment.”

In 2020, the model shared a special moment on Instagram: the first time she breastfed in public. People criticized the “lack of modesty” with one commenter writing, “Put a blanket of some kind on to conceal your breasts so the majority of people don’t have to feel uncomfortable seeing a half-naked woman in public.”

Earlier this year, Ashley welcomed twins. She shared a pic of herself holding one baby while breastfeeding the other, and once again, faced a ton of mommy-shaming. Shortly after, she posted a video with the caption: “I’m not going to apologize for feeding my child.”

When the actor and his wife, Laura, welcomed their second child together in 2018, he posted a sweet pic of himself holding his newborn daughter. In a beautiful caption, he mentioned skin-to-skin contact, which can promote bonding and have numerous health benefits.

After the Underworld actor shared a video of herself dancing, someone shamed her for choosing to go out over staying home with her daughter (who was 18 at that time?!).

In 2018, the cookbook author shared a funny pic where she breastfed her son and a doll side-by-side. “Luna is making me feed her babydoll, so I guess I have twins now,” she wrote. One Twitter user replied, “Menstruating, childbirth, and sex are natural, too, but that doesn’t mean I want to see pics of it and/or celebrities like @chrissyteigen taking a bath or nursing. We get it.”

When the singer shared a beautiful pic of his daughter in his arms, one Instagram user wrote, “So tired of seeing them carrying her. She needs no legs then.” A few days later, John spoke about the dad-shaming with Entertainment Tonightsaying, “I think people kind of, they see one photo, and they want to make judgments about how people live their lives, and I think the best advice for all of us is let parents be parents and don’t criticize based on what you see on social media.”

Like many celebrities, the X-Men actor chooses not to post her children’s faces on social media. When someone on Instagram insinuated that Halle was embarrassed of her kids, she replied, “I’ve noticed you have said this several times now, so let me be clear — I’m not at all ashamed of my children. I try to find creative ways to incorporate them into my feed because they are the biggest part of my life, but I also work very hard to keep their identities as private as I can considering they are only children.”

In a video she shared on her Instagram story, Shay joked, “Apparently, people are really upset that I left three days after having a kid to go out and party. It wasn’t three days, and she was with [my dog] Angel, so…”

In 2019, the Younger actor shared an adorable black-and-white pic on Instagram of herself and her daughter smiling. When people noticed the 8-month-old had pierced ears, tons of hate rolled in, with one commenter going as far as calling it “child abuse.”

In 2018, the cookbook author shared a silly video of herself and her daughter. Someone commented, “Lawwd have mercy, whyyy don’t you know how to brush them girls’ hair??? Drives me nuts!!!”

Ayesha responded, “I don’t make moments happen for Instagram. Moments happen, and I sometimes share. I’m not going to doll my children up for perception or anyone’s approval on here. If that’s what you want to see, then this is not the page for you. Real life over here.”

After the singer shared a moment at the zoo with her son, she got tons of backlash from people saying they shouldn’t visit a place where animals were in captivity. “Here’s the thing, though,” Pink responded. “I don’t remember asking you for your opinion or for your help in raising my child. This isn’t the place for a debate. Call CNN, or call the zoo.”

A few days later, she shared a pic of her kid with the perfect caption to get ahead of the trolls. “Here’s a picture of my child running through water. It wasn’t even filtered. What a waste of water. And no helmet? I hope she had sunscreen. If she slips and falls, she may be traumatized for life. And her mother wasn’t even there. I was…gasp…working!!!! In another country!”

In 2018, the Bring It On actor shared an adorable video where she lightly kissed her baby on the lips. The comment section quickly filled with criticism insisting it’s not healthy to do so.

“Kaav is healthy, and I don’t even touch her without washing and sanitizing myself and everything and everyone that comes into contact with her,” Gabrielle responded. “If you think I waited this long and went thru all this to put my baby in harm’s way…you got another thing coming.”