Krechelle Carter is over being mum-shamed.
The parenting blogger has six children and recently took to social media to express her anger at being constantly judged for telling off her children.
Australian native Krechelle says that she’s sick of the looks from other people when she attempts to explain to her children that their behaviour isn’t appropriate.
“Every-time I start to tell my children off; (Granted I sound a bit like a bulldog eating a tire)
I’m met with an audience of other parents or relatives, sometimes random strangers judging the way that I’m handling things”.
The mum says that it can often feel like she’s looking after 42 children instead of six and having people stare at her makes things a whole lot worse.
“I try and be diplomatic and calm. But there is only so many times I can say; “sweetheart can you please not hit your sister with a rock because when you do your entering her personal space and it hurts and how do you think that makes her feel?”
“By the third time it kinda comes out like: “if you touch your sister one more damn time I’m putting your iPad in the rubbish bin”.
Krechelle goes on to say that her children often act up during the school run in front of other people and although she doesn’t want to have tough conversations with her brood, sometimes needs must.
“I don’t want to have these conversations. I don’t want them to miss out on things or put them in time out and I especially don’t want to say it in front of a bunch of strangers.
“But I gotta do what I gotta do. And I’d just really appreciate a little more support and a little less glaring”.
The mum says support from other parents instead of judgment would be so much more beneficial and that she would do the same if the roles were reversed.
Check out her post in full here mamas, let’s just say there’s lots of food for thought.
