15. Mum shaming: why are we so cruel to each other online?

Breastfeeding or formula feeding. Co-sleeping or sleep training. Surrogacy, screen time, the state of your house. Whatever choice a mum makes, somebody online seems ready to tell her she’s selfish, neglectful or harming her child.

In this episode, I’m talking about mum shaming, parenting judgement and the cruelty women direct towards other mothers online.

I look at real comments left about breastfeeding, baby sleep and motherhood choices, and ask why “this worked for me” so quickly becomes “every good mum should do the same”. We don’t know someone else’s mental health, support system, finances, family circumstances or the child they’re raising.

If you’ve been on the receiving end of mum shaming, this is your reminder that you don’t have to prove you’re a good mother to strangers on the internet. And if you’re about to leave a judgemental comment, perhaps it’s worth stopping to ask why.

Motherhood is hard enough without mothers tearing each other apart.

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