by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting

As a mom blogger I put my life out there. I share my highs and lows, and my Instagram page is full of photos of me wearing hospital granny panties postpartum, among other personal moments. I receive backlash sometimes. People have told me I deserve it for sharing so much. I disagree. Conversations are one thing, shaming is something entirely different.
What's interesting is the anger I?ve experienced has only been online. No one has ever said to my face that I?m a bad mother, but they have on the Internet. Sometimes I?ll respond by questioning the tone. Generally the person will retract or back down when confronted.

I enjoy a healthy debate. Yet I?ve been told I?m a horrible person, that my husband should divorce me. One commenter even said she wanted to punch me in my face (that one I did reply to, offering to give her my address and asked what time I should expect her to come over...she didn?t respond). These types of encounters baffle me. I?m of the camp where if you can?t say anything nice just move on. I still don?t understand why one would suggest my husband leave me because I still breastfeed past the one year mark. Tomato, to-mah-toe, I suppose.
I?m an adult, my husband is also. We can take it. Sure, some comments anger me, a few have upset me. I try to shake it off and move on. But children" That?s a different story. They should be off limits from these encounters, regardless of whether I write about my life as a parent.
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