‘How dare she’: Mother-of-six calls out a shopper for shaming the parents of a toddler boy who was throwing a tantrum in a supermarket
- A mother slams a shopper for shaming another woman whose son was crying
- Krechelle Carter recently overheard a nasty comment made by another mother
- A boy was throwing a tantrum when a passerby made a remark about his parents
- Krechelle penned a post calling out the woman after it struck a chord with her
A mother-of-six has slammed a shopper for shaming the parents of a toddler boy who was throwing a tantrum in a supermarket.
Krechelle Carter, from Adelaide, was doing her grocery with her husband and their children – all aged under six – when she overheard a nasty comment made by another mother.
Taking to social media, the 27-year-old – who blogs under Eight at Home – penned a powerful message calling out the woman after her remarks struck a chord with her.
‘I hear the familiar fake screaming of a child who did not want to be buckled back in his pram. This child was screaming so loud that naturally people were staring… And his parents were sternly but quietly trying to contain his octopus limbs and put them into the pram without hurting him, without losing their s***,’ she recalled.
‘There was sweating and grunting and shaking of heads. They were doing well, they almost had it. And that’s when I heard it.
‘A mum said to her eight-year-old daughter quite loudly: “Well clearly that child gets everything he wants and has never been taught a thing in his life”.’
Krechelle Carter, from Adelaide, was doing her grocery with her husband and their children – all aged under six – when she overheard a nasty comment made by another mother
The mother-of-six slammed a shopper for shaming another woman whose toddler son was throwing a tantrum in a supermarket
Krechelle said she wasn’t in a position to publicly confront the woman because she already had her hands full with her own children – but she was livid.
‘My mouth dropped open; I felt pure rage surging through my body. It was like every-time a mum had judged me had just toppled on top of me like ice water,’ she said.
‘How f***ing dare she. We’re meant to be part of the club. The mums’ club. Solidarity sister. And she had betrayed that club and not only had she shamed that mum.
‘She was teaching her daughter that judging people out loud, making people feel bad of a split second of there life was okay.
‘I’m fairly sure my slightly outraged constipated expression got her right in the eye ball and she freaked a little.’
Taking to social media, the 27-year-old – who blogs under Eight at Home – penned a powerful message calling out the woman after her remarks struck a chord with her
Krechelle said she wasn’t in a position to publicly confront the woman because she already had her hands full with her own children – but she was livid after hearing the comment
The mother-of-six was doing her grocery with her husband and their six young children
Krechelle called on mothers to be more respectful of other parents.
‘Mums of Australia. How are we meant to respect ourselves or get our children to respect each other with comments like that?’ she asked.
‘We wonder why we’re so stressed and anxious and don’t want to go out of the house. And then we’ve got women like that publicly shaming a couple of what seemed like very nice people trying to put there little demon child into his pram.
‘And I mean if you haven’t been there; have you even parented. Don’t stare. Don’t roll your eyes. Don’t make comments to your impressionable kid.
‘Move along. Or do the nod or the smile. You have no idea what that mum or dad might be going through.
‘A more appropriate comment would be: “Poor parents probably could use a nice cuppa after that”. Is it that hard? All I’m asking for is a little solidarity sisters.’