A mum-of-12 has shared the cruel comments she gets online from vile trolls about her family and how she’s learnt to brush them off.
Zoe Sullivan shares her life as a mum to nine girls and three boys, including two sets of twins, on social media but is often judged by people who claim she is using her kids as a ‘cash cow’ and even ‘starving’ them.
Users have attacked the 44-year-old making comments about her children’s weight and that it’s ‘irresponsible’ to keep having kids but the mum has learnt to block out the noise.
Zoe’s brood consists of Elizabeth, 18, Olivia, 16, twins Isabelle and Charlotte, 15, Noah, 13, Evangeline, 11, Tobias, 10, twins Leah and Erin, seven, Agnes, five, Joseph, four, and baby Florence, one.
The Scottish mum told The Sun people criticise her and her husband Ben, 48 for having such a large family but said the kids are well provided for.
Zoe Sullivan (pictured)shares her life as a mum of 12 on social media but is often judged by people who claim she is using her kids as a ‘cash cow’ and even ‘starving’ them

Zoe’s brood consists of Elizabeth, 18, Olivia, 16, twins Isabelle and Charlotte, 15, Noah, 13, Evangeline, 11, Tobias, 10, twins Leah and Erin, seven, Agnes, five, Joseph, four, and baby Florence, one
‘We provide for them financially, mentally, physically… we provide everything they need,’ she said.
‘For us, no it’s not irresponsible (to have so many children).’
Zoe said she used to take the mean comments as a ‘personal attack’ but has become better at ignoring the negativity as she shares her family life online.
The mum has been open about her battle with internet bullies on Instagram but says she is proud of each of her ‘beautiful, kind, thoughtful’ children.
‘I spent so many years trying to justify having a large family, almost apologising sometimes because it goes against the ‘norms’ of society. The truth is I never liked being ‘normal’ anyway,’ she said in a video.

The mum has been open about her battle with online bullies on Instagram saying she is proud of each of her ‘beautiful, kind, thoughtful’ children

Zoe said she used to take the mean comments as a ‘personal attack’ but has become better at ignoring the negatively as she shares her family life online

The parents spend £200 or AU$378 on food and groceries each week, which she said is a struggle to store, and usually have their Christmas budgets in order by May each year
‘I used to find myself constantly trying to explain being the butt of people’s jokes and putting up with the same awful comments time and time again. The fact is we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing family we have created.’
In another post she hit back at her critics warning them not to ‘question her loyalty to her children’ or if she ‘has their best interests at heart’.
‘Our whole lives revolve around doing better for them, in order to give them the best life we can, and we may not be where we want to be just yet, but we work hard every single day to try and get there!’ she said.
The parents spend £200 or AU$378 on food and groceries a week, which she said is a struggle to store, and usually have their Christmas budgets in order by May each year.
Ben works to bring in an income for the family of 14 while Zoe stays at home to look after the kids and is ‘hands on immediately’ with the household responsibilities when he gets home each day.
Zoe, who has spent a collective seven and a half years of her life pregnant, admits neither she or Ben ‘knew what they were doing’ when they welcome their eldest Elizabeth 18 years ago.
‘I’ve never got to a point where I’ve gone, ‘actually, I won’t have any more’. I think that part of me is broken,’ she said.
‘Each pregnancy has been a really special time, not just for me but for everybody.’
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