Mum-of-two hits back at man who parent shamed her during food shop - Today News

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For any copyright, please send me a message.  An exhausted mum has hit back at a random man who attempted to shame her parenting skills when she was doing her food shop.  Tracy Bennett was waiting in line at Costco with her son's Elliot, two, and Isaac, seven months, when the pair inevitably started to get restless.  The mum, from North Carolina, took out her phone to log into her Costco app in a bid speed the whole process up when a stranger walked up to her.  "You see these babies?" he said. "They fuss like that because they want your attention. Maybe you should get off your phone and give them your attention."     Tracy tried to explain what she was doing and it wasn't until she got home that she began to think about what she wished she had really said to him, as reported by The Sun .   Writing on the Breastfeeding Mama Talk Facebook group in a post which received a huge response, she said: "First of all, I had no idea the toddler saying ‘mama pizza, mama pizza’ over and over and the baby making pre-cry warnings to alert me that if we don’t move soon he’s going to lose it wanted my attention.  "Thank you for that brilliant analysis of the situation."  She describes how the trio had already been in the queue for 15 minutes, during which time she had already pulled out books, snacks and games in an attempt to keep the little ones entertained.    She also points out that the man must have been in the line next to them for a total of two minutes or he would have also witnessed the smiles, laughs and interactions which were happening just seconds before.  Tracy continued: “Thank you for your parenting advice. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to shame a young mother with two tiny children. Thank you for seeing a stressful moment and deciding ‘I think I’ll make this worse for her’.  "Everyone, if you see a mother (or father) with young children out in public anywhere, assume she is stressed out. Assume she is trying her damndest to get through the situation."  The powerful post quickly struck a chord with other parents who recognised what had happened to the young mum.  One wrote: "Yes yes yes! Wish you had time to break it down like that for the 'bigger baby' that felt the need to lecture you."  Another said: "I would have asked him if that was why he was also making a fuss. Does he need attention too? Mind ya business!"   Have you ever been parent shamed by a stranger? Email yourmirror@trinitymirror.com to tell us your story.

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