I got mom-shamed for giving my newborn jewelry – the Karens need to calm down, my daughter is happy and healthy
A MOTHER has clapped back at haters who are criticizing her for dolling up her baby in baubles.
New mom Alyssa (@alyssadoherty) said she got mom-shamed for her parenting choice, calling the commenters “Karens.”
Alyssa shared a throwback video that showed her daughter as a newborn in a green and white striped onesie and bib saying “newest and cutest.”
The baby was held in what appeared to be mom’s lap, with one grown-up hand around her stomach and the other on her head.
Two gloved hands then came into frame.
“Back to when my daughter got her ears pierced. She cried for a few seconds,” the mom wrote.
The gloved hands each held a piercing gun and moved into the baby’s ears.
“It’s okay, momma, it’s okay,” one of the piercing experts can be heard saying to the child.
“I’m so sorry,” said another piercer said gently.
On the count of three, the sound of the piercing devices could be heard at the same time.
The newly glammed little girl can then be heard letting out a tiny cry.
“It’s okay baby, it’s okay,” one of the women said, trying to console the child, who kept shrieking.
Mom shifted the baby, who was wearing a small, pink bow, as well as her new small studs.
“I got mom shamed for this LOL,” Alyssa captioned the clip, laughing off the criticism.
This video, though, also garnered some criticism in the 1,500+ comments, with some people saying the baby was “way too young.”
To this, Alyssa clapped back: “If you think so.”
“Should be her decision someday,” another viewer remarked.
Still, others were in agreement with the mom.
“My mom had my ears pierced at this age. I do not remember and was so grateful in my pre-teen years to have them pierced already! Yo go momma,” said the follower.
She certainly appeared to feel secure in her choice and took the critical commenters to task.
“Okay Karen, she’s fine! You have your opinion I have mines. My daughter is happy and healthy. Most of ya moms made that decision for ya too,” she wrote.
“Calm down Karen,” she told one critic. “Do you even have kids? Did you vaccinate them? Did they cry? It’s the same thing, negative Nancy.”
In another comment, Alyssa said she got “a lot of views and likes” for posting the clip, adding: “I don’t let the comments get to me.”