It seems that many of the stars of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On have been victims of mom-shaming, and for the most part, it's been over the most innocent things. Jessa Duggar has been called out for the crafts her kids have made, their dirtiness of their feet, and the fact that they've played on a cell phone. Meanwhile, Jinger Duggar has been dragged for how her daughter sleeps, what the little girl wears and how she washes her hands. Then, just this week, Joy Duggar got a taste of the shaming too for a cute photo of her son pouring out milk on the counter.
It turns out that it's not just the female members of the Duggar clan getting questioned over their parenting. Now, Joe Duggar and his wife, Kendra Caldwell, are taking heat over their latest Instagram post. The pair, who married in 2017, are the proud parents of three-year-old Garrett and six-month-old Addison. It's baby Addison in the picture that's caused backlash. The shot shows Kendra holding the adorable Addison as they both beam with happiness, but people still found something wrong with it.
The "problem" apparently is the bracelet Addison wore on her left wrist, and many let the young mom know just what's wrong with that. In a thread about it on Reddit, one person asked, "Why does Kendra insist on her six-month-old wearing jewelry?" while another stated, "It makes me so nervous. There is nothing stopping that baby from snapping that bracelet off and shoving a bead up her nose." A third chimed in, "If they're lucky. Or she'll just swallow it and choke to death." Another agreed, writing, "All I could think of was how quickly a baby would shove them down their throat."
However, for the most part, the comments on the post are about how cute the little girl is, so don't expect Joe and Kendra to stop posting pics of their family any time soon. In fact, they might have more family to share photos of. Fans of the show think Joe and Kendra might rival their parents in the number of kids they have since, just a few years into their marriage, they already have two children. Many of their followers suspect there might be a baby announcement from them before the end of the year.
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Photo: Instagram/LittleDuggarFamily