Alexis LaRue was left speechless after trolls hit at one of her videos telling her to stop giving snacks to her twin daughters given their big size. Upset and frustrated, the mom made a separate video to address these critics and gave them a shut-up call, and educated them on the difference between a normal healthy child and an obese child. Moreover, the mom and the online community expressed disgust towards the trolls for body-shaming such little children.
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The worst fear of any young parent is getting unsolicited advice from strangers teaching them how to parent their kid.
And far worse is something when a stranger literally tells you in the face that you are failing as a mother.
Something similar was recently experienced by this twin girls mom Alexis LaRue of The Mejia Family on TikTok after she was hit by trolls on daughters weight. According to the mom (@themejiafamily), the girls weigh in at 20 pounds that is only 4 pounds more than the national average for 7-month-old babies.
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The bizarre confrontation started after the mom posted a video in which she and her daughters excitedly opened a package sent to the family by Gerber. Inside the box was an adorable, neutral tone basket, which contained Gerber baby foods, snacks and even bibs.
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As LaRue started to pull out more packages outside the basket, the twins were intrigued and especially when their mom held containers of Gerber fruit puff snacks and yogurt drops.
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However, instead of watching this adorable video, many people started to post negative comments:
"They don't need snacks!!"
Holding her twins in her arms, LaRue specifically made a video to address these critics.
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The video was a mere 15 seconds long, but the mom's message was crystal clear:
"Imagine telling a 7-month-old baby that they need to watch what they eat."
As one of the babies cooed in her video, the disappointed mom spoke in a high-pitched voice for the rest of the video:
"That's crazy! That is crazy. I could never."
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The video got a response from social media where people took to the comments section to support LaRue and criticized the trolls for fat-shaming little babies.
Thousands of fellow TikTokkers came forward in support of The Mejia Family, pointing out that, like adults, babies come in all shapes and sizes. Their health should be prioritized before their weight.
Not to mention the fact that babies will eat what they want to eat and such little kids can't be put on a strict diet.
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People showed their love for the girls and their mom
Still few people were adamant on taking the video out of context:
"Imagine overfeeding your babies for views."
Like the earlier video, thousands came forward to show their support for LaRue, questioning why the TikToker bothered to make such a terrible comment, and to discourage people from judging the families they see online, especially over 15-second and 1-minute videos.
A clearly upset and frustrated LaRue replied in this video, covering her mouth and simply saying:
"I really hope this is a joke."
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However, LaRue knows better that this was no joke and people were actually serious in body-shaming her daughters
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Actually, unsolicited advice and people criticizing and body shaming moms or their kids are very common in online parenting communities
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In fact, LaRue is lucky in the sense that hundreds and thousands of people came out in her support to give a shut-up call to the trolls
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