Today, social media is how most people communicate. Sharing photos of children with friends and family has become very common.
This young mom does the same, but the comments on her posts and how her child is treated are very different. She has some words for those people…
Natasha, a young mother, is figuring out life with her baby. Like other moms, she enjoys posting pictures of her son, Raedyn, who is one year old.
But unlike many, she faces harsh online bullying because of her son’s appearance.
She shares videos of herself and Raedyn on TikTok, a popular platform.
Each post gets dozens or even hundreds of comments telling her to stop sharing pictures or videos of her child.
Natasha responds to the negativity with a firm message: “I won’t stop… just because he looks different doesn’t mean he’s any less – he’s perfect,” she says.
She has lost count of the number of times people ask her, “What’s wrong with your child? Why does your child look like that?”
Raedyn was born with Pfeiffer syndrome, which causes changes in the skull, face, and limbs.
But to Natasha, her little boy is perfect, and she proudly shares videos of him whenever she can.
However, many people are unkind. She often receives comments like, “What kind of life will he have?”
One person on TikTok rudely asked, while another said, “Why would you make him live like that? What a sad life you’re making him go through.”
It’s not just online where Natasha faces this behavior. In public, strangers also approach her with insensitive questions like, “What’s wrong with your child?
Why does your child look like that?” She finds it frustrating because, as she points out, “That’s not how you talk to a person.”
Going out in public has become difficult for her because she’s constantly bombarded with questions.
“It’s exhausting to keep explaining my son’s health issues,” she says.
Natasha can’t understand why so many people are so focused on her son’s appearance.
“He lives like any other child… yes, he looks different, but that doesn’t make him any less,” she says.
She adds, “He deserves a full life and acceptance – I will fight for that as long as I live.”
She’s tired of the so-called concern people show, especially when she’s just going about her day and someone suddenly stops her with questions out of curiosity.
“What people don’t realize is that I’m just a mom and my son is just a baby… our lives don’t revolve around his diagnosis,” she explains.
The tired mom continues, “My son looks a little different, but that doesn’t mean he exists to teach people a lesson.
It’s mentally and emotionally draining to explain his health issues over and over.”
“We’re just a normal family. I hope that one day, the world will accept people with disabilities and not judge them for how they look or what they can’t do.”
It’s really sad to see that even today, people are quick to judge anyone who looks different.
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