Maren Morris deletes ALL photos of her son from Instagram after being mom-shamed for posing on a pool float with the three-month-old
- Country star Maren Morris has deleted photos from her Instagram account of herself and her three-month-old son after she was ‘mom shamed’ online
- Her post caused a storm of critics who questioned the safety of the photo as her child was not wearing a life jacket
- But husband Ryan Hurd came to her defense on Twitter saying their child was ‘on a float in 1 feet of water being held by an adult with 5 people watching’
- Ryan also defended his wife for having an alcoholic beverage, tweeting: ‘Also, sometimes moms have a drink, and homegirl earned it’
Maren Morris removed all photos of her baby son Hayes from Instagram on Friday after being mom-shamed on social media.
After being criticized for posing on a pool float with the three-month-old on her lap and a can of beer in her hand, Maren, 30, deleted every photo featuring the tot.
The country singer took action after her husband Ryan Hurd came to her defense on Twitter when random people started questioning why Hayes wasn’t wearing a life jacket.
No more: Maren Morris has deleted all photos of her son Hayes from social media after this photo of her posing on a pool float with her son drew criticism
‘I’d just like to say, my wife usually doesn’t need me to defend her, but she’s a great mom,’ he wrote on Thursday.
‘My kid was not unsafe on a float in 1 feet of water being held by an adult with 5 people watching so she could get a picture.’
He continued, ‘Hayes has 2 coast guard approved life jackets that he wears,
‘Also, sometimes moms have a drink, and homegirl earned it. Later, nerds.’
In the original photo, Maren reclined on a giant Funboy float wearing a cactus print bikini and shades while Hayes sat on her lap in a matching swim outfit.
Support: It came after Maren’s husband Ryan Hurd came to her defense after she was mom-shamed
Parenting police: Maren was criticized by people on social media because Hayes wasn’t wearing a life jacket
Sucks: Maren hinted on Wednesday that she was going to stop posting photos of her son
Their precious boy: The couple welcomed son Hayes on March 23
The happy snap was captioned ‘Motor-floatin’ and was immediately met with criticism from parenting police who decided that Hayes wasn’t safe.
‘Gust of wind – baby is toast,’ one Twitter user bluntly put it, while another wrote, ‘Where is the baby’s life jacket???’
Maren revealed on Wednesday that she was considering removing all of Hayes’ photos from social media.
‘Honestly, I get so many criticisms of my motherhood on anything I post of Hayes, so I may just discontinue posting photos of him. Sucks but it’s kind of where I’m at.’ she wrote on Twitter.
When one of her pals Mickey Guyton defended her, Maren thanked her for the support and hinted she was done posting pictures of her baby.
No more: The country singer was regularly sharing snaps with her little one until Friday when she took a stand against mom shamers
‘Don’t let them come for you sis. You’re an amazing mother and those that have something to say don’t deserve to see this beautiful life you created in love.’
The Texas native replied, ‘Thanks, babe. I mean, we talked about curbing posting photos anyway now that he’s a little bit older, but the added crap from (mostly other moms) folks definitely forced our hand.’
Hayes is Maren’s first child with husband Ryan. The couple, who married in Nashville in 2018, welcomed their son on March 23.
‘Forced our hand’: Maren thanked friend Mickey Guyton for her support and accused other moms of being the most critical
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