I let my 'mini-me' swear in public – trolls say I need to learn her manners
A WOMAN has hit back at mom-shamers after a clip of her young daughter swearing in public went viral.
Hollie Curran, from Great Britain, posted the video on TikTok and soon found her parenting criticized by thousands of social media users.
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The now viral clip, which has racked up nearly 730,000 views in just two days, sees Hollie's firstborn, named Beau, sitting at a table in a cozy cafe, with her sister's stroller right next to her.
As Hollie films the sweet moment, the little girl poses for the camera in front of the mirrors and extends the middle finger, seemingly completely thrilled with the new 'skill' she's learned along the way.
“It's like it looks in the damn mirror,” Hollie was hysterical, describing her daughter as “mini-me” in the caption.
But while dozens of TikTok users found the clip hilarious and tagged their friends, not everyone praised the mother, who said she was “most proud” of her daughter's behavior.
Several people took issue with the little child swearing, especially in a public setting, as they demanded Hollie spend some time teaching Beau some manners.
One said: 'I feel so bad for her. Children need to learn manners and boundaries.”
Another agreed, describing the situation as ''sad''.
''If there's one thing that makes me sad, it's seeing children allowed to swear as if it were normal.
“It's your problem, not hers. She should be taught properly and not proud of video.”
“You should be proud,” someone else chimed in.
“God, that's embarrassing,” a fourth was shocked by what they had just seen.
However, there were also many less harsh and judgmental comments – and after taking the internet by storm, Hollie also hit back at the trolls who shamed her.
According to the young mother, who said the comments “killed” her, all was not as it seemed – and the girl did get a definitive answer.
''It was a 5 second video, damn grip!
'She was told it was naughty, but she did it really bad when I did it to her dad too! I took full responsibility!”
She continued in the comments, “If you think your daughter will never say the F-word to you, you [are] in for a shock! ''
Have your children started swearing? Parenting expert Kirsty Ketley shared how to deal with this problem – and tips to prevent it from becoming a regular occurrence.
Speaking to Fabulous, the mum-of-two said: 'The best thing you can do is stay calm and then have a chat about the language they're using and why it's not appropriate, and offer better ways to deal with frustration and to talk about it. How can they deal with peer pressure if they swear to be socially accepted? How else can they try to fit in?”
Kirsty continued: 'It's unrealistic to think that your child won't swear when with their friends, but talking about words that are less offensive than others is a good idea and reinforcing this from within the friendship group is not socially acceptable. ''
While it may be easy to simply blame someone else, the whiz also reminded you to look at your own habits.
''Do you swear when you're frustrated? ''
She further explained, “It's not fair to say it's okay for you to do it but not your child, so try to change your own behavior too.
''This will help discourage bad language, so think about what is acceptable and what is not for your family and make sure they understand that it won't be the same for everyone.
''If you have some family rules in place about what constitutes respectful language, it will be easier to point out when your child uses an unacceptable word – 'Remember, for example, that is not a word we use in our home.'