It's Time We Stopped Shaming Celebrities Unfairly for Their Parenting Styles

It's the world's toughest job, but it's also the most rewarding. Parenting changes a person, no matter who they are — even celebrities. Everyone has their own parenting style, which they have every right to choose, and others have no right to comment or criticise it unless they're doing something objectively wrong, like abusing a child. But given that celebrity lives are completely on display, no thanks to Instagram, they're even more susceptible to unwarranted criticism from people who feel like they can give their unsolicited opinion, just because it's a public figure. 

Recently, director and producer, Karan Johar, was at the receiving end of such comments, and he shut it down like a pro!

When someone 'lamented' that Karan's twins will 'miss out' on a mother's love, he said this:

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And rightly so! You don't have to be a woman to care for children. 

Karan's not the only one, however, who has clapped back at these unsolicited opinions. Lots of celebs have reminded people that they too, are people: 

When Abhishek Bachchan was scathingly asked whether he even sends daughter Aaradhya to school, he had the most fitting reply:

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Aishwarya Rai, too, has been often criticised for taking Aaradhya to film sets and not giving her a 'normal childhood', but she brushed it off like a boss:

"There were many who would say, 'Surely you could make time to go workout' — I could have. Maybe I should have. But I genuinely enjoyed spending time with her, and so I did. People used to say 'But you are in showbiz, c'mon. Get on with it' and I'd be like, I'd get on with it in my time, there is no rush because I genuinely love every minute spent'," she said. 

Stars like Esha Gupta and Lisa Hayden were shamed mercilessly for sharing photos, where they were breastfeeding their babies, but the badass women shrug it off and stuck to their guns. And, it's not just Bollywood celebs — Hollywood stars are constantly picked on for holding their child wrong, or if they're photographed with a crying baby (as if babies don't cry in general). 

This culture of shaming really needs to be reeled back and inspected. We need to introspect and see why we feel the need to crudely comment on a photo of person and their child, with an opinion that is completely baseless. Rich or poor, famous or not, parents are parents and they always have their child's best interests at heart — so give them a break. They're also figuring it out, with the added pressure of the whole world scrutinising their every move. So instead of spewing hatred, try and be kinder to each other.