The Twitter police were out in full force after Maren Morris shared a photo of herself with her baby boy, Hayes, enjoying a sunny day on the lake. And husband Ryan Hurd had plenty to say about the comments.
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It started when Maren shared the pic of herself and her firstborn in matching swimsuits floating on what appears to be a lake in a large white raft shaped like a car. Her caption riffed on the Little Big Town hit saying simply, “Motor-floatin’.”
Motor-floatin’. ⛳️✨ pic.twitter.com/hQw4sXGSle
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) June 30, 2020
While most comments were adoring and supportive of the mom and baby, there were a few assumed mothering experts that questioned the infant’s safety.
“Where is the baby’s life jacket???,” wrote one follower.
“No life jackets. Wow, just wow 
,” added another.
“Gust of wind – baby is toast,” commented another.
Gust of wind – baby is toast
— Wendy Pullano (@WendyPullano) July 1, 2020
Maren, who doesn’t often share photos of Hayes, commented on one post: “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.”
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. 😑
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) July 1, 2020
Proud papa Ryan Hurd wasn’t quite finished with the topic though. Coming to his wife’s defense, he shared his own thoughts.
In a thread, he tweeted, “I’d just like to say, my wife usually doesn’t need me to defend her, but she’s a great mom, and 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.”
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He also added, “Hayes has 2 coast guard approved life jackets that he wears. Also, sometimes moms have a drink, and homegirl earned it.”
And the moral of the story is, as long as social media gives people a platform to declare themselves armchair experts, they’ll be voicing their opinions – solicited or not. This is also a good reminder that social media posts are just a snapshot – sometimes literally and sometimes figuratively – of a bigger picture.
I’d just like to say, my wife usually doesn’t need me to defend her, but she’s a great mom, and 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.
— Ryan Hurd (@RyanHurd) July 2, 2020
