People who keep judging other mothers all the time need to know what happened with this woman

This woman is Megan Orr Burnside and she has an important message. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/ MeganOrrBurnside

We are often quick to judge mothers and how they deal with their kids. If we don't like their way of parenting, we label them as bad mums. And this is exactly what USA-based Megan Orr Burnside did a few years ago. She went ahead and called the police because she thought the woman was being abusive towards her child. Why we are talking about it now? Well, because Megan recently took to Facebook to share a heartwarming post on how people should stop judging other mothers all the time, and her post has gone viral. What caused the change of heart, you ask? Recently, she saw a mother struggling with her kids and instead of judging, she offered to help her.

"A few years ago I was in Tennessee with my husband at a training event. We were at a gas station when we saw a woman with a boy of about 10 years old, struggling to get him in the car. He was screaming and she was so angry and frustrated. We watched her get him in the car and there was a lot of physical fighting in the car. It looked like she was hitting him as well, so we called the police. They came and we left. We then got a call and they told us that the boy was autistic and she really struggled with him, and she had even asked for the police's help in the past to deal with him because he was very violent. They said they have been helping her and she's doing the best she can," she wrote.

According to a report by Independent, Burnside describes how this incident was similar to the one she witnessed years ago, but in this case, her own actions were enough to diffuse the situation.

She admitted that "years earlier I would have been holding my cell phone ready, watching to see if she did anything that I should report." Megan describes how she instead helped the mother, telling her she was a good mum, and that everything was going to be okay.

To think of it, this is not a sole incident. Mothers are judged all the time and despite what pinnacle of success they are at in their professional lives--they are not spared. Even the likes of Kareena Kapoor Khan. Yup, she gets judged too.

 

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The actress was mom-shamed because she has rejected the typical gender roles and shattered the stereotype that a woman should stay confined within the four walls of her house after having a baby. However, some people had a problem with Bebo's life choices and they made it pretty apparent with their messages all over social media. "Of course she is a bad mother because soon after delivery she started working instead of taking care of her new born," wrote on commentator. "Taimur Ali Khan, you are so cute, sadly you will never know true meaning of mom, shame on Kareena Kapoor Khan for neglecting her child," commented the other.

After getting a lot of hate and being called a 'bad mother', Kareena decided to speak up and put all speculations to rest. In July, this year, she attended the launch of Rujuta Diwekar's book Pregnancy Notes and addressed the issue.

"If I am going to the gym, it's not about getting size zero. So many people and girls went like, 'Why does she have to leave her baby and go to the gym?' I read these comments and I feel that's the most stupid thing ever because having a child doesn't mean you can't feel good," she said in an interaction with the media.

"If you are feeling good, if your mental health is good then automatically your child feels well. Taimur is happy and everyone is happy. I am one of the most relaxed and chilled out girls," she continued.

In fact, in an interview with Mid-Day, Kareena said, "Going out with friends doesn't make me any less of a good mother. Motherhood doesn't mean a woman must give up on herself. It's easy to see a photograph of me and jump to conclusions, but people don't know my equation with my child. We are capable of multitasking." And she is absolutely right.

So, maybe it is time we quit judging and start helping.