I was mum-shamed for giving my 12-month-old KFC – trolls called her fat and me lazy & threatened me with social services
A MUM says she was shamed for giving her daughter a KFC ‘cake smash’ for her birthday with trolls calling the little girl fat and threatening to call social services.
When Kayla Frizzell’s daughter, Mia’s, first birthday approached, the mum decided to shun a traditional birthday cake for something a little different.
The mum-of-two, from Australia, loves KFC, so decided to do a photoshoot with the fast food instead, she told .
Kayla, a , did a professional shoot with her daughter, popping her in a miniature bath with an iconic KFC bucket, filled with fried wings and thighs, chips and popcorn chicken.
But after sharing her chicken-themed snaps on , Kayla says trolls branded Mia ‘fat’, called her ‘lazy’ and even threatened to call social services.
Explaining why she did a KFC-themed shoot, Kayla wrote: “Mia’s early One year old ‘cake’ smash.
“If you know me, you know I LOVE KFC so it was only fitting to swap a cake out for some chicken!
“Turns out she loves KFC and doesn’t love to share it, haha!”
But after receiving negative comments, she later added: “After receiving some horrible messages about my daughters ‘size’ I would like to add that she is perfectly healthy and very well fed. . . .
“The KFC is for prop purposes only, and her father and I enjoyed eating it all once the shoot was over.
“Please keep the negative comments to yourself.”
Kayla shared some of the nasty messages she received, with one person saying “no wonder this baby is fat”, while another added “KFC should not be given to one year olds.”
The mum said someone else went one step further, telling : “One said they’ve reported me to child services and said she works for DHS.”
Kayla, who eats KFC a few times a month, said she was “angry” about the fat-labelling, saying her daughter is just an “innocent” baby.
She said: “I don’t care about them pointing out KFC’s not healthy… but don’t call her fat because I let her suck on a chicken bone one time.”
Kayla says Mia – who she assures eats a well-balanced diet – had a few chips, and she and her partner ate the chicken before giving her the bone as a prop.
The mum added: “We already live in a judgemental society where we grow up and it’s normally teenagers feeling the pressure to be a size 10 or to fit into this, or be Instagram-worthy… but to shame a one-year-old or to shame the mother who’s doing her absolute best to share a fun, creative Facebook shoot in isolation times?”
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