Posting a selfie that shows the reality of motherhood, an award-winning news anchor for WHO-TV, was bombarded with callous comments about her appearance. Not someone to back down easily, the Erin Kiernan from Iowa had the perfect response for all the nasty remarks.
When she first posted a picture of herself without make-up together with her newborn son, people were fast to comment. The picture's caption reads, "I used to think I knew what exhausted was. Hilarious."
While there were many who stated their support, there were also many who left snide remarks, People reports. One remark says,"This doesn't even look like the same person!" So, in response, she posted a side by side comparison of how she looked like when the camera is rolling and how she looked like when she's taking care of her baby.
The caption goes like this: "Snarky message...'This doesn't even look like the same person!' Etc, etc...mean, nasty, hateful comments...Newsflash! These ARE NOT pictures of the same person.
The woman on the left is well rested, spent two hours on her hair and makeup, had a professional photographer take her picture (and photoshop it, I'm sure), and is in the 'glowing' second trimester of pregnancy.
The woman on the right got two hours of sleep (maybe), hadn't looked in the mirror, took a selfie, did not put a filter on it and is covered with spit up and drool from a teething and very crabby baby. You are an idiot if you think these are pictures of the same woman," Parenting quoted.
The follow-up post has reached 14,000 likes as of writing. That picture of Kiernan was particularly special as she had been battling infertility for eight years. She had undergone a series of IVF and artificial insemination before she finally got pregnant, Babble reports.
An empowering message from Kiernan salutes all women who have a full-time job being a mother and more so, the working ones who manage both career and motherhood. Check out the video for more inspiration:
