A mum of one who came under verbal attack in a supermarket car park has hit out at the woman who confronted her - saying she clearly had no idea what was going on.
Sophie Skipper says she was confronted after putting her son into his car seat in the car, strapping him in, closing the door and walking away.
But Sophie, who had just finished her shopping and had loaded the groceries into her car, says all she was doing was putting the empty trolley back.
And she says the trolley bay was just car spaces away from where she left her son, reports The Mirror.
Sophie wrote: "Had my first run in with a ‘Susan’ today. You know, the woman who knows everything and is never afraid to tell you in the most direct and degrading way? Especially when it comes to motherhood.
"She didn’t see my toddler have a good old cry and scream over which trolley we took, she didn’t catch him stealing grapes out of the bag that we hadn’t paid for yet and she hadn’t even seen him chuck a wobbly because I didn’t have any coins to toss down the money spinner in the entrance way.
"What she did witness however, was me closing the car door with my son inside it as I walked away. I was walking from my car to the trolley bay which was a mere two car spots over from my parked car.
"Child strapped in safely, happily watching Bluey, window half down and keys in my pocket nowhere near the ignition. She proceeded to scoff at my ‘negligence’ and how unthinkable it was to leave a child unattended and that it was ‘so typical of new young mums’ to do what makes them comfortable and not what is best for the child overall."
Sophie said she tried to stay "friendly" towards the woman, pointing out it was a quick dash and not a hike she'd gone on. But eventually she had enough.
She added: "Although it wasn’t her business, if she really felt that concerned on the situation, to properly asses it all first and maybe don’t speak so horrendously about another human being while doing so?"
Sophie said: "Here’s to the mum doing her best, and it still not being enough for those onlookers.
"But guess what? You’re not raising those onlookers, you’re raising your own family. So pick your battles and own that s**t like the warrior you are!"
You can follow more of Sophie's parenting journey on her Instagram here.
