Maren Morris was defended by her husband, Ryan Hurd, after receiving criticism online for posting a photo of her baby in a float without a life jacket.
The 30-year-old country singer gave birth to her and Hurd’s first child, Hayes, in March. The new mother appears to be enjoying her new role as mother as she posted an adorable photo lounging in a float in a body of water with Hayes, in a matching swimsuit, on her lap.
Although the image received almost 200,000 likes on Morris’ Instagram account, the “Just for Now” singer was hit by the reaction of fans who embarrassed her for not taking security measures.
“It is common sense for a baby to wear a life jacket. You never know what can happen. When something happens, you have no one to blame but yourself, ”wrote a Twitter user.
“Where’s the baby’s life jacket?” another questioned the singer.
One person responded to Morris’ post by sharing a photo of his dog lying on a pool float wearing a life jacket.
“Our Pappy Van Wrinkles has a life vest. He loves it, “joked the user.
Hurd learned of the backlash, prompting him to send his own tweet to address critics.
“I’d just like to say that my wife generally doesn’t need me to defend her, but she is a great mother, and my son was not unsafe on a float in a foot of water held by an adult with 5 people watching so he could take a picture.” Hurd tweeted.
In a second tweet, Hurd informed fans that the couple’s son has “2 Coast Guard approved life jackets that he wears.”
“Also, sometimes moms have a drink, and friends earn it,” added Hurd.
Morris also responded to criticism and wrote: “Honestly, I get a lot of criticism about my motherhood from everything I post about Hayes, so I can stop posting photos of him. It sucks, but it’s like where I am. “
On Friday, the singer shared that it was the third anniversary of the day Hurd proposed to her. The couple married in March 2018.
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