'This kid's therapy bills are going to be through the roof': Mom has breakdown in front of toddler, claims she's gentle parenting

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Mar 20, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

Any parent who claims that their kids haven't pushed them to their limit is probably lying. If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's that children are hard work — especially when they're younger and more dependent on you. Nobody is perfect at childrearing 100% of the time, but there are certain things that they can do their best to avoid. Like making their kid the sounding board for all their negative emotions, for instance.

Unfortunately, this is exactly what one mom and parenting influencer got into hot water for recently. Delivering an overwrought monologue to her toddler after he wouldn't stop hitting her, she then claimed to be "teaching [her] son emotional self-regulation and emotional stability". It's fair to say that many viewers didn't agree, and had their own opinions on the matter. If nothing else, how much of this is a two-year-old going to be able to understand? 

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    Amala Ekpunobi ❤ @amalaekpunobi Follow This kid's therapy bills are going to be through the roof
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    Ruby Spacek @RubySpacek. 3d Replying to @amalaekpunobi Doing this in itself is crazy, filming and posting it is next level.
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    • Piper @SundquistPiper 2d Replying to @amalaekpunobi and @MattWalshBlog First off all who has time or even thinks about videoing themselves doing this when they are so "overwhelmed"? Not too overwhelmed to post on Tik Tok though.
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    Kay ❤ @notinline Replying to @amalaekpunobi Follow First the major issue is her filming it. Telling your kid that hitting you is making you upset is ok. But she is using language that is so above this childs ability to process, this is just a performance. It's ok (and can even be good) to give your kid a short time out. Emotionally overburdening your toddler about normal developmental stages is not teaching them how to self regulate, it is actually teaching them to adjust themselves to protect m
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    Prof. DR TheFamous... Subscribe @TheFamousArtBR Replying to @amalaekpunobi Urgh she's treating her kids like they're her personal therapists and emotional guides. Yuck. This is so narcissistic, weak and cringe. She needs to just speak to people her own age about her feelings. I wonder what her motives for filming it were? Accolades online? Or to shame her kid?
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    Unimpressed Buffalo @Unimpressed Buff Follow Replying to @amalaekpunobi A. The child at this age has no idea what she's talking about. B. A child is incapable of managing their behavior. C. You cannot use reason with a child. D. She is still not ready for parenthood. E. Drop him off at Grandma's/get a sitter, and take time away if you need it.
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    jane a @jane_a_2023 2d Replying to @amalaekpunobi I think most every mom has been "there." Completely emotionally exhausted. Just at your end and tired of your child not behaving. But not every mom has filmed it and posted it and justified it like this???
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    Maja @imMaja ⚫ 2d Replying to @amalaekpunobi I'm not a parent. I may never become one, BUT making my child guilty in a way she is doing it and filming it for a 15-minute clout is one of the worst things you can do with your child. This isn't parenting in my humble, unprofessional opinion. This is fame chasing.
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    Robert Craig III @r_craig2214.2d Replying to @amalaekpunobi and @MattWalshBlog Looks like the kid was pretty emotional less. Probably was thinking, Imy diaper." 66 all I did was ,
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    brandi @haremherd - 2d Replying to @amalaekpunobi The fact that she set up her phone to film this and then edited it and thought "yup, this is great!" is the worst part.
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    Lori @thebutterknife. 1d This is NOT how you teach emotional regulation skills. It's how you make a child. feel they are responsible for the adults feelings.
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    • sarah doe @comfysarah 2d the first sentence is fine, everything after that is borderline emotional abuse. contrary to what the comments are saying, the problem isn't that she's upset or telling the child what she's feeling. it's that she's using her child to regulate rather than self-regulating.
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    Lise Dassin @Lise Dassin ⚫ 2d . Imagine putting your baby child in the support role of an emotionally developed adult this is so hard to watch
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    Finnegans Take @LittleMammith • 1d Every once in a while my wife and I will get nervous about parenting and the seemingly impossible task of raising a well-adjusted child in a healthy way and then we'll see something like this and immediately remember there are at least some bars we'll be clearing easy
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    OHM MY MOD OhmMyMod @ohmmymod_ · 1d A mental breakdown that was so premeditated that you had the time and foresight to setup a camera to film the humiliation of both you & your child. Way to go mom
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    wildgoose (Wishlist... @wildgooseALT Follow Trying to keep track of all the subtitles at different parts of the screen is driving me NUTS. How do zoomers do this?
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    THIQUE @philisamasito. 1d how is your baby supposed to learn how to self-regulate if you're crying yelling in their face?
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    Bunny @bunnnyjuice 1d "Toddlers don't have any self regulation” "Showing my son emotional stability” My sister in Christ, it seems like YOU'RE lacking in the self regulation & emotional stability department... YOU'RE pleading & crying & begging to a toddler who doesn't understand a word you're saying
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