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Jessie James Decker’s family isn’t concerned with the opinions of others.
“I don’t know that I ever think too deep into it,” the mom of three shared. “It comes with the territory. But I feel like I know what a great mom I am, and I know my truth. So, it doesn’t bother me.”
Asked about her family’s reaction to the backlash, Decker explained, “We tune out the noise, and we’re proud of them.”
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Decker firstaddressed the controversyon Instagram days after sharing her family’s vacation photos last month.
Sharing footage of her children, Decker said she “didn’t plan on” discussing the claims, however, she changed her mind.
“When I posted the pix of our vacation and included the kids being silly flexing on the beach on our thanksgiving trip I had NO clue it would get the reaction it did,” she said. “ButBeing accused of photoshoppingabs on my kids (I can’t help but laugh) or … the polar opposite over ‘overtraining’ our kids makes me realize how bizarre our world has gotten regarding the body and what’s normal and what’s not.”
She added that her children’s “mass amount of genetic and built muscle from athletics” should not be considered “weird.”
The Decker kids.
Decker continued, “I want to raise my kids to feel proud of their bodies and hard work from either Vivis elite competitive gymnastics to Eric Jr wanting to be like dad as an NFL receiver to little Forrest who spends hours dancing his heart out.”
The “I Still Love You” singer told her followers not to “pick and choose what we normalize regarding bodies and be accepting of all people and children.”
“If we wanna do ‘better’ then do better,” she added.
Decker made it clear she is “proud” of her kids and wants to “encourage them to live their dreams.”
source: people.com
