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Daily Mirror
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Paige Freshwater

Woman's open letter to judgy stranger who 'mum shamed' her at Target

Everyone has their own parenting style - but as long as your child is happy and healthy, it shouldn't matter how you go about your day-to-day life. But one mum ended up being shamed by a complete stranger after trying to keep her child from running into traffic in a busy car park.

She explained how she "foolishly decided" to go to Target with her two-year-old and one-month-old to pick up some things she needed for the house. While she was expecting the outing to be challenging, she didn't think another shopper would approach her to criticise her parenting skills. The mum said: "My toddler is experiencing full blown terrible twos, she is very stubborn and independent. Things have only gotten worse since her little brother has been born, which I expected.

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