Motherhood is hard. And it’s even harder when a new mom is struggling with something as debilitating as postpartum depression. Unfortunately, it’s a battle many moms go through – including Ivanka Trump. Recently, Trump candidly revealed that she struggled with postpartum depression after giving birth to each of her three children.
Ivanka Trump reveals she struggled with postpartum depression. “It was a very challenging emotional time for me.” https://t.co/NHZPABy8Qs pic.twitter.com/2z6YgCazYS
— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2017
This was a deeply personal revelation for Ivanka to make, and you would think women would line up to offer their sympathy. Instead, they lined up to offer their ridicule.
Some women said outright that Ivanka deserved to go through postpartum depression.
Girl. Suffer. https://t.co/KvXtoxG5m4
— Kimberly N. Foster (@KimberlyNFoster) September 20, 2017
I have horrible PTSD & depression 4 YEARS & I never like to hear that others are going thru the same. But I wish all the misery on this ho??
— Leslie Afua ?? (@lunit30) September 20, 2017
As a woman and a mom I know I should feel sorry for her but I have nothing. She can afford the best healthcare and round the clock nannies.
— Kate Smith (@KateSmithAZ) September 20, 2017
Others even had the nerve to suggest that Ivanka made it all up in order to appear more relatable.
Unless she can provide medical records to back it up, I count it as just another ploy to make herself more relatable to women.
— Maria #resists (@MariaLacey68) September 20, 2017
Is this her attempt to seem relatable? Are we to believe she didn’t have nannies caring for her children??
— Cyn Rosales (@Cynrosles83) September 20, 2017
Others still downplayed Ivanka’s story by suggesting that her money somehow made her struggle less serious.
Thankfully, she has nannies to take care of everything. Boo hoo. #RichPeopleProblems
— Devin Comiskey (@devincomiskey) September 20, 2017
However did you get through it w/ your buckets of money, army of nannies, and access to superior health care? @IvankaTrump #FAKE #COMPLICIT
— Dawn (@RedHotDawn76) September 20, 2017
The irony here is that if you asked any one of these women if they were feminists, they’d likely say yes. And therein lies one of the biggest problems with modern feminism: they preach inclusion, solidarity, and equality for all, but what they really mean is inclusion, solidarity, and equality for people who think exactly like them. It’s completely hypocritical and, quite frankly, sad.
It was brave of Ivanka to speak out about her struggle with something that so many other moms have gone through. Whether you agree with Ivanka’s politics or not, attacking her for something so human is nothing short of disgusting.
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