It takes a village to raise kids, andAli Fedotowsky-Mannoisn’t afraid to admit it.
In a blog post published on Wednesday, theBachelorettealum, 34, outlined the different people in her life that help her raise her kids and shared that she and husband Kevin Manno recently hired a nanny to help out as well with their two kids, Molly, 2, and Riley, whoturned 1 in May.
“Even though it looks like I was doing it all on social media, like my hair done nice, and makeup done, and you know, running my site and working on a show, and having my kids look all put together, like it wasn’t just me,” she said. “Like I don’t want them to scroll through Instagram and see that and think that they should be doing that too.”
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“Anyway I just want to say I know how lucky I am,” she added. “I know that I’m lucky that I’ve gotten to a place where I can finally breathe and go to workout class and get a little bit of help. And I know not all moms can.”
“I know that sometimes your help is your kids going to school so you can work the hardest job ever so you can come home and be exhausted and be a mom again,” she continued. “I know you don’t get to go to workout classes. I know this. And I’m sorry if my blog didn’t come across that way.”
“I just wanted to help people and make people not feel like what they see on social media from me or from other bloggers is what they should be living up to, because I’m not perfect, and I’m sorry,” she concluded.
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“Something just rubbed me the wrong way about this read,” one reader commented. “I just know that the average Mom would kill to have the amount of help you have.”
“It came off as very inauthentic and defensive,” another reader wrote of the post.
“Wow! What a rant. I think it is sad that you feel the need to explain yourself and your need for help to anybody. It’s your life and your business. You don’t need a 8 paragraph blog post to justify getting help,” said yet another.
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The commenter responded, saying that they understood Ali’s message: “No worries, everyone does what works for them and you are so lucky to have Kevin and that he has a job that allows him to also be hand[s] on.”
One particularly rude commenter wrote, “Ali, im glad you hired someone to help with your ‘business’. Hopefully she will take over your blog full time and can put a stop to these ridiculous blog posts … Life seems really hard for you. Everything is a complaint. Maybe being a mom wasn’t your calling.”
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Ali responded, saying, “I wish you well. Truly.”
But several other readers came to Ali’s defense in response to the hurtful comment.
“Ali, You ARE an amazing momma! Keep doing what you’re doing! DO NOT waste your energy on the negativity. Thanks for being so real. I love watching your sweet family grow up! XO” another reader wrote.
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“When I read this persons comment my mouth DROPPED,” one reader wrote. “How dare she as a mother say that to another mother. Ali I know your strong enough to dismiss that comment but I’m sure it hurt. People will always say rude things to make themselves feel better.”
Ali has been transparent in the past about the difficulties of juggling multiple jobs with raising two kids and being a wife to Kevin, 35.
“I’ve been crying all morning not only fromwhat I posted earlier, but I lost my mind on Molly this morning — like, screamed at her. It was probably my least proud moment as a mom ever,” shesaid on Instagram in May. “I’m embarrassed to share it, but I feel like not to share it would be fake. … I feel so horrible about it.”
She went on to share that everything ended up working out, but she felt the need to share with her followers.
“I don’t have any profound message here,” she said. “I just needed to write it down & felt like sharing it to I keep myself accountable and hopefully help others who have felt this way. Tomorrow I’ll be better ❤️”
source: people.com
