Photo: Deena Cortese/Instagram
Deena Corteseis fighting back against “ridiculing” she has received over her parenting.
In CJ’s case, he “will be getting night braces to get it corrected,” his mom said. And while CJ has had the condition since birth, Cortese and husbandChristopher Buckner“noticed it at 10 months when he started walking.”
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In the text on her post photo — seemingly a response to a direct message about CJ’s lack of shoes — Cortese wrote, “Bc he needs braces on his feet and he can’t wear sneakers … we’ve been to the doctors and xrays.”
“It’s not that I ‘don’t’ put shoes on him … he literally can’t get shoes on his right foot,” she continued, sharing that CJ will be “getting fitted for night braces soon,”
“Anything you guys notice about my son … I most likely noticed it before anyone else … I just didn’t think it was necessary to let anyone know why his feet went the way they do .. or the reason he’s not wearing shoes,” Cortesewent on in her post’s caption. “I appreciate the concerning messages but maybe come in asking and not telling … that doesn’t make a mother feel great ??♀️.”
Cortese and Buckner recently celebrated their only child’s first birthday, throwing him a circus-themed party that would makeHugh Jackmanand the entire Greatest Showman cast proud.
CJ was dressed to the nines in a ringmaster outfit (complete with a hat and bow tie!) at his bash, which included a multi-tier big-top cake, huge plush animals, circus-friendly snacks like popcorn and candy, live entertainment — and of course, countless balloons in all the primary colors.
“Some people may not agreeon big parties and they feel likethey are for the parents … (which is fine) but in a way it’s a memory I’ll never forget for my little one and I have a million videos and pictures he’ll have when he’s older,” the proud mother added.
source: people.com
