Amy Duggar King Just Clapped Back After Getting Body- And Mom-Shamed On Instagram

From Women's Health

• Amy Duggar King clapped back at an Instagram follower who mom- and body-shamed her.

• She shared the DM and her response on Instagram, making it clear this behavior isn't okay.

• She also opened up about her family life and the choices she and her husband have made.

For all the chatter about what it means to be a good person online, some people still pass out shaming comments on social media like it’s candy. And, when celebrities are involved, it can get really nasty.

Well, Amy Duggar King was just on the receiving end of some mom- and body-shaming, and she’s fighting back in a new Instagram post. In it, Amy shared a screenshot of a DM she received that’s just all kinds of wrong.

"Hello Amy I would just like to say your a good mom but aren’t you a little behind some other famous people who are having 4 babies by the time they are 20?" the person wrote. "You only have one. He’s so cute. I think your body is fine to have more. I like you tou [sic] have a fun life but don’t be selfish with your life. Pick up the pace you should have been pregnant again like yesterday. Ok gurl well if you need help losing weight I can help you. Just dm.. so much love."

In the caption of her Instagram, Amy said she "tried so hard" not to post this DM but she had to speak up. "I think what really got to me was the fact that this total stranger apparently knows my body so well!?🥴 and literally tells me that my body is ok to produce more children," she wrote.

Amy went on to say that she’s "flabbergasted" anyone would say this: "Who in their right mind says, 'I think your body is ready to pop out more kids' to a total stranger?!🙄" She followed that up with a message "for all the Karens out there."

"My body has been through alot and it gave me the sweetest boy ever. Yes of course it was worth it. But I still need to heal. C- sections are no joke and vertigo is/ was very hard on me. I still get dizzy sometimes but I'm getting stronger everyday," she wrote. "Also. I AM TIRED. Anyone else!? This pandemic has been so rough on so many people and my business has taken a hit just like so many others. I need to be on my A game. I need to give it my all . I need to stay creative and focus on 3130. Children are such a blessing, but I can't imagine being pregnant again right now. I'd be unmotivated, emotional, stressed out and not in a good head space and that's ok to admit."

Amy also said that she’s a "very hands on mom" and wants to give her son her full attention. "This toddler stage is so amazing and I don't want to miss a thing!" she added.

And, of course, Amy pointed out that "women's body is not a factory." She continued, "yes our bodies can do miraculous things! But I hate that phrase 'pop out' umm. No. It's WORK. And our bodies go through alot!"

Amy also noted that parents don’t need to have more than one child. "I am an only child, and I think I grew up just fine," she said. "So cheers to the mama's who decide to have one child!" That said, Amy did mention that she and her husband are considering fostering or adopting a child.

Amy also said that not everyone is made to have a large family. "Too much noise, chaos, it's just not for me," she wrote. "But kudos to those mama's who do!"

Amy ended on this note: "It's exhausting always being compared to other people. I'm in my thirties now, away from that show and I'm so over it. It just has to stop."

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