Faith Hill: To Stroller or Not to Stroller?

Oh the humanity!
The world will end!
I can’t believe I wasted my time reading the comments of a bunch of uneducated idiots.

First–
this is no one’s business, & who the crap cares if a 6 year old is in a stroller - even if he/she is “normal”, handicapped, blue, black, fat, spoiled, or whatever. The fact is, IF THE KID IS IN THE STROLLER — THERE IS A REASON FOR IT.
Second–
I can’t believe how many people assume there is nothing wrong with the child. Just because “we” don’t know about it, doesn’t mean there isn’t some type of health problem, or developmental delay.

I have a 6 year old & he rides in a stroller. Alert the media!

jesus.

My son was born 4 months premature. He weighed ONE POUND 1 OUNCE. He was on a respirator for 4 months, oxygen 24 hours a day for 3 years, and is on oxygen as needed still at 6 years old.
BREATHING PROBLEMS ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PREEMIES. If he walks very much he needs oxygen, so it’s safer to be pushed in a stroller versus die from lack of oxygen. (and for those comments- a stroller is cheaper (& therefore easier) by the way than purchasing a wheelchair or other device for the handicapped).

My son is also developmentally delayed, and autistic. So the stroller is also for his personal safety. He has no concept of danger and thinks it’s “fun to get squooshed by a car”. If you do not have a death grip on his arm he is gone. DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS ARE ALSO VERY COMMON WITH PREEMIES.

He does still wear a diaper, and needs help when eating and drinking.

My son LOOKS COMPLETELY NORMAL and in fact has skyrocketed in height, making him tall for his age. Most people can’t tell there’s anything wrong by just looking.

I am so sick and tired of people who feel it necessary to tell me how they feel about what they see my son doing/or what they see me doing with him. “isn’t he too old to be in a stroller” “isn’t he too old to be wearing diapers” blah blah blah….
What makes everyone think they have the right to criticize without knowing more of the story. I’m to the point of- what even gives someone the right to ask at all (I would NEVER go up to a stranger and question them about their child!). It’s none of your business. And all the looks, comments, and speculation make a difficult situation even harder. I’m already stressed when I walk out the door with my son, anticipating not only what he’ll do/say or what will happen to him, but also what some jack*** on the street will say to me. Sometimes I feel like wearing a tshirt that says
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he’s 6
he was severely premature
he is developmentally delayed
he’s autistic
he’s special needs
& keep your comments to yourself because i’m a very tired single parent and could possibly lunge at the throat of the next person that criticizes my child….
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& for the record, just in case the level of uneducation runs even thicker around here than I anticipate—- no I never did drugs or drank or did anything to compromise my pregnancy and end up with a disabled micro preemie. My body rejected the “fetus” like it would the flu or something foreign - and they had to do an emergency c-section because we were both dying.

Parenting is hard enough. How about you all listen to what your parents should have taught you –
“if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all”…

There’s a reason for everything. Just because that reason is blatantly apparent to YOU, does not mean it isn’t valid.

Oh and if the kid is “normal” and in the stroller: WHO CARES! If she doesn’t want to walk- and wants to ride for whatever reason- I’d rather toss her in the stroller and actually enjoy the walk with the family than have to carry her or let a whiney kid ruin it or cut it short for everyone. As a parent it’s all about picking your battles. Those of you that claim to be parents and still criticize on here should know that. Perhaps this wasn’t a battle they felt like fighting, who cares- it’s their battle & therefore their choice.

I think you should leave this family alone, they live in such a distant place and do not deserve to be disturbed.

You sound like an exhausted single parent. It’s good that you let it out like that but maybe here isn’t the best place to rant. No one is judging your parenting skills here or your child. You are not under attack. Don’t need to get defensive and call people names.

What the hell is going on! That’s so weird, who does that these days. I have to admit it looks really funny and stupid at the same time. Well in Faith’s eyes her girl is still a baby. Haha

Wow, the girls are so big. Its nice to see them since they aren’t photographed often. Gracie looks a lot like her Dad while Maggie and Audrey look like their Mom. And yeah, the stroller pic is a bit odd- BUT if I remember correctly, Audrey was born a bit early so maybe she can’t walk a whole lot. Who knows? It’s easier to judge when they aren’t your kids.

Why is this even is an issue. They are the parents and everyone else is not!

I was glad that Brea said what she said. People may not see the disability, just because it isn’t seen, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. My son is also autistic and I relate to Brea in the looks and criticism and such. Who cares if she is in a stroller, it’s their life… they can do what they want.

Who cares! You do what you have to do for your own kids.

she is way too old to be sitting in that thing.

Why is it that I am the only one that finds it odd that in one picture they are walking and there is no stroller in sight and then all the sudden Audrey is in a stroller. My very first thought was they must be out with somebody else who has a child (for example Lori McKenna or the Warren Brothers who are 2 of their opening acts both have young children) and that child got out of the stroller and Audrey decided it would be fun to jump in the stroller and Gracie started pushing her. I have know many children that would jump in a stroller that belonged to a younger sibling/cousin/friend and be pushed around for a min. Why are we so quick to judge one moment of somebody else’s life when we have no idea what went out around that moment.

Wasn’t the youngest born early with complications? Maybe she tires easily, but is too big to be carried. Why does anyone care if she’s in a stroller anyway??

Okay, I’m 22 and sometimes walking around, I wish I had a stroller to sit in! Seriously people. They are not your kids, who cares! It’s not like she is 5 years old and still sucking on a pacifier or drinking from a bottle or something.

I’ve read various interviews of Tim and Faith, and they always refer to her as the outdoorsy girl. Also, a few weeks ago, Faith did an interview on CMT and it talked about Maggie getting something in her hair or something like that, anyways, Faith said she was about to cry cuz her hair was so long, and Tim had to cut it out. Faith also mentioned that Maggie thought it was the coolest thing, having her dad cut her hair. So, she does get mentioned. I’m sure they love her just as much as the other girls.