Former WWE star Carmella has had enough of the perfect-mom nonsense flooding social media.
The former SmackDown Women’s Champion, whose real name is Leah Van Dale, took aim at influencer culture during a new episode of her YouTube podcast after admitting she is actively unfollowing accounts that leave her feeling like she’s failing as a mother.
According to Carmella, moms already beat themselves up enough without opening Instagram and seeing another picture-perfect family pretending everything is under control. While discussing the pressure women put on themselves after having children, Carmella said social media often makes those feelings even worse.
“But even like going back to social media, like why aren’t we showing that stuff? Why is everyone just showing? Like I’ve been really cognizant lately of unfollowing any accounts that make me feel less than, that make me feel like a shitty mom, that make me feel like I’m not doing enough. I mean, as moms in general, we already feel that as it is, no matter how much we’re doing.”
She then delivered a message that plenty of overwhelmed parents will probably agree with. Carmella explained that motherhood already comes with guilt built in, which is exactly why she refuses to keep following content that piles on even more pressure.
“So comparing anything on social media like that makes me feel less than, I’m I’m unfollowing. And I feel like we should just be in that era of our lives. Unfollow any account that makes you feel bad because you’re sitting there, you’re scrolling and if it makes you feel shitty, like why are you doing that to yourself?”
“I think that’s like a sign of being a good mom is you’re feeling guilty in general.”
The former WWE star has spent the last year sharing more of her life as a mother, and it sounds like she’s done competing with social media moms who seem to have everything figured out. Then again, Carmella’s point is pretty simple: if an account makes you feel worse every time you open it, maybe it’s time to stop following it.
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