A young Australian mother received the shock of her life on Wednesday when her toddler used red paint to ‘redecorate’ her home – but parents are divided over her reaction. her response to the ‘crime scene’.
Indy Clinton, 25, who lives with her husband and one-year-old son Navy in Sydney, took to TikTok on Thursday with a startling video of her young son painted red that he had taped to the door. white, floorboards and a coffee table.
“You’re kidding me,” she said as she entered the room. ‘The Navy stops. Don’t stop,’ she continued as he nearly slipped the paint trying to walk away.
Indy Clinton, 25, who lives with her husband and one-year-old son Navy (pictured) in Sydney, took to TikTok on Thursday with a startling video of her young son covered in a coat of red paint he had painted pasted on the white door. , flooring and coffee table
‘Note to yourself, don’t brush your teeth while chatting with your husband and taking selfies, just don’t do that, learn from my experience. Because somewhere in the house your kids are learning to walk when you think they’re carefree playing with toys,’ she later posted on Instagram with a timestamp of 8.47am.
Indy, who believes in gentle parenting techniques and has previously said she will never ‘physically discipline’ her children, has tried to clean yellowed surfaces but has failed to show it. How the Navy was reprimanded.
Her followers fear her son won’t know that what happened was inappropriate.
“That’s where I draw the line,” said one woman.
Her followers fear her son won’t know that what happened was inappropriate (pictured Indy)
“You’re kidding me,” she said as she entered the room. ‘The Navy stops. Don’t stop,’ she continued as he nearly slipped the paint trying to walk away
“Personally I wouldn’t let that slip,” another said.
The third added: ‘He thinks it’s funny because you’re laughing. I don’t think he knows right from wrong because you’re always smiling’.
Another said: ‘I’m all for gentle parenting but kids have to know right from wrong’.
Others defended Indy’s parenting style, saying yelling won’t help solve the problem.
One person wrote back: ‘He’s such a man, I don’t think yelling at him will help’.
‘These comments aren’t they. Did she have to execute them immediately?? Maybe a long and consequential talk was there on and off camera??? ‘ said another.
Indy posted a photo of all the clothes she was forced to wash after the Navy’s artistic adventure
But she managed to clean up the mess, as seen here in a message to her husband Ben
Currently pregnant with her second child – a baby girl – Indy has spoken previously about what she would ‘never do’ when it comes to raising her young children.
‘Let’s tackle the elephant in the room: discipline. I would never physically discipline my child ever. I was brought up with physical discipline – with a belt and a wooden spoon – and I don’t think that’s the right way to discipline your children,’ she began.
‘I’m back on the day they did it at school and it was the right thing to do but I’m speaking from firsthand experience and I know it doesn’t make the situation any better.
Indy Clinton, 25, who lives with her husband and one-year-old son Navy in Sydney, took to TikTok on Tuesday to discuss shared parenting ‘rules’ – and things she will never enforce
‘If anything, it will give them lifelong trauma. If you do that, it’s your choice but your child is defenseless. I always see comments on my posts saying ‘you need to smack him’ but that says a lot more about you… I would actually be embarrassed to write that because it says that You have some fundamental problems to deal with. ‘
Indy has gained a huge following on social media for sharing her ‘real’ parenting moments with Navy, who she describes as her ‘baby baby’.
The second ‘rule’ she won’t follow is asking children to kiss and cuddle their older relatives.
‘If he doesn’t want to kiss and hug someone, he doesn’t have to. I don’t care if it’s family, he doesn’t have to do it. I want people to know and respect his choices – it’s his body, his rules,’ she said.
‘I remember when I was little and my parents would have a dinner party, they would make me kiss everyone around the dinner table to say good night. I would think I don’t know you and your beard is scratching my nose. ‘
Indy has gained a huge following on social media for sharing her ‘real’ parenting moments with Navy, who she describes as a ‘crazy toddler’ ‘ mine
Despite having a sponsorship deal with Hello Fresh and regularly posting photos of her favorite dishes and meals, Indy said she won’t force Navy and her unborn daughter to eat some. certain foods.
‘I would never force him to eat anything he doesn’t want to eat. Obviously I’m going to instruct him to try foods he’s never eaten before but I’m not going to blackmail him like ‘if you don’t eat what’s on your plate, you won’t get dessert. mouth,’ she said.
‘If he doesn’t like a certain dish or meal I’ve made, I don’t feel offended. I would say ‘you don’t have to eat it, what would you like to eat instead?’
“Obviously I won’t give him chocolate, but I won’t force him to eat something he doesn’t like.”
The young mother also won’t ask her son to pay rent when he grows up.
‘I would never make him pay the rent. I understand why families make their kids pay rent, it teaches them good habits, but I’ve brought this kid into the world so I’m not going to make them pay rent at 15’, Ms. speak.
‘When you’re 18 and finish school and get a job or go to college, I’ll probably make him pay $50 a week but that’s not for me… that would be to buy his own house. that.
‘You’ve brought that kid into the world so you don’t have to stress them over money.’
The young mother also won’t ask her son to pay rent when he grows up
Finally, after growing up in what she describes as a ‘strict’ family, Indy has decided to be lenient when it comes to curfews and late-night partying.
‘I don’t want to be a strict parent when it comes to parties and curfews because I want her to be completely open with me. The more strict you are, the more rebellious the kids get, that’s just the truth,’ she said.
‘I was brought up in the strictest family ever and as the youngest of the five, I felt like I was always a kid… I wanted to be the mother he was. feel free to call first if he needs anything, anytime, and I’ll be there in my pajamas with some chicken nuggets. ‘
Many Indy followers agree with her parenting decision, labeling her a ‘mom goal’, but not everyone sees the merit in her laid-back style.
“My mother made us pay the rent because there were seven of us, but we only started paying rent when we were 18,” one woman said.
‘I agree to everything except paying the rent. As for my parenting anyway. I believe it will help teach them how to operate and how to budget etc”, another said.
A third added: ‘Your kids will be the most spoiled.’
