A young British mother received a fair share of backlash online for wearing ‘inappropriate’ and ‘too revealing’ outfits while dropping off her son at school.
Charlie Hayes is not one for dropping off her child in pajamas like many others do. The 22-year-old, who lives in Folkstone, Kent, prefers to dress in colorful alternative clothing.
The mum-of-one’s school-run wardrobe includes an ‘ashtray’ dress and a top with an AK47 design on the front that says make peace, not war.
People online and in person have targeted Charlie for her unique style of dressing – but she insists it only takes her 45 minutes to get ready. She often posts clips to her 100,000 TikTok fans but also attracts trolls in her comment section.
One critic recently wrote, “That skirt is far too short for the school run,” while another hater added, “Where’s the school? The red light district?”
One outfit prompted a TikTok user to comment, “Is it normal to flash your a*** at other parents and kids?”
The mom said she doesn’t see an issue with it — and people should be teaching their children to embrace their bodies, not be embarrassed by them.
“I think it’s really weird when people make it weird that body parts are on show,” she says in the clip, which has been viewed 69,000 times.
“People think I’m a bad mother because I don’t fit the mold of a typical mum. But the more people tell me to tone it down, the more I go against it. It’s crazy to me that the clothes I wear can make people so angry that they go online and say the vilest thing they can think of.”
Although the mom is known for pushing boundaries with her fashion choices, she’s adamant she would never cross any lines.
“I’m not going to rock up on the school run with nipple pasties on,” she says indignantly in the clip. “But I feel. like, that even if I did, would it be so bad? Kids don’t give a s–t.”
The mom added it’s parents who feel uncomfortable with her risqué outfits —not kids.
“They are f–king kids,” she lamented. “Who is teaching them to think like that?”
In other TikToks, the mom has displayed comments from users who have told her that her son will be bullied for the way she dresses.
Despite some negative feedback, the TikToker has many fans in her corner.
“It’s important to teach kids to protect their bodies, but not to be ashamed of them,” one user declared.
“It’s almost always the parents that are judgey, not the children. They won’t even think twice most of the time,” offered another.
“I love this and wearing what you want to run your kid to school, but justttt maybe the wrong place to wear guns LMAO,” one user advised.
