The mum hit back at the trolls after the video went viral
A MUM has been slammed after admitting she doesn’t bother bathing her kids during the hot summer months.
Instead, she claimed that spending time in the pool counts as a bath, leaving other parents furious.
Neely Gracey is a mum-of-two and fitness enthusiast based in the United States.
But her controversial parenting advice hit a nerve on social media recently.
The mum suggested that other parents can ditch their kids’ night time shower or bath routine if they’ve spend time in the pool during the day.
Her video quickly went viral and currently has over 102,000 views.
In the clip, Neely her son sat wrapped in a towel after getting out of the nearby pool.
The text over the video read: “Happy the pool counts as a bath season to all who participate!”
The mum captioned the clip: “Please tell me I’m not the only mom who celebrates.”
But her confession didn’t land well with a lot of other parents, who criticised her for the video.
One said: “No way man. Pool day means it is DEFINITELY a tubby night for my kiddos. So gross, chemicals, sunscreen, sweat, pee, salt, etc.”
A second agreed: “I never want to shower harder than after a long day at the pool or the beach.”
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“Oh that’s nasty,” one user added.
“People wonder how a pandemic happened,’ someone else commented.
In fact, the post caused such a uproar that Neely spoke to Today about it all, and confessed she had no idea people would take such issue with it.
“I in no way posted this to create the level of controversy that it apparently did,” she said.
“The main reason behind this was I knew that nationwide everyone’s pools were opening up.”
The mum explained that she just wanted to give other parents permission to have fun with their kids this summer.
Neely also insisted that despite the post she does bathe her kids, even after a day at the pool.
