{"id":2359948,"date":"2026-04-05T22:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359948"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:11:08","slug":"single-mom-rumer-willis-hits-back-at-parenting-criticism-with-video-breastfeeding-3-year-old-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/single-mom-rumer-willis-hits-back-at-parenting-criticism-with-video-breastfeeding-3-year-old-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Single mom Rumer Willis hits back at parenting criticism with video breastfeeding 3-year-old daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rumer Willis once again clapped back at parenting criticism with a video of herself breastfeeding her 3-year-old daughter, Louetta. <\/p>\n<p>The actress, who shares her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DWuwgtmkYOq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to Instagram <\/a>Saturday to share the clip that read, \u201cWhen someone starts judging my parenting.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The sweet clip then transitioned to the viral video of a woman drawing two circles on a whiteboard and saying, \u201cThis is my business,\u201d pointing to one circle, \u201cAnd this is yours,\u201d while pointing to a second.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rumer Willis hit back at critics judging her parenting style with a video of herself breastfeeding her daughter, Louetta, via Instagram on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The internet personality wrote over the clip, \u201cWhen someone starts judging my parenting.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI am here,\u201d she continued, referring to the first circle. \u201cThe problem is, you are also here,\u201d she added, pointing to the same circle before drawing a line to the second circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you need to be here,\u201d the woman concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Rumer, 37, welcomed Louetta <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/rumer-willis-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas-break-up-1-year-after-baby-louettas-birth\/\">with Thomas<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The video then transitioned to a viral clip of a woman telling other people that they need to mind their own business. Pictured: Rumer Willis with her daughter. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/rumerwillis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Willis shares her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas (seen here). <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Rumer Willis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the exes started dating, but the \u201cWild Cherry\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/16\/rumer-willis-confirms-derek-richard-thomas-relationship\/\">confirmed their whirlwind romance <\/a>with PDA-filled snaps in November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/rumer-willis-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas-break-up-1-year-after-baby-louettas-birth\/\">announced she and the musician had parted ways<\/a> in August 2024 when a fan asked her via Instagram if they were still together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNope I am single momming it and co-parenting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes (photographed above) parted ways in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Willis (seen here with her dad, Bruce) has been candid about being a single mother. <span class=\"credit\">Rumer Willis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time, the \u201cHostage\u201d star expressed her gratitude for her daughter, saying, \u201cShe is the best thing in my life and I am forever grateful I was able to have the time in that relationship for her to come into my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rumer has since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/20\/parents\/rumer-willis-breaks-down-in-tears-as-she-details-hard-life-as-a-single-mom\/\">detailed being a single mom<\/a> and recently shared a video of herself breaking down in tears while walking in the woods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust had a good cry in the woods\u2026 some days being a single mom is hard,\u201d\u00a0she wrote over the clip. \u201cShe is not hard (ever) but some days doing everything alone can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In November, Willis (seen above) shared a video of herself crying over the difficulties of raising her daughter alone. <span class=\"credit\">rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She also denied receiving financial help from her parents, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore (seen here). <span class=\"credit\">demimoore\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cWild Cherry\u201d star also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/17\/parents\/rumer-willis-denies-getting-money-from-parents-bruce-willis-demi-moore-as-a-single-mom\/\">denied receiving financial support <\/a>from her famous parents on Instagram in February after posting a video of her \u201cnever-ending\u201d to-do list, which included chores, self-care activities and taking care of her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work four different jobs to provide for my daughter,\u201d she wrote via her Stories at the time. \u201cI am the sole provider for [my 2-year-old]. I don\u2019t live off a trust fund or get money from my parents. Most of the time I don\u2019t have help with her. So how about y\u2019all pause before you judge and assume.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rumer stated she was \u201cvery aware\u201d of her \u201cprivileges in life\u201d and doesn\u2019t live life \u201ctreating family support as a backup plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumer Willis once again clapped back at parenting criticism with a video of herself breastfeeding her 3-year-old daughter, Louetta. The actress, who shares her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas, took to Instagram Saturday to share the clip that read, \u201cWhen someone starts judging my parenting.\u201d The sweet clip then transitioned to the viral video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2359949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[70626,24003,21787,22491,21912,314811],"class_list":["post-2359948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-social-media","tag-instagram","tag-movies","tag-rumer-willis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Single-mom-Rumer-Willis-hits-back-at-parenting-criticism-with.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2359950,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359948\/revisions\/2359950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}