No wonder Kristin Cavallari is where she is at with her career — she knows how to handle tense situations cleverly.
Using her unique sense of humor mixed with a splash of assertiveness, the reality TV star was able to calm down spirits who were lashing at her over a family portrait that she shared on Thanksgiving Day.
Kristin Cavallari’s family photo is criticized
The former Laguna Beach star posted an adorable picture of herself with her three young children on Friday.
The fashion designer and ex-husband Jay Cutler share sons Camden Jack, 8, and Jaxon Wyatt, 7, and daughter Saylor James, 5.
The former couple is very protective of their children and has never revealed their faces on social media or on their reality TV shows.
Kristin Cavallari made sure her children’s faces were not visible to the world for the Thanksgiving photo.
In the snapshot, Cavallari is standing on the front porch of her home in Tennessee with her mom, and they are both hugging the children who have their backs to the camera to conceal their faces from the public eye.
The photo went viral in a matter of hours because many of her followers found her decision to hide Camden, Saylor, and Jaxon’s faces on social media weird.
Kristin Cavallari had a follower who made this remark: “I completely agree with her wanting privacy for her kids, but this picture looks very weird.”
Another social media user asked this question: “Protecting them from what? Is she royalty? Come on now ?.”
Kristin Cavallari was told to save her family pictures for herself because some fans are tired of seeing her children’s backs.
A woman wrote: “A pic JUST for social media … never seen anyone ask their kids to turn their backs to a camera for a “family photo” Save it … just don’t add them to the picture and upload another selfie with your wine glass.”
Kristin Cavallari claps back at critics
A few hours later, Kristin Cavallari returned to social media with a clever clapback for all the people who criticized and ridiculed her photo.
She took on the naysayers using humor and enlisted the help of a few famous friends.
She shared a photo of herself and her close friends, Justin Anderson and Austin Rhodes, and had this to say to the people who had unsolicited advice for her: “I don’t remember asking for anyone’s opinion, but fine, I’ll show my kids.”
Kristin Cavallari explains why she keeps her children’s faces hidden from the public
In a recent interview, the mama bear explained why she would never share pictures with her little ones on Instagram.
Kristin Cavallari said she wants her children to decide for themselves if they will be in the public eye or not.
She stated: “No, no one will ever persuade us. Producers try every season to get our kids on the show, and we’re like, ‘No, get out of our face.’ The thing is we just want them to be kids. They’re 7, 5, and 4. They’re little. We want them to have as normal of a life as possible. You can’t have a normal life with cameras in your face. It’s hard enough being a kid, just be a kid.”
Kristin Cavallari also said that other people’s opinions and preconceived notions on how she should handle her fame while being a mother do not matter to her.
She shared: “You know, you can say whatever you want to me. I don’t care. I’m used to it by now. But when you come after my kids, I’m like, ‘Oh, hell no. Those are my babies.’ That’s, like, the one time I just get heated.”
Observers say that Cavallari scored some points by being direct on this issue. However, taking on online critics always gets very messy no matter how well the situation is handled.
