{"id":567535,"date":"2026-04-06T08:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567535\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:29:14","slug":"single-mom-rumer-willis-hits-back-at-parenting-criticism-with-video-breastfeeding-3-year-old-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567535\/","title":{"rendered":"Single mom Rumer Willis hits back at parenting criticism with video breastfeeding 3-year-old daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DWuwgtmkYOq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">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<p>Rumer Willis hit back at critics judging her parenting style with a video of herself breastfeeding her daughter, Louetta, via Instagram on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The internet personality wrote over the clip, \u201cWhen someone starts judging my parenting.\u201d <\/p>\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 href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/rumer-willis-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas-break-up-1-year-after-baby-louettas-birth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with Thomas<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>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. Instagram\/rumerwillis<\/p>\n<p>Willis shares her daughter with ex Derek Richard Thomas (seen here). Instagram \/ Rumer Willis<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the exes started dating, but the \u201cWild Cherry\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/16\/rumer-willis-confirms-derek-richard-thomas-relationship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed their whirlwind romance <\/a>with PDA-filled snaps in November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/rumer-willis-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas-break-up-1-year-after-baby-louettas-birth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>The exes (photographed above) parted ways in 2024. rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Willis (seen here with her dad, Bruce) has been candid about being a single mother. Rumer Willis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\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 href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/20\/parents\/rumer-willis-breaks-down-in-tears-as-she-details-hard-life-as-a-single-mom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>In November, Willis (seen above) shared a video of herself crying over the difficulties of raising her daughter alone. rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>She also denied receiving financial help from her parents, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore (seen here). demimoore\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWild Cherry\u201d star also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/17\/parents\/rumer-willis-denies-getting-money-from-parents-bruce-willis-demi-moore-as-a-single-mom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rumer Willis once again clapped back at parenting criticism with a video of herself breastfeeding her 3-year-old daughter,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,5654,91,94,88,4136,206,77550],"class_list":{"0":"post-567535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-families","10":"tag-celebrity-news","11":"tag-celebrity-social-media","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-instagram","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-rumer-willis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}