Whitney Port Shared an Emotional Video About Mom-Bullying That's Got Many Women Talking
In a new video posted to her YouTube page, Whitney Port reveals she was mom-bullied recently at an event—and it’s sparked an entire discussion online.
“I went to an event this morning. It was a panel discussion for lots of moms. I went in with a good attitude, walked out feeling a little bit insecure,” Port says in the video. “There were a lot of moms that I knew. I approached two specifically. We have a lot of friends in common and it was the right thing of me to go up to them and say, ‘Hi.’ And I got pretty much the same reaction from both of them, which was: ‘I really can’t be bothered talking with you right now,’ and they were just trying to back out of the conversation as quickly as they possibly could.”
Port was understandably upset by this experience. “It hurts to feel like someone doesn’t want to hang out with you, or have a conversation with you, or get to know you,” she says. “I take it personally.”
It’s unclear why these women were unkind to Port, though there’s no excuse for their behavior. “It’s so easy to be nice to people,” Port says midway through her video, holding back tears. The Hills alum says she’s always had insecurities about feeling “uncool or awkward,” and situations like this don’t help: “Every little encounter like this where I can physically feel them inching away from me just chips away at my self esteem.”
Watch Whitney Port‘s video for yourself, below.
Women are flooding Port’s social media channels with support and their own stories about mom-bullying.
“Couldn’t relate to anything more,” one woman wrote. “It’s been since grade school that I always felt I wasn’t cool enough and couldn’t fit in. Recently after many years, I met some awesome moms, and I’m so grateful. It’s been years of rude moms and just rude women in general.”
“Mom bullies are the worst. You just need to find your tribe. It took me 10 years of being a mom to say I finally found mine! You got this girl,” posted another mom.
“I’ve felt [this] so many since having kids and being in so many awkward mom group situations,” wrote a third. “I definitely put too much emphasis on everyone liking me and understanding me.”
Port’s Instagram post about her video has even more incredible comments—go check them out.