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A Kid Destroyed $1,300 Worth of Sephora Makeup & People Are Dragging the Mom

ParentingPublished Nov 17, 2017
By Jordyn Smith
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Most moms are getting through life by simply trying their hardest. But every time a toddler has a tantrum in a department store or a kid accidentally spills a drink in public, the mom is no doubt blamed and shamed for her children's actions. After a child apparently destroyed a $1,300 display at Sephora, people wasted no timing shaming the kid's mom for what happened.

Makeup artist Brittney Nelson took to Facebook to share a destroyed makeup display she encountered while shopping at Sephora.

According to her, it was a child that caused the damage. "$1300 of Make Up Forever eye shadow destroyed at Sephora tonight due to a small child," Brittney wrote. "I’m sure he/she thought they were like finger paints and had no idea how naughty they were being. Tons of destroyed product and pissed Sephora cast members are a not a happy place to be."

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It wasn't long before the post started spreading.

In reaction, people began dragging the mother for her supposedly "negligent" parenting.

Some people insisted that they would have never allowed their kids to cause so much damage.-placeholder
Some people insisted that they would have never allowed their kids to cause so much damage.

Some people insisted that they would have never allowed their kids to cause so much damage.

Others claimed stores with expensive merchandise, like Sephora, were no place for children at all.-placeholder
Others claimed stores with expensive merchandise, like Sephora, were no place for children at all.

Others claimed stores with expensive merchandise, like Sephora, were no place for children at all.

Some even went so far as to call the mother things like "careless and self-absorbed."-placeholder
Some even went so far as to call the mother things like "careless and self-absorbed."
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Some even went so far as to call the mother things like "careless and self-absorbed."

Not everyone took the incident as a chance to harp on moms, though.-placeholder
Not everyone took the incident as a chance to harp on moms, though.
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Not everyone took the incident as a chance to harp on moms, though.

There were a few who expressed skepticism over whether the child had really caused $1,300 worth of damage in the first place.

One person made it clear that there was no way moms were going to magically stop shopping with their kids to prevent accidents.-placeholder
One person made it clear that there was no way moms were going to magically stop shopping with their kids to prevent accidents.

One person made it clear that there was no way moms were going to magically stop shopping with their kids to prevent accidents.

Another called people out for being so quick to pass judgement on a mom.-placeholder
Another called people out for being so quick to pass judgement on a mom.
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Another called people out for being so quick to pass judgement on a mom.

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As news outlets pick up the story, more and more people are chiming in to share their opinions on whether or not the mom should be blamed for what happened. While parents and non-parents alike hound some unknown woman for a mistake that may have occurred when she turned her back for a second, it is probably important to remember that we definitely don't have the entire story here.

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