Single mom Rumer Willis hits back at parenting criticism with video breastfeeding 3-year-old daughter
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, “When someone starts judging my parenting.”
The sweet clip then transitioned to the viral video of a woman drawing two circles on a whiteboard and saying, “This is my business,” pointing to one circle, “And this is yours,” while pointing to a second.
“I am here,” she continued, referring to the first circle. “The problem is, you are also here,” she added, pointing to the same circle before drawing a line to the second circle.
“When you need to be here,” the woman concluded.
Rumer, 37, welcomed Louetta with Thomas in 2023.
It’s unclear when the exes started dating, but the “Wild Cherry” star confirmed their whirlwind romance with PDA-filled snaps in November 2022.
The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore announced she and the musician had parted ways in August 2024 when a fan asked her via Instagram if they were still together.
“Nope I am single momming it and co-parenting,” she said.
At the time, the “Hostage” star expressed her gratitude for her daughter, saying, “She 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.”
Rumer has since detailed being a single mom and recently shared a video of herself breaking down in tears while walking in the woods.
“Just had a good cry in the woods… some days being a single mom is hard,” she wrote over the clip. “She is not hard (ever) but some days doing everything alone can be.”
The “Wild Cherry” star also denied receiving financial support from her famous parents on Instagram in February after posting a video of her “never-ending” to-do list, which included chores, self-care activities and taking care of her daughter.
“I work four different jobs to provide for my daughter,” she wrote via her Stories at the time. “I am the sole provider for [my 2-year-old]. I don’t live off a trust fund or get money from my parents. Most of the time I don’t have help with her. So how about y’all pause before you judge and assume.”
Rumer stated she was “very aware” of her “privileges in life” and doesn’t live life “treating family support as a backup plan.”
