Why was Kourtney Kardashian Barker criticized over her son's boat photo? Reality star responds to backlash

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On August 8, Kourtney Kardashian Barker posted a carousel from her summer vacation. In the first photo, the 46-year-old media personality was seen on a boat holding her son, Rocky. The photo sparked online debate about safety as the mother-son duo did not wear life vests.

Here are some comments that netizens left on her Instagram post:

“No life jacket??? And the Mother of the year award goes to,” a user (@danielle_mamma_of_two) wrote.
“What no life vests? Isn't that against the law....???” a social media user (@calkins5039) asked.
“Shouldn't that kid be wearing a life jacket?” another Instagram user (@the_real_jjcooll) asked.
Netizens react (Images via Instagram/@kourtneykardash)
Netizens react (Images via Instagram/@kourtneykardash)

Following this online backlash, Kourtney Kardashian Barker posted an Instagram story on August 9, announcing that she bought a life vest for her son.

According to Access Hollywood, she wrote:

“Update: bought a life vest that fits! good looking out. honestly didn't think about some of the dangers. thank you for making me aware and hopefully this helps make other mommies aware of the dangers of certain types of boating without a life vest.”

In one of the comments, a user asked about Kourtney Kardashian Barker's pregnancy rumors. She replied that she was eating pancakes and taking part in adventurous physical activities.

Kourtney shares her son, Rocky, with husband Travis Barker. On June 16, she shared a carousel wishing Travis on the occasion of Father’s Day. In the caption, she thanked him for loving all their children deeply, her three, his three, and their baby, saying their big blended family wouldn’t be the same without him.


Kourtney Kardashian Barker shares the health scare that led to a fetal surgery

In 2024, during one of the episodes of The Kardashians, Kourtney Kardashian Barker shared that she had to undergo a fetal surgery. She said the experience was terrifying for her.

According to E! News, she shared that they had arranged a baby scan at home so all the kids could see the baby before Travis Barker left for his tour.The doctor, who was experienced and careful, noticed something unusual and advised her to see a few specialists. This led to her having to go in for fetal surgery.

In one of the scenes from the episode, she told the people surrounding her:

“I was like who can take me cause they were like you can't eat or drink and someone has to drive you and then my mom took me and then that's when Travis flew home. The thing that was awful was his Wi-Fi was broken on the plane so the whole time, he couldn't get updates.”

Kourtney Kardashian Barker said that by the time Travis came home, she had already gone through surgery because it had to be done immediately. She also said:

“I just feel so grateful that you know how everything played out and for the doctors that really helped make the best decisions that really saved our baby.”

Her mother took her to the hospital, and as soon as Travis landed, he went straight there and stayed with her. Kourtney Kardashian Barker told the others that the timing was amazing and ended up saving everything.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi