Jade Roper
After an Instagram user suggested that the Bachelor alum’s daughter, Emerson, showed signs of autism in July 2019, Roper wrote on her Instagram Story: “You all, these are NOT okay messages to send to people. If you all mean well, it’s still not okay to say she has autism or needs speech therapy or to comment on any sort of thing like that to anyone about their child. We are her parents, we have a great pediatrician, and we know her development. Comments like this throw me for a loop.”
In December 2019, the Colorado native defended her decision to post a nursing video on her Instagram Story without “a warning.” “”Breast-feeding is a natural way some babies EAT,” Roper wrote at the time. “So sorry, no warning here. You see more boob in a bikini.”
The Colorado native clapped back after dressing her son in her daughter’s old dresses the following month, writing on her Instagram Story: “Whoa. This won’t be the last time Brooks will find himself in girly clothing, what’s wrong with dress up!? I wasn’t making fun of him, he looks adorable.”
When a troll called Roper’s daughter a “f–king idiot” in March 2020 for the way she performed her flower girl duties at JJ Lane and Kayla Hughes‘ wedding, the Colorado native clapped back. “So so sick of seeing this s–t,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “There’s a lot of hurt in this world, but love is still the answer. Feel sorry for people who feel the need to say these things, especially about a child. Sending them love and healing today.” Roper went on to call her daughter “f–cking brilliant, smart, curious, joyful, loving, hilarious, warm, caring, brave, happy, radiation, beautiful, adventurous [and] perfect in her own way.”
Later that same month, the Bachelor alum defended her decision to post videos of her son, Brooks, swinging at a public park amid the coronavirus spread. “I understand you all are coming from a place of safety,” she wrote on her Instagram Story at the time. “Those videos of Brooks swinging are from weeks ago. I just thought they could make some people smile today. I haven’t even left my house except to go get the mail at our mailbox in 10 days. I encourage the message, but kindness is always nice too.”
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