Rachael Finch has responded to critics who criticized her for running after her daughter while she shouted words of encouragement during a school cross-country run.
The Miss Universe Australia winner turned fitness influencer, 35, turned heads on Friday when she uploaded a video of herself running after her eight-year-old daughter Violet while competing against her peers.
She responded to those who criticized her approach in an Instagram video on Thursday, insisting that she is simply “motivating her son to do the best he can.”
“Just a quick message to anyone who wants to criticize or attack me personally for wanting to support, encourage and motivate my daughter to do the best she can,” he said.
‘Just a couple of things. One checks your data and two checks it again in about eight years, when Violet is an adult, to see the progress.
Rachael Finch has responded to critics who criticized her for running after her daughter while she shouted words of encouragement during a school cross-country run.
It comes after popular influencers. Amy, Kate and Sophie Taeuber targeted the mummy blogger in their Frank Podcast this week.
“When I first saw people talking about this online before I saw the video, at first I thought, ‘Oh, she’s probably just one of those supportive parents.’ But this was next level,” said one sister. .
‘I don’t understand how this school allowed him to run after his son during the race. Surely it would have been very unpleasant for the other children? Another agreed.
One sister pointed out that there would be a lot of kids running after Rachael, since Violet came 12th out of 100.
‘Can you imagine the other moms there seeing this? (They would be asking), “Why the hell are you allowed to attend school on the course?” another added.
While the triplets praised Rachael for showing interest in their daughter’s school activities, they stated that her behavior that day “seemed a little strange.”
The Miss Universe Australia winner turned fitness influencer turned heads on Friday when she uploaded a video of herself running after her eight-year-old daughter Violet while competing against her peers.
She responded to those who criticized her approach on Thursday, insisting that she is “motivating her son to do the best he can.”
“It seems like she’s living vicariously through her son because this seemed like one of her dreams,” one podcast host said, while another agreed: “Oh, it was really hard to watch.”
Meanwhile, one sister insisted: “I would be very angry if I were a mother at this school.”
“(Imagine if) I’m very excited for my son to compete in this race, but I think, ‘Well, it’s no wonder my son hasn’t done so well when he has the advantage of having his mother there breathing down his neck.’ in the back of the head, telling them to keep going.
The sisters said they were “surprised” that Rachael put the video on social media and noted that it seems like Violet has “a lot of pressure on her to do well.”
However, Rachael has many followers online who are fans of her hands-on approach to teaching their children about health and fitness.
It comes after popular influencers Amy, Kate and Sophie Taeuber took aim at the mummy blogger on their Outspoken podcast this week.
In the video, the former model shouted words of encouragement as her eight-year-old daughter competed in her school’s cross-country race.
‘Here we go, it’s the second downhill. Breathe in the air. Go! Go! Go! Be careful with the rocks! That’s Violet, well done,’ she shouted as her daughter ran, and captioned the video: ‘Crazy cam.’
She then revealed that Violet had placed 12th out of 100 girls and had achieved her “best time and best performance.”
‘The best I’ve seen her try. Ever. She struggled and wanted to walk, but she got over it and kept going,” Rachael said.
‘For us it’s never about location. What matters to us is your commitment to your work and effort. What you put in is what you get. Very proud of her. I had to hold back a million tears.
“It seems like she’s living vicariously through her son because this seemed like one of her dreams,” said one podcaster, while another agreed: “Oh, it was so hard to watch.”