Lottie Ryan has opened up about her expeience with recieving hate from other mothers when she made the decision to return to work.
Back on our airwaves when her son Wolf was four months old, Lottie says she did it because she needed to as well as because she wanted to.
“They know nothing about me, I am a self employed working woman and I am trying to provide for my family,” she told RSVP Magazine.
Sharing the hateful comments that was thrown at her and the impact they had on her mental health, Lottie continued:
“When other mothers have opinions like that and feel like they can share them publicly with you, I found that very unnerving”
“I am usually pretty good about that stuff and I am fairly thick skinned.”
“Maybe it is because I am a first time mum, it is not that I am insecure, but I am learning and my husband and I are figuring things out as we go along”
“I was quite shocked that it mostly came from other mothers. I would be lying if I said otherwise. I am over it now but at the time it did really upset me, I found it very hurtful.”
Lottie added that when it comes to online trolling she’s well versed in that area, and often something she actively ignores.
“I tend not to engage with trolls. I learned not to waste my breath”
“I don’t know if these people think that their messages aren’t seen or if they think they are somehow being anonymous”
“Or do they presume to know your life and your circumstance? I used to get messages saying ‘Oh, her career is too important to her. It is disgraceful that you would put your child in creche.”
“You can only take a certain amount of time away from work and that is a fact of life. In hindsight, it was good for me mentally to start doing something that made me feel like myself.”
Working on her career alongside caring for her family, Lottie made her hosting debut just last month as she filled in for Jennifer Zamparelli on Dancing With The Stars.