A woman says other mums shame her for her natural ‘good looks’ and ‘figure’, because they are ‘jealous’ because she doesn’t need ‘lip fillers’ to look good. Amee Gleadell, 35, has always taken pride in her appearance and takes time every day to pick out a beautiful dress and jewellery.
The mother of 15-month-old Arthane claims that other mothers judge her and are not kind to her in baby groups. Amee believes they are simply “jealous” because she doesn’t need “lip fillers” and a “hairdo” to look good.
She wants to stop being judged on the way other women look. Amee, a caterer from Lincoln in the East Midlands, said: ‘I look after myself.
“I deal with it very naturally. I don’t wear much make-up. I’m a natural mom. I have a good figure. I wear dresses and sandals. That makes me feel better.
“Mothers judge you in baby classes. I get stares – I think it’s jealousy. People judge me because I haven’t had my lips filled or my hair done.”
After Arthane was born, it was important to Amee to be in shape for her son. She said: “I wanted to chase him around the park.”
“Many mothers sit here having coffee and cake. I thought: ‘I will not be that mother.'”
Amee regularly goes to the gym, goes swimming with Arthane and does yoga every morning to stay fit. She said: “I eat really well.
“I usually have sparkly toes. Then I feel better. Then I’m happy with myself.”
Amee says she never goes out in dirty clothes – she thinks other mothers would judge her for it. She said: “I don’t go out in sweatpants.”
“I don’t know why people don’t want to look good or why they don’t care. But you don’t know what’s going on in other people’s lives.”
“We should just help each other.”
Amee says she is also judged for breastfeeding her son in public and at work. The mother runs a catering business on wheels – she cooks while her son sits on her hip.
She said: “I take my child to work. I breastfeed her there. Perverted men stare at you. Other mothers judge you. Other people say: ‘She breastfeeds and cooks’ and judge me for it.
“I have everything under control, he won’t burn. It’s completely natural. I don’t have to cover myself. I fed him on the bus. On the bike. In an arcade.”
Amee said her husband Stephen Cefai, 28, a cartoonist, has always loved her “bubbly” personality. She said: “I enjoy it. I want to live forever – I know you can’t, but I have this zest for life.”
“I want to be a great mother and partner.”
