Jessie James Decker on battling the parenting police and staying fit after babies

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Jessie James Decker is opening up about how she handles mom-shaming and the parenting police. Over the past few years, the 35-year-old country singer has faced backlash from online critics for wearing bikinis, fired back against accusations she photoshopped a beach snap of her children and defended herself for posting a picture in which she was seen breastfeeding her baby son while holding a glass of wine. "There was definitely a time when it used to get to me," Decker told Us Weekly in an interview published Wednesday. "It hurts your feelings when people are unkind, but as I’m getting older, I don’t have time to focus on negativity anymore. "I have three children to love and look after.

We’re all just trying to do our best," the "I Still Love You" hitmaker added of children Vivianne, 8, Eric Jr., 7, and Forrest, 4. "We should be supporting one another." Decker admitted she had been hurt by the cruel comments in the past but noted she has become less affected over time. "I’m a tender-hearted person," she said. "I’m a human being — no matter who you are, it’s going to hurt when people are unkind.

But [now] it’s like I don’t have time to think about it. I just don’t care. It takes away from the beauty and the joy of life.

I got beautiful babies to look after, and that’s where my energy goes." Decker also explained why she had been candid with her fans about the difficulty she experienced when she was trying to lose weight after giving birth. "I was used to seeing this tiny, fit thing, and my body changed so much," Decker said. "My boobs were down to my belly.