A mother’s post has sparked debate about parenting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
In Facebook forum Complaint Singapore, a woman — who posted anonymously on Friday (July 24) under the nickname QuickLlama9346 — shared she had recently visited bakery Yamazaki by Four Leaves in VivoCity with her two children and a helper.
She said her kids had each picked up a donut from the display shelf and took a bite before paying for them. She added that it had happened too fast for her to react.
“I immediately apologised to the staff and assured them that I would pay for both donuts without hesitation,” she recalled.
Feeling “embarrassed but trying to remain composed,” she continued browsing while her helper stayed outside the bakery with her children.
A few moments later, she purportedly heard an elderly woman behind the packing counter remark “very loudly in Chinese”: “We cannot blame the children. We can only blame the parents for their poor upbringing.”
The words hit her harder than she could have imagined, said the mother, who also shared a censored photo of the staff member.
‘Choose kindness over judgement’
The mother went on to defend herself and her children.
“As a mother, I already carry the daily challenges, worries and emotional weight of raising two children with ADHD. Every outing requires patience, constant vigilance, and understanding because my children can act impulsively before they fully process the consequences of their actions,” she said.
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