Taylor Selfridge is doubling down on her decision to take photos and videos of her and Cory Wharton’s daughter Maya during the three-year-old’s recent 18-day hospitalization, insisting that she wants to capture the moments so that Maya “will know how strong she was.”
As The Ashley previously told you, the Teen Mom star revealed to fans last week that Maya– who was born with a rare heart disease called tricuspid atresia and has undergone several heart surgeries in her lifetime– had recently experienced a health scare that required her to be life-flighted and ultimately hospitalized for 18 days.
In addition to sharing the terrifying details of what her daughter went through during that time, Taylor posted multiple videos and photos to social media that were taken during Maya’s hospitalization, including content that showed Maya being life-flighted to Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
Cory– who also shares daughter Mila with Taylor, as well as daughter Ryder with Cheyenne Floyd– shared some of these photos and videos of Maya too.
However, it was Taylor who took to social media this week to defend her recent content after revealing that she had received some backlash from fans due to the images she chose to share with the public.
“ … people are like, ‘How could you take out your camera?’ First of all, I took a video when we were in the plane, because I was texting Cory pictures and videos of [Maya], because he’s like, ‘What the f**k happened?’” Taylor explained, referring to the fact that Cory was in Thailand filming The Challenge when Maya was first hospitalized. “I talked to him early in the day and I was like, ‘Hey, we’re in the hospital, I just want you to know, because I don’t want you to, like, freak out … .’”
She went on to tell fans that, within seven to eight hours, the situation with her daughter’s health escalated from Maya’s stomach hurting and doctors believing she may have a urinary tract infection (UTI), to Maya needing to be life-flighted. Taylor insisted that she was “sending stuff to [Cory] at that moment,” as he had yet to arrive in Texas. She also defended the photos and videos that showed Maya after she had been intubated, noting that Maya “was like that for a total of nine days” and “was just asleep” during that time.
Taylor– who, along with Cory, has posted similar content in the past– went on to explain to fans that another reason she chooses to document these moments is so that Maya will be able to look at them when she’s older and have a better understanding of what she went through as a young child.
“ … I’m always going to, like, make sure that I remember these moments– well, I always do, because I’m so traumatized,” Taylor said. “But when [Maya’s] older, like, I hope to God she don’t remember any of it, but I want her to know how strong she was and all the things she went through, because it’s more than most people will ever go through in their whole life.”
While Taylor doubled down on taking photos and videos of Maya amid her recent health scare, she didn’t explain why she then chose to share the content publicly, which seemed to be the main concern of those who criticized her (and Cory’s) posts.
Watch a clip from Taylor’s video below.
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Leave Taylor alone!!!! She is this child’s Mother, and MAYA looks HEALTHY and VERY HAPPY and LOVED! I’ve been a nurse for over 25 Years and I’ve seen all kinds of parents as well as parenting. If she had exposed her daughter undressed, then we would have a issue, but it is very common to video a child\ adult journey and make a diary of it in this day and age then post it so friends and family are up to date and you are not answering phone calls and questions and you are able to focus on your Child. I think its because they are in the media they are being treated differently and that is wrong .She did not ask for her daughter to be born with this disease, so when MAYA is doing good she looks like she is Thriving, the is thanks to TAYLOR and CORY …. But you always have this disease over your shoulder and it can pop off at any moment, that’s a scary thought for a parent to live with and deal with. So remember DON’T THROW STONES AT GLASS HOUSES. You never know when something will change your life forever!
And to that fact we all share our children’s journey and that is maya childhood, so why shouldn’t she be able to share it, that’s like saying people with special needs kids shouldn’t be able to share their children either, people just need to find something to bitch about!
Honestly, she can take pictures if she wants, she can post from time to time, but, the frequency and quantity she does, make me question why she do that. She post a lot and take time on her phone to get attention, sympathy, probably money too. Maybe her daughter wouldn’t want all that there. She’s doing way too much and I dont think it’s for the right motive
Can someone help me find an episode of Teen Mom 2? It was a behind the scenes episodes at the reunion. All I can remember from the episode is Leah and her sister yelling at the producers about manipulating the footage of Leah driving her kids to school (when Gracie was complaining about Leah not making them breakfast). I also remember Adam and Nathan talking in front of their trailers. I’ve been trying to find this episode on Prime but can’t find it.
some of yall are weird for hating on her for this and idgaf how many downvotes this gets. don’t like it then don’t do the same for your kids if god forbid yall are ever in a similar situation
How do you know other people haven’t been in a similar situation?
Regardless, exploiting your kids, at their most vulnerable or not, just to get likes, comments, pats on the back for your supposed strength,.etc. is ridiculously fucked up. No kid needs mommy posting their worst moments of life online, period. She can’t even say it’s for friends and family to stay updated, because it’s all public and fucking monetized. It’s just gross ass behavior, really.
How on earth does saving memories for Maya for later equate to plastering them on a forever global billboard with pedophiles??? What is wrong with people?
How do you equate saving memories for Maya (which nobody has a problem with) with posting videos/ pics for attention, monetization, and yes, for random wierdos to do god knows what with?
I don’t know. That was my question.
Ok, now I understand your comment.
I’m equating those things because Taylor herself does in her post. She’s saying she posted all of those medical videos and selfies of Maya PUBLICLY so her daughter can view the memories later. That makes no sense. No need to post vulnerable videos and pics of your child for the world to see, if you’re stating it’s just for your daughter to view later.
I’m asking Taylor how in the hell she’s equating those things.
Your kid, do whatever but those knife skills are making anxious!
I created an account to tell @Mick the thumbs down was an accident!
You did Not do this for your daughter, you 1000% did this for attention from strangers online! A toddler can not consent or comprehend the fallout of having their image forever plastered on line. I am shocked and deeply saddened there is no law protecting CHILDREN from this type of parenting.
Also, please stop posting the selfies with your eyes closed, like you are sleeping. We know it’s you taking a selfie, dumbass!
LOL
They have no notion of what “privacy” means. Nobody needs to see your child in the hospital. You can record it and then show it to her but they like the attention
How about taking videos and pictures to document Mayas strength but NOT posting them publicly? Now there’s an idea to protect this little girls privacy……which she deserves.
Here’s an wild idea too. Dont like it move on. Her child has a rare disease. Document document document. If anything ever happens to her or a cure is found etc. It is on the internet forever. Just like things were documented back in the day through books with pictures. The only diference is that now we have keyboard warriors making it weird.
Oh ca ca…..I’m pretty sure the doctors document everything. Don’t think they’ll look up someone’s instagram for information. But they may look up instagram to learn how to “pretend” sleep,right?
You can document without exploitation and monetizing their life for your own benefit, it’s not rocket science.
She’s not posting for research purposes, don’t be daft.