Farrah Abraham is in hot water after posting a controversial photo of herself and her seven-year-old daughter on Instagram.
No, this is not a recycled story from last month.
Or the month before. Or the month before that.
We know: Farrah Abraham is often under scrutiny for sharing a photo or making a comment involving her daughter on social media.
It can be hard to keep track of such incidents.
Over the past several weeks along, Abraham has drawn criticism for kick-starting – and pushing hard for – a modeling career for Sophia.
Soph also basically poses like Kylie Jenner.
Who could forget those inappropriate cheerleading photos of Sophia, or her mom saying that the young girl can hire and fire employees?
Not us. But how could Abraham possibly lower the disgraceful, baffling parenting bar even further this time around?
You’ll be surprised. Or not.
On Tuesday, the Teen Mom OG star earned the ire of her social media followers by posing alongside Sophia on Instagram.
The toddler was drinking out of her mom’s tumbler, while Farrah was holding up a package of Flat Tummy Tea.
The understandable reaction of most folks was to assume that Sophia was actually taking sips of Farrah’s ridiculous weight loss beverage.
“Teatime @flattummytea @sophialabraham & I – after all that candy,” the MTV star wrote as a caption to the above image.
What the heck is Flat Tummy Tea, you are probably wondering?
According to the packaging and the product’s official website, this beverage contains laxatives, among other things.
It promises to “help reduce bloating, support your metabolism and increase energy to help flatten your tummy!”
The Flat Tummy Tea site also acknowledges that “these statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration."
Shocking, right?
In reaction to Farrah giving a seven-year a drink that contains laxatives and is not approved by the FDA, critics let her have it.
“I’m sure your delusional parenting ways are further damaging that child by teaching her to take laxatives to be thin,” one commenter said.
Another added: “You really are an assclown @farrah__abraham and absolutely the worst patent on the earth, hands down!"
"Your poor kid … and just when you thought 30 years of intense therapy would help her you pull this. Your so disgusting and absolute garbage.”
Another Internet user tried to be of assistance (“Girl you really need some serious help"), while another chimed in with:
“What you’re doing to your child is unsafe."
"Practice what you preach. The only logical thing I can think of for your behavior is that you sold your soul which further explains why you’re so heartless."
"She is a CHILD. Let her be a CHILD."
However, just this one time around, it appears as if Farrah’s followers were off base with their critique of the troubled mother.
“She has strawberry milk and I have my tea,” Abraham explained to Us Weekly, adding: “She wanted to take a pic like that."
"So no, my daughter does not have tea in her cup.”
Farrah has not exactly earned the benefits of anyone’s doubt. She may very well have made that up in response to the growing criticism.
But it’s also 100 plausible, so we’ll go ahead and take her word for what is depicted in the above photo with Soph. Nevertheless:
You’d think Abraham would avoid getting herself in such messes, simply pulling Sophia back from the spotlight a bit. Right?
Due to past controversies surrounding her daughter, wouldn’t she step back and reassess things, just a little bit? Sometimes?
No. Then she wouldn’t be Farrah Abraham, after all.
FWIW, a number of other celebrities have endorsed this same tea, meanwhile, including Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
And it does prompt the question:
Is Flat Tummy Tea actually paying Abraham to shill for its product? Which them prompts another question, if so: WHY?!?
Who the heck is buying a product because it’s endorsed by Farrah?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!?!?!?!?