Tragic Details About Maren Morris

Thanks to Maren Morris' celebrity status, escaping public opinion — or unsolicited parenting advice — is a near-impossible feat. In 2020, Morris was lambasted by mommy shamers after posing for a well-intentioned Instagram photo with her son, Hayes. In the now-deleted snapshot, Morris could be seen lounging on a pool float with the infant resting in her lap. The songstress was also holding a beer — a detail which some pearl-clutching followers quickly judged.

Although the photo was generally well-received by fans, Morris admittedly felt sensitive about the handful of critical comments. "I don't think I'm going to show his face in photos on social media anymore," Morris told Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" in 2020. Then, the new mom fired back at her haters, stating, "Anyone who is a mother who is shaming another mother, it obviously comes, I think, probably from a deep insecurity in your own motherhood." She continued, "I can take somebody saying my music sucks or I'm ruining country music, but for some reason, the mother card, I just can't emotionally handle it right now."

In 2020, Taste of Country noted that Morris scrubbed all photos of Hayes from her Instagram account. Since the pool float debacle, Hayes has maintained a small presence on his mom's social media accounts. However, she now uses emojis or clever angles to obscure his face, thus protecting his privacy.