Amanda Stanton Defends 5½-Year-Old Daughter's Bathing-Suit Selfie Despite 'Sick People Out There'

Photo: Amanda Stanton/Instagram. Inset: Rich Fury/Getty Amanda Stantondoesn’t understand why there’s such a fuss over her daughter’s recent bathing-suit photo. The Bacheloralum, 29, shared a mirror selfie that her 5½-year-old younger child,Charlie Emma, took in a floral two-piece swimsuit ahead of their beach day on Saturday. While the mother of twothought the snapshot was sweet, many of her fans slammed the former reality star for sharing the image on her social media.

Amanda Stanton Donates $300 to Domestic Violence Shelter After Incident with Boyfriend

Photo: Instagram/AmandaStanton Amanda Stantonis addressing her recentarrest. “Happy Friday everyone! I see so many reminders from people that things aren’t always what they seem on Instagram,” she began. “It’s true that it’s a ‘highlight reel’ of our lives and as much as I strive to keep it real and be open and honest with you guys on here, there are definitely aspects of my life that I choose not to share.

Amanda Stanton Goes on 'Girls Trip' in Vegas & Tells Fans She's 'Fine' after Bobby Jacobs Split

Amanda Stanton.Photo: Amanda Stanton/Instagram As theBachelorandBachelor in Paradisestar, 28, prepared to leave for a “girls trip” in Las Vegas on Friday, she assured her fans that although she was “going through a little bit of a rough patch,” she’s doing “fine.” “It should be a really fun weekend,” she shared in a video posted on her Instagram Story at the time. “Not to be depressing, and I know I’ve talked about it too much, but I’m obviously going through a little bit of a rough patch right now.

Amanda Stanton Opens Up About Her 2018 Domestic Violence Arrest: 'I'm Still Devastated'

In her new book,Now Accepting Roses, theBachelorandBachelor in Paradisealum recalled how she was in Vegas for a bachelorette party the weekend of the incident, and planned to spend time with Jacobs when it was over. However, things did not go according to plan for the couple. That Saturday night, the pro beach volleyball player joined Stanton and her friends while partying in the hotel room, where Stanton “had a couple more drinks than usual,” she wrote, before the incident occurred.

Amanda Stanton Responds to 'Trolls' Who Criticized Her for Letting Daughter, 6½, Get Highlights

Photo: Amanda Stanton/Instagram Amanda Stantonhas something to say about those criticizing her parenting. Another commenter opined, “When she is in therapy or the plastic surgeon’s office at 13 for not feeling good enough about her looks inthis ridiculously shallow insta-world, Mama might be regretting some of the choices she made for her. As the mother of an 18 year old and 15 year old girl … trust me, I know!”