Kourtney Kardashian responds to backlash after taking 1-year-old son on boat

Miami Herald

4 days ago

Kourtney Kardashian is responding to the backlash she received after sharing a series of photos on her Instagram page.
On Aug. 8, the 46-year-old mom of four took to Instagram to share a series of photos revealing some of the things she and her family did over the summer.
The first photo showed Kardashian sitting on a boat with her youngest son, Rocky, who she shares with her husband Travis Barker, sitting on her lap. 'Food for the soul,' she captioned the carousel of photos.
Rocky was wearing shorts and a sweater as he buried his head in his mom's chest. But what many people were quick to point out was that Rocky wasn't wearing a life jacket.
'What no life vests? Isn't that against the law….???' one commenter pointed out.
As did several others. 'Shouldn't that kid be wearing a life jacket?'
'Why wouldn't you have a life jacket on the baby and yourself? Boats capsize all the time…'
The following day, Kardashian took to her Instagram story to issue a statement following the backlash for not putting Rocky in a life jacket.
Alongside a screenshot of a website that sells children's life jackets, Kardashian shared an 'update.'
'Bought a life vest that fits! Good looking out,' she said, responding to the many comments that called her out for the oversight.
'Honestly [I] didn't think about some of the dangers,' Kardashian admitted. 'Thank you for making me aware and hopefully this helps make other mommies aware of the dangers of certain types of boating without a life vest.'
In addition to their 1-year-old son, Kardashian is also a mom to Mason, Penelope, and Reign, who she shares with her ex Scott Disick. Barker is also a dad to Alabama and Landon, who he shares with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler. Barker helped raise Moakler's oldest daughter, Atiana De La Hoya, as well