Jessie James Decker Denies Charges She Photoshopped Abs Onto Her Children’s Bodies In Photos

Jessie James Decker defended her Instagram post of her children after they faced criticism for their athletic bodies.

“I didn’t plan on addressing this because it’s bonkers,” Decker captioned a post on Monday. “When I posted the pix of our vacation and included the kids being silly flexing on the beach on our thanksgiving trip I had NO clue it would get the reaction it did.”

The original photo featured all three of Decker’s children, whom she shares with her husband, NFL player Eric Decker. In the photo, Vivianne, 8, posed beachside with brothers, Eric Jr., 7, and Forrest, 4, during a family vacation in Mexico over Thanksgiving.

Decker has since been accused of photoshopping abs onto her children’s bodies and, conversely, of “overtraining” her kids to become so athletic.

One follower commented, “it’s completely strange to see children THIS shredded. like unhealthily. a little definition is expected but this is beyond. they need a wellness check.”

Another wrote, “you’re strange for photoshopping pictures of your kids!”

“We preach about body positivity and acceptance but my kids having a mass amount of genetic and built muscle from athletics is ‘weird’?” Decker responded in her later post. “I want to raise my kids to feel proud of their bodies and hard work…let’s not pick and choose what we normalize regarding bodies and be accepting of all people and children.”

Not all comments on Decker’s original post were negative. The singer’s famous friends came to her defense, though with comments that still focused on the children’s bodies.

“I love these smiles. The strength. So in their bodies. Fun goals,” wrote Selma Blair.

“These abs on these babies, tho!!! I gotta step my game up! Lol,” Kelly Rowland added.

Decker has previously commented on her own body image issues.

In June, Decker posted a message to Instagram saying, “I’ve been battling some body image issues…I go from one extreme being obsessed with working out and being muscular and thin to just giving up and gaining because the food makes me feel better.”

Decker expressed fear over her daughter growing up in a digital age where online bullying can be so severe that it makes her “consider quitting everything sometimes and disappear.”