                                        {"id":592,"date":"2026-06-02T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=592"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:40:01","slug":"author-jenny-mollen-faces-backlash-over-appalling-photos-with-12-year-old-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=592","title":{"rendered":"Author Jenny Mollen faces backlash over \u2018appalling\u2019 photos with 12-year-old son"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jenny Mollen, an author, actor and social media personality known for sharing candid glimpses of her family life online, is facing criticism after some followers said she crossed a line with a recent social media post. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=590\">After mystery men emerge from New York City manholes, officials warn of \u2018extremely dangerous\u2019 sewers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photos show Mollen and her 12-year-old son, Sid, lying intertwined on a bed, their faces pressed close together and their arms and legs wrapped around one another.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>What may have been intended as a silly, affectionate moment \u2014 Mollen did not immediately respond to TODAY.com\u2019s request for comment \u2014 instead sparked a wave of criticism online, with some commenters questioning whether the pictures were appropriate to share publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Mollen appeared to address the backlash in a series of Instagram Stories, suggesting that the reaction may be tied, at least in part, to her recent separation from actor Jason Biggs.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYxyGV9D86i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=f7367c44-7136-490f-a9b6-0bc4d68e536b\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/iframe.nbcnews.com\/x3lIk1SQ?_showcaption=true&amp;app=1\" title=\"Instagram, Jenny Mollen on Instagram: '.'\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like because I\u2019m getting separated, because I\u2019m not protected by the institution of marriage, I\u2019m suddenly like a different kind of target in what I\u2019m posting. Like this is absolutely jaw-dropping. A photo of me hugging my 12-year-old child is getting ridiculed,\u201d she said, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n<p>Mollen and Biggs announced their separation after 18 years of marriage In May. The former couple share two sons, Sid, 12, and Lazlo, 8, and have said they remain committed to co-parenting.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is absolutely disgusting,\u201d one person wrote on Mollen\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhat the freak. I hugged my mom and dad a lot but this gave me the ick.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThis is a yikes from me, dawg.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy son is almost 12 and is very attached and snuggly but girl this is weird??? This will be on the internet forever. Think about how your son will feel about this in a few years.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAs a boy mom, I\u2019m deeply appalled.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFor anyone defending this. Would you be okay with it if it was a \u201ccomedian\u201d dad and his 12 year old daughter??\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But not everyone viewed the photos through the same lens. Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a family physician and parenting expert, says the controversy is less about the affectionate moment itself and more about the decision to make it public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not at all unhealthy or immoral to cuddle, hug, wrestle or be physically close to your teenage child,\u201d Gilboa tells TODAY.com. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to know from almost any snapshot the before, the after or the feelings involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=588\">Trump signs order seeking early access to powerful AI models before their release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gilboa says a single image rarely provides enough context for outsiders to accurately judge the dynamics of a parent-child relationship. The more relevant question, she argues, is what happens when intimate family moments are shared with a large online audience. While the photos may reflect a loving and secure bond, posting them publicly can blur boundaries and expose a child to unwanted scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t only about how our kids would see it now,\u201d Gilboa says. \u201cIt\u2019s also about how the 15-, 20- or 25-year-old version of them might encounter it later, through their own eyes, or through what they hear about it from their peers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t prove anything about an unhealthy relationship, and it may actually be an example of a great relationship,\u201d she continues. \u201cBut we need, for our kids\u2019 sake, to have boundaries about what we post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gilboa adds that strong reactions to Mollen\u2019s photos may also stem from society\u2019s heightened sensitivity to parent-child boundaries. While she says the images alone do not demonstrate anything inappropriate, she understands why some viewers reacted strongly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people are given only a single frame of a relationship, they often fill in the missing context themselves,\u201d Gilboa explains.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, she says, \u201cWe need, for our kids\u2019 sake, to have boundaries about what we post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=586\">Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Mollen, an author, actor and social media personality known for sharing candid glimpses of her family life online, is facing criticism after some followers said she crossed a line with a recent social media post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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