Unfortunately, there are cruel and hateful people in the world, who feel the need to put others down to pick themselves up.
Kyra Pringle is proud of her toddler daughter, Mariah. Every day with this little girl is a gift, because she was born with Chromosome Two Duplication Syndrome. This disease impairs her motor skills and ability to learn. It also affects her physical appearance and makes it so that she has a short expected lifespan. Kyra was ecstatic to post a picture of her daughter on her second birthday, as this was a true milestone.
However, the photo went viral, and in the worst way possible. Cyberbullies shared the photo and made fun of the way Mariah looked. Understandably, Kyra did not react well to this. She said to News 2, “I never thought in a million years that I would be sitting here trying to give Mariah’s story like this because of the negative.” She courageously stood up to the nasty people online, saying, “The smile that you guys think is funny or the smile that you guys are comparing to a leprechaun, the smile that you guys are comparing to all these disgusting things like the things that you are saying about my child[…]She’s not a monster, she’s not fake. She’s real, she is here.”
Thankfully, there are kind people online as well, who commended Kyra for her stand and her beautiful daughter. Hopefully the cyberbullies are finished, so the family can enjoy Mariah’s remaining time.