When her son Henry fell asleep in the midst of a snack — apparently during a church service — Jessa Duggar Seewald couldn’t resist reaching for her phone to capture the moment for Instagram. The shot beautifully captures the golden-curled preschooler making himself comfortable on the pew, his fingers still clutching onto the zip-lock bag of goldfish crackers. “This sweet little guy can fall asleep anywhere,” Seewald wrote. “Too cute to not snap a pic!”
The post got over 30,000 likes, including one from Seewald’s sister Jill Duggar Dillard. Fans flooded the comments section with coos of “Adorable,” “Precious,” and “So cute!” But, others fixated on one detail: Henry fell asleep with a cracker still in his mouth. While most of the commenters thought it was sweet, others were worried about the potential choking hazard. “Sorry, as cute as this is, what about the goldfish in his mouth?” asked one. Comments on Reddit were harsher: “Fell asleep with food in his mouth. She can’t be bothered to remove it. Sigh. It is like she hates Henry.” Another snarked, “Who says to themselves ‘oh let me take a picture’ rather than taking the goldfish out of his mouth. He could literally choke to death accidentally and her first thought is to take a picture for Instagram.”
In response, an Insta follower replied, “I think people are overreacting. … I could understand if after taking the picture she took others without taking out the goldfish, but give this mom a break.”
