Paris Hilton’s journey to motherhood wasn’t an easy one. After sharing that she attended a terrible boarding school as a teenager, Hilton kept her baby a secret from her family and likely spent a lot of money on the surrogate. While Hilton speaks warmly of her baby son Phoenix and infant daughter London in interviews and shares photos of them on social media, some fans have been critical of her motherhood decisions. Howard Stern even critiqued some of Hilton’s choices regarding Paris Hilton’s son Phoenix.
Now that Paris Hilton has introduced her daughter London to the world, fans are extra curious about her parenting life. In this article, we’ll take a look at why fans have problems with Paris Hilton’s parenting of her son Phoenix, and what she said about the negative comments.
Fans Criticized Paris Hilton For Not Changing Her Son Phoenix’s Diaper
While watching Paris Hilton’s reality TV series Paris In Love, fans noticed a strange scene of Hilton saying that she didn’t change her son Phoenix’s diaper for the first month of his life. Since this is a regular part of taking care of a baby, it was odd that she didn’t seem to do it. By the time a child is toilet trained, their parents have definitely changed thousands of diapers. Many people found this confusing, which is why they couldn’t stop talking about it.
In the Paris In Love SubReddit, fans discussed Hilton changing a diaper one month after her son’s birth. The general feeling is that this was surprising and perplexing since it’s such a routine aspect of adjusting to life with a newborn. Which is something Hilton is doing again with her daughter, London.
Redditor @littleponee wrote:
“The nanny does everything for that child. Watching her learn how to change her babies diaper after one month was really eye opening.”
Redditor @Sea_Quiet_3531 agreed:
“I love Paris, but agree it was alarming to see how hands off she is with Phoenix.”
Fans are also upset about Paris Hilton saying that she didn’t change her baby son Phoenix’s diaper for a while because some of them are mothers themselves. Instead of feeling like they can relate to Hilton’s experience with a newborn, they feel the total opposite way.
Tina Fey was brutally honest about Paris Hilton’s time on SNL.
Redditor @Lucky_New_123 started a thread and discussed that they were confused by Hilton’s behavior with her son Phoenix. They mentioned her not changing a diaper for a while and wrote, “As a new mom it was a heck of a ride to adjust, learn, bond and it’s exhausting but it’s joyful and hard and you just figure it out. I feel sad for her for missing out on all that.”
Who Are Paris Hilton’s Family Members?
Relation (According to People)
Carter Reum
husband
Phoenix Barron
baby son
London Marilyn
baby daughter
Kathy Hilton
mother
Rick Hilton
father
brother
Nicky Hilton Rothschild
sister
Barron Hilton II
brother
The way that Paris Hilton is bringing up her son Phoenix was the subject of a few Reddit threads. While many people questioned why she didn’t change his diaper, they also wonder if Hilton spends a lot of time with her son Phoenix. Fans noticed that Hilton’s nanny is there a lot. And this will likely be needed with Hilton’s newborn daughter, London.
Redditor @CapN02992 wrote in a thread, “In the celebrity & ultra-wealthy world, the nanny basically raising the child is very normal.” Redditor @Electric_Witch1125 noticed something odd during Paris In Love and wrote that Hilton and her husband Carter Reum were “Visiting him in his nursery for 15 minutes at a time to hold him and play with him before handing him back to the nanny.”
What Did Paris Hilton Say About Criticism Of Her Parenting Of Son Phoenix?
While Paris Hilton might be used to being poked fun at since she has been famous for such a long time, that of course doesn’t mean that it’s easy or fun to read negative comments. The way that Paris Hilton’s son Phoenix is being raised has been the subject of many discussions, especially when it comes to how much money she has spent on him. For example, Hilton bought a Dior stroller for $4,900, according to Page Six. Sources also told Life & Style Magazine that Phoenix’s nursery cost more than $1 million.
However, since fans expect a celebrity like Paris Hilton to spend a lot of her net worth on baby stuff, they are more focused on how she seems to be raising her son. When fans found out that she talked about not changing her baby son Phoenix’s diaper, Hilton responded on social media and said she was kidding.
Hilton wrote:
“Just wanted to clear the air about something. On my show, #ParisInLove, I joked about changing a diaper for the first time, which, let’s be honest, was just me having a bit of fun – as you can see I changed his diaper the night I brought him home.”
Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian have always been pitted against each other, even during an uncomfortable 2011 interview with the hotel heiress.
Hilton added:
“But, in all seriousness, when it comes to being a mom, I’m fully involved and loving every moment of it. It’s interesting how a playful comment can be taken so seriously. Even though this season was the most real, authentic and raw I have ever been with my fans. Sometimes, I play into the whimsical character I portrayed on #TheSimpleLife.”
It doesn’t seem like the star is letting the negativity get to her. In December 2023, she was interviewed by She Knows and said about being a mom, “I am loving being in my mom era. It’s my favorite era yet. I just feel like my life feels so complete.”
