Mom gets mocked for her Christmas tree

Emma Tapping is a 35-year-old mother of three from the U.K. 

She considers herself a thrifty shopper and blogs about ways to save money.

Last week, Tapping decided to post a photo of her Christmas tree overflowing with presents to her Instagram page.

The attention that followed her after that was unexpected and she decided to do something about it.

Emma thought little of what she felt was an innocuous snap. 

But a few days later she was tagged in a photo on Facebook, and she couldn’t believe her eyes. 

Her photo had somehow began to circulate on Facebook. One of the most popular posts.

A Facebook page called “Take the p*ss funny pics n vids,” had this message:

It’s nearly time for all the materialistic parents to compete and broadcast how many presents their kids have. Just remember there's are a lot of children who won’t get much.

But some people defended Tapping, saying she should be allowed to treat her children to gifts.

Eventually, Emma responded on Facebook and this is what she had to say:

She said she wanted to dispel the notion she was “bragging” about her presents, and said she never expected to share the picture with the world.

She said that even though her picture was stolen and mocked without her consent, she isn’t going to let her experience ruin her holiday.