Mothers brand late Peaches Geldof a ‘toxic hypocrite’ following inquest

Mothers following a parenting website have branded Peaches Geldof a ‘toxic hypocrite’ after an inquest found her cause of death to be a heroin overdose.

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by Fiona Day |
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Parents took to Mumsnet to discuss her parenting skills in the wake of the tragic circumstances of her death.

One user wrote on the site: "Very sad. But it was rather strange on mn (mumsnet) where posters were extolling her virtues as a great mum after she died. And saying they were going to live their lives like peaches etc.

"She died of drugs and was found with baby with her who had been unattended until she was found. Unfortunately she was not a good parent. Good parents don't take heroin whilst looking after their kids (sic)."

Peaches had reinvented herself as a devoted mother- promoting ‘attachment parenting’- after the birth of her sons, two-year-old Astala and one-year-old Phaedra.

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Peaches passed away in April this year
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Another Mumsnet visitor wrote: "I imagine most of what Peaches said was absolute b****** regarding the way she looked after her kids. I'm sure she loved them but all the baby wearing, co sleeping, attachment stuff was probably nonsense - an invention to give her a second career (sic)."

"Seems like the reality was the exact opposite of how she portrayed herself."

Other parents visiting the site jumped to the 25-year-old’s defence.

"I don't care what she did and didn't take,” one mother wrote. “She was a young beautiful woman and it's tragic. I also don't have any doubts she loved her children. I'm so sad for them and for her. She had her life ahead of her."

Have your views on Peaches’ changed since the results of the inquest?

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