Twitch streamer Wendy Ortiz created a social media backlash when a clip of her live stream went around in which she freely confessed that she’s “tired of being a mom” and can hardly wait until she resumes streaming, partying, and collabing full-time. The unashamed and frank words divided the net between her fans who think that she was being facetious and her detractors who could swear that she hit rock bottom with this statement.
Ortiz’s Unfiltered Confession
In the recently-viral clip, Ortiz rants on her recent lifestyle change now that she’s a parent:
“Not streaming feels so wonderful. But I miss streaming so much. Like I miss partying and streaming everything. So I’m gonna get collabing and get partying. And get streaming, get back to California again. I feel like I’ve been a mother too long. Like it’s been like two months straight of me being a mom. I’m over it. I’m not gonna be a mom no more. I’m starting, I’m gonna get back to partying. I’m gonna party every weekend.”
Her honest utterance left everyone stunned, but the clip went one step further when Ortiz’s daughter appeared in the shot. Not bothering to stop, Ortiz called for her assistant so that she could get the child out of the way and get back on stream.
“Aw aw aw aw, it’s okay. I’m gonna get my phone. Assistant can you just grab that up the stairs? I said that crying. That’s what that is. Okay guys so I actually get to stream and not be a mom.”
The casual hand-off of parental responsibility for the sake of content became the flashpoint of the controversy.
@dreamscapeairt “I’m finally gonna be able to stream and not be a mom” 💀💀 #wendyortiz #wendolynortiz #streamer #fyp #clips
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Social Media Responds
Twitter (now X) soon saw polarized responses towards Ortiz’s character and parenting. Defenders of Ortiz contended that Ortiz was being sarcastic and was being facetious towards teen mommy pitfalls, yet her critics labeled her irresponsible.
One tweeter observed: “Y’all never recognize the satire when Wendy uses it.”
One replied: “Whole time she trolling & mfs don’t get her sense of humor lol.”
Others saw her message as an omen of a more profound cultural shift: “Exactly yall cannot make me get kids when I’m still young”
But the critics didn’t refrain as well:
“People actually gave this bum clout smh.”
“This new generation is f*ing sad, god needs to take us already.”
“Hoes desire pregnancy but they don’t want no responsibility”
The backlash runs a generational fault line: some interpret Ortiz as a lovable, over-the-top character parodying parental pressure, while others interpret her words as evidence of irresponsible behavior sanctified by influencer culture.
