{"id":8689,"date":"2026-07-13T21:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/selena-gomezs-mom-mandy-teefey-raises-eyebrows-with-bizarre-joke-about-daughters\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:27:52","slug":"selena-gomezs-mom-mandy-teefey-raises-eyebrows-with-bizarre-joke-about-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/selena-gomezs-mom-mandy-teefey-raises-eyebrows-with-bizarre-joke-about-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez&#8217;s mom, Mandy Teefey, raises eyebrows with bizarre &#8216;joke&#8217; about daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134285230.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Selena Gomez\u2019s mom, Mandy Teefey, is attempting to put out a social media fire that she started herself.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Datq_R1mgt2\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing an Instagram post Sunday<\/a> \u2014 that many fans took to be a dig at Gomez and the pop star\u2019s younger half-sister, Gracie \u2014 Teefey responded to one fan, claiming it was all in good fun. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGirl. It\u2019s typically moms not cool joke,\u201d her reply read. \u201cCalm down. lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Selena Gomez\u2019s mom, Mandy Teefey (pictured here in a selfie), made waves on social media with a bizarre \u201cjoke\u201d about the pop star and her younger sister, Gracie. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mandyteefey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the caption of her Instagram post (seen above), Teefey called Gomez and Gracie her \u201cgreatest accomplishments, love me or not,\u201d and referred to them alongside the phrase \u201cthey throw me in the trash.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mandyteefey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The post was led by a mirror selfie of Gomez and Gracie (seen here). <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@selenagomez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Teefey\u2019s reply was directly under a person\u2019s comment that slammed the mom of two for stoking the fanbase with her \u201cconfusing\u201d upload.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWTF, Mandy. If you\u2019re having issues with them, you shouldn\u2019t post this on social media. People will take it out of context and keep hating on Selena,\u201d the user argued. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, but go talk to your daughter instead of creating drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hubbub all began when Teefey, 50, posted a mirror selfie of Gomez, 33, and Gracie, 13, in a carousel Instagram post with the caption that began, \u201cMy greatest accomplishments, love me or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the coolest. I one day they will see what a bad ass I am and love me back as much as I love them. I\u2019m just mom,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWho never gives up when they throw me in the trash. I tell ya mom you\u2019re doing it wrong, maybe so, we will see. But no matter what I got your back.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Many social media users took issue with Teefey (seen above in a selfie) for \u201ccreating drama\u201d online and calling her out \u201cstrange choice\u201d to share the post. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mandyteefey<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Teefey responded by telling them to \u201ccalm down.\u201d (Gomez and Gracie are seen above at the 2023 Golden Globes.) <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The slideshow was filled with memes and quotes \u2014 as well as another selfie of the \u201cHands to Myself\u201d singer.<\/p>\n<p>One slide featured a photo of a doll in a trashcan and the phrase, \u201cMe when I have to run the business I manifested.\u201d Another read, \u201cShe outgrew what drained her\u201d written in the form of a neon sign.<\/p>\n<p>A third stated, \u201cJust to be clear, I\u2019m that loyal friend who would take a bullet for you. But I\u2019m probably also the reason we\u2019re getting shot at. Balance matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post drew negative reactions from some fans, with one responding, \u201cPosting about this as the parent is quite a strange choice queen \ud83d\udc94.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A viral post on X read, \u201cOne must keep their personal life to themselves and realise their daughter is too big of a celebrity to throw such tantrums.\u201d (Gracie and Gomez are pictured here.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@selenagomez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Others, however, praised Teefey (pictured here with Gomez in 2010) for raising two \u201cwonderful\u201d and \u201camazing\u201d daughters. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A viral post on X, which included a screenshot of Teefey\u2019s post and has garnered more than 500,000 views <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cowboy_Selena\/status\/2076495480641724776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read<\/a>, \u201cOne must keep their personal life to themselves and realise their daughter is too big of a celebrity to throw such tantrums.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others, meanwhile, defended Teefey for others taking her words \u201cout of context\u201d and praised her for raising two \u201cwonderful\u201d and \u201camazing\u201d daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Teefey, who co-founded the mental health organization Wondermind with Gomez in 2022 and runs the company as CEO, celebrated the \u201cWizards of Waverly Place\u201d alum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/27\/celebrity-news\/selena-gomez-marries-benny-blanco-in-dreamy-santa-barbara-ceremony\/\">wedding to Benny Blanco<\/a> last September.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Teefey co-founded the mental health organization Wondermind with Gomez (seen here in a social upload with Gracie) in 2022 and serves as the company\u2019s CEO. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@selenagomez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Teefey (seen here with Gomez at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party) reflected on her pop star daughter\u2019s 2025 wedding to Benny Blanco last year as being \u201ca perfect celebration for the most kick ass couple I know.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat a perfect celebration for the most kick ass couple I know! The evening couldn\u2019t have been more beautiful and perfect!\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPJxrmckZqT\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote at the time<\/a> via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my love to my beautiful daughter @selenagomez and to the greatest son in law @itsbennyblanco!!!\u201d she added, calling the ceremony \u201ca fairytale come true\u201d and \u201cabsolutely flawless!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests at the star-studded ceremony included Taylor Swift, Paris Hilton, Ed Sheeran, Paul Rudd and Gomez\u2019s \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/parents\/selena-gomezs-mom-mandy-teefey-raises-eyebrows-with-bizarre-joke-about-daughters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selena Gomez\u2019s mom, Mandy Teefey, is attempting to put out a social media fire that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/134285230.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}