A social media trend involving mothers expressing empathy with some of Lindsay Clancy’s reported experiences has sparked furious reactions online. Now, critics are demanding that some of the women featured in the videos have their own children taken away.
The ‘Same, Lindsay’ posts emerged during Clancy’s murder trial in Massachusetts, with mothers sharing emotional videos while holding, rocking or feeding their babies. Some used excerpts from Clancy’s writings and diary entries about anxiety, depression and the pressures of motherhood.
For some participants, the trend appeared to be about highlighting maternal mental health struggles. But for others, it crossed a line by linking those feelings to a woman accused of killing her three children.
What Is ‘Same, Lindsay’ Trend?
The ‘Same, Lindsay’ trend sees mothers posting emotional videos of themselves with their babies and young children. They may be shown holding, rocking, cuddling or feeding their kids, sometimes while crying or visibly becoming emotional. Some videos feature excerpts from Clancy’s writings that were discussed in court, either spoken aloud, displayed on screen or used as audio.
For participants, the trend appears to be about recognising some of the feelings Clancy described — including exhaustion, anxiety, intrusive thoughts and the pressures of motherhood. Supporters have argued that the videos are about opening up a difficult conversation around postpartum mental health rather than endorsing the deaths of Clancy’s children.
Still, the message has been easy for viewers to interpret differently. With Clancy accused of killing her three children, critics questioned why anyone would use her words in emotional videos with their own babies.
That ambiguity has helped turn what may have started as a mental health discussion into another heated social media controversy.
Critics Demand Their Kids Be Taken
The response has been brutal.
Some commenters argued that the women taking part were behaving so irresponsibly that their children should be removed from their custody.
‘Every single woman in this video needs to have the children removed from their custody immediately,’ one comment read. Another even called them ‘psychos.’
One commenter described the trend as ‘dangerously mentally ill behaviour,’ while another simply called the videos ‘disgusting’ and said those involved should go to jail.
There was also a darker warning aimed at the mothers themselves, with one critic saying it was ‘terrible’ to see mothers supporting Clancy and hoping their children would never discover the videos.
The anger shows just how differently viewers are interpreting the trend. Supporters see a conversation about maternal suffering. Critics see an inappropriate show of solidarity with a woman accused of killing her children.
Inside Lindsay Clancy’s Case
Lindsay Clancy is a Massachusetts mother and former labour-and-delivery nurse accused of killing her three children — Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months) — at the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023.
Prosecutors say Clancy strangled the children before jumping from a second-storey window in an attempted suicide. She survived but suffered serious injuries. Her defence has claimed that she was not criminally responsible because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors, however, argued that the killings were deliberate and that she understood what she was doing.
Postpartum depression (PPD) is not the same as postpartum psychosis. PPD can involve persistent sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, difficulty bonding with a baby and other symptoms that interfere with daily life. Postpartum psychosis is a rare psychiatric emergency that can involve hallucinations, delusions, confusion and extreme changes in mood.
That distinction matters in the Clancy case because her defence has centred on psychosis and whether it left her unable to understand or control her actions.
After nearly six weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations, Clancy’s trial ended without a verdict on 4 September.
The jury could not reach a unanimous decision, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. Clancy was neither convicted nor acquitted, and the charges against her remain unresolved. Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to seek a retrial.
