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Madonna Spreads Positivity After Months Of Haters Constantly Ripping Apart Her 'Unrecognizable' Appearance: 'Speak Kindness'

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Mar. 20 2023, Published 6:30 p.m. ET

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If there is one thing about Madonna, it's that she will always make time to have fun with her kids!

The Queen of Pop took a break from tour rehearsals to enjoy an afternoon with her children — David Banda, 17, Mercy James, 17, as well as 10-year-old twins Estere and Stelle Ciccone — and took a moment to spread positivity amidst constant criticism from fans.

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"Everybody Loves the ☀️☀️☀️," Madonna wrote alongside a video of her youngest four children shared to her Instagram Story.

The "Material Girl" singer and her kids — aside from Lourdes Leon, 26, and Rocco Ritchie, 22 — all posed for the camera before going horseback riding under the afternoon sun.

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Later in the day, Madonna — who wore an oversized black floral-printed sweater — shared a list of uplifting instructions with her Instagram followers, as she stood stoically and held onto a wall decoration listing five different "House Rules."

"Smile, Be Happy, Listen to others, Speak Kindness and Be Happy with what you have," the set of rules stated.

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Madonna's attempt at influencing positivity comes after a source revealed the pop star was suffering a "crisis of confidence" after receiving hateful comments from social media users for months, OK! previously reported.

The last straw seemed to have been after the 64-year-old took to the stage at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5, where the "Like a Virgin" singer was humiliated by viewers who could "hardly recognize" her as she presented a performance.

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Following the immense backlash, Madonna vented in the caption of an Instagram post, addressing criticism via a lengthy message.

"Instead of focusing on what I said in my speech, which was about giving thanks for the fearlessness of artists like Sam [Smith] and Kim [Petras], many people chose to only talk about close-up photos of me taken with a long lens camera by a press photographer that would distort anyone’s face!!" the award-winning artist expressed after pictures of Madonna at the Grammys went infamously viral on social media.

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"Once again I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny that permeates the world we live in. A world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 and feels the need to punish her if she continues to be strong willed, hard-working and adventurous," Madonna continued.

Madonna concluded: "I have never apologized for any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look or dress and I’m not going to start. I have been degraded by the media since the beginning of my career but I understand that this is all a test and I am happy to do the trailblazing so that all the women behind me can have an easier time in the years to come."

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