Brittany Cartwright's Poop-Smearing Wake-Up Call

0:00On April 28th, Brittany Cartwright, the 37-year-old star from the Valley, just shared a wild story about her 5-year-old son, Cruz Waking, her up at 3 o'clock in the morning. They co-sleep often, and this time he smeared poop from his diaper right on her face. She's mostly nonverbal with him. So this was his way of saying something's up. She woke up to a bad smell, figured out he needed changing, but then saw it everywhere on his hands, the sheets. To toss him in the bathtub, jump in the shower herself, clean it all, and get back to bed. Rough start to the day. A lot of parents, especially those with nonverbal kids, get this kind of chaos. And it wasn't even the first time for Brittany Cruz once used blood from a nosebleed the same way to rouse her. Back in April 2025, she opened up about his autism diagnosis from 6 months earlier. He hit milestones early, like crawling and walking. Someone said words like mommy and daddy, but regressed around age 2 and went mostly

1:00quiet. She's a proud mom though, says he shows love every day, even without the words, super attached as her little mommy's boy. Moments like these remind us parenting's real, no matter the curveballs. Pop culture, powered by AI. This is entertainment and celebrity news today. I'm Corey with The Story.