A MUM has shared what life is like after giving birth to twins at just 15 years old.
Karina Padilla, from the US, took to social media to share a typical day in her life as a teen mum.
In the clip, she shared the dinner she was making for her family on a typical weekday.
Karina said: “Making dinner as a 19-year-old teen mum to 3-year-old twin girls and as a wife.
“For those that don’t know, I had twins at 15 and I got married at 16 and I’ve been cooking for my family since I was 16.”
In the video, the mum made fried chicken burgers from scratch with a buffalo sauce.
But the mum’s responsibilities at such a young age didn’t bode well with viewers.
One wrote: “She should be at the club.”
“This makes me sad,” a second added.
Another commented: “It is scary how normal teen pregnancy is in the states. It really is a third world country.”
But it seems that her teenage pregnancy has worked out in the best way possible for Karina and her family.
She often shares videos of what it’s like being a teen mum on social media, and it helps her earn money.
In a comment, Karina said her husband, 21, owned a landscaping company while she does social media for a living.
Creators on TikTok can make money through TikTok’s creator fund if they have over 10,000 followers, and she had over 500k.
TikTok bosses say: “The funds that each creator can earn are worked out by a combination of factors – including the number of views and the authenticity of those views, the level of engagement on the content, as well as making sure content is in line with our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
No two creators or videos are the same, and there is no limit to the different kinds of content we will support with the fund.
UK Teen Mum Statistics
Teen pregnancies in the UK have been decreasing considerably since 2007...
The under-18 conception rate has decreased considerably since 2007, reports Nuffield Trust .
Between 2007 and 2021, the under-18 conception rate in England and Wales decreased by 68%, from 42 per 1,000 women to 13 per 1,000 women.
This resulted in 13,131 under-18 conceptions in England and Wales in 2021.
“The Creator Fund total varies daily and is dependent on the amount of videos published by our community that day – so this will fluctuate based on the amount of content being published.”
The clip went viral on her TikTok account @ padilla_twin.teenfamily with over 3 million views and while many judged the mum’s teen pregnancy, others were quick to support her.
“No, just no, absolutely not! 16? Hell nahh,” penned one.
Meanwhile another said: “Support teen mums, not teen pregnancy. She’s doing well considering she had twins at 16.”
“I was a teen mum too. You are doing an amazing job. Your husband and babies are very blessed to have you,” claimed a third.
Someone else added: “I’m so blessed that I still get the freedom to play Roblox and Fortnite at the big age of 18 instead.”
