I’m a mum of 13 at 36 and a grandma too – trolls hate that I’m on benefits but they’re not even enough to feed my family

A mum of 13 has revealed she is now a grandma at the age of 36, and was even pregnant at the same time as her daughter.

TikTok famous mum, Veronica Merrit, from New York, US, is known online as This Mad Mama.

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Veronica Merrit now has 13 children and was pregnant with her youngest child at the same time her daughter was[/caption]

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Veronica revealed she is trolled online for using benefits to feed her children[/caption]

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Veronica revealed strangers ask if the children are all hers[/caption]

Speaking to Truly, the mum hit back at trolls who slam her for using benefits to feed her 13 children.

She said: “One thing I hate is that people go on and on about how I get food assistance.

“I can’t stress this enough, I didn’t have kids because I wanted food assistance that is absolutely the most ridiculous thing people have been accusing me of.

“We don’t even get enough to cover a full month’s food.”

In a previous interview, Veronica explained that any earnings she made from a regular job would be quickly gone by the cost of babysitting.

Veronica, who has previously revealed that she doesn’t use contraception, first fell pregnant at the age of 14 to her daughter Victoria, who is now also a mum.

Veronica has 13 children – Victoria, 22; Andrew, 17; Michel, 16; Adam, 16; Mara, 14; Dash, 13; Darla, 11; Marvelous, 9; Martalya, 7; Amelia, 5; Delilah, 4; Donovan, 2; and 3-month-old Modi.

And she is also a grandma to Maddilyn Rosalie whose youngest uncle, Modi, is just two months older than her.

Veronica added: “Being pregnant at the same time as my daughter wasn’t something I ever thought was going to happen, but it’s pretty cool.

“I’ve been pregnant most of my life.”

But Victoria doesn’t plan to follow in her mum’s footsteps of having lots of children and plans to stick with just one.

Veronica confessed that people often stare at her in public because of her bumper board and tell her she must have her handful with that many children in tow.

Having such a large family means even the most basic of tasks can take hours as Veronica revealed it can take three hours a night to prep dinner.

The mum of 13 also uses an old school bus to transport her children from A to Z as a normal car wouldn’t suffice and dedicates a lot of her time to homeschooling.

Sharing her life on social media has attracted both positive and negative attention to the family.

Veronica revealed some have spent thousands gifting the family items, but there’s also been a fair share of negativity and hate.

Despite negativity from trolls online, Veronica loves having a big family and the fact her children will always have each other.

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She uses an old school bus to transport her bumber broad[/caption]

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And dinner can take three hours to prep[/caption]