I was a mum-of-three by 18, trolls call me a sponger and say it’s not a flex but I couldn’t be happier with my life
A YOUNG mum who had three children by the age of 18, has opened up about the nasty comments she receives from trolls.
Keeley Leigh, who posts under the TikTok username @keeleyleighxo, is now 21-years-old and a mum-of-three to a seven-year-old, a five-year-old and a three-year-old.
She has amassed an impressive 21.4k followers and 584.1k likes on the video sharing platform and has now opened up on the nasty comments that she has been sent from trolls.
The young mum, who fell pregnant at the age of just 14, then again at 16 and for a third time when she was 18 revealed: “Things I’ve read in my comments section because I had three kids by the time I was 18”.
Keeley went through the nasty comments that she has received, many insinuating that she sponges off the government and should use contraception.
The comments included: “Not a flex.
“Sponging off the government.
“Do your parents pay for them?
“Probs all got different dads.
“Benefits Britain.
“Heal sis.
“Child having a child.
“Were you 11 when you had your first?
“Contraception?”.
But none of these nasty assumptions are true, as Keeley explained that she has her “own house, car and business”.
But regardless of the nasty messages Keeley receives from trolls, she revealed that she thought motherhood was the “best job in the world”.
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At the time of writing, Keeley’s video had racked up 29.7k views.
It has 2,005 likes, 54 comments and 2 shares.
Regardless of the nasty messages that Keeley has received from trolls, the comments on her video were overwhelmingly positive, with many other young mums sharing their love and support for the mum-of-three.
One person said: “As long as the kids are looked after that’s all that matters. You’ve grown and raised 3 kids!! i struggle with 2 kids at 25”
Another added: “There’s no perfect time for someone to have kids. As long as the kids are well loved and cared for who cares how old mum is”.
A third commented: “I had my daughter when I was 17, now I’m 18 having a baby boy it shouldn’t matter how young we are as long as we are the best parents to our babies”.