Teacher, 23, is judged for being ‘too young’ to be a parent after adopting two teens: ‘It’s the best decision I’ve made, I’ll be an empty nester at 28’
- Tasia Taylor and husband Drew are in their 20s and decided to adopt two teens
- Thousands on TikTok say they’re ‘too young’ to be parents
A 23-year-old teacher who adopted to teenager girls with her husband has been dubbed ‘too young’ to be a parent by thousands.
Tasia Taylor and partner Drew Taylor, from the US, exchanged nuptials in August 2020 and decided to adopt Tamiray, 15, and Rory, 13, in December last year.
The young mum has shared her experience on TikTok, and says adopting has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made.
In a video, Tasia said becoming an ’empty nester at 28 sounds pretty good’ as the girls will be allowed to move out by then.
But others had trouble grasping the thought of two people in their twenties raising children in their teens.
Tasia Taylor (right) and partner Drew Taylor (left), from the US, wed in August 2020 and decided to adopt to teenage girls. But after sharing their fantastic experience on social meida they were dubbed ‘too young’ to be parents, as they’re both in their 20s
In a video, Tasia said becoming an ’empty nester at 28 sounds pretty good’ as the girls Tamiray, 15, and Rory, 13, will be allowed to move out by then
The video itself has also exceeded seven million views and divided opinions.
‘I don’t know why my brain can’t process this you guys look so young it’s weird to see you with teens,’ one person wrote, and the comment alone was liked by more than 100,000 people.
‘My only concern is a college fund for them bc there won’t be enough time to make enough money by investing when they’re babies,’ another said.
A third added: ‘You must have more money than a lot of us afford two teenagers in your early 20s.’
To which Tasia responded with: ‘I’ve had a job since I was 16 and worked all the way through college! We worked our butts off to get here and have multiple college degrees.’
But despite the nasty comments, others offered words of support and praised their choice to adopt.
‘This is genius!’ one person wrote, another said: ‘Those kids are lucky to have you!’
‘Not used to seeing this but it’s admirable. I hear too often of older kids being left behind in the foster care system,’ a third added.
‘Good for your family! Very good idea and I bet those kiddos will have greatness come their way!’ another said.
And Tasia didn’t let the haters comments go unnoticed and stood up for herself.
‘Comments like this really make me wonder if we got the same education growing up,’ she wrote.
‘Was everyone not taught that saying mean things online is cyberbullying? Because we talked about that a lot at school, there was a whole campaign for it.
‘This comment really hurt my feelings. What possesses a person to comment on hateful things?
‘You wrote this comment and you thought to yourself, ‘I should say harmful things, I don’t know anything about her story, I don’t know her kids, I don’t know her, I don’t know how responsible she is, but I should comment’.
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