A 16-YEAR-OLD mum has revealed why she would never recommend anyone becoming a parent during their teenage years.
Although the parent, who gave birth at 15, loved her baby, she admitted that it's not always the fairy tale that many tend to assume it to be.
''I see all the time people saying they want to be a teen mum – and just don't do it,'' the young teenager urged on TikTok.
''People will say to you 'It gets easier', but it doesn't.''
Sharing a little glimpse of her everyday life as she was cleaning up the mess in the room, the mum said that ''it's just gone ten times harder'' over the years.
Being a mum is not just cuddles and adorable giggles that make you smile – the 16-year-old teen said she now has to be ''selfless'', as the tot is her ''life''.
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''You can't see you friends as much, you have to turn down plans, you have to worry about money.''
She went on: ''Finances, what the baby needs, lack of sleep.
''I did my GCSEs with a one-year-old – and trust me, it was not fun.''
The pregnancy also affected her mental health, as she then battled a post-partum depression – something that affects one in every ten mums, Hollywood celebrity Chrissy Teigen included.
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''This is what being a teen mum is – not even a teen mum, just a mum in general.
''It is hard – and trust me, mums do not get enough credit for what they do.
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''I love my daughter and I would never take her back – but it is godd*m hard.
''I would not do it if I was you.''
With a whopping million views in just one day, the clip has taken the internet by storm, as hundreds flocked to comments to praise the mum for being so open.
One said: ''finally, someone's who actually honest! People always think being a teen mum is so much fun and cute and adorable.''
Another agreed, writing: ''I love this finally someone's honest.''
Someone else also admired her getting through her studies: ''The fact you stuck through with your GCSEs and have such a beautiful daughter – I’m in awe, keep going.''
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''You’re doing a fab job! You’re so mature,'' a fourth chimed in.
''I had mine at 19 and I always tell people not to have kid,'' a fellow parent added.
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