I got pregnant at 14 & now I'm trolled for being a ‘lazy mum' as I don't work – everyone assumes I'm on benefits too
A YOUNG woman who became a teen mum has hit back at haters who call her lazy.
Saffron Kelly was just 14 when she fell pregnant with her daughter, Ivy, who is now three.
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In one social media clip, she said: "I'm just a lazy teen mum who got knocked up at 14.
"I don't have a job, here's what I do in four hours whilst my daughter's at nursery."
Proving the haters wrong, she shared just how much she got done around the house despite being ill.
"I was brushing her teeth last night in literal tears because of how ill I was," the mum added.
Saffron first got to work in her daughter's room, changing the bedding and tidying up her toys and clothes.
She then went on to deep clean the room, including using a toothbrush to scrub the skirting boards.
The mum also cracked on with wrapping her daughter's birthday presents before sticking on a load of laundry.
After, the mum tackled her own bedroom before going out to the car and giving the interiors a deep clean too.
Saffron then went on to have lunch but she wasn't done cleaning yet as she moved on to the bathroom as well and scrubbing the floor on her hands and knees.
"When I tell you this was an absolute workout," she said.
I'm trolled for raising my 8-month-old in 'squalor' after I showed off the state of my room… but his cot's squeaky clean
"I am not over exaggerating like I think my arm is actually dead but it looks 10 times better. So I can't really complain. My hands are red raw from scrubbing this."
Saffron's video was posted to her TikTok account @ saffronkelly1 and went viral with over 199k views.
It clearly proved the haters who bash her as lazy wrong and many took to the comments to praise the mum.
One person wrote: "14 is crazy, looks like you have coped well."
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.
Another commented: 'Now come on, you're not a lazy teen mum you're a fantastic teen mum."
"You're doing amazing," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "You're an amazing mum, teen mums don't get enough credit. I was a teen mum and always felt judged so I worked that little bit harder to be a better mum."
"Girl give yourself a round of applause, you deserve some serious relaxation from all that cleaning,' claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: 'Why do people think kids having kids is fine let the benefits system pay for them get a job and pay for your own child."
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