MUM LIFE
I have eight kids but have only given birth four times – there’s no twins and no surrogates but there is three dads
A MUM-FLUENCER with eight children has shut down trolls that brand her as “addicted to getting pregnant”.
Heather McPherson has built a name for herself on social media as a mum to eight children at just 32-years-old.
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However, trolls are quick to make assumptions on her life.
The influencer recently took to TikTok to clear up any confusion, duly clarifying that while she is responsible for eight children, she didn’t give birth to them all.
“Once upon a time, there was a 19-year-old girl and she met a guy,” Heather, from Michigan, US, said about herself in third-person.
“He was around 25 and he had a three-year-old daughter. She immediately fell in love with his daughter.
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“They were in a relationship. They moved in together and they were living happy for a little while.”
However, Heather says her first relationship was extremely difficult as it became mentally abusive.
She had two children at ages 23 and 24 with the man in question.
At age 26, she mustered up the strength to leave him and start a happier life.
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When she did, Heather gained full guardianship of her ex’s first daughter - who she is hoping to adopt in the near future.
After leaving her toxic first relationship, Heather met her current partner who already had three kids from a previous relationship.
The couple fell pregnant with their first child together just three months after meeting.
Two years ago, they had their second child together - bringing their total up to a whopping eight shared kids.
“I am not addicted to getting pregnant,” Heather clarified on TikTok.
“I had four kids, okay?
“Am I addicted to loving children no matter how they come into my life? Yes, guilty.”
Heather’s blended family of ten has gained her a whopping 1.8 million followers on video sharing app TikTok.
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Her mantra is that “family is not defined by blood” and she regularly shares advice and guidance for other parents.
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