DESTINY, 17, got pregnant when she was 14, had her son at 15 and now has a YouTube channel to help support her baby Sincere’Cordae. The teen mum thought it was going to be her and her son “against the world” and hid her pregnancy for as long as she could from her family. Destiny was completely shocked when her mother congratulated her pregnancy and was supportive as growing up her mum was 'strict'. Although she doesn’t condone getting pregnant at such a young age, the content creator tells Truly that she has no regrets and is focused on making her baby’s life as easy as possible.
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00:00 I got pregnant at 14 and had my son at 15.
00:03 I took the pregnancy test.
00:04 It said positive.
00:05 I was in shock.
00:07 For most of my pregnancy, I was hiding it.
00:09 I thought that I was gonna get kicked out
00:11 and I thought it was gonna be me and my son
00:13 against the world.
00:14 I get hate comments just saying all kinds of things
00:17 about me and my family and me and my son.
00:19 People hate on my baby.
00:20 How do you hate on a baby?
00:21 I was terrified to tell my parents.
00:23 When I found out she was pregnant, I was disappointed.
00:26 It was really hard on the two of us.
00:29 Do you blame yourself for everything?
00:32 Okay, we're gonna have breakfast.
00:40 Sincere, we're gonna have waffles and fruit.
00:45 Yummy.
00:47 I'm Destiny and I got pregnant at 14 and had my son at 15.
00:51 My son's name is Sincere Corday and he's one years old.
00:55 I make Sincere breakfast and then he kinda plays all day,
00:59 strawberries.
01:01 And then I get him dressed and ready for the date
01:05 and we just have fun.
01:08 Yummy.
01:09 You wanna touch the camera?
01:14 I met my son's dad at school.
01:16 We had just moved to Texas.
01:18 He was one of my first friends so we started hanging out.
01:22 Come on.
01:22 Let's go upstairs.
01:25 We were dating for about three or four months
01:28 before I got pregnant.
01:29 Brush.
01:30 Good job.
01:33 I took the pregnancy test and it said positive.
01:37 There was two lines.
01:39 Get those teeth clean.
01:41 Brush, brush, brush.
01:43 There you go.
01:44 You wanna brush my teeth?
01:45 I was kinda in shock.
01:48 It didn't really hit me.
01:49 A few days later is when I really realized
01:52 that that test isn't lying.
01:54 I'm pregnant.
01:55 I was so very disappointed in myself.
01:58 You wanna get ready for today?
02:00 'Cause your aunties are coming over.
02:01 You gotta look nice.
02:03 For most of my pregnancy, I was hiding it
02:06 or at least I was trying to hide it from the world
02:08 and from family and friends.
02:10 It's like, how do you wrap your mind around the fact
02:12 that a 14 year old is pregnant?
02:15 My sister was the first person who I told I was pregnant.
02:19 She was disappointed and like, you're stupid.
02:21 Why would you do that?
02:23 Look what you got yourself into.
02:24 What are you gonna do?
02:25 How are you gonna tell mom?
02:27 When I found out she was pregnant,
02:29 I was disappointed.
02:30 It was tough.
02:31 And our relationship changed as well.
02:34 It was really hard on the two of us.
02:38 I can't even say I was excited.
02:40 (sighs)
02:41 Sincere.
02:41 It was just, what is she gonna do?
02:43 What is her plan?
02:44 Up.
02:46 Sincere.
02:48 I was staying with my boyfriend at the time.
02:51 No, that's not food sincere.
02:55 This is for your hair.
02:57 I see my mom's car pull up
02:59 and I had no idea that she was coming.
03:02 Nope.
03:03 Nope.
03:05 Oh no!
03:06 I thought she was gonna come over and start yelling at me
03:09 or I had no idea what was gonna happen.
03:12 I just took a pregnancy test over
03:14 and she said, "I'm already pregnant.
03:17 "I don't need to take this test."
03:19 And I'm like, "I need to see and know that you are pregnant."
03:24 She asked me, "Destiny, come take this pregnancy test."
03:28 And sure enough, it came up positive.
03:31 I was so shocked when she pulled out the baby clothes.
03:36 She was just congratulating us
03:38 and saying that she loves me.
03:40 It was just not what I expected at all.
03:44 I want her to be safe and let her know
03:46 that she does have the support from her family.
03:48 You know where those go, huh?
03:50 Where do those go?
03:53 Those go on your feet?
03:54 Oh.
03:55 - I don't condone of it, but there's nothing we can do
03:58 and you have to come to realization that--
04:00 - Okay, sincere.
04:01 - Yeah, my child is having a baby,
04:02 but it still takes time.
04:05 - There goes Papa Dot and Lollipop.
04:09 - What's up, little man?
04:10 - Hey, Mom.
04:14 - Oh my goodness.
04:18 Oh my gosh.
04:19 - I can make you guys some tea.
04:21 Give Lollipop a hug.
04:23 Give her a hug.
04:24 Aw.
04:25 - Thank you, baby.
04:28 - And you wanna go play ball, huh?
04:30 Okay, you ready?
04:31 All right, let's go play ball.
04:33 Come on.
04:35 You can drink tea, right?
04:36 - Caffeine-free, right?
04:38 - She's having twins.
04:41 - It's a boy and a girl.
04:42 - I'm so excited.
04:45 Since she gets to have two cousins at the same time.
04:47 She was there when I took my pregnancy test
04:50 and so I ran into her room and I was like,
04:52 "Mom, look, there's two lines."
04:55 - So how did Mom react?
04:57 - I was just so scared to tell her.
04:59 - We didn't get the reaction we all expected.
05:01 - I know nothing like how we expected.
05:03 - I thought Destiny was gonna get kicked to the curb.
05:05 - Mom is, you know, she is strict.
05:08 - Yay.
05:09 - Do you blame yourself for her pregnancy?
05:14 - I heard Destiny say something like,
05:18 "My mom is so strict.
05:20 "She's so strict."
05:21 That's when I feel like,
05:23 did I do something wrong?
05:25 Or was I too strict?
05:27 Should I have allowed her to run rapid in the streets?
05:32 Or am I in some form responsible
05:35 for her getting pregnant at a young age?
05:40 Hi, sincere.
05:42 - We're back.
05:46 - I'm playing.
05:47 - We had fun.
05:48 - Hi, baby.
05:49 - I thought that I was gonna be kicked out.
05:51 And I thought it was gonna be me and my son
05:53 against the world.
05:54 - I understand that fear.
05:57 Because with me being the enforcer.
06:01 But when I found out you were pregnant,
06:05 I was like, "No way in the world would I abandon you."
06:10 I knew that the world would be against you.
06:12 And everyone would talk about you and shame you.
06:17 And I wasn't gonna let that happen in your home.
06:20 So I made the decision that I'm gonna fight for her.
06:23 And I'm gonna make sure that she has everything that she need.
06:27 You know, my youngest child,
06:29 who I did not expect to have a baby, is pregnant.
06:34 - Oh, my God.
06:35 - That's awesome.
06:36 - I love my dad just like I love all my kids,
06:39 my wife and everything.
06:40 - Sincere, oh my goodness.
06:46 - I just love that he's here.
06:48 He adds to the family.
06:51 - I love you.
06:53 - I love you.
06:54 - Thank you, sweetie.
06:54 - He's so sweet.
06:57 - Mommy, you're my favorite person ever.
06:59 - Aw.
07:00 - Aw.
07:01 - When you're 14, you can't get a job.
07:03 So I was trying to use YouTube to become a source of income
07:07 so that I can provide for my son.
07:09 I just wanted to be able to connect
07:11 with other teen moms around the world
07:13 so that other teen moms can see that they're not alone.
07:16 I get hate, nasty comments.
07:18 People hate on my baby.
07:19 How do you hate on a baby?
07:20 Take some steps, Sincere.
07:22 Okay.
07:23 There's nothing really I can do about it,
07:25 but know who I am and not get discouraged by it.
07:29 I don't encourage others to get pregnant young,
07:32 but I personally don't regret getting pregnant young.
07:35 Sincere changed a lot of things for me.
07:37 And if it weren't for me getting pregnant young,
07:40 I don't think my life would have turned out
07:42 how it is right now.
07:43 The future holds a lot for us.
07:46 We won't be missing out on anything.
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