ALEX and Rob did a DNA test on their youngest child, Pudge Pudge, to confirm she was theirs. The couple are parents to three children who are biracial - seven-year-old Chub Chub, five-year-old Bubba and two-year-old Pudge Pudge. They were initially surprised when Pudge Pudge was born. Alex told Truly: “We decided to do the DNA test because she was so white. And we did use IVF to get pregnant with her, and mistakes happen. So we just wanted to rule that out.” Alex started posting on social media a few years ago for fun but after an encounter with a stranger who complimented her on being a ‘good nanny’, she posted about it. She received support but also some negativity in response and has since experienced more. The mom-of-three said she especially hates the comments that say: “Whose white baby is that?” Online, people also accuse her of using Pudge Pudge for content and that she ‘rents’ her toddler for this purpose. Alex has also been subjected to inappropriate and racially motivated questioning in public while Rob has not. Alex shares videos about these occurrences online to “expose the fact that these things still happen and they don’t have to.” Rob said: “I don’t get questioned, I don’t get checked on.” The couple hope the future holds a lot of happiness for their family. Alex added: “Parenting is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done.”
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00:00We did a DNA test to prove our child is hers.
00:04Mine.
00:05When Pudge Pudge was born, she definitely
00:07looked a bit different than the rest of our children.
00:09I get a lot of negativity in person, and on mine too.
00:14A lot of negative comments.
00:15Whose white baby is that?
00:16At the mall, there was a lady there.
00:19She insists that maybe Pudge is not my child.
00:22And I'm like, she's my child.
00:25I'm sorry you had to go through that as a mom,
00:28constantly explaining yourself.
00:35We have three children.
00:38Chub Chub is seven.
00:43Bubba is five, and Pudge Pudge is two.
00:48Be careful with my children.
00:51So we did experience infertility with getting
00:54pregnant with our children, and it ended up working out.
00:58We have three beautiful babies.
01:02The doctor that helped us get pregnant with Pudge,
01:06I cried on that man several times.
01:08We went through, like, all of the infertility treatments.
01:11We ended up having her through IVF.
01:15At a point, the doctors did talk to us about donor eggs,
01:19and it just turned out to be something
01:21that was unnecessary, because we-
01:22At the last minute, her eggs worked.
01:24At the last minute.
01:26Or did they?
01:27I'm kidding.
01:29She was a bit of a hard pregnancy,
01:31but it was worth it again.
01:34When Pudge Pudge was born, it was a surprising moment,
01:37because she definitely looked a bit different
01:39than the rest of our children.
01:40I was super surprised.
01:42Like, her ears weren't even dark.
01:44They were really, really light.
01:47Hey, beautiful.
01:48Hello.
01:50We decided to do the DNA test, because she was so light.
01:55And we did use IVF to get pregnant with her,
01:57and mistakes happen.
01:59So, we just wanted to rule that out,
02:01not have to worry about it.
02:05So, when did you start posting on TikTok, and why?
02:09A few years ago.
02:10I was just having fun when I started.
02:14So, initially, I started posting on social media
02:16because I was bored during the pandemic.
02:19And Pudge Pudge, she was born, she got here,
02:22and it was one of the first times
02:23I went outside of the house.
02:25And this older white lady, she,
02:30I was complimented for being a great nanny.
02:33And I was in my feelings, and I was also hurt.
02:36And I posted about it.
02:38This is Pudge Pudge.
02:40She's my daughter.
02:41I was pregnant with her.
02:43She still looks like this.
02:45She is blood of my blood, and flesh of my flesh.
02:49That just went viral.
02:51That was when it started,
02:52a lot of negativity and a lot of positivity.
02:56Today, we're talking about what happened at the mall.
03:00There was a lady there that was completely inappropriate.
03:04So, I'm posting about it today,
03:07not to tell people to back off, leave us alone,
03:10but to really expose the fact that these things
03:14still happen, and they don't have to.
03:17As Pudge Pudge's mom, I get a lot of negativity in person,
03:22and online too.
03:22We're in a very crowded mall,
03:25and Pudge Pudge is being two, very two.
03:32Right, Pudge?
03:34And here you go.
03:38And this lady is,
03:40hey, is there anything we can do to help?
03:44No, thank you.
03:45Just trying to get my kid.
03:46We gotta, you know, we gotta get going.
03:48And she's like,
03:50well, I just want to make sure everything's okay.
03:52We can go and get help pointing to mall security
03:55and like a sheriff that was right there.
03:57And I'm like, everything's fine.
03:59My two-year-old's just being a two-year-old.
04:01And this is when she insists that
04:04maybe Pudge is not my child.
04:06And she's like, well, things just don't look right.
04:08So, you know, let's just make sure.
04:11And I'm like, she's my child.
04:13She's my child.
04:15So, Rob ended up handling the whole thing for me
04:19and essentially telling her to leave us alone.
04:22You want to get down?
04:24Yeah.
04:25You want to get down?
04:25Okay.
04:26Give me one more big smile, okay?
04:29Give me one more big smile.
04:31You ready?
04:33I should be able to hang out with my child
04:37the way I want to.
04:40Hey!
04:41Hey, don't do that.
04:42Don't do that.
04:43Don't do that.
04:44Woo!
04:47Okay, so we've gotten some negative comments.
04:50A lot of negative comments.
04:51Whose white baby is that?
04:54You're such a great nanny.
04:57You know, I'm faking it.
04:58Pudge is a content baby.
04:59Pudge is running babies.
05:01How are you going to rent the same baby off of her?
05:03There's some racist vitriol out there
05:06and it's from both sides.
05:07I've seen people that appear to be Black online
05:10that say that I shouldn't have that white man's child,
05:15all kinds of things.
05:16And it's absolutely unnecessary.
05:19Have you also experienced this kind of negativity
05:21that Alex has experienced?
05:24I don't get questioned.
05:25I don't get checked on.
05:27I don't get compliments on not being a father, so.
05:34Someone that we know and love,
05:36they thought that he had an affair.
05:38And I was like, no.
05:40She's my child.
05:42Like, biologically, she is my child.
05:44So what happened was, I had an affair,
05:47took the fertilized embryo out of that woman somehow,
05:50put it in there, and then she grew the baby.
05:53And how do you support Alex
05:55through these circumstances that she goes through?
05:57Well, I'm there for her.
05:59You know, sometimes you just gotta be there overall
06:01and, you know, be an emotional support person.
06:07Alex!
06:09Alex!
06:15Remember the time we were in the grocery store?
06:18Yeah.
06:19Talk to me about the time and how you felt
06:20about the lady who followed us through the store.
06:25I think what it is is that our world is not educated.
06:29We have so much ego.
06:31And I'm sorry you had to go through that as a mom,
06:34constantly explaining yourself.
06:37What if things were reversed?
06:39Would a white woman with a baby who looked Black
06:42experience the things that I'm experiencing?
06:44No, she wouldn't.
06:45Or would people care?
06:46No, they wouldn't, because to them, it's like,
06:49you're saving a child that's poor, that's in a struggle.
06:53What sometimes scares me is that, at a point,
06:55she's gonna have to explain to someone
06:57that she is actually a Black woman.
07:00I'm not gonna be with her.
07:02And she's gonna have to go out and explain to people,
07:05this is my family, I belong here.
07:07I know.
07:08Like, that part is so scary.
07:10And she went through a very difficult birth.
07:16At the end of the day, I'm glad both of you guys are here.
07:19I love you.
07:21Please don't cry, because you're gonna get me crying.
07:22That's not gonna work.
07:29She made it.
07:30We're here.
07:31We're happy.
07:32I love you.
07:34I love you.
07:36Come on.
07:37Two-year-old is not cooperating.
07:41Okay, yeah, you guys are gonna look at me.
07:44You're choking your child, Rob.
07:46What? Who?
07:47So how about some positive experiences
07:49you have in public?
07:51We get a lot of comments on how well-behaved they are,
07:55and we don't see it.
07:59It's okay, they're still good kids, though.
08:02What do you hope for your family in the future?
08:04For our family, we want peace, prosperity, and joy.
08:08Really?
08:10Yeah.
08:10I just want my kids to be happy.
08:12And parenting is one of the most amazing things
08:15I've ever done.