Rima Grace

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All right, now back to my conversation with Fortessa.

I want to go back to what we were talking about earlier around teen moms, because I find that whole realm really interesting.

There are so many teen mom influencers.

Yeah, yeah.

And also, how is she going to afford daycare?

Well, that's because they know there's an audience for that, right?

Yes, there is.

I'm fascinated when I'm scrolling through my TikTok and see someone who's 15 talking about having twins.

It's the same kind of fascination we have when we watch Teen Mom.

I'm curious, when you talk to some of these teen moms, or moms in general, did they express some misgivings that they have?

Or like...

how do they deal with that tension of basically trading their kids' privacy for profits?

Well, did it push any parents to just stop doing it altogether?

Can you give an example of an influencer who decided to take their kids off

Yeah.

Well, how did it impact her income?

Yeah, like parents know that if they stop showing their kids, people are going to be upset.

They're gonna be less interested in their content.