Mum-of-11 judged after announcing pregnancy with 12th child

"My too-cool teenagers are excited. This is how they show emotion," the mum explained when viewers saw the reaction of her eldest kids. 

A mum’s pregnancy announcement has gone viral, but not for the reason she likely hoped.

 

Karissa Collins, a mother of 11, revealed she's expecting baby number 12, just eight months after welcoming her last child.

Karissa, who had her first baby at 25, now shares her life online with 623,000 TikTok followers.

In her latest video, she gathers her children to break the news in a creative way.

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"I’ll tell you how I became a mum of 12 beautiful children."

“I told my kids I was making a music video about us and that they needed to say ‘do do do do do do do do,’” she wrote on the clip. 

If you're familiar with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, you’ll recognise the beat.

@thecollinskids

I always love their reactions! I did a newborn photo shoot a month ago and my oldest daughters went with me and after the session they begged me to have another baby. I had no idea I was pregnant. My periods have been weird after Arrow. Always regular but I spotted 5 days before my period came. So when I started spotting I assumed it was my period. It wasn’t until 10 days later that my period never came and I found out I was pregnant. My kids ask me all the time if I’m pregnant. So I had told them no and that I was on my period. Needless to say this pregnancy was a surprise to us all. A great one too. Most of my kids are 18 months apart. I just didn’t expect it at 41 years old. #family #faith #blessed #thecollinskids #child12 #motherhood #surprise #sonocoming #ddtobedetermined

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To the tune of the iconic theme song, she sings:

“Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down and I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there. I’ll tell you how I became a mum of 12 beautiful children,” she sings. 

The children, obediently chanting their “do do dos,” don’t immediately realise what’s just been revealed.

Karissa makes a second attempt. 

“Uh, children didn’t hear me. I said 12 children,” she repeats.

Then comes the delayed wave of realisation and a mixed bag of reactions.

While a few of the younger kids cheer, yelling “Yes! Mummy’s pregnant,” the expressions of the two eldest daughters in the top left corner tell a very different story. 

The mum includes a caption on the video as a disclaimer for their reactions. 

"I promise my too cool teenagers are excited. This is how they show emotion," she revealed. 

The mum announced she's expecting her 12th baby, just eight months after giving birth to baby number 11. Image: TikTok/thecollinskids

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"Oldest daughter's face says it all"

Commenters were quick to pick up on it.

“Oldest daughter’s face says it all. Poor girl,” one commenter wrote. 

“The oldest won’t have children,” another predicted. 

A third added: “You are so cringe. Shame on you for exploiting your kids. They need to cancel family influencers!! Look at your eldest, her reaction says it all.”

Others shared their own experiences growing up in large families:

“As the oldest of 12 kids, every time I found out my mum was pregnant it devastated me. I love my family, but the burden of being oldest and having so much responsibility hurt beyond words could ever say,” one person shared. 

“As an oldest daughter, stop. Just. Stop. The older ones are not excited. They are exhausted. They are over your selfishness. Can you provide each child one hour of uninterrupted one-on-one time a day? No, no you can’t. So, stop,” a second chimed in. 

With more than five million views, the clip has struck a nerve, especially among those who’ve lived through what’s known as “parentification”.

Parentified children often take on adult roles within the home, helping raise their siblings and shoulder responsibilities far beyond their age.

And for many watching Karissa's clip, this wasn’t just a pregnancy reveal; it was a familiar story of childhood cut short. 

Originally published as Mum-of-11 judged after announcing pregnancy with 12th child