I’m 21 and my daughter’s 15 — her teachers never take me seriously

A 21-year-old has revealed she is terrified none of the teachers of her 15-year-old “child” take her seriously.

A 21-year-old has revealed she is terrified none of the teachers of her 15-year-old “child” take her seriously when it comes to parenting.

Hunter Nelson, from Kentucky, took to TikTok to reveal her family situation.

“Me driving down the road am realising I’m 21 with a 15-year-old,” a visibly stunned Hunter penned in a video’s caption, which has been viewed more than 8.2 million times, NY Post reported

“No other parents or staff members at her [high school] are gonna take me serious.

“I can already feel people asking me what grade I’m in when I go to her events.”

And her eye-popping post prompted a cloudburst of questions from concerned commentators.

Gen Z TikToker Hunter Nelson went viral on TikTok after sharing her panic about raising a 15-year-old at age 21. Picture: TikTok/hunterenelson

Nelson moved her 15-year-old from North Carolina to Kentucky to live with her in 2021. Picture: TikTok/hunterenelson

“U WERE SIX WHEN YOU HAD A BABY?” asked one commenter.

“This video makes it sound like you had a child at the age of 6, is that what you wanted it to come across as?” wrote another.

“OMG, You had a kid at 6?” a separate viewer said.

But in a subsequent clip, Nelson unpacked the details of her family situation.

“I did not have a baby when I was 6,” she assured an audience of over 3.9 million.

“I recently filed for guardianship of my sister a few months ago … I felt the best way to keep my sister safe, happy and to have all her needs and wants met was to come live with me.”

Nelson explained that their father passed away in 2015, and that her half-sister, Gracie, from North Carolina also lost her mother shortly after.

And upon learning that Gracie was in danger of being placed in foster care following her mum's death, Nelson petitioned the courts for guardianship of the teen.

Nelson revealed that she had to endure legal pushback and death threats from Gracie’s family before she was granted full guardianship. Picture: TikTok/hunterenelson

“It’s 100% legal,” she noted in the video.

But becoming an overnight parent to her little sister sparked some major family drama.

In a separate snippet, Nelson revealed that she received a slew of death threats from members of Gracie’s maternal bloodline, who didn’t want her to be awarded parental rights. The girl’s aunt even hired a lawyer in an attempt to thwart her plea for custody.

Nelson also admitted that Gracie, too, protested her move for guardianship.

And Gracie eventually agreed, advising others who might find themselves in a similar situation to hers: “Put the kid’s safety and pride and necessities over their emotions.”

“Sometimes they’re not going to be happy about it,” she warned. “But you just gotta do it.”

This story appeared on the NY Post and reproduced with permission