BRIONNA is a proud mom of two daughters, Ryder, five, and Londyn, two, but their family life is often exposed to hate and judgement. Speaking to truly, she explained: "People say I'm exploiting my daughters for views." Her daughters' socials have gained plenty of attraction, but even when out and about, many question the interracial family. Brionna said: "In public, people are always looking at me and always asking, am I babysitting? When the kids call me mom, they have a confused look on their face because they're white and I'm black." The family often garner presumptions and stereotypes, but Brionna actually adopted her girls. "I saw so many kids in the system and they don't have their biological parents there for them. Some of them have no hope. I wanted to raise a kid to better their life," Brionna said. In this episode of My Extraordinary Family, Brionna's sister, Malaya, will be coming over to reveal her thoughts on her nieces' internet fame.
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00:00I'm Brianna and people are saying I'm exploding my daughters for views.
00:04Say hi guys!
00:05Hi guys!
00:06Why are you exploding your child for likes?
00:08This is mad weird.
00:10Everyone knows this lady is a scam.
00:13That's not her mom.
00:14She has a white mom.
00:15Y'all need to investigate.
00:18My sister is on her way over.
00:20We're going to talk about the nasty comments that I've been getting.
00:23So what did you think when I started posting?
00:26Oh wow.
00:27I was actually shocked.
00:29Okay, let's do our video.
00:31Hi guys!
00:32Hi guys!
00:34Okay, do some cute stuff.
00:36People said I can't be my daughter's mom because I'm black and they're white.
00:41My daughter's name is Ryder.
00:43She's five years old.
00:44My second daughter is London and she's two years old.
00:48We're following Airtime.
00:50We're following Airtime.
00:52In public, people are always looking at me.
00:54They're always asking, am I babysitting?
00:58Especially when they hear the kids calling me mom, they have a confused look on their face.
01:03It's just because they're white and I'm black.
01:07I actually haven't told anyone publicly that they're adopted.
01:10Got my mom right here.
01:13This is my sister right here.
01:15I got into fostering because I've seen so many kids in the system
01:19and they don't have their biological parents to be there for them
01:24and some of them have no hope.
01:27London is difficult.
01:29That was something I wanted to do, raise a kid to better their life.
01:32Look at that.
01:33There was a trend going on.
01:34My mom is black.
01:36On Thanksgiving of 23, me and Ryder hopped on the trend.
01:40My mom is black.
01:42Cory is black.
01:44It's basically just different things that we do in our culture.
01:47It would be like, my mom is black, of course she wears wigs.
01:50My mom is black.
01:52Of course we eat soul food.
01:54We end up going viral and then that's kind of how it all started.
02:01This child belongs to her friend.
02:03She's doing this for money.
02:05Everyone knows this lady is a scam.
02:08I'm not doing this for money.
02:10I love my girls.
02:12Someone said, you should take this down.
02:14Talk about the picture I posted me and Ryder.
02:16Why would I take that down when it's me and my daughter?
02:20These kids are not yours.
02:24And how would you know?
02:25Why are you exploding your child for likes?
02:27This is mad weird.
02:29That's not her mom.
02:30She has a white mom.
02:32Y'all need to investigate.
02:34One of the worst comments I received was someone telling me I did an IVF
02:38just to have white kids.
02:41Can mommy put it on your hair?
02:43Yeah.
02:44Once I turned 24 years old, I was discovering what I wanted to do.
02:47And so I ended up going to a class.
02:50There was a lady.
02:51She was telling me about foster care.
02:53So I went home, and I kind of thought about it.
02:56And I was like, I wouldn't mind becoming a mom
02:59and fostering over children that needs the care and love and support.
03:03So I ended up getting certified.
03:05They asked if I wanted a baby.
03:08I ended up getting Ryder, and she was two weeks old.
03:11I fostered her for six months.
03:13There was no chance of a biological mom getting her back,
03:17so they ended up asking if I wanted to adopt her.
03:20London adoption went pretty fast just because they're siblings.
03:24They have the same mom, same dad.
03:27I decided to make their accounts young, really off of when Ryder went viral.
03:33That way, as they grow, they're gaining more followers, more audience.
03:37So that way, when they get a certain age,
03:39to see maybe if they want to make it a career, acting or modeling
03:44or something like that.
03:46Once I reveal that they're adopted,
03:48there will be negative comments, and there will be positive comments.
03:52I feel like the negative will still be like,
03:54why are you raising her like that?
03:56Why are you doing her hair like that?
03:58Let her find out about her own culture.
04:00So I think it will still be negative on that end.
04:03And then you're going to have the positive,
04:05where people actually view it differently.
04:07Like, wow, you love someone so much,
04:09where you took the time to actually adopt her
04:11and go through the process,
04:13and you're loving this child.
04:15At the end of the day, skin color doesn't define
04:18if this is your child or not.
04:20I protect my kids from the comments.
04:22I just tell them all the positive comments.
04:24I don't get into the negative.
04:26Hi, Ryder.
04:28So today, Maliyah's going to come over.
04:30Maliyah, which is my sister.
04:32London, can I have a hug?
04:34We're going to talk about the judgment that I've been getting.
04:37It is hot.
04:39So what did you think when I started posting the girls and stuff?
04:43Oh, wow.
04:45I was actually very shocked.
04:47Like, you kind of blew up quickly, too.
04:49I think it was like a week,
04:51and you just started gaining followers,
04:53which was cool, but I didn't like the negative comments.
04:56At the time, she was like 4 years old,
04:58and they were talking about a 4-year-old
05:00and how she was speaking,
05:02and I just feel like that was uncalled for.
05:05It's ridiculous,
05:07but I like how you kind of opened the opportunity for her
05:10to express herself by dancing in the videos
05:13and remaking content.
05:15Have a surprise.
05:17I'm not able to play that.
05:19Play it out.
05:21It's kind of crazy, though.
05:23In the beginning, it was just like, oh, is she black?
05:25She black. But now it's like, are they adopted?
05:27People are really concerned,
05:29and they're wondering, like, are they your kids?
05:32Are they not your kids?
05:34So I said, I think I'ma just let it be known
05:37that they are adopted.
05:39Can Mommy play with you?
05:41Yeah? Do you love Mommy?
05:43Yeah. I love you, too, girl.
05:45Lately, people have been saying,
05:47did I do IVF?
05:49Did I give birth to these kids?
05:51Oh, a new comment has been crazy.
05:53They've been asking,
05:55show the pregnancy pictures.
05:57I wonder what they're gonna say
05:59when you do announce that they're adopted.
06:02I feel like that's gonna be...
06:04I think that's what I'm afraid of.
06:08You're welcome.
06:10No, don't eat it!
06:12We are sisters, and I want to have my sister back,
06:14like, regardless.
06:16So when I seen that she was getting, like, backlash
06:18from them, like, don't worry about the comments.
06:20I know who you are. Like, you don't have to worry
06:22about what other people are saying.
06:24I know what you do behind the scenes,
06:26because obviously they can't see that.
06:28So I just told her, like, just don't worry about it.
06:30Really.
06:32There are so many kids in the system
06:34who don't get a chance to be adopted.
06:36I mean, they grow up, and they're from home to home.
06:38They're not being properly loved.
06:40And my message for you,
06:42like, if you can do it,
06:44go for it.
06:46My hopes for the future
06:48of my family is to make sure
06:50the girls have a
06:52positive path,
06:54support them in going to school,
06:56to just be there every step of the way
06:58in life and ensuring that
07:00I'm giving them a safe, loving,
07:02nurturing environment.
07:24My daughters have changed my life for the better
07:26because
07:28before I react to things,
07:30I always think about them.
07:32I'm always wanting to better myself for them
07:34so that they can see, like,
07:36oh, wow, if Mom is doing it,
07:38so can I.
07:40The people who judge me,
07:42they have their opinion.
07:44Sometimes you're not always right,
07:46so it's just best for you not to judge others.
07:48And before you start judging,
07:50find out.
07:52Ask questions if you have to.
07:54Don't take a book by its cover just because what you see
07:56is like, oh, yeah, that's what it is.
07:58Because sometimes it's not like that.