{"id":23575,"date":"2026-07-31T21:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23575"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:55:46","slug":"18-year-old-sparks-mass-outrage-with-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-she-met-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23575","title":{"rendered":"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many believe that parenting is a lifelong responsibility and does not stop once the kids are grown up.<\/p>\n<p>However, one <b>teen mom<\/b> on TikTok said she was set to renounce it in less than a year.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2026, <b>Melanin Rose<\/b>, who has 31,000 followers on the platform, claimed in a post that she was<b> giving up<\/b> her <b>11-month-old daughter<\/b> for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>The video went viral later in July and angered netizens, with many bashing her for being \u201cselfish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo sad for the baby, though. It will affect her for the rest of her life\u2026in many ways,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n<h3>TikToker Melanin Rose announced that she was giving up her baby<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"01-6a6c9c9a0812c__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=01-6a6c9c9a0812c__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=01-6a6c9c9a0812c__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01-6a6c9c9a0812c__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01-6a6c9c9a0812c__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613852125398830350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">therealmelaninrose_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Melanin Rose first shared pictures of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-old-looking-babies\/\" class=\" staff-link\">newborn<\/a>, Navayla, in April 2025, stating in the caption that her daughter was 4 weeks old.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, most of her TikTok posts featured the girl, sometimes doing funny or mischievous acts, other times simply existing in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these posts, including one in which she playfully took away the kid\u2019s food, making her cry, and another in which she held up a middle finger at her, drew comments criticizing Rose\u2019s parenting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"02-6a6c9c9bd08c9__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=02-6a6c9c9bd08c9__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=02-6a6c9c9bd08c9__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02-6a6c9c9bd08c9__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02-6a6c9c9bd08c9__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613852125398830350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">therealmelaninrose_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On March 6, 2026, Rose posted a video stating, \u201cToday is the day that I give my baby up for adoption,\u201d as the child played behind her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has been telling me that you\u2019re not a good parent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brother-threatens-cps-over-food\/\" class=\" staff-link\">CPS<\/a> this, CPS that, and I just think it would be better off for me giving her up for adoption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lady actually said on TikTok that she\u2019ll take her in,\u201d she continued. \u201cShe\u2019s in New Jersey, and she\u2019ll take her in for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2082891770346541169-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=2082891770346541169-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=2082891770346541169-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082891770346541169-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082891770346541169-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"348\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MatlockOfficial\/status\/2082891770346541169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MatlockOfficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2082903689560461395-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=2082903689560461395-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=2082903689560461395-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082903689560461395-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082903689560461395-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"410\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thatlovelybroad\/status\/2082903689560461395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">thatlovelybroad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to just live my life. Being a mother these past 11 months was kind of great. Now, I came to the conclusion that I don\u2019t wanna be a mom no more. I\u2019m giving up being a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t wanna see anyone judging me in the comments, because y\u2019all were the ones telling me to give her up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/adopted-kids-parents-things\/\" class=\" staff-link\">adoption<\/a> or put her in CPS custody, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m gonna do, put her up for adoption,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll live my life. I\u2019m only 18. She\u2019s 1. She won\u2019t remember anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Melanin Rose seemingly took a sarcastic jab at her critics with the adoption announcement video<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"03-6a6c9c9d8be6b__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=03-6a6c9c9d8be6b__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=03-6a6c9c9d8be6b__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03-6a6c9c9d8be6b__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03-6a6c9c9d8be6b__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613852125398830350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">therealmelaninrose_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On March 7, Rose posted another video, in which she filmed herself talking in front of a mirror.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m kind of sad, but I\u2019m really not because I get to live my life like I want, and no more baby for me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As she spoke, a pair of hands, whose owner remained hidden behind a door, held up her daughter, revealing that the child was very much with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-wholesome-mothers\/\" class=\" staff-link\">mother<\/a> and leading her followers to realize she was joking about the adoption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613852125398830350\" data-video-id=\"7613852125398830350\">\n<section><a title=\"@therealmelaninrose_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@therealmelaninrose_<\/a> This was a kind of hard process to do, but I\u2019m glad that I\u2019m doing it <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#fyp<\/a><a title=\"adoptionday\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/adoptionday?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#adoptionday<\/a><a title=\"teenmom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/teenmom?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#teenmom<\/a><a title=\"babymama\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/babymama?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#babymama<\/a><a title=\"\u266c original sound - Melanin Rose \ud835\udf17\ud835\udf1a.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7613852262196202253?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Melanin Rose \ud835\udf17\ud835\udf1a.<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe whole time you were playing,\u201d one person reacted. Another wrote, \u201cI\u2019m happy it was all sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p>A third said, \u201cGlad you were just joking. God bless you and your baby.\u201d Another commented, \u201cRage bait didn\u2019t work, we knew it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rose has continued to post on Navayla almost every other day.<\/p>\n<p>A day later, Rose posted a video of herself and Navayla enjoying a day out at New Jersey\u2019s FunCity Adventure Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"04-6a6c9c9f49480__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=04-6a6c9c9f49480__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=04-6a6c9c9f49480__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/04-6a6c9c9f49480__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/04-6a6c9c9f49480__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613852125398830350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">therealmelaninrose_<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Mother\u2019s Day, she posted several photos with her child and wrote, \u201cLord, thank You for blessing me with the gift of motherhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, she posted a video on July 30, hoping that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/parenting-memes-kidsaretheworst\/\" class=\" staff-link\">her daughter<\/a> would grow up to be a \u201csweet, quiet kid\u201d and not a \u201cfeisty\u201d one.<\/p>\n<p>However, as her adoption announcement video spread on social media in July 2026 without context, it drew significant backlash from netizens.<\/p>\n<h3>The internet picked Rose apart for giving her child to a \u201cstranger\u201d on TikTok<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2082836025370431862-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=2082836025370431862-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=2082836025370431862-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082836025370431862-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082836025370431862-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"379\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KrisNewEngland\/status\/2082836025370431862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KrisNewEngland<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2082905947077308590-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=2082905947077308590-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=2082905947077308590-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082905947077308590-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2082905947077308590-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"348\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PazzaMamma9\/status\/2082905947077308590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PazzaMamma9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Netizens were furious over Melanin Rose\u2019s statements, and some came forward to warn her against it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t give her up,\u201d one said. Another wrote, \u201cHow the f**k could a mother give up her own child and say the things she said?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many people believed that the child was \u201cbetter off\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/hilariously-unlucky-parents\/\" class=\" staff-link\">another parent<\/a> who actually wanted her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"05-6a6c9ca134ad1__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=05-6a6c9ca134ad1__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=05-6a6c9ca134ad1__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/05-6a6c9ca134ad1__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/05-6a6c9ca134ad1__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@therealmelaninrose_\/video\/7613939535520484622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">therealmelaninrose_<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is too selfish to raise a child properly. The poor baby will be better with someone who wants to be a mother,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cI\u2019d rather she do this than keep a child she doesn\u2019t want and would very likely neglect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What bothered most people was that she said she was giving Navayla to a woman who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/things-only-adopted-children-understand\/\" class=\" staff-link\">reached out to her<\/a> on social media instead of going through the proper adoption channels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"06-6a6c9ca2c3962__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=06-6a6c9ca2c3962__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=06-6a6c9ca2c3962__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06-6a6c9ca2c3962__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/06-6a6c9ca2c3962__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/maos-segurando-recortes-de-papel-corrente-familiar-yAGNjU4rtss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Moca\/Unsplash (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would you choose a random person from TikTok?\u201d one said. Another commented, \u201cI pray you checked the lady out good because people are weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few respected her decision, and even praised her for \u201cdoing what\u2019s best,\u201d and some others speculated that it was merely a \u201cskit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Many compared Rose to Myka and James Stauffer, who gave up their 4.5-year-old adopted kid<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"07-6a6c9ca4c3684__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=07-6a6c9ca4c3684__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=07-6a6c9ca4c3684__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07-6a6c9ca4c3684__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07-6a6c9ca4c3684__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/pt-br\/fotografias\/cesto-de-presente-de-um-bebe-com-seu-conteudo-disposto-dWnntdSo5yc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">British Baby Box\/Unsplash (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before the truth came out, many netizens compared Rose\u2019s situation to that of Ohio-based vloggers Myka and James Stauffer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/parents-regret-adoption-stories\/\" class=\" staff-link\">gave up<\/a> their child in 2020 after adopting him 2.5 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTubers brought their adopted son, Huxley, home from China in October 2017, when the baby boy was 2 years old.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, in a viral, heavily criticized video titled <i>An Update on Our Family<\/i>, the couple said they were \u201crehoming\u201d Huxley after struggling to cover his healthcare expenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"08-6a6c9ca7a0d08__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=08-6a6c9ca7a0d08__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=08-6a6c9ca7a0d08__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08-6a6c9ca7a0d08__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/08-6a6c9ca7a0d08__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B5yqwimA8XB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mykastauffer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Myka and James were aware of the child\u2019s autism diagnosis before adoption, and said at the time that they were willing to learn how to parent a child with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anything, my child is not returnable,\u201d Myka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/myka-stauffer-adopted-china-not-returnable\/\" class=\" staff-link\">said<\/a> in a 2017 video.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2020, their viewers began to suspect that Huxley was no longer part of the family after comments about the child were deleted and videos featuring him were hidden from the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"09-6a6c9caa3dc92__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=09-6a6c9caa3dc92__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?media_id=09-6a6c9caa3dc92__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09-6a6c9caa3dc92__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09-6a6c9caa3dc92__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B25FIvsgHcK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mykastauffer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before this, the couple also complained about the high cost of his medical bills.<\/p>\n<p>Their lawyers, Taneff and Sayers, said in a statement to <i>People<\/i> magazine that Huxley\u2019s team of medical professionals advised him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/youtubers-myka-and-james-stauffer-who-rehomed-their-adopted-son-huxley-new-documentary\/\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">to be placed<\/a> with another family.<\/p>\n<p>Both Myka and James stopped posting on social media altogether after the incident, and their YouTube channel has not been updated either.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cSad, but at least you didn\u2019t hurt her.\u201d The internet was divided over the teen TikTok mom\u2019s adoption announcement for her 11-month-old<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"I-Dont-Want-to-Be-a-Mom-No-More-18-Year-Olds-Video-About-Giving-Up-Her-Baby-To-A-Stranger-She-Met-On-Social-Media-Sparks-Mass-Angst-Online-6a6ca252de0b1-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-video-about-giving-up-her-baby-to-a-stranger-sparks-angst-online\/?image_id=I-Dont-Want-to-Be-a-Mom-No-More-18-Year-Olds-Video-About-Giving-Up-Her-Baby-To-A-Stranger-She-Met-On-Social-Media-Sparks-Mass-Angst-Online-6a6ca252de0b1-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"18-Year-Old Sparks Mass Outrage With Video About Giving Up Her Baby To A Stranger She Met On Social Media\" 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