Imagine you are nine months pregnant, so close to delivery you can taste it, and some strange person approaches you at the mall and tells you they are your baby's grandmother. Sure, that would probably be pretty confusing, but it could get even weirder. What if that woman told you she was the baby's grandmother because her son and his partner planned to adopt your daughter after birth? Not only would that be a WTH moment, but you'd also likely start looking for mall security.
TikToker @deseree_rose had a run-in just like this when she was pregnant with her daughter, and it was all a crazy scheme cooked up by her stepmom. For some reason, she wanted Deseree Rose to give the baby to another couple, who happened to be the son of one of her clients at the hair salon. The whole story is so nuts. You have to watch the video.
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Deseree Rose was minding her own business.
The whole thing happened 12 years ago when the pregnant mom-to-be was just 20 years old. She was strolling at the mall when a woman named Wendy approached her and said the baby in Deseree Rose's belly was her granddaughter.
Obviously confused, Deseree Rose asked the woman if she was related to her boyfriend. She said no but that she is indeed the baby's grandmother because Linda, Deseree Rose's stepmom, set the whole thing up for her son Scott to adopt her daughter once she was born.
The young mom told Wendy the baby was not up for adoption and to back it up.
WTH, Linda? Have you lost your mind?
In the following video, Deseree Rose explains that Linda just decided on her own that the baby would be adopted. She never consulted with the baby's mother. Nope, she made this little arrangement all on her own. Deseree says Linda is a controlling narcissist and a bit nuts.
Even after Deseree Rose explicitly told her she was keeping her baby, the stepmom kept up her shenanigans. When Deseree Rose asked about it, she said, "Ugh, get over it already. It's not that big of a deal."
Sadly, Deseree Rose's parents are kind of jerks.
In a third TikTok, Deseree Rose explains that her dad and stepmom are not great people. They never felt like any of this was a big deal. She says that they are emotional and mental abusers and that even though this situation is pretty sad, it's not that surprising.
She says her dad did nothing to help her, and he supports his wife above anyone. Deseree Rose cut off all contact with her family and her daughter's father, but she is still emotionally recovering.
"It took me about ten years to root out all of the narcissists in my life. And for those of you who have grown up in abusive homes or have been in abusive relationships, you know how hard that can be. A lot of therapy," she says.
Deseree Rose doesn't know what happened to Scott and his partner Jerry.
Even though she feels sad about the situation, Deseree Rose doesn't keep up with the other family to know how things worked out for Wendy's son. She said that during her brief interaction with her, she felt like the poor woman really believed that her baby was her granddaughter, which was probably pretty painful.
"I do feel really bad for them. I really hope that they found a child to adopt. It was just kind of a crazy situation that should have never happened," she says.
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People cannot believe this wild story.
The original video has 12.6 million views and 2.4 million likes. The comment section is filled with shock and horror.
"oh wow i would be out for blood " someone wrote.
"Evil step mom!?!? What is wrong with people?" another follower asked.
There were even people with similar stories.
"This happened to a coworker of mine, her ex husband's mom was trying to illegally sell the baby, im sorry that this happened to you, I hope your okay," a TikToker remarked.
"ok, I've literally heard an almost identical story somewhere before. not saying its not your story, but if it is, Someone else copied it."
Lord, we can't keep up! Where's Jerry Springer when you need him?
