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Ryan Merrifield

Mum slammed for making teenage daughter sign lease and pay monthly rent to live at home

A mum has been criticised for forcing her teenage daughter to sign a lease and pay rent in order to keep living at home.

The unnamed woman, from Oklahoma, US, shared footage of her daughter Jada, 18, to TikTok showing her signing some paperwork.

She captioned the video: “When your 18-year-old decides to stay at home.”

Jada must pay $100 (£83) per month in board.

Text overlaying the footage added: "Setting up for success".

The song Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) is played during the video.

The post has received over 1.5 million views, but has seen many commenters slamming the mum, with some warning it may do irreparable long-term damage to their relationship.

Do you agree with Jada's mum? Let us know at webnews@mirror.co.uk

Jada must pay $100 a month (tiktok)

One woman wrote: “Yikes my parents did this to me and it only created trauma for me. Thankfully I made eight figures and don’t have to struggle any longer."

Another added: “My parents did this and we no longer talk! So good luck I guess."

A third said: “Unless you’re saving that money to give them when they do move out, no way. I’d like to see an 18-year-old have a job pays enough to live in this economy."

One person even warned Jada to "get out of there" and another agreed "love isn't a condition".

Jada's mum says she is preparing her daughter for the future (tiktok)
Jada said initially she was taken aback by the request (tiktok)

However, the woman fired back at her critics with a second video in an effort to explain herself.

The mum-of-six said: “I was a single mum at 16 and my parents didn’t set me up for success. I had to fight for every single thing I have."

She went on to say she didn't want her kids to "depend" on her and was simply doing everything she can to prepare them for the "real world".

“That’s the only bill [Jada] pays – no car payment, no insurance, no cellphone bill,” she added.

Jada's rent goes towards utilities, room, food "and everything else".

She made her own video on her mum's TikTok account explaining she found it difficult to comprehend the condition at first but came round to the idea.

Jada said at some point she will have to pay for her own home at some point and her mum is "getting me ready" for that, asking people not to judge.

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