I'm 17, Are You My Daddy? 👀 😢 | KARAMO

A lot of people reach out to me with the hope that I will uncover a truth that could lead to relief or closure, but sometimes it leads to heartache. One way or another, when things come to light, it's a moment of growth because when we are armed with the truth, remember friends, we can never be lost in the dark. Kiara's mother was only 15 years old when she found out that she was pregnant with her. She was terrified of having a baby so young. But she did her best to raise Kiara on her own. Kiara appreciates her mother's dedication to her, but has always struggled with the man she believes is her father. He has been denying her off and on for her entire life. Recently, he broke her heart for the final time when he told her, "Go find your real father." She came to me to ask for help to get a DNA test to reveal whether or not Rashad is in fact her biological father. How's it been for you knowing that Rashad has been denying you?

It's really been hard. I don't express my feelings a lot. I try to keep it down, but everything that's been happening lately, he's been kept going on and on about the situation. I didn't care at first, but then like the last thing that he said, It just really broke me a lot.

When do you remember Rashard first denying you?

I was around 11, 12.

Yeah.

But my mom said it was even younger than that, but I don't have no memory of all of that happening.

So I know that my producer said he sent you a nasty text recently. What was that text?

It was basically him saying that he's not my father and it's outta two other people.

Here, love. I mean, I know this is hurting you. Is this the text? "You're not a daughter, never been, actually needed a blood test. Don't think you're mine anyway, go find your real dad." Yeah. I wanna know from you, do you want a relationship with him? Do you want him to be your father?

I do, I really do.

Yeah, and why?

Because I see how a lot of people get treated by him. He's a good man, he is. But like, it's just, I think it's just with me, to be honest. He shows emotion with different people more than he shows emotion with me.

Yeah. You took a DNA test.

Yes.

Do you think he's your father?

I do.

And now it's time to hear from her mother, Keyonna, to get her side of the story. Do you have any doubt that Rashad is her father?

I do not have no doubts. I was 15 years old.

Like, okay, I was pregnant at 15, but I don't have no doubts whatsoever.

So when did he start denying her?

He started denying her, I could say around like 7 years old. But she like, basically they did another DNA around like 11 years old. So that's when Everything just start going left.

So I'm confused. So at 11 years old, he did a DNA test.

Yes.

Then why are we still here questioning this?

Because he did not go through with it.

Okay.

That's my issue. He did not go through with it 'cause I feel like he know she his.

Got it.

Every other 2 years he like, oh, it's not my baby. Then another 2 years, that's my baby. Then another 2 years, it is my baby. It's getting confusing.

It's getting frustrating. Yeah. Okay, so have you ever said to him there could be another man that's possibly the father?

I do.

When we was very, very young, I'm not gonna lie, I did say that 'cause I was in over some mad situation because he had a girlfriend and—

Got it.

But I know for sure that that's not true.

Got it.

And he's their father.

So you were young, you made a comment, and then he latched onto it.

Yeah.

Did you make that comment around the time when She was 6, 7 years old?

No, I only said it one time.

Okay.

I only said it one time when I was young. I was like 17 years old when I said it. And since then I've been just like saying you her father. I know for a fact you her father.

My producers told me that one of his complaints is that you were with other men. Were you with other men?

Not when I was pregnant. No, I wasn't. But if I'm not with you and you're not my boyfriend or anything like that, I'm gonna be with other men. I'm not gonna stay single because you want me to have Just be with you. No, I'm 15. It happened. I had her and it is what it is. I'm not gonna stay single because you want me to.

How far along were you when you found out?

I was 4 months pregnant. I didn't even know I was pregnant. I was 4 months baby having a baby. So I did not know.

And how long were y'all together at that point?

We wasn't even together.

And right now I wanna bring out the alleged father Rashad to hear his side of the story. Rashad, come on out.

How you doing, man?

Nice to see you. Good to meet you.

Good to see you.

Love you, baby daddy.

You sent a text to your daughter. Yep. Yes. Do you think that text is a loving text?

It wasn't appropriate at all, but this is why.

Then why did you send it?

Because my daughter was texting me back and forth talking about how I'm a deadbeat, I'm no good, I'm not there, which is totally not true. She be with a bunch of cousins and friends whose dads are in jail, whose dads are dead, and she's feeling them, and it rubbed off on her because at the same time, like, I always was there.

But do you think it reinforces her feelings when you say things like this?

No.

Because if you're feeling pain by your daughter saying something to you, I'm a parent, children say things outta their mouth all the time, But it's our job as parents to step above and rise above that. It wasn't appropriate.

Listen, right. And it wasn't appropriate. No, and I get that. I wanted to hurt my daughter's feelings. You know why? Because she hurt my feelings. She told me, "I get it." Hold on, hold on. How you got your daughter telling you to?

But I wanna take a second.

So she hurt my feelings and I end up texting her back that stuff like, "You know what? Go find your real dad." I did say that because you know what? At the end of the day, I'm not gonna sit here and tolerate that. I'mma love you from a distance. And I bet she ain't show them text messages. I'mma love you from a distance. You wanna be disrespectful and disobedient? I love you from a distance.

Before that, before he sent that text—

I hurt her feelings because she told me to—

Okay, before he sent that—

So I told her, go find the real dad, stop it.

Anyways, before—

Excuse my language.

Before he sent that text message, me and him was on the phone for like a whole hour. Say we wasn't.

We were.

Okay, and I asked you—

And I told my girl that.

And I told my girl that.

And I asked you, and I asked you not to say nothing to Kiara. Didn't I tell you that? And I told you, I was gonna talk to her.

You don't tell me what to do.

Okay, but you be disrespectful.

Rashad, I wanna know this. What will you do if she's not your daughter?

I'm still be there for her.

Move around.

No, you're not.

Move around.

Even if I wanna be there, move around now.

You get me?

This is what I've been going through since she was a kid.

I'm tired of this.

You're not the father?

I get that.

I'm tired.

You're not the father?

All right, listen everyone.

And you was having sex with the baby's father.

All right everyone, listen, when we come back, we'll find out whether or not Rashad— So you was having sex with me too, huh?

You was what?

Huh, huh? No, no, no.

You was having sex with me too and I told your girlfriend.

Listen, listen.

She know what's up.

Listen, we have to stop this.

Old dudes you be messing with, go get checked, man.

But hold on, but you're participating as well.

That's what we gonna do.

Go get checked.

Yep, you go get checked.

Y'all know y'all daughter's backstage watching this, right?

Yeah, she—

You showed up because you were willing to do the work to figure out if this is your daughter so that maybe you could start to heal. And you're letting this relationship you have with somebody you met when you were 15 affect another generation. I can already hear from your story that you had trauma and pain. You were 15, went into jail, or in jail when you were 16 or 17, whatever the timeline is. And then you stayed in jail, which means that there was issues.

I didn't stay in jail. I got better. I became like—

I'm not dogging you right now. What I'm saying right now is that you had a history of Not having people there for you, not having support. That's the only reason a young man ends up in those situations.

Well, I ended up in those situations because I grew up without a father.

You just repeated what I said. I said you were 16 years old with no support. I heard it.

How'd you know that?

Because I can see the way you acting. I'm trained in this. But this is what gets me is that this is why this is not entertaining to me is because at the end of the day, the same hurt you received, the same hurt she received, All y'all doing is putting this on a little girl who doesn't deserve this. All I was trying to do— I wanna know to you, 'cause when you were 17—

All I wanted, listen, listen, all I wanted to do is be there for all my kids and I'm there for every single last one of my kids and take care of every single last one of my kids. Me and my daughter being inconsistent, it's only because of the family member that they grew up in the household with and Keyonna. Me, them arguments has caused me to pause because she kept my daughter away from me. Plenty of times, Karamo.

Listen, listen, because I understand what you're saying, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what relationship you have with her. You're making the choice to engage. You're making the choice to be disrespectful. You're making the choice when you're hurt to disrespect your potential daughter. You're making those choices. And every time you get upset, every time you get heated, every time you feel like you're being challenged, that comes from that pain that you had as a little boy, you then lash out. And I think one of the things that I wanna talk to you about later after we get to this is helping you to understand that you're better than lashing out. You're better than that. You said you don't wanna be your father, then you have to start acting in different ways.

What I do know is that what—

And that's the truth.

Which is true.

I think you're better than that. All right, welcome back everyone. Before we get to the DNA results, I wanna bring Kiara and her mom, Kiana back out. Welcome them back to the stage.

I'm sorry for walking off. I had to.

I got it. Why did you feel like you need to walk off?

'Cause I know myself with him. He's very, very rude, very ignorant, disrespectful, and I don't got time for that.

Both of y'all were kids. That had to grow up fast.

Exactly.

And unfortunately, y'all didn't get all the life skills and tools you needed. And y'all have been in defense mode. Y'all have been in modes where y'all are trying to do your best but making bad decisions. At the end of the day, your daughter wants to know if you're the father. You said go find your real father.

This is my daughter regardless.

Here go the results.

You scared, huh?

No, not at all. Take a seat, take a seat.

Not at all.

No.

I'm not.

And when you—

Hey!

Woo!

Can I have that?

She mine?

Yeah, she mine?

Yeah.

Can I have apology please?

Not to you.

Why?

But I will apologize to you. I'm so, so sorry if I brung you any type of pain before today about even mentioning stuff like this in the text messages and stuff like this. I swear to God, like, I'm so sorry, daughter.

Like, I always knew you was mine anyway.

I'm sorry.

Yes, yes.

That's what I want. This is exactly what I want right here.

I'm sorry.

Can I have this, please?

That's all I wanted.

I'm sorry. And I love you so much and I don't want you to think that I don't. I swear to God, I love you so much. I'm sorry about lashing out times.

I will get better.

I promise. I promise.

I promise.

You all need this healing.

I love you. I love you too.

This is what I'm gonna offer to you as a family. If you both truly wanna stop the chaotic co-parenting, I'm gonna offer both of you anger management so that you can learn the skills to be able to communicate better when you're with each other so that way you stop shooting bullets at your daughter that's gonna hurt her for the rest of her life.

I apologize to you too.

I respect that.

So I'm gonna ask y'all.

Not no hugs, but can I get a handshake?

I'm gonna ask y'all right now. Hold on right now. One second, one second. I'm gonna ask y'all right now 'cause I need this commitment. Can y'all two commit in front of your daughter to stop this chaotic co-parenting for her?

I will commit.

Yes.

Can you say to your daughter?

I will commit and do the best I can to make you happy and to not lash out with anger and to also respect your mom because I know that by not respecting her too, and you feel her emotionally. So if I'm saying all this hurtful stuff, you gonna vibe with mommy 'cause that's exactly where you staying at. And I apologize for that too 'cause I shouldn't have to be talk, saying names and calling mom this and that. And that's wrong.

I'm sorry.

And I will get way better with how I talk to you. And if something's a real situation, I will rather just hold your hand and let's sit down and talk about it rather than accusing you of anything. Anything because I never sat you down.

Thank you.

I never sat her down from that situation she brung up. I just lashed out and that was wrong of me.

So now can you two commit to going to that anger management?

I'll go.

I'll go. You go? I'll go. Y'all gonna be all right. You're gonna be all right. You're especially gonna be all right because what I'm gonna teach your parents is to put you first. Because right now they've been putting their emotions first and you need to come first. And as you grow up, never allow anybody to put you second. You come first and don't lash out, okay? When they learn anger management and they start to learn these skills, ask them, say, "Can y'all teach me these skills too?" All right? Seriously, 'cause I already know you picked up they skills and you about to be 18 and I don't want you to start doing this in your own life as well. Break the pattern now, okay? You have a lot of strength and vulnerability in you. You can break it, all right? But I'm glad you committed to getting help because I believe this can be a family that can start to heal. Listen, everyone, we've seen this family get some answers that they needed so they can start to heal.

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