'I'm only 22 but am told I look old - my daughter stole my youthful looks'

Mum and step-mum Kendra Sykes, 22, revealed the effects of parenting on her in a TikTok video. She says becoming a parent has really taken its toll on her and blamed her “ageing” looks on her little girl

A mum says people often think she's "old" even though she's only 22.

She says becoming a parent has really taken its toll on her and blamed her “ageing” looks on her little girl, Thalia.

Mum and step-mum Kendra Sykes, 22, revealed the effects of parenting on her in a TikTok video, which has since been viewed more than 280,000 times.

In one clip, Kendra, who uses the TikTok handle @crzctldy66, captioned it: “An old wives tale once said little girls steal their mothers beauty.”

Throughout the clip, Kendra is filming herself with her baby in the background.

Over the video, she subtitles a comment which has been made by a previous TikTok user on her videos.

She's even been accused of being a drug addict (Image: crzctldy666/Instagram)

It read: “She looks so old and has acne… she must be a drvg (SIC) addict!!!”

Kendra replied to this: “Nope I had a daughter and she stole my youth.”

Thousands of people rushed to the comment on the now-viral video, with one person writing: “My mom (SIC) would say this to me and I grew up feeling so much guilt.

“I hope you never let her hear you say that.”

The 22-year-old said her daughter 'stole her youth' (Image: crzctldy666/Instagram)

Another added: “Girl you should see a doctor there’s gotta be a medical condition causing you to age so much at 22.”

A fellow mum also chimed in: “I can tell you that three hours of night sleep for more than three months can be a problem.

“She looks like me in my first year after birth. A lot of hormone change, a bit of after birth depression... and you can look this way too.”