A Chicago USPS worker at the centre of a now-viral video showing her children in the back of a postal van is breaking her silence—and claims there’s much more to the story than the internet saw.
In a TikTok video posted to her account @tha_motha365, the mail carrier confirmed she is safe and still employed. But she revealed a shocking twist: the man who recorded and shared the video is the father of her children, and she says his real motive was to get the kids taken away from her to avoid paying child support.
“I’ve been on my job 10 years. I’m not finna jeopardize my job,” she said in her video. “You didn’t even see my vehicle move.”
According to the mother, she was off the clock and parked outside a daycare when she picked up her children. She was waiting for her boyfriend to arrive and take them home so she could return to work. In the meantime, her ex captured footage of the kids in the back of her work van and circulated it online, without context.
Despite explaining that her vehicle never moved and that she was off-duty, authorities temporarily removed the children from her custody. She says her 13-year-old daughter remains with her, as she wasn’t part of the order of protection.
“August 15 is my court date, and I’m going to fight through this,” she said. “I’ve got to remain positive, remain calm, because I’m not trying to go into a deep depression. This is a lot, but it’s only going to make me stronger.”
This incident has sparked broader outrage on social media, with many users rallying behind the mother, pointing to how Black working mothers are often targeted and criminalized, especially when co-parenting with unsupportive or manipulative ex-partners.
The USPS worker ended her update by thanking those who’ve shown her support during what she described as one of the most difficult moments of her life.
Community Outrage and Support
The story has ignited online discussions about weaponized social media, parental sabotage, and systemic failures in child custody disputes.
Many have called for deeper scrutiny into how viral content can be used maliciously in family court cases and how hardworking parents are too often punished without due process.
For now, she continues to work, determined to protect her job and her family:
“This is only going to make me stronger.”
