I’m starting this podcast a little earlier than expected, but after addressing the rumours on my TikTok last week, I needed a space to have a deeper, longer conversation about it all. And so here it is, storytime about motherhood. Too real for your FYP. This episode is brought to you by Hideaway. Visit hideaway.online here: https://bit.ly/4lWIGKC and enter the code ‘STORYTIME’ for 10% off your order. Stay in the loop… tiktok.com/@blueeyedkaylajade instagram.com/storytimewithkaylajade www.kaylajadestore.com Host & Chief Storyteller: Kayla Jade Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Producer: Roisin Yau Additional Producing Support: Amelia Navascues Audio Engineer: Grant Offner & James Bow-Whiting Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Gracie Steindl Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Motion Designer: Billy Ryan Colourist: Vincent Taylor Creative Strategist: Eliza Sholly Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Camera Operator & Audio Engineer: Jackson Head of Sales: Louise Magnifico Project Management: Kate Vickery USA PR & Marketing: Christy Mirabal & Imelda Vergara-Skinder Talent Management: Lem Zakharia from Bedou This is a MIK Made production
Chapter 1: Who is Kayla Jade and what sparked this conversation on motherhood?
I recently opened up on TikTok about becoming a mom and the amount of love and support that I've received from all the comments of... women, it has been so overwhelming and so incredible. It was a really hard thing for me to share, like not only because I wanted to keep them safe, but because I feared the judgment that I would get from being a sex worker and a mother.
Unfortunately, there's so much stigma still around sex workers. So because I wanted to keep them safe, like I chose to keep them offline. And there were certain people that thought that it was their story to tell that I had children. They thought it was their tea or whatever. So I decided to come out and share my story because... I didn't want, you know, their assumptions of me.
You know, they were saying that I was a bad mother because I didn't show my kids online or, like, she obviously doesn't have her kids or she doesn't have custody. Like, the most wildest speculations you could think of. They were all saying it in those comments. So I decided to share my side of the story and why I keep them private.
I think a lot of sex workers can agree with me that we don't talk about our private lives to our clients or to anyone for that matter because it risks people invading your privacy. And not only am I a sex worker, but I do have a pretty large following. So... it just stressed it even more to keep that side of my life private. Sex workers get stalkers.
Chapter 2: Why does Kayla keep her children’s lives private despite public curiosity?
They get people showing up to their house all the time. Like, this happens on a daily to so many sex workers. So that's why we stress keeping it private. I guess, like, so the reason why I shared that TikTok video and opened up with you guys is... So about six months ago, I saw a thread online of people discussing my children. They were literally...
Sharing information that was just absolutely ridiculous. They were asking, people were asking for photos of my children, asking what they looked like, their ages. Like, I just, it really saddened me to see that. It disgusted me. It gave me such an icky feeling that people were discussing children online like this. And so that was like, I sort of...
knew that one day it was probably going to come out. But when I saw that and I just saw how people were reacting from knowing that I had kids, that completely took me off. Like it completely put me off sharing my private stories because of that.
And then literally like two days ago, my friend Girthmaster sent me a video of like someone on TikTok discussing... The TikTok itself wasn't to do with me, but...
Chapter 3: What stigma do sex workers face regarding privacy and motherhood?
The comments were saying about that I had kids and people putting in their two cents about what they thought of me as a mother, saying that obviously I don't see my kids or I don't spend time with them because I decide not to show them on my sex work at TikTok, which I just, I was gobsmacked to see. And then also I had Facebook like mums groups and gossip groups saying
Literally sharing private information about my kids and myself, pretty much doxing me, which was such a surprise to me because I guess like on my platform, I'm all about women supporting women. And to see that women were putting their fucking tea in front of children's safety, like, that just broke my heart. It really broke my heart to see that. Like, my children's lives aren't your tea.
That's not something to be discussed. I shouldn't have to tell this side of my story. But because people wanted to see the drama, they wanted to see the tea, now I'm here talking about it. So I was also scared of the judgment. I'm still a very anxious person.
Chapter 4: How has online speculation and doxxing affected Kayla and her children?
So I struggle day to day with the judgment, whether it's like the fear of, you know, being at school and someone recognizing me or just being out in public with the kids and someone recognizing me. I live in a constant state of anxiety from it.
I've even had recently when this stuff was coming out about me having children, I had someone literally take a photo of me and my kids in public, which is so fucked up. And I'm sure people would have seen that shit around the mums groups. Basically, not many people know this because I've never shared it before, but the reason why I started sex work was for my kids.
Because I never thought like being from a small town and a lot of the time, like the people I was around, we didn't have like huge ambitions or goals or anything like that. And so I never thought I'd be able to like provide a comfortable lifestyle for my family. And when I started sex work and seeing the money that it could make,
Like once in my life, I was like, wow, I can actually, I could create such a beautiful lifestyle for my family. When my ex-partner and I fell pregnant, we had no money. Like it was just literally no money. Like he was studying in uni and I didn't have a job. Like I had recently moved to Australia and And we were so fucking broke.
But, like, we were so broke, but we always said that we would make it work. We fell pregnant pretty young and it was not the most ideal situation. Like, obviously, we had no money, but... We loved each other, so we were like, let's fucking do it. And if it doesn't work out, like, it's okay. We're still going to be positive role models for the kids.
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Chapter 5: What fears and anxieties does Kayla experience as a public figure and mother?
Like, our thinking has not changed from the time we met to now. Like, we've always put the kids first no matter what. So even though we were like – I mean, we're both pretty impulsive. So when we found out we were pregnant, we were like, yeah, like – Fuck it, let's just do it. Like, you know, we had, like, we shared the same values and morals. Like, we were, like, so infatuated with each other.
We were, like, let's do this. Like, we can raise beautiful children. So, yeah, we always struggled with money. We always struggled. And it got to a point where the relationship no longer worked. But we always said... we're going to keep it working for the kids if it's positive. Like if it works for us, then we'll keep it.
So yeah, I started sex work and basically like my thinking was with the way things are going, the way the world is, like my kids might never be able to buy a house. They might never be able to have a comfortable living and So my goals when I started was to set up for their future, to buy them a house each because, like, I never thought I would be able to do that.
And then I had this opportunity where I could make so much money and I was like, I am just going to try and milk that as much as I can. And it's been incredible. Like, it's given me time with the kids. Like I'm so fortunate that I don't have to work a nine to five and I can be there for the extracurricular activities and for the games and things like that. It's a struggle socially.
Chapter 6: Why did Kayla begin sex work and how does it relate to her family goals?
It's a struggle for me because I'm a very anxious person and I'm afraid of what people are thinking and stuff like that. But I've never let that come in the way of the kids wanting – like I've never let that come in the way of what the kids want to do.
Like if they want to go to some social event and I'm just like – if they want to go to a party, they want to do this, anything they want to do, I'm like, yeah. Like it doesn't matter how I feel. It doesn't matter if like – You know, the thought of me being like, I know everyone here knows who I am. Like, I don't care.
I will just go there for them because their happiness is what's most important at the end of the day. I feel like a lot of judgment that you get from being a sex worker and a parent is a lot of people will say like, oh, what are you going to do when your kids grow up and they find out you're a sex worker?
Like I want to say first of all, like you do obviously like you have no idea like what our relationship is like. We are so close. I teach them to not be judgmental. I teach them love. I teach them kindness, empathy. They are the most kind, like they're the kindest kids like I've ever met. And I'm not just being biased. They are.
But because I've always taught them to love people for who they are, like no matter what their situation. And that's the kind of person I am. So I felt like the same with my ex-partner. So I felt like that's just really aligned with them.
and i think like people care so much about what my kid like if my kids are gonna get bullied for it like how about teaching your kids like not to be judgmental because like it's not my kids that are the problem it's the other kids Thank you so much, Hideaway, for sponsoring this episode of Storytime with Kayla Jade. You can get 10% off if you use my code Storytime on their website.
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Chapter 7: How does Kayla describe her relationship and parenting approach despite challenges?
They have perfumes, lubes, mousses, and so much more. So much good smelling products. I love it. I love something smelling good. Thank you, Hideaway. You'll find the link to their website in the show notes. I knew that I always wanted to be a mom. I just always felt like such a connection to motherhood. Even in pregnancy, like I just loved being pregnant.
Like I just remember being like, I just love having a baby inside me. When I was pregnant, when I first found out I was pregnant, like I was so happy. Like me and my ex-partner, we were so happy. We both wanted to be parents. I remember the day that we found out, like this is so like naive we were, but we literally like...
went to, like, a Toys R Us and was like, we went and, like, bought some toys because we were so excited. And, like, I just always felt, like, such a connection as a mother. Like, being pregnant, even though I was, like, sick throughout my pregnancy, I just loved being pregnant. I loved... the feeling of like the baby and everything. And I was a bit of a hippie back then.
And I like, even like, I didn't take any medication. I had like, I had them completely natural. I had no drugs at all. I was like, I cannot poison this baby. Like, I like didn't take anything, even though people wanted me to like, they were like, oh, you should get it every day. I was like, no, no, I'm not getting it. And I had them completely natural.
I remember, like, even – this is so funny, but, like, I remember even, like, taking them home from the hospital and I was, like, trying to, like – like, I just hated them being out, like, in the pollution because it was just, like – the air is just, like, so, like, you know, you could smell, like, people smoking and the cars driving by. I was, like, don't pollute my baby. Like, keep it safe and –
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Chapter 8: What are Kayla’s aspirations for her children’s futures?
yeah, I've always just been very protective of my children. And I think as well, I just, I get, I get really triggered by anything, like any story about, you know, something happening to a child. I don't know if it's my ADHD or if it's
the fact that I'm a cancer or something but like if I hear a story like that I will hold on to it in my head and I will constantly think about it and I like I just feel so much pain for if a child goes through something breaks my heart so that's why I've just always been so protective of my children
I think like when my kids look back on their life, they're not going to look back thinking like, oh, mum was a sex worker. They're going to look back and think of all the wonderful memories that we've had together, all the trips that we've been on, everything that I've been able to provide because of my work.
The time, the care, like just being a present mother is so much and I think that is so much more than what you do for work. And I think as well, sex work is just trending more and more. It's becoming more positive. Yes, there's still much stigma, but it has come a long way, especially in the last five, ten years.
It's actually been a really nice feeling like getting this off my chest and sharing this with you guys because I know that I have such an incredible support network of women who cheer me on. So like I feel like we've gotten even closer now that I share that part of my life with you. Yeah.
Even though it didn't go in the way that I wanted to, like, I'm still – it still feels nice, like, getting that off my chest and not have to worry about, you know, someone seeing me and my kids or, like, talking about it online. Like, I've been able to share my story with you guys. So that makes me super happy. I guess going forward, like, I would still like to –
talk about this incorporated a bit but obviously like for privacy reasons like I'm not going to share details of my children that's just something that's really important to me so I hope that like a lot of you respect that boundary that I do have um because the page the TikTok it always has and always will be about sex work and about my journey not like my kids journey This is new.
This is a new venture. I'm really excited to be on this journey with you guys and see where it takes us.
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