Tineke “Tini” Younger is taking life one day at a time, embracing each moment with profound resilience. After sharing the heartbreaking news that one of her twin baby girls, Arya, had passed away in childbirth with her husband, Antoine Wright Jr., in November, Tini has found strength in her other daughter, whom she publicly refers to as “L.”
"I have to get up every day for my daughter, for L," Tini told Tamron Hall on her eponymous talk show on March 2nd. "Though sometimes I wish I could just sit in bed and do nothing all day, focusing solely on caring for my daughter L, I need to get up every day and get ready."
For Tini, some days mean doing less than others.
"Even if I don’t put on makeup, if I just wash my face, brush my teeth, and eat food," she admitted. "I want to be there for L. I know that to better myself, I need to get ready. I can’t just sit down. I’ll change out of my pajamas and put on some sweats, but I’ll do something."
In addition to grieving her daughter, who died after Tini experienced a placenta abruption during labor, the 24-year-old shared that being a new mom is its own challenge.
"Being postpartum in general is already hard enough," she continued. "I’m just trying to better myself mentally and physically."
Tini’s latest update comes one month after she officially returned to social media, sharing that she would continue with her standard cooking content that has made her so loved online.
"I want to thank everyone for all the nice comments and messages. I’m very appreciative of that," Tini said in a Feb. 2 Instagram video. "Things haven’t been easy, losing one of my twins, being postpartum, and also having to take care of my surviving daughter who is also an identical twin."
While emphasizing her appreciation for all the support and interest in her journey, the Next Level Chef alum reiterated that she would keep her platform centered around cooking.
"I’m not doing mommy content," she continued. "I’m going to stick to cooking content. The most I’ll do is baby food."
Of course, like Antoine, Tini also promised that her daughter would make some cameos in videos, albeit with her face covered. As she joked, "As you know, babies don’t like to be put down."
