The mother who went viral for sobbing while baking a birthday cake criticized her ex-husband for sharing his dark past.
Elizabeth Teckenbrock, 29, from Tampa, Florida, went viral after sharing a clip on TikTok showing the difficulty of being a single mother and which has racked up more than 53 million views.
In response, her ex-husband, Andrew Cormier, 37, made a series of explosive claims, saying he has full custody of their two children, whom she barely sees because she “goes out all the time.”
On Monday, Teckenbrock uploaded a video and said, “I will proudly say, without a doubt, I know who I am.” I know that I am a good mother, that I love my children.
‘I have made mistakes in my life, yes, I was arrested, that is not something I have even remotely denied. In fact, I’ve referred to that before on my page.’
Elizabeth Teckenbrock, 29, of Tampa, Florida, posted a video Monday in response to her ex-husband, Andrew Cormier, 37, sharing his dark past.
Cormier alleged that his ex-wife was previously arrested for fraud. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Teckenbrock was arrested in August 2023 for grand larceny in the third degree and cash or articles of deposit with intent to defraud.
‘I went through some pretty bad mental things when I was about a year away from getting divorced. And then when I left, even worse, I went out all the time, I made a lot of mistakes,’ she added, revealing that she was arrested for ‘writing a bad check.’
Since her mistakes, the single mother said she has tried to “rebuild her life” while battling mental illness.
“It’s really hard to get out of something like that, especially when you’re getting knocked down at the same time.”
Teckenbrock added that “despite her mistakes,” she “dedicates” her time to her children.
‘I don’t hate his father at all, but I was a single mother at the age of 16. “I’ve been struggling since I’m emotionally distraught, I guess you would say,” she said as she cried.
Teckenbrock said she didn’t make the video to “criticize” Cormier, but wanted to make it clear that her mistakes do not define her as a mother.
On Friday, Cormier made a series of explosive claims, saying she has full custody of her two daughters whom she barely sees because she “goes out all the time.”
“I came up here to defend myself,” he said.
‘My whole page has never talked about him at all. I never cared, I never wanted to take him down no matter how much pain he was in, but I also got to the point last week where I had no choice to fight back.’
She admitted that during her divorce she “lost herself” but has strived to be “the best mother ever since.”
On Friday, her ex-husband made a series of explosive accusations in response to her crying while making a birthday cake.
“Being a single mom is making your own birthday cake on your birthday so your babies feel happy to be singing to you,” Teckenbrock said in her dramatic TikTok.
Cormier said: “Right now I have full custody of our children,” he said. ‘This is our parent agreement. As you can see, I have shared time with the children on academic holidays every weekday and weekend.
‘People who follow her praise her and show them how strong and how amazing she is, she is doing well, she is not really a full-time mother. She barely has her children. She goes out all the time.
eckenbrock was arrested in august 2023 for grand larceny in the third degree and cash or articles of deposit with intent to defraud.
She responded to Cormier’s claims and accused him of being “extremely abusive” before admitting that she does not have custody of their children but does see them.
The next day, Teckenbrock accused him of being “extremely abusive” before admitting that he does not have custody of their children but does see them.
“Andrew is extremely, extremely abusive and has always been extremely abusive,” she said.
‘First I’ll start with custody, okay, because that’s what we’re all talking about. I see my children, I see all my children.
‘I’m the one who organizes your birthday parties. I’m the one who puts them to bed. I’m the one who does everything until he pushes them away.’
Cormier denied her claims and said he had never abused Teckenbrock.
Teckenbrock insisted the incident began after she went to a birthday dinner with her friends after her daughter’s recital.
She said: “It was a late dinner at nine o’clock and I told him after the dance recital, I’m going to go to the dinner but I’m still free for the rest of the girls’ weekend.”
‘He said: ‘No, you made the decision to go to dinner, you won’t see them on your birthday.’
The emotional mother said news week It was the first time she spent her birthday alone.
Teckenbrock’s Linkedin shows she is the founder of ‘Fear to Fierce,’ an anti-domestic violence nonprofit that helps women
“Normally I would have family… but my whole family is away this year and it’s just me who lives in Tampa,” he said.
“But while I was making the cake, I got emotional and started crying, which I didn’t expect. It was an emotional day. I was very upset at the time. The truth is, I don’t love cake. It was all because of them.”
Teckenbrock’s Linkedin shows that she is the founder of ‘Fear to Fierce’, which is a non-profit organization ‘committed to helping survivors of domestic violence through support and advocacy services, empowering women to confront the fear and embrace its inherent ferocity.’
He attended Purdue University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery, according to his Linkedin. She now lives in Tampa, Florida.