1 day ago
1
Influencer Emilie Kiser has returned to sharing her life online after the death of 3-year-old son Trigg — but she’s still keeping parts of herself from the cameras.
“I just want to say, you are seeing such a small, small, small sliver of my life right now,” Kiser said in a Monday, October 13, TikTok. “I’m not sharing my kids anymore. Therefore, I’m not sharing Teddy and I’m not sharing Trigg.”
In the emotional video, Kiser defended her decision to not open up about Trigg’s death — at least not yet.
“I’m doing my best and I’m showing a very small portion because I’m not ready to share other things. I’m not ready to talk about other things and that is OK,” she continued. “Those are the things that I’m unpacking in my therapy sessions and with professionals and with my family. Those are not things that I think I should be coming on the internet and unpacking with millions of people.”
Emilie, who shares her sons with husband Brady Kiser, also sent a message to critics who claim she’s not grieving properly by returning to her social media presence.
“For people to say, ‘If this were me, I would just be crippled and I would be thinking about them all day and I wouldn’t be able to continue on,’ do you not think that everywhere I look in my house, I don’t see my child?” she said. “His photos are everywhere. His artwork is everywhere. … I love that because he’s my child and I never want to forget him. But I’m not showing that on camera. I’m not showing you all those things.”
@emiliekiserI appreciate the love and support more than you know and I’m so grateful for our community here🤍🥺
The Chandler, Arizona, Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly in May that Trigg died after being pulled unconscious from the family’s pool. In July, authorities submitted a criminal charge recommendation for Brady, who was home when the incident occurred. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, however, later shared that there was “no likelihood of conviction.”
In August, Emilie broke her silence on Trigg’s death while returning to social media.
“I take full accountability as Trigg’s mother, and I know I should have done more to protect him,” she wrote, in part. “One of the hardest lessons I carry is that a permanent pool fence could have saved his life, and it’s something I will never overlook again. I hope amidst this pain, Trigg’s story will help prevent other children and families from suffering the same loss.”
Thank You!
You have successfully subscribed.
Emilie has since opened up about her therapy journey, explaining that she tends to feel “nervous” before her passions but ultimately thinks they are “worth it.”
“Today we just talked about, basically, everything that has happened. It’s obviously been hard. There’s no doubt about that. It’s been really hard to deal with. And then on top of that, dealing with the grief and the sadness and the loss and the literal hole that we feel in our lives,” she said in a September TikTok. “That’s about it. I definitely feel better.”
For more vital, lifesaving information on pool safety, see Bode Miller’s tips and visit Coverstar’s website.
English (US) ·