Teen Mom Jenelle Evans has built a reputation as one of the uber-villains of the MTV series. Between cat fights on the streets in her North Carolina town and failing court-mandated drug testing, it's a fair description. But a fight with mom Barbara that brought out the cops last month may say more about what isn't Jenelle's fault than what is.
Police were allegedly called by Barbara because her teenage daughter was "destroying" the family's residence, cursing, and more. When the cops actually showed up, they got conflicting reports from the two women in little Jace's life, and Jenelle's mom decided not to press charges.
Jenelle admitted on her Twitter account that there's some truth to the whole incident, although naturally she blamed the whole thing on her mom. Which begs the question: if Barbara can't even handle her now teenaged daughter without calling in the cops, is she really the best "parent" for little Jace?
The reality show has chronicled Jenelle's decision to relinquish custody of her son to her mom, a decision that seems best considering the girl's marked instability. But I can't be the only (admittedly avid) watcher of the show who has sat back and wondered: if Barbara is the (single) parent who raised one of reality TV's most disrespectful, irresponsible, often downright cruel teenagers ... is she really going to fare better a second time?
From the police reports, Barbara called police because her kid knocked stuff off of her dresser. Whether it was done on purpose (as Barbara alleges) or on accident (Jenelle's side), the fact is this mother and grandmother lacks some serious coping skills and the ability to reason with a flesh and blood "threat."
And yet, she's allowed the daughter who was shown on TV stealing her credit cards to continue to live in her house. Photos on Jenelle's Twitter over time show she was allowed to spend time with the baby even while she was still on drugs. And then there's the call to the cops over something that Barbara herself said wasn't a "charge-worthy" offense.
Jenelle has her issues. There's no excusing her. But grandma needs to get her head on straight or little Jace has no hope.
Does this latest fight leave you wondering if this kid will make it out of that house with any sense of right from wrong?
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I haven't seen the recent shows, as I no longer live in the US. But I've seen the previous seasons and I have to say, with all of Jenelle's issues, I honestly feel Jace is better off with her and her alone. Her mom is a complete raving lunatic. Yes, Jenelle is immature and pulls MOSTLY normal teenage "boneheaded" moves...but I think if her mom had ALLOWED her to take on all the responsibilities that come with being a teen mom, Jenelle would have figured it out and grown more as a person. She probably wouldn't even have TIME to get into trouble. She would be at home, taking care of her son and going to school, with some helpful but minimal support from her mom. Her mother does nothing but put her down, which is why Jenelle expects to mess up constantly, and is pretty successful at doing just that. It broke my heart every time she'd try to take care of Jace and her mother would come in screaming with her insanely annoying voice, telling her she's doing something wrong and stepping in to do whatever it is Jenelle was trying to do. She needs to just back off and let Jenelle be a mom.
i agree with coopadoop.. janelle has issues- no question. but if the option of irresponsiblity was taken off the table, i think she would be fine (after some bumps to start). better to bring them back sooner rather than later when the mother child rift becomes fixable- but not repairable.
her mom? nah, shes NUTS!
I think Janelles mom is a psychopath. She is a WACK job. Jenelle isn't the best and But all the stuff she does is stupid teenage bull. HOPEFULLY, Jenelle will get her act together and get Jace away from that women. Barbara has hate and bitchyness just coming off of her in waves beyond waves.
Incidentially, I work in an ER and you would not BELIEVE the amount of teenagers I see brought in by the cops because their parents don't know what to do with them. The response I see is "They are crazy, put them in a psych ward." Just because the parents need a break. I'm not saying the kids DON"T need something but hospitalizing them is NOT an option for respite care...it should be used as a last resort. I am amazed at the amount of parents who are completely unable to cope with their children and blame it on the child instead of their own poor coping/parenting skills.
That said, I do not know ANYTHING about this show or this child. Perhaps she is the issue, perhaps her mother is the issue, perhaps there is no issue (I doubt it)...But parents have had issues with teenagers forever...the issues might have differed (showing ankles vs showing panty lines) but still issues that the parent feels is important...it's sad that parents all of a sudden seem to be completely incapacitated when it comes to handling their own children.
When you raise a kid like that you deserve what you get. I don't feel the least bit sorry for Janelle's mother. She still isn't working on doing better with her own kids. She will probably screw up her grandkid too.