MTV's Teen Mom returned to the air Tuesday night with two explosive episodes. After three seasons with the girls (now women), it's easy to start to feel like they are part of a family. Unlike the girls on Teen Mom 2 or the girls who were recently on 16 & Pregnant, the women of Teen Mom have grown up significantly and they can still just break our hearts.
As much as Catelynn, Farrah, and Maci have grown up and all have their own stories to tell -- Farrah is moving to Fort Lauderdale, Catelynn and Tyler got to see Carly in New York City, and Maci put Bentley in daycare -- it was all about Amber Portwood on the premiere episode.
Her story just breaks my heart. I don't care what you think about her as a mom, she isn't a bad person. She just has so many problems.
Tonight we saw what we already knew would happen. Amber tried to kill herself and she was sent to rehab in California. As much as she seemed to improve in California, we also all know the sad truth about how all it ends up.
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Poor Amber. She misses her daughter and she is angry and confused as to why she was taken away from her.
It's so easy to say she is a bad mom or judge her decisions and the way she is. But it isn't our place to judge. She alluded in this episode to many problems with her parents and experiencing a lot of pain. This isn't really a surprise.
Girls don't really get pregnant at 16 and become drug addicts as young teenagers when they come from perfect, happy homes. Sure, it's possible, but for the most part, her pain was obvious.
This doesn't make it less heartbreaking. Maybe none of us have been in Amber's shoes, but as a mom, I can say I have experienced some of her feelings. I have felt incredible guilt, like I was failing at the most important job I am doing. I have felt confused about what matters and deeply sad.
Amber is doing her best just like all the rest of us. I hope people will watch her and try to find some space in their hearts for compassion for Amber. It's so easy to judge in your armchair from your house, but it's much harder to live a life and try to make things better. That is what Amber has the courage to do. Good on her.
This season is going to be a heartbreaker.
Do you feel for Amber?
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And how did Gary egg her on? He wants to be with the mother of his child. He takes good care of their daughter. Yet when Amber got there she started railing on him as if she was Mrs. Perfect. And then she got mad at him and made him feel guilty. He deserves more thanks than that for all he does for her.
I do feel for her. And I agree that almost no kid gets pregnant at 16 because they come from a happy home. But while to some extent she needs to take responsibility for her mistakes. Mtv is filming away, making money off of something that is NOTHING to joke around about. They should be maybe filming and concentrating on idk, helping girls get through a teen pregnancy and raising a child who is happy and healthy like their lives may not have been before. Everyone is so quick to judge, but no one is willing to step up and help out another woman.
At some point in your life you need to grow the hell up, take accountability for yourself and seek help. With all the resources she has available there is no reason for her to continue down a self destructive path, taking her daughter with her.
She's brought 90% of this crap on herself. She needs help.
jenelle on the other hand, is just a scumbag. sorry to say. some people just are.