Teen Mom is now in the home stretch, headed in for the season -- and show -- finale. And with every episode, I just feel sorrier and sorrier for Amber Portwood's ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley. Here the guy is essentially a single dad, and when she does bother to make time to see her daughter, she screams and curses at him.
So it should be good news for Gary that Amber is now a guest of the Indiana Department of Corrections, right? He's got custody of Leah (a move we're expected to see in the Teen Mom finale), and he can do whatever he darn well pleases -- both as a dad and a single dude. Well, in theory he can ... in reality ...
Gary still seems to be letting Amber boss him around, even from prison.
Joking around on Twitter recently, Gary shared a photo of himself hanging out with a girl he referred to as his girlfriend. But Gary was quick to follow it up with a second Tweet saying it was all a joke, the mystery female is just a good friend.
And now we know why. When fellow Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans challenged him on how Amber would feel about his new girlfriend, Shirley said there's no new girlfriend ... but things would get "messy."
Messy? Really? She's in prison! They've spent more time on the show broken up than they have together! And in last week's episode, she was still referring to him as "fat" and a "bastard."
Gary needs to maintain a relationship with Amber because she is the mother of his child, and he has custody. Leah is said to talk to her mom at least once a week, and that's probably a good thing for the child. But that's where this ends.
As much as Amber's prison time could be good for her to straighten out that messed up head of hers, it should be good for Gary too. He should finally be letting go of Amber and living ... key words here are "should be."
Does Amber deserve to still control what Gary is up to from prison?
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I'm not even remotely sympathetic to Amber. She's a pouty, whiny brat on the best of days. That's just her personality, she's a tyrant and would be even if she hadn't become a teen mom.
As terrible as it sounds, neither of them have any business being parents. I get that it's hard and she has issues probably beyond the scope of anything any Teen Mom fans realize. But Catelynn and Tyler made the right decision for Carly, and I feel like it was just as warranted in this situation if not more so. He needs to get over Amber and move on. She's only making him miserable. Leah doesn't need that. It's better for them to be apart and happy than together and miserable 'for Leah's sake'.
i think everyone should just give her a BREAK already , come on people , she knows better than anyone that she made mistakes , she is trying to better herself , myself i think she is showing how adult she is by doing her time , shes gonna get her G.E.D. , she can do other things while she is serving her time , i just think all this Amber bashing needs to STOP , i think you guys are being cruel to her , saying nasty mean hurtful things about her , it could be you in her shoes , so if i were you i would watch your step , you never know when you will make a mistake , i myself am all for her getting her life straight and keeping it that way , Amber is and will be a great mom , did anyone NOT see how much it hurt her when her daughter told her dont leave i need you , im just sayin dont bash until you have walked in her shoes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its not all Amber to blame. Obviously this man has no compass in life without an overbearing woman there to lead the way. Grow up. Get a pair. And move on. DONE!
If she was 16 when she got pregnant and Gary was 22, isn't that rape? Why wasn't he charged?