Is Barbara To Blame?

After watching the latest Teen Mom 2 episode, I’m really starting to see why Jenelle is the way she is. I think that Jenelle acts out because of her mother. I’ve noticed that Barbara nags her... a lot. She seems like she tries to push Jenelle’s buttons. Then there is the fact that they can’t even have a conversation without getting frustrated with each other. They should seek family counseling to help them learn how to treat each other better. It’s not healthy for Jace to be in that type of environment. As for Jenelle’s constant partying, and staying out late- I would say that’s also because of her home environment. Who wants to stay home with someone who is constantly belittling them? Barbara completely over reacted about the tax form. I understand that she was in a rush to go somewhere, and was most likely stressed about that, but that’s no excuse to talk to your child like that. Plus, how embarrassing must that have been for Keifer to witness that? It’s nice to see that Jenelle is trying to get her life on the right track by going to college and having a job. It shows that she does have potential to be a good parent and possibly regain custody of Jace. However, she has to get her priorities straight. Even though her mother drives her crazy, she shouldn’t be forfeiting the one day she gets to spend with Jace by staying out all night. I am not making excuses for Jenelle or her behavior, but I do see why she acts the way she does now.

Teen Mom 2- “Nothing Stays The Same” Recap

And we’re back with the first season of Teen Mom 2. The girls in this season are Leah Messer, Jenelle Evans, Chelsea Houska, and Kail Lowry.


Leah- The show re-introduces her, Corey, and their twin girls, Ali and Aleeah. The girls are now seven months old, and she and Corey aren’t currently together (in reality, they just married). She takes care of the girls alone during the week and even graduated high school. Good for her! She meets with Corey to talk about the relationship, but it doesn’t go that well. Leah invites Corey to her graduation, but he doesn’t show up. Leah decides to try again by inviting Corey to dinner- and he agrees! It ends up being a bust when they start fighting 2 seconds after they sit down at the table.


Kail- Kail, Jo, and baby Isaac are up next. Isaac is 7 months old now. Kail graduated high school, has a part-time job, and is about to start community college. So far, these girls are doing a lot better than Teen Mom 1. However, her and Jo are having issues with Jo being controlling. The main issue seems to be fighting over the car that they share. Kail believes in not fighting in front of Isaac. Amber- please take note! Jo suggests they separate for a while. Kail has lunch with her mom and tells her about the break up with Jo. Kail’s mom didn’t even offer a place for her to stay. She talks to Jo’s mom and she agrees to let Kail continue to stay there. Jo is obviously not happy about the arrangement, and it’s causing Kail to feel uncomfortable living there. Kail is asked out by a guy at work, but she turns him down.



Chelsea- Chelsea and Adam are still not together. He does see baby Aubree once a month. She was unable to graduate on time, but is currently making up the work at home. She moves into her own place with her best friend, and her dad will pay the rent. Aubree has an explosive diaper, and Chelsea asks her mom to bring new clothes, and baby soap. Seems like she is pretty dependent on her parents. She also has implied that she will be having her friend help out with Aubree. She’s the Farrah of this season. She is on a man hunt for a father for Aubree. Chelsea chooses to go clothes shopping over studying. She agrees to go out with a guy, Chris from school, and leaves baby Aubree with Megan. She realizes that dating while being a mom is a lot harder than it looks. Chelsea opens up to her dad about missing Adam, and the fact that she may not find someone else.



Jenelle- Jace is 9 months old and nothing has really changed. She did graduate, and plans to attend college in the fall. Her mom still takes care of Jace, and she still complains about her mom nagging her about acting like a mother. Andrew is supposedly modeling in China, and has only seen Jace 4 times. Jenelle says that she doesn’t see what the big deal is with her going out since her mom is always there to watch him. Newsflash: You’re his mother. You’re the one who should be watching him. Her mom takes the baby to day care, and also gets him ready everyday. Jenelle seems to only want to act like a mother when it’s convenient for her to do so. She feels she has a right to go out because she is a teen. HA! Jenelle and her mom get into a heated argument about taking care of Jace, and she actually ends up pushing her mom. Watch out Jenelle, Amber’s violence landed her in jail. Jenelle comes home and finds out she is served. Jenelle’s mother wants to take Janelle to court for custody of Jace. Jenelle shows us how classy she is by screaming at mother, and threatening spit in her face in front of the whole neighborhood.

Amber and Gary’s Parenting... or Lack Thereof

One thing I really want to touch on is Amber and Gary’s parenting. I’m so tempted to send them every single piece of parenting material on this planet. I also recommend that both she and Gary take parenting classes. They really don’t have a clue. I’m so tired of hearing Amber complain about being a mom. This coming from the same girl who just had another pregnancy scare this season. She really needs to learn the meaning of responsibility.


One thing I can’t stand is when parents let their child go into a store and the child starts pulling things off shelves and making a mess. Amber didn’t even punish Leah when she finally noticed what Leah did to the store. There was even a scene that looked like Leah may have been eating something off of the floor. Yuck! Amber and Gary go back to talking and Leah starts to go behind the counter. She’s lucky that one of the employees didn’t say anything to Amber about it. I don’t blame Leah. She’s only a baby, but she acts the way that she does because her parents don’t enforce punishment when she does something wrong. Fast forward to the beach scene and we have a very cranky Leah. Instead of dealing with the situation, Gary and Amber think it would be best to just drag her back to the car on a towel. That poor child.


They are by far the worst parent’s on the show. I would even go as far to say that Amber is on the same level as Jenelle from 16 & Pregnant, season 2. If anyone needs counseling, it is Amber! She needs to learn how to properly deal with her anger. No wonder Gary didn’t want to commit. Who would want to marry someone that treats the people she loves like crap? I still think that Gary didn’t want to propose to Amber, but she really didn’t leave him with much of a choice. Amber has not changed at all since last season. I doubt she ever will.

Jenelle Evans Signs Over Rights

Jenelle Evans from season 2 of 16 & Pregnant has signed over her rights to baby Jace. Her mom now has temporary custody of the child. It is said that Jenelle’s mom has custody because Jenelle failed a DSS test.

This doesn’t really surprise me after seeing the way Jenelle acted on her episode. She says she got a bad edit, but it looks like it was pretty fair after reading some of her updates on Myspace and Twitter. Jenelle is infamous for being the mom who smoked weed while pregnant, and claimed that being a mom was like being in prison. She’s constantly being bashed on Formspring for being an “unfit mother” and not using a carseat the correct way.

I do think this was the best choice for Jace. Jenelle has shown that she is not ready to be a mom yet. Her mom was the one who was getting up with him at night and taking him to daycare everyday.

Jenelle is fighting with a friend and this friend has taken to her Fromspring to release some info about Jenelle’s personal life. The friend claims Jenelle smokes weed in front of her child. Someone had asked Jenelle if she has ever smoked in front of Jace a few months ago and her response was no. The girl also claims that Jenelle left Jace in the car while she went out with friends to party.

Those are some pretty terrible accusations. I hope for the sake of poor baby Jace that the accusations are false and that this is just a girl who is looking for revenge.