Tyler has spent a great deal of his adult life helping his father get clean from substance abuse. His father, Butch, has been open about his addiction on Teen Mom OG, and Tyler has seen him get clean and relapse several times, which is often part of the path to sobriety.
Unfortunately, Butch isn’t the only one struggling with substance abuse. His sister, Amber, has had her own complications.
In the promo for an upcoming episode of Teen Mom OG, Tyler’s mother, Kim, tells him that Amber has relapsed into alcoholism.
“Oh f*ck,” Tyler immediately says.
Tyler has more than his fair share of experience when it comes to seeing how addiction affects a family. He said that despite Amber “indulg[ing] in happiness,” he can recall how his father’s addiction affected him.
“As a kid, you feel like what’s wrong with me? I’m just irritated with it. Why are you not putting me first?” Tyler shared.
“Why are you not here enough? Why don’t you want to be with me and hang out with me every weekend and go get high? It doesn’t make sense.”
It’s obvious that Tyler has struggled to carry this burden his whole life, so it’s no doubt difficult to see Amber relapse. This comes after her having issues with the law and attempting rehab in 2018 for her struggles.