The cast members of Teen Mom all had their children at different times, but their first kids are all between the ages of eight and ten.
Let that sink in.
Where the Teen Mom cast was once running around changing diapers and choosing whether to nurse or use formula, now their children are facing bullying, homework, and the devastation of watching their own parents fight.
And unlike normal ten year olds, these children’s entire lives are put on display for millions of viewers. So are fans right for freaking out about this last photo Leah shared of her daughter?
Leah Messer has always marched to the beat of her own drum, and when it comes to everyday life, that’s something to be proud of. But when it comes to parenting, sometimes adhering to the norm is a little safer.
So it’s no wonder that she’s been on the wrong side of many attacks by Teen Mom fans who don’t agree with her parenting techniques.
Now that her daughters are getting older, she’s facing all new decisions about how she’ll parent, and fans are mixed about this last one.
It’s no question that Leah and her girls love cheerleading. Leah’s daughter Aleeah, aka Gracie, has been cheering since she was itty bitty. But that’s also come with many controversial choices on Leah’s part.
“Rise and Shine,” Leah captioned her Instagram story of Gracie getting ready for her cheer competition, very, very early in the morning, around 4:30 AM. Fans were quick to sound off about Leah’s prioritization of cheer in Gracie’s life.
“Do you think Leah would haul her a** out of bed at 4:41 to help her kid with, say, math homework? oh the other hand..it doesn't look like SHE'S out of bed, does it? That looks like a shot taken from the middle of the bed…” wrote user So__Fetch_ on reddit.
“I am so glad my mom didn’t wake me up early and then take pictures of me and put them on the Internet. It was bad enough listening to her wake me up early!” pointed out user Kales_tigbitties.
But another update by Leah had fans shocked in a totally different way!
“Season X is here!!” Leah captioned this new shot of Gracie all dolled up. She added, “#glamsquad #famoussuperstars.”
Fans couldn’t stop buzzing about how much Gracie looks like Leah in this picture!
“your freaking twinn,” wrote user @_alyshia.s on Instagram. “Wow she looks just like you 😳💕” wrote user @jjaw9. User @nene170 wrote, “MiNi💞LEAH💕SUPER MODEL iN the MAKiNG😻”
Even though fans were fawning over Gracie’s look in this shot, they’ve often criticized Leah for Gracie’s cheer appearance.
Leah Messer Blasted for "Inappropriate" Picture of Her Daughter
Even though all of the 16 and Pregnant cast members were thrown for a loop when they found out they’d be having a child before graduating from high school, Leah Messer’s shock was even more complicated than the rest of the cast, since she found out that she would be having twins!
Since then, fans have tuned in every week to see Leah slowly grow and mature when it comes to raising her children. There have been some seriously dark times in her life, and moments when fans were stunned at the way she was raising her three daughters. But it’s safe to say that Leah has come a long way from when Ali and Aleeah were in diapers.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that Leah is completely finished making mistakes as a mother, and some fans are furious with her over recent photos she posted of her daughters.
Halloween has come and gone, and the Teen Mom cast members were very generous in sharing adorable pictures of their children in cute costumes. Some were spooky, some were sweet, they were all super cute, but one in particular has fans pretty upset.
At ten years old, Leah Messer’s older daughters, Ali and Aleeah, are old enough by now to pick out their own Halloween costumes. And being that they’re in their pre-teen years, it’s no wonder that they’re obsessed with celebrities. So even while Leah’s third daughter, Addie, decided to dress up as a spooky scary witch, Ali and Aleeah decided to dress up as their favorite celebrities.
Ali decided to dress up as Beyonce, with curled hair and a head to toe shimmering gold dress. While Aleeah, who towers above her, dressed up as the one and only Ariana Grande.
Many fans were excited to see Leah’s daughters having fun on their spooky night out, but some found this to be a shocking example of bad parenting.
“Aleeah looks way too grown up,” one Instagram user commented, adding a crying emoji. ANother wrote, “OMG I thought the one that was Ariana Grande was [dressed] up as you LMAO.” One fan commented, “Gracie looks 15. THat girl is gonna be troubleeeee.”
“Wow that’s a lot of makeup,” a commenter wrote. Another agreed, “She needs to slack off on the makeup way too much for her age.”
In fact, this isn’t the first time that Leah has been called out for putting a lot of makeup on her daughter. She was similarly flamed after sharing pictures of Aleeah at a cheer event.
“Wearing more makeup than your mama? Weird,” wrote Instagram user @bbygirrrl_ on the cheer pic. User @nlemmer6 wrote, “Too young for that much makeup. She’s very beautiful just like her mom.” @haileyyy_theone wrote, “I don't think I would let my kid wear that much makeup either ?! Definitely too young to be wearing that much and that loud. It's sad that they get them started so young.”
Of course, some fans were quick to spring to Leah’s defense in both cases. “She was at a cheer competition. Most cheer competitions REQUIRE the kids to wear heavy makeup,” pointed out @kattyashley. @mrs_lee1027 told Leah to “plz ignore all these hateful people commenting about how much makeup she has on. They obviously have nothing better to do in their lives then make hateful comments on your post....”
As for the Halloween costumes, users defended Leah on that as well. “Girl ITS HALLOWEEN,” a user pointed out. “I’m sure they dont wear [makeup] any other time… they’re 9 n under…” Another agreed, “It’s HALLOWEEN!! AND IT’S PART OF HER COSTUME/CHARACTER...GEEZ!”
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