Fans are NOT happy!
Anyone who’s had children can tell you that being a parent isn’t easy. On top of all of the basics like keeping your children happy and healthy, there are endless surprise problems that no one prepares you for when it comes to having kids. Even though some parents have a vast support network to help when they’re in need, this wasn’t the case for everyone on the Teen Mom cast.
When they were just sixteen years old, they had to grow up quick in order to be parents, but it wasn’t always easy. On top of raising babies while they were still children themselves, they had the added complication of having their every moved followed around by cameras, the media, and fans.
Luckily, most of the Teen Mom cast members have outgrown the learning curve they first had when they were on 16 and Pregnant. Now many of them are having their second or third children, and this time, they’re practically pros. Of course, that doesn’t mean they won’t mess up from time to time.
Leah Messer has had her fair share of controversial parenting techniques from the very beginning, but fans have been supportive through her struggles to care for her twins and their younger sister. Now, she may be losing some of that support after this recent update.
Be sure to read to the end to check out a deleted scene from Teen Mom 2!
So The Drama
This season of Teen Mom 2, Leah Messer has gotten caught up in the drama just like her co-stars. Astoundingly, even though she’s not really involved, she’s managed to get caught up in the feuding that’s taken place between Kailyn Lowry and Briana DeJesus! In the premiere episode, Briana and Leah get real with each other about Brian’s relationship with Javi, and things get very tense very fast.
In the first clip, Leah Messer enters the dressing room as hair and makeup get the girls dolled up. She chats with Briana about baby daddy drama. “[Luis] got this new job, so now he’s a truck driver and on the road. He doesn’t even check up on [Stella],” she reveals. “My first baby daddy is something else. Now he’s in jail for outstanding warrant for some drug situation. He likes fighting with me so hard trying to keep Nova… I get so stressed out thinking about him!” she exclaims.
Leah asks if Briana has had a chance to chat with anyone else, but Briana spills that she isn’t really friends with any of the other cast members yet. “The only person I’m close with is Javi Marroquin,” she explains. And given their flirting on social media, that seems to have set off a red flag for Leah real quick.
“I’m so confused about that,” Leah admits. “I see you guys talk on Twitter, and then… It just kind of looked like... I don’t know!”
Parenting Woes
“He was coming [to Orlando] anyways to take Lincoln and Isaac,” Briana explains. “He’s going to stay with us at the same resort and we’re just going to hang out with the kids. But we’re just friends,” Briana says, but quickly makes it clear she’s not so sure! “So I think! Who really knows? I just dont know how [Kailyn Lowry]'s going to feel about it.”
Leah says what we’re all thinking: “I don’t think she’ll be happy!
In the next clip, it’s clear that trying to keep this secret has gotten to Leah after she returned home. She tells a producer, “I think I’m going to call Kail about what Briana told me. Afterwards I just felt super uncomfortable. If I don’t tell her I feel like she’s going to be upset that I didn’t say anything to her.”
Leah is loyal to her friends, so she goes through with her plan to tell Kailyn about what Briana told her. Of course, that doesn’t go over very well with Briana! Now it seems that Briana sees Leah as just as much of an enemy as Kailyn, so their relationship is at a low point. In fact, Briana has tweeted about Leah being “fake” during the reunion!
But Leah has enough on her mind. She has her hand full with her own children and baby daddy drama, including a recent decision that got her in hot water with fans.
So Rude!
“Leah let the girlses get acrylic nailses,” shared user bippityboppityb*tch on reddit. In Leah’s short Snapchat update, she shares that Aleeah and Ali both got full acryllic nails with the caption, “I’m doomed.” For anyone who’s had acryllic nails before, it’s easy to see why this was such a controversial choice among Leah’s fans.
“I personally think this is way too young for those. They f*ck your real nails up for a long time and they're expensive to maintain,” wrote user MommyOfOnee. “Why didn’t she just let them get press on nails? That’s easy enough. Jesus acrylics are going to shred their baby nails,” wrote ghsted. User HeidiFloss agreed, “Breaking a nail hurts! Kids play too much for all that.” User tiais0107 even thinks Leah may be spoiling her daughters, writing, “I personally don’t think this is right. Acrylic nails are for adults and they are expensive. Leah is making a rod for her own back because what’s cute at 9 becomes entitled/ demanding at 15!” They added, “I had them over a decade ago and my nail bed is still damaged.”
Recently, Leah’s parenting is coming under fire even more. She’s recently been blasted by fans for her daughter Aleeah’s behavior in the most recent episode of Teen Mom 2.
“Today, I’m taking Aleeah to the therapist for the first time,” Leah spilled in a voiceover in the episode. “Are you excited?” Leah asked her daughter. “How do you feel? Tell me your feels!”
“I feel weird,” Aleeah explained to her mother.
“I felt weird the first time I went to therapy,” Leah revealed. “Did you know that I went to therapy?”
Aleeah made a funny face and said, “Duh!!” which didn’t sit righ with Leah.
“That’s just rude!” the mother of three said. “So d*mn rude.”
You don't know!
But Aleeah seemed uncomfortable and explained, “I don’t know how to start a conversation [with the therapist].”
“The way I look at a therapist is as if I want to connect with them as a friend or someone that I can be open and honest with and trust.” But while Leah spoke, Aleeah continued to make funny faces and play on her phone. “What’s the face? If you can’t have a serious conversation…”
“I am gonna talk!” Aleeah screamed to her mother. Then she started kicking the back of the car seat with her feet.
“You’re not gonna talk!” Leah screamed back. “I’ve been trying to talk to you! I talk and you look like a brat back there with your eyes rolled behind your head making faces! And then I get upset because you look like that but you won’t stop?! You want to be a smart alek, so I really, really hope the appointment goes well.”
Leah has apparently been feeling the heat from fans’ backlash, because she took to Twitter to clear thins up.
“You don’t know that it’s a struggle for her to accept that her sister has [muscular dystrophy] and she just wants her to be able to play with her and chase her back outside!” she wrote. She went on:
“You dont know that she wakes up every day feeling like she has to protect her from BULLIES at school! You don’t know. YOU DONT KNOW… that she holds so many feelings inside because she wants her best friend to be healthy and everything be okay!! YOU DONT KNOW that she has hid so much guilt, pain, and resentment in all this time because she’s a CHILD and just didn’t understand WHY. THERES SO MUCH MORE but I’m going to leave it here … YOU DONT KNOW HER STORY, but I KNOW …”
But some fans didn’t even think Leah needed to defend herself, and that Aleeah’s behavior was to be expected from her situation.
“Gracie’s actions and thoughts are perfectly appropriate for a school-aged child in her situation, and I think it’s great that Leah encourages her to talk about her feelings and is there to support her,” wrote reddit user Guaco-Taco. “However, what could have been even better is if Leah didn’t broadcast the highlights from Gracie’s therapy session on national tv.” User Chachibald pointed out, “Am I crazy, because I really don't think Gracie's behavior is that bad! Seems like normal sibling rivalry to me. Not saying that she shouldn't have therapy to deal with these issues, but...is ALI getting any counseling? I mean, she's a little kid, watching her own body deteriorate, and seeing her siblings leave her behind developmentally. That's got to mess a kid up inside. :(“
Unfortunately for Leah, this isn’t the only heat she’s taken about the way she’s raising her daughters. After sharing an upsetting picture, some fans believe Leah could have put her daughter’s life at risk.
Controversial Choices
Ali’s form of muscular dystrophy inhibits her development and motor skills, and has been a source of a lot of pain for Leah and her family. In fact, she recently shared that she and Ali spent the night in the hospital together as a result of her condition.
Even though Leah has been fighting to do what’s right for her family, her decisions aren’t always going to be popular. Recently, Leah has been sharing pictures of her daughter Aleeah during her cheer tournaments, and fans understood why her twin sister Ali wasn’t there as well. However, Leah recently shared a picture of Ali that has fans divided.
In an image Leah shared of Ali, she appears to be part of a special needs team that has routines with her sister Aleeah’s team as well. In the picture, Ali is a flyer, meaning that the young girls from the other team are responsible for holding her up and keeping her safe. Even though it’s clear Ali is enjoying herself, fans were outraged by Leah’s choice.
“The doctors have been saying for years that Ali shouldn't be on her feet and doing strenuous activity - and yet she’s involved in cheering and softball. I’m glad that those [activities] give Ali a chance to feel normal and happy, but they’re going to destroy her muscles,” wrote reddit user Stabbymctits. “I’m not an expert obviously, this is just based on what Leah’s been told for YEARS.”
“Why is Ali a flyer?” asked kelseyxiv. “Good lord that’s like the most dangerous position for her to occupy with her disability. Just the way she has to be held and caught could hurt her. This is dumb.” User spookyookydoo pointed out, “It doesn’t look like she’s very secure and that worries me. If they dropped her imagine how devastated everyone would be? And it wouldn’t even be their fault.” They added, “Leah needs to try making the helmet ‘cool’ and using her wheelchair ‘cool’ as much as she makes cheer ‘cool.’ Listen to the d*mn doctors and help her maintain as much of her muscle as she can! There are sports she can be in and be in her wheelchair, which I think would be pretty d*mn cool!”
Not everyone thought Leah’s choice was bad, though. User keridactyl wrote, “Ali's projected lifespan isn't long and at some point she will be wheelchair-bound for life. Leah may not be handling it the way you think she should, but… It is a valid choice for Leah to cater to Ali's wishes and let her be happy in the moment, even if it's not the best choice medically or the choice that you would make.” User allthatryry chimed in, “It’s a 2.5 minute routine. She obviously has the strength enough to last, and glasses off during a routine is common. You see a few minutes of doctor appts every once in a while, you don’t know all of her situation.”
But luckily, Leah has some good news in her family to take her mind off of things. Her mother recently shared that her family is about to get a little bit bigger!
Big News
Leah’s mother Dawn shared an image of a sonogram to her Instagram, writing “#BLESSED.” Dawn tagged Leah in the post, leading to some confusing among fans. But the mystery was soon cleared up when Dawn revealed that Leah’s sister and Teen Mom co-star Victoria is the one expecting!
Dawn also shared this picture of Victoria holding her growing baby bump. “Beautiful baby! And the baby bump,” she wrote.
Leah recently broke the news to her fans that Victoria will soon be changing her last name as well. “My hair was a little bit of a mess after the twins birthday party, but I’m so happy for my brother and his NOW fiancé!! 😱😍 CONGRATS guys,” Leah captioned this shot of her huge family. She tagged Victoria and her soon to be husband Isaac.
Dawn also added a shot, writing, ‘A bond between mother and daughters can NEVER be broken even if they have a 1,000 disagreements. #motherlylove.”
And, of course, she isn’t the only pregnant Teen Mom 2 star. Chelsea Houska’s due date is quickly approaching, and fans think she may have accidentally revealed the name she chose for her daughter!
Name Game
“Chelsea is naming her new baby Willow,” speculated reddit user countlesscourt. They shared a picture of Chelsea cooking up a batch of chocolate covered rice krispies treats, which she captioned, “Making @TM.PI and Baby Willow a treat.”
Fans were quick to approve. “Tbh I love nature names, willow, violet, fern, olive, etc. I think they’re classic yet unique,” wrote user stubsforscience. User PrincessLush agreed, “That’s my best friend’s name so I’m biased, but I think it’s really cute.” But others weren’t buying it.
“I didn’t figure she’s name this baby anything with a W as that would leave Aubree out,” wrote CertainlyNoPatience. User sharkmama0220 agreed, “She said on Kail’s podcast she hates when people name their kids all the same letters or names that go all together, so I doubt she would be using another W name.” User jenlovesmaddie wrote, “I doubt she is going to reveal before the birth.” Soon, fans took it directly to the source for clarification.
“Did I catch baby Willow?!!” asked Twitter user @b*tchinXbriit18. Chelsea responded, “My friend just had a baby, named Willow. And we are going to meet her today.”
Turns out Chelsea is sticking to her guns about not revealing her baby’s name. But this isn’t the first time fans have thought she let her name choice slip!
Some fans think that Chelsea and Cole accidentally let the name slip in a recent Instagram post of their daughter’s 4D ultrasound!
“Ok but did @ChelseaHouska say Quinny in her instagram story on the way to the 4D ultrasound?! Is she naming her baby girl Quinn???” wrote Twitter user @blissfull_daze. “I NEED TO KNOW ANSWERS.”
Chelsea responded, “Whaaaa? Nope! lol i think you’re referring to what Cole said and he said ‘sweetie’ in a weird voice.’”
Another fan, Twitter user @KaitlynBabb, wrote, “I thought he said ‘twitty’ like Conway twitty? Lol.” Chelsea clarified, “I think he said ‘tweetie’ to be specific Hahahaha.”
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