Some of these are seriously hard to watch!
Becoming a mother while you’re still a child yourself is difficult for anyone. Although they’ve all come a long way, the cast members of Teen Mom have had to overcome some serious obstacles on their journeys to where they are now. Even though they're doing better now, it's safe to say that the journey through parenthood was a pretty rocky one for most of them.
Even the girls who have stable lives now have some serious parenting mistakes in their past. The truth is, they’ve come a long way from the mistakes they made at the beginning of their motherhood. But there’s nothing like taking a trip down memory lane at the worst parenting moments Teen Mom has ever seen.
Waxing Sophia's Eyebrows
Farrah Abraham has never been shy to talk about beauty. She describes herself as being a believer in “preventative beauty,” and has been open about her numerous cosmetic injections and surgeries. And that's all well and good for her.
However, were furious when they thought she was pushing these beliefs onto her daughter. When Sophia was only three years old, Farrah decided to modify her daughter’s look by waxing her eyebrows! Aside from the health concerns like pain and skin irritation, Farrah was accused of teaching Sophia to be self-critical before she was even in kindergarten.
Caged Up
This shot of Isaac sitting in a dog cage looks like the cover of a PETA advertisement. At first glance, it looks like Kailyn Lowry has locked him up as a form of punishment. As it turns out, Isaac wanted to play in the dog pen, and Kailyn had no problem with it. “Well I’m not gonna say no,” she tweeted at the time. “He’s using his imagination! He’s not doing anything wrong. You & I just parent differently.”
We're actually with you there, Kail!
Domestic Abuse
Every parent knows that teaching by example is an incredibly important way to raise children. Then again, Amber Portwood was not exactly in a good place during the first season of Teen Mom OG. She was caught on camera numerous times physically abusing her fiancé Gary Shirley where Leah could see!
This activity played a part in what is considered Amber’s worst parenting move: getting arrested.
Locked Up
Due to domestic violence, drug use, and neglect, Amber has a serious criminal history. This escalated when she was arrested in 2011, causing production of Teen Mom OG to be put on hold temporarily. She did an interview with Dr. Drew from behind bars, opening up about her relationship with her daughter. “I talk to Leah but I feel like she’s forgetting about me. I haven’t been there for Leah, that’s terrible enough. She needs more and she deserves more," she said.
Bad Example
Jenelle Evans decided to sign over custody of her first son Jace in the very first season of Teen Mom 2 after Barbara threatened to sue for custody. Since then, this has been a huge point of contention between Barbara and Jenelle. The mother-of-three still spends enough time with Jace that fans have noticed some of her questionable parenting decisions.
For example, she’s let Jace play violent video games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto from an early age. Jace revealed that he loved to play these games because of the swear words in them! “I love my mom because I can play Grand Theft Auto, and that says the f word and the b word,” he said.
Distracted Driving
The cast members have been slammed numerous times for being on their phone while driving, and Leah Messer really riled fans up with this update. She decided to capture Addie’s adorable personality, but thought it was fine to keep driving while she filmed her daughter, putting both of their lives at risk.
Fans were so furious with this post that Leah later updated the post, adding, “FYI: My eyes stayed on the road the ENTIRE time, so try to be nice on the comments. Otherwise I will block you, k? thanks!”
Follow Your Heart
They say that you should always follow your heart, but maybe Maci Bookout took that a little too far. Right now she's settled down with Taylor McKinney, but she dated a few different guys before she found the one.
While she was dating Kyle King, she decided to move two hours across the state just to be closer to her boyfriend. That meant moving Bentley away from his father, Ryan Edwards!
Dozing Off
Leah insists that she has never had a drug problem, but many fans believe this would explain some of her works parenting moments. The one that stays in many fan's minds was a moment during which she was holding her niece, and dozed off in the middle of a conversation, nearly dropping the child. (Don't worry! Leah went to treatment and seems to be doing much better.)
Hit Me Up
Farrah is criticized for many of her parenting decisions, but something fans have noticed over the years is Sophia's hitting problem. When Sophia doesn't like what she sees, she tends to start hitting whoever she's angry with. Her hitting can get relentless, and although Farrah tells her not to hit, she doesn't do much past that to stop it. At the end of this scene, Sophia completely lets loose on her mother.
Spoiled, Much?
Many of the Teen Mom cast members have spoken up about their efforts to keep their children down to earth despite being on television. Apparently for Farrah, that's not a huge concern. The tooth fairy visits many children when they lose their tooth, but Sophia Abraham might be one of a kind. Farrah left her $600 when she lost her two front teeth!
Racist, Much?
Kailyn has accused MTV's editing of making her look bad in the past, but could editing have made her look racist? In an early season of Teen Mom 2, Kailyn gets upset with Jo for choosing Isaac's haircut.
On camera, Jo reads a text from Kailyn that reads, "Little white boys don’t get their hair cut like that. He’s too young for that. He’s half white. I don’t like his hair cut like that. Please don’t do it.”
Kailyn later tweeted of the incident, "Gotta make good tv somehow!"
Sophia Who?
Farrah moved out of her parent's home after she alleged that Debra pulled a knife on her... but when she was moving into her new apartment, she left something pretty serious behind. In the episode, she sets Sophia down in the hallway of the apartment and then walks into the home, closing the door behind her.
Yeah, we're saying that she left Sophia outside!
Bad Priorities
When you're a mother, there's not much you can if you're behind bars. So when Jenelle decided to make a choice that would send her to jail, she was giving up time with Jace.
Jenelle's probation officer gave Jenelle the chance to only serve in jail for 16 days instead of 45 for drug charges. But there was just one problem: she would have to miss a Ke$ha concert to take the deal. So what did Jenelle do? That's right — she decided to Ke$ha was more important and got locked up. .
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