Teen Mom OG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First of all, what does the "OG" stand for? Thx.

Yes, Maci has had a few boyfriends, but remember guys, she is still young. I do not see her doing anything really destructive to her son by having these boyfriends.

And Tyler + Caitlynn are actually brother AND sister like the above suggested. They are step-siblings because Tyler's dad, Butch married Caitlynn's mother, April.

And while Farrah is getting a lot of criticism, at least she isn't on welfare and food stamps. So people should stop judging.

And I know the "Teen Moms" are making a lot of money. The show is popular, one of the most popular on the network so I am sure Mtv is getting a lot of money from its sponsors. Look at how much money "Jersey Shore" people made, I am sure the "Teen Moms" are demanding the same or close to it.

So when I see these average homes they are residing in, I know it is all for show...AND the show.

Reality T.V. is like professional wrestling, we all know it is scripted and staged, yet we still watch anyway.

This post is exactly why shows like this do more damage than good. The last thing we need is to show teens examples of young people with no morals cashing in on their mistakes without accountability. Because frankly, 99% of teen parents will raise their kids in poverty or damned near it their whole lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get a weird vibe about Bentley (Maci's son)? He seemed really unhappy, as if something in his life is really off-kilter. I feel worried for him.

Well let's see his dad doesn't seem that interested in him
His mom is technically involved but has moved what is this the 3rd"love of her life" post Ryan into the house with her child
Hasn't really had a ton of stability in his 6 short years on earth.
I'm sure the interruption of the cameras don't help either.
He seemed happiest with his grandparents.

I agree with a lot of this, but not all of it.

I think Maci got (and deserved) a ton of credit in Bentley's early years for putting his needs first. Ryan was disinterested. Ryan was also a teenage boy, who seems like he got coddled quite a bit at home. He did grow up, though, and I think he's a much, much better father now. Maci has trotted Bentley around with more than one serious boyfriend and he formed attachments to those men. Where's Kyle now? Does Bentley ever see the man that he used to kiss goodnight?

I think Ryan has a better idea of what's good and what's not good for Bentley in certain areas (and has a strong support system from his parents). I'm thinking back to a scene where Maci had Bentley call Ryan to invite him to his birthday party, when Maci knew Ryan and his family were planning their own. She set Bentley up to be disappointed, when she should have told him that he was going to get to have TWO birthday parties, one with Mommy and one with Daddy. The end. She's also had Bentley call Kyle to tell him to come back home after he and Maci had a fight.

Maci just doesn't seem to understand what a kid Bentley's age is capable of and what he's not capable of. In that "Being Maci" show, she took him to the bowling alley directly after preschool/daycare, then spanked him when he was talking back/acting up. I'm not totally anti-spanking, but for him to be in trouble seemed unfair. He didn't get any downtime or nap after school, Maci's friends were joking around with him in a teasing way, and when he does the same thing, he's in trouble. Plus Maci's whole "don't treat me that way" guilt-trip was too much. Blah. I do not like her.

The whole going to Nashville with Ryan thing was hard for Bentley, but I can appreciate Ryan laying down the law in a firm guilt-free way without dragging it out. He seems to have a better idea of how to deal with typical kid behavior.

I really watch way too much of this show. I need to get back to my grown-up life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

First of all, what does the "OG" stand for? Thx.

Aww, this is where I get to feel "cool" for a minute. OG stands for "original gangster" (or "original gansta"). Basically means the first version of something that has been done over and over (and over and over and over) again.

My point of reference: I am a secret Air Jordan sneaker collector, and everyone in that game knows that OG Jordans (the sneakers actually made in 1985, 1990, whatever) are far more valuable "retro" versions of the same shoe being released in stores now. (also, surprise, I'm a 35-year-old white female kindergarten teacher, and this is my expertise...)

I think in this case, though, it means "original girls".

No way, they're gangsters!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've watched this from the time they were on 16 and Pregnant. I feel like Amber has made a LOT of progress- the way she interacts with Leah instead of just screaming in frustration, the way she handles Gary, even her mom. Her episodes used to give me heart palpitations they were so stressful, but she's really come a long way.

I like that they are now showing and acknowledging the cameras and how they add a separate layer of reality to what is going on.

Maci is ... Disappointing. She's a good mom (or seemed it) but the nonstop string of boyfriends who have moved in with them is horrible for Bentley. She's now pregnant with her second, and not married to that dad either. No degree. And despite all the Teen Mom money, a sparse unfurnished house which I realize is nitpicking but come on, get some real furniture and put stuff on the walls and get your crap off the floor.

Catelynn and Tyler have a strange codependent relationship. They're basically like a brother and sister who are having a kid together. They've been "dating" since they were like 12... It's just really weird. I dislike Farrah but had a moment of agreeing with her when she questioned why they were having a kid when they were just on Couples Therapy and hadn't achieved any of the goals they had promised Carly aside from graduating high school years ago. Then I had a moment if empathizing with her when Catelynn slut shamed her for her porn and sex toy career and asked would she want Sophia to do that and Farrah cried and said no and she does all this so Sophia won't ever have to. I think Farrah is incredibly emotionally disturbed and an ugly (inside) person but I hate that she gets shamed for her involvement in the sex industry. Who cares, she's supporting herself and her kid. Why shame her for that?

I thought this was such a strange comment by Farrah. Like she has to do this job, because otherwise her daughter will? Are there no other options?

Didn't get than either she was once on her way to being a chef I thought and had complete culinary school. I honestly think she wants to be the next Kim Kardashian it worked for that clan.
I do agree with pp to you that the other girls have no room to judge Farrah as their decisions will cause more direct and possibly more long-term damage to their kids than a porn movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get a weird vibe about Bentley (Maci's son)? He seemed really unhappy, as if something in his life is really off-kilter. I feel worried for him.

Well let's see his dad doesn't seem that interested in him
His mom is technically involved but has moved what is this the 3rd"love of her life" post Ryan into the house with her child
Hasn't really had a ton of stability in his 6 short years on earth.
I'm sure the interruption of the cameras don't help either.
He seemed happiest with his grandparents.

I agree with a lot of this, but not all of it.

I think Maci got (and deserved) a ton of credit in Bentley's early years for putting his needs first. Ryan was disinterested. Ryan was also a teenage boy, who seems like he got coddled quite a bit at home. He did grow up, though, and I think he's a much, much better father now. Maci has trotted Bentley around with more than one serious boyfriend and he formed attachments to those men. Where's Kyle now? Does Bentley ever see the man that he used to kiss goodnight?

I think Ryan has a better idea of what's good and what's not good for Bentley in certain areas (and has a strong support system from his parents). I'm thinking back to a scene where Maci had Bentley call Ryan to invite him to his birthday party, when Maci knew Ryan and his family were planning their own. She set Bentley up to be disappointed, when she should have told him that he was going to get to have TWO birthday parties, one with Mommy and one with Daddy. The end. She's also had Bentley call Kyle to tell him to come back home after he and Maci had a fight.

Maci just doesn't seem to understand what a kid Bentley's age is capable of and what he's not capable of. In that "Being Maci" show, she took him to the bowling alley directly after preschool/daycare, then spanked him when he was talking back/acting up. I'm not totally anti-spanking, but for him to be in trouble seemed unfair. He didn't get any downtime or nap after school, Maci's friends were joking around with him in a teasing way, and when he does the same thing, he's in trouble. Plus Maci's whole "don't treat me that way" guilt-trip was too much. Blah. I do not like her.

The whole going to Nashville with Ryan thing was hard for Bentley, but I can appreciate Ryan laying down the law in a firm guilt-free way without dragging it out. He seems to have a better idea of how to deal with typical kid behavior.

I really watch way too much of this show. I need to get back to my grown-up life.

My biggest issue with Maci is her boyfriends and how quick she is to bring them around Bentley and move them in not good for a child in my opinion. As for discipline it's a learning curve if you never done it before. I think Ryan gets tons of help in that department from his parents on how to manage his son. I can't get a good read on him as far as how involved he is as a father for Bentley. I think they'd both benefit from some parenting classes and co parenting therapy.

[Anonymous]

I remember when the Original Teen Moms were gaining fame + they started appearing on all the Supermarket tabloid magazine covers.

Kim Kardashian must have been jealous of them because she announced publicly...."Young girls...These girls are not role models..." then mentioned how she had younger sisters and would not recommend them looking up to Farrah, Caitlyn, Maci and Amber.

Amber shot back that Kim K. was a hyprocrite...How dare she say that when she got famous for a sex tape.

#teamamber

[Anonymous]

I think OG means original girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get a weird vibe about Bentley (Maci's son)? He seemed really unhappy, as if something in his life is really off-kilter. I feel worried for him.

Well let's see his dad doesn't seem that interested in him
His mom is technically involved but has moved what is this the 3rd"love of her life" post Ryan into the house with her child
Hasn't really had a ton of stability in his 6 short years on earth.
I'm sure the interruption of the cameras don't help either.
He seemed happiest with his grandparents.

I agree with a lot of this, but not all of it.

I think Maci got (and deserved) a ton of credit in Bentley's early years for putting his needs first. Ryan was disinterested. Ryan was also a teenage boy, who seems like he got coddled quite a bit at home. He did grow up, though, and I think he's a much, much better father now. Maci has trotted Bentley around with more than one serious boyfriend and he formed attachments to those men. Where's Kyle now? Does Bentley ever see the man that he used to kiss goodnight?

I think Ryan has a better idea of what's good and what's not good for Bentley in certain areas (and has a strong support system from his parents). I'm thinking back to a scene where Maci had Bentley call Ryan to invite him to his birthday party, when Maci knew Ryan and his family were planning their own. She set Bentley up to be disappointed, when she should have told him that he was going to get to have TWO birthday parties, one with Mommy and one with Daddy. The end. She's also had Bentley call Kyle to tell him to come back home after he and Maci had a fight.

Maci just doesn't seem to understand what a kid Bentley's age is capable of and what he's not capable of. In that "Being Maci" show, she took him to the bowling alley directly after preschool/daycare, then spanked him when he was talking back/acting up. I'm not totally anti-spanking, but for him to be in trouble seemed unfair. He didn't get any downtime or nap after school, Maci's friends were joking around with him in a teasing way, and when he does the same thing, he's in trouble. Plus Maci's whole "don't treat me that way" guilt-trip was too much. Blah. I do not like her.

The whole going to Nashville with Ryan thing was hard for Bentley, but I can appreciate Ryan laying down the law in a firm guilt-free way without dragging it out. He seems to have a better idea of how to deal with typical kid behavior.

I really watch way too much of this show. I need to get back to my grown-up life.

My biggest issue with Maci is her boyfriends and how quick she is to bring them around Bentley and move them in not good for a child in my opinion. As for discipline it's a learning curve if you never done it before. I think Ryan gets tons of help in that department from his parents on how to manage his son. I can't get a good read on him as far as how involved he is as a father for Bentley. I think they'd both benefit from some parenting classes and co parenting therapy.

I watched the episode last night and agree something just seemed off in the Bentley segment. I definitely think the lack of stability for him is hard and probably affecting him. Hopefully this latest BF of Maci's will be the final BF.

[Anonymous]

Out of all of the girls, Maci is the only one who seems close to getting her degree. I would've thought Caitlyn would've used the money from the show to go on to college. What do she and Tyler do? What does Leah do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do Tyler and Catelynn do all day beside plan when they will announce their pregnancy on facebook, twitter? Weird.

I was hoping they'd finish school and get real non "reality star" careers before deciding to have another baby.
Honestly, I don't think either really wants to be together they just don't know how to be a part or how to end it.

Tyler and Catelynn got me hooked on this darn show to begin with, and I'm way too old to be watching it. I respected their decision to pursue adoption and they picked a great couple. I also hoped and thought they'd be the ones to finish school and break the cycle of what was going on in their families. I was really disappointed they had a baby so soon. And the name they chose reminds me of Nova Ring - isn't that a type of birth control? Isn't Maci having another baby, too? These girls are still so young.

The one I've been rooting for is Amber. If she gets herself together, she'll be able to accomplish anything. And she can look amazing - love the promo pic of her wearing glasses.

I can't figure out the dynamic in Farrah's family. Her mother is awful, so I get that part of it. But why does she call her (I assume) biological father by his first name?

[Anonymous]

WTH is going on with Ryan? Something is definitely off with him and Bentley and Maci.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think OG means original girls.

No, it doesn't. It's an actual term, not one they coined.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think OG means original girls.

No, it doesn't. It's an actual term, not one they coined.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG

That is stupid.....because original girls would actually make sense in this context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think OG means original girls.

No, it doesn't. It's an actual term, not one they coined.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG

Yes we all know that but clearly MTV intends Og to mean Original Girls IN THIS SITUATION. Context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think OG means original girls.

No, it doesn't. It's an actual term, not one they coined.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG

Yes we all know that but clearly MTV intends Og to mean Original Girls IN THIS SITUATION. Context.

Yeah, I'm with the bad ass K teacher by day/ sneaker-head by night. It 100% means original gangta, everyone knows what that means under say 35 at least, MTVs demographic 100% know this, it is not a context thing- they are the OGs of this babies of babies on TV shit and the 20 year old's watching it from their dorm rooms thankful that they are religious about their pill know it to mean original gangstas.

That said I watched last night while I couldn't sleep and what struck me most actually was that the "4th wall" or whatever they call it is so broken down in this incarnation, they talk about the filming, acknowledge the cameras and even camera operators ("Did you get that?" Ryan's dad asked the camera guy) and the producers are even interacting directly with the subjects and on camera. Its interesting, and in some ways refreshing, since in all other reality tv its verboten to cross that line it seems.