Favorite Teen Mom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can all agree that Janelle is the absolute worst though, right?

Janelle is the worst parent by far, but I can tolerate watching her parts more than Farrah - I hate Farrah.

Chelsea probably has created the most healthy family life for her children and has seemed to make wise choices since the first teen pregnancy.

I'd have to say Maci is runner up - their life is relatively stable.

[Anonymous]

As far as Chelsea, it really goes to show how an educated supportive family with money makes all the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catelyn and Tyler

Really? They continue to rehash the adoption story even though they know it continues to separate them from their adopted daughter. The adoptive parents are clear they don’t want their daughter in the spotlight. But C and T value their paycheck more than the open adoption, so the door on their relationship with their biological daughter closes…and that gives them more to rehash and talk about.

Was C a good mom when she had a visit with her daughter but was so late making her a memory book, she missed out on time with her?

The best thing the two could do would be to get off the show and focus just on their family and deck opening a real bond with their biological daughter. Instead of faked scenes with an adoption counselor who hasn’t been in an active adoption counselor role in this case, for more than a decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Catelyn and Tyler

Really? They continue to rehash the adoption story even though they know it continues to separate them from their adopted daughter. The adoptive parents are clear they don’t want their daughter in the spotlight. But C and T value their paycheck more than the open adoption, so the door on their relationship with their biological daughter closes…and that gives them more to rehash and talk about.

Was C a good mom when she had a visit with her daughter but was so late making her a memory book, she missed out on time with her?

The best thing the two could do would be to get off the show and focus just on their family and deck opening a real bond with their biological daughter. Instead of faked scenes with an adoption counselor who hasn’t been in an active adoption counselor role in this case, for more than a decade.

They made a tough choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one who allowed us to adopt her child.

That is not such a pretty story. I had high hopes for them
She suffers from depression, neither has been able to get over the loss or start a new life
The adoptive parents seem a little cold, they are being manipulated with visitation that is promised and then cancelled
Ironically they could have kept their baby and been ok
Adoption does not always end in a beautiful fairy story

I agree with the bolded but the rest of it no.
The adoptive parents are entitled to their privacy and to keep their child out of the media. That doesn't make them "cold"
And no they really were in no position to keep a baby. The living situation, their family situation, it was all really bad. They would have simply repeated the cycle.
They weren't at a place back then to break it. And when they got older and had more money, then and only then, were they able to make some changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As far as Chelsea, it really goes to show how an educated supportive family with money makes all the difference.

Yes. I find that a little frustrating about her story specifically because she has not had the typical teen mom experience. She has the luxury from with Daddy or husband to keep her in a very comfortable lifestyle with minimal effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one who allowed us to adopt her child.

That is not such a pretty story. I had high hopes for them
She suffers from depression, neither has been able to get over the loss or start a new life
The adoptive parents seem a little cold, they are being manipulated with visitation that is promised and then cancelled
Ironically they could have kept their baby and been ok
Adoption does not always end in a beautiful fairy story

I do find their story still very heartbreaking for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one who allowed us to adopt her child.

That is not such a pretty story. I had high hopes for them
She suffers from depression, neither has been able to get over the loss or start a new life
The adoptive parents seem a little cold, they are being manipulated with visitation that is promised and then cancelled
Ironically they could have kept their baby and been ok
Adoption does not always end in a beautiful fairy story

I doubt the adoptive parents had any idea the circus this show would bring. I can very much see myself being welcoming to regular visitation / relationship normally and then very very guarded and protective of a child when the visitation came with decades long reality tv side show of drama. who wouldn't want to protect their child from that. the parents (i forget their names) could easily drop out of the show any time and live a private life and most likely have more access

The adoptive parents are barely blips in the show. They signed up for an open adoption and make it extremely hard to schedule the visit. They seem wound very tight and I am surprised they were chosen by them for adoption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one who allowed us to adopt her child.

That is not such a pretty story. I had high hopes for them
She suffers from depression, neither has been able to get over the loss or start a new life
The adoptive parents seem a little cold, they are being manipulated with visitation that is promised and then cancelled
Ironically they could have kept their baby and been ok
Adoption does not always end in a beautiful fairy story

I doubt the adoptive parents had any idea the circus this show would bring. I can very much see myself being welcoming to regular visitation / relationship normally and then very very guarded and protective of a child when the visitation came with decades long reality tv side show of drama. who wouldn't want to protect their child from that. the parents (i forget their names) could easily drop out of the show any time and live a private life and most likely have more access

I doubt either party knew
Sounds really like they agreed to the open adoption if that is the only way to adopt the child, since the agreement cannot be legally force
I do not think C & T are guilty of rehashing the adoption on tv, That is the whole purpose of there being on the show, and the show is about teen parenting, growing up with a baby and in their case dealing with the aftermath of a happy adoption story
Except the adoptive parents want the adoption closed and use the show as an excuse

What is the point of agreeing to a meeting and then canceling at the last minute?
Or agreeing to yearly visits and then not letting them see the kid for 2 years?
Based on a little googling the adoptive parents have been quite willing to participate in the show

That aside, it is a pity neither C or T has managed to move on
Hopefully it works out better for the adoptee, her bio parents certainly come with a lot of baggage. Somehow they were sold this beautiful story about how wonderful adoption would be, but it didn’t turn out like that

[Anonymous]

I don't think the adoptive parents had any idea that this show would go on for a decade. I support them 100%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one who allowed us to adopt her child.

That is not such a pretty story. I had high hopes for them
She suffers from depression, neither has been able to get over the loss or start a new life
The adoptive parents seem a little cold, they are being manipulated with visitation that is promised and then cancelled
Ironically they could have kept their baby and been ok
Adoption does not always end in a beautiful fairy story

I do find their story still very heartbreaking for them.

Agree.

They are not healthy, well-adjusted people.

Also, I stronly believe Tyler is closeted.



That said, yes, Janelle is the worst teen mom…by far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the adoptive parents had any idea that this show would go on for a decade. I support them 100%.

Neither did C or T
It is not a happy story, they do not get along or even like each other
Bio parents still grieve a lot and have not been able to rebuild their lives
I used to think adoption was to save the life of the bio mom, so she could go to college and have the ability to go out, travel, hang out with friends without being burdened by a baby she cannot afford, but with them it crushed them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Farrah

she was the only one who didn’t have a string of additional kids with different dads

True. But she became a porn star!

Aside from that, she treated her parents terribly. I have not seen such an entitled, mean, nasty brat who was also sooo needy. How is she your favorite, just how?

I’m the PP who said true. I meant true in that she hasn’t had a string of kids with different dads. She’s not my favorite teen mom at all. Catelynn and Tyler are my faves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the adoptive parents had any idea that this show would go on for a decade. I support them 100%.

Neither did C or T
It is not a happy story, they do not get along or even like each other
Bio parents still grieve a lot and have not been able to rebuild their lives
I used to think adoption was to save the life of the bio mom, so she could go to college and have the ability to go out, travel, hang out with friends without being burdened by a baby she cannot afford, but with them it crushed them

This is one reason I would never do an open adoption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the adoptive parents had any idea that this show would go on for a decade. I support them 100%.

Neither did C or T
It is not a happy story, they do not get along or even like each other
Bio parents still grieve a lot and have not been able to rebuild their lives
I used to think adoption was to save the life of the bio mom, so she could go to college and have the ability to go out, travel, hang out with friends without being burdened by a baby she cannot afford, but with them it crushed them

Because they’ve been paid for 10 years to wallow in it. If they had just done the one episode and moved on with their lives they would be in a much healthier place. No amount of therapy is going to help them when their whole storyline is about being miserable about the adoption.