Amber Portwood’s relationship with daughter Leah seems to be extra distant than ever earlier than.
On the Thursday, February 27, episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, Leah, 16, opened as much as Cheyenne Floyd about the opportunity of being adopted by Kristina Shirley.
“I haven’t actually talked to [Amber] or seen her in awhile. It’s high-quality,” Leah stated. “I don’t actually care anymore. I form of need Kristina to undertake me. I’ve been wanting it for awhile simply because Kristina’s been there for me since I used to be, like, in kindergarten and earlier than that.”
Amber, 34, welcomed Leah in 2009 with ex Gary Shirley and documented her being pregnant journey on 16 and Pregnant. After the pair broke up, each Amber and Gary, 38, continued to permit MTV to doc their lives as a part of the Teen Mother franchise.
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic ; Courtesy of Gary Shirley/Instagram Amber Portwood isn’t on board with the concept her daughter Leah might be adopted by Gary Shirley’s spouse Kristina. “Having Kristina undertake Leah would by no means occur on Amber’s watch,” a supply solely shared with Us Weekly. “She needs to be in Leah’s life. She just isn’t trying […]
Gary and Kristina, 37, bought married in November 2015 and welcomed a daughter named Emilee that very same 12 months. Over time, Leah started to spend an increasing number of time together with her dad and stepmom.
In latest episodes, Amber admitted that her relationship with Leah wasn’t as tight as she hoped it might be. On the similar time, she acknowledged her psychological well being struggles — together with a bipolar dysfunction analysis — have prevented her from being the very best mother.
“With my daughter, she doesn’t need to be round me,” Amber stated on the February 6 episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter. “I’ve by no means been a mother that didn’t care. Only a f—ed up mother.”
When Gary beforehand mentioned the thought of Kristina adopting Leah, a supply advised Us Weekly Amber wouldn’t be onboard. “Having Kristina undertake Leah would by no means occur on Amber’s watch,” an insider shared in July 2024. “She needs to be in Leah’s life. She just isn’t seeking to hand off parental accountability to someone else.”
In her candid speak with Cheyenne, 32, Leah described the uncommon events when she hangs out together with her mother.
“After I do see her, she acts like all the pieces is completely high-quality, and I haven’t seen you in months. Why are you speaking to me like this?” Leah requested. “Clearly she has a whole lot of issues happening, a lot of difficulties, however I really feel like I can’t deal with it. I want I might however I can’t.”
Whereas Leah admitted that “it might be good” to at some point meet up and have a sit down with Amber, she doesn’t know when can be time.
After listening to Leah’s expertise, Cheyenne known as the entire state of affairs “unlucky and unhappy.”
“There’s no one that would maintain me from exhibiting up for [my daughter] Ryder,” she stated in a confessional interview. “It’s actually exhausting to know. I’d be at their home rattling close to day by day attempting to struggle for my relationship with my youngster.”
Amber Portwood’s fraught relationship with daughter Leah has been documented on Teen Mother OG over time. Portwood gave beginning to her child lady in 2008 with then-boyfriend Gary Shirley. The previous couple cut up three years later, with Shirley happening to wed Kristina Anderson, with whom he shares daughter Emilee. As for Portwood, the […]
After talking with Cheyenne, Leah reiterated her hopes that she might at some point be adopted by Kristina. Whereas her dad agreed to talk with an legal professional to get data on what steps he would want to take, he warned his oldest daughter concerning the doable heartache it might trigger.
“As a father, I need you to ensure you know if it’s 100% what you need,” Gary stated. “As soon as that occurs, for Amber, it might be an enormous heartbreak for her, which I do know you’re not attempting to do, but it surely’s simply a part of the method.”
Leah added, “It’s, however she didn’t elevate me.”
Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter airs on MTV Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
