Teen Mom Recap: The More Things Change…

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   Lisa
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm

   I was barely paying attention when Ty came in to talk to Cate about how Butch’s court appearance went and then he mentioned Butch’s mullet, I had to start talking to the t.v. telling Ty to NOT DISS THE MULLET!

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   hot cawfee
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 3:41 pm

   Ahhh Butch!!!! I guess he figures he looks very “legal like” with his specs and greying mullet. I think a nice necktie would cover up all the tats nicely.

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   JudgyWudgy
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 3:59 pm

   I would like to thank Dalis for proving the point I was making in my comment a few recaps ago. Stay. Out. Of. It. It’s not your business. Oh, you want Bentley to live with daddy? Perhaps your wishes should be prioritized by daddy getting a job and his own place first.

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   JudgyWudgy
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 4:01 pm

   Also, a high ball is a glass, but you COULD probably trip balls on an eight ball while using a high ball.

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   amandalee27
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 4:59 pm

   If Amber wants to know where her kid is at all times then she needs to get her shit together. If you are incapable AND legally banned from caring for your own child, then you have to relinquish some control. It might suck, but get over yourself you fucked up.

   I really hate Farrah. She’s just going to school and she’s overwhelmed? So she ditches her kid. Debra should have said no.

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   JudgyWudgy
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 5:06 pm

   Ha. So true about Amber. But something about Gary’s fat slobby mom just really rubs me the wrong way. We got a real tree-apple situation going on there, if you know what I’m sayin’.

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   Andyourlittledogtoo
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 7:01 pm

   Yeah, if Amber is SO concerned about where Gary’s mom took her kid then MAYBE she should sit back and be GRATEFUL that at least SOMEONE she knows and presumably trusts is able to take care of Leah because otherwise she’d be in a stranger’s home in foster care. Amber is so full of shit. Gary’s mom doesn’t have to sit at home all day, she has a life to live too. If Amber wants to see Leah at will then she should get her shit together and be a person who can take care of her own daughter. Cry me a river, Amber. Gary is ridiculous, but at least he is there in all his inadequacy and grossness. Amber isn’t and won’t be because she is selfish and all about Amber and what Amber wants. And an addict. And out of control.

   But seriously. Gary is so gross. He really does look like a cartoon orange. And not in a good way.

   I still maintain that something very twisted happened in the Abraham household but frankly if I had to interact with Farrah for more than five minutes I might be tempted to hurt her. Seriously hurt her. Can you imagine ordering your boyfriend to go out and take care of your kid while you eat in a restaurant? I mean,there is so much wrong with what Farrah did this episode but that just made my jaw drop. She just has no concept of ‘other people’.

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   Sugarbush
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 7:17 pm

   @Judgy – You WERE right. I remember you saying that before about girlfriends interfering in custody issues. 10 points for Judgy!!!

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   April
   Posted August 8, 2012 at 7:24 pm

   I didn’t really see Dallis as being awful. Maybe I was not paying attention enough. I think she is just trying to be nice and try to fit into Bentley’s life. And she is right, Ryan needs equal custody effective in writing because of that shit Maci pulled on Bentley’s birthday the time before. She made it clear that day that in the end, if she wants to change up visitation she will and not care how that fucks Ryan. So make it a court order so she has no choice but to 100% abide by it. I would do the same thing in Ryan’s situation.

   I actually feel very sorry for Amber. She just wants her daughter and looks like she is trying very hard to be a good mother. Which may not have always been the case in the past. Gary and his mother are not helping her out at all. I really wish the story ended with her rising above that bullshit and getting back custody of Leah and not having to put up with them anymore much. Sadly Leah is being raised completely by Gary and his mother now and I don’t think that is a good situation because she will turn out just like them. Fat and lazy and probably uneducated and probably never willing to own the blame when they mess up.

   You called it about Farrah giving Soph back to her parents after a few months.

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    April
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    I laughed so hard at Butch and the whole representing himself scene. The judge’s reply was so funny. Then Ty and his mother and his sister were all “He is so stupid. Stupid stupid.” I think Ty’s mom needs to stop pushing him to support his Dad if he doesn’t want to. He is under no obligation to keep dealing with this shit over and over.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    @April – Whatever Dalis thinks about Ryan’s custody situation – and she simply does not have the relationship status to pipe up IMO frankly – she can yammer to her heart’s content at Ryan about it but there is no excuse for discussing it with BENTLEY. None. Zip. Zero. Perhaps she is just too young and naive and stupid to realize it, but that was a total BITCH move and if I were Maci – and I hate Maci – I would be LIVID. Totally over the line. Totally.

    When you lose control of yourself and your life to anger and drugs (and an infected piercing fetish, apparently, not that would be a disqualifier it’s just gross) you lose the right to decide who gets to take care of your kid for the most part. CPS stepped in because Amber was not a fit parent. Period. She still isn’t. I mean, before she went to PRISON she wasn’t and certainly now she isn’t. Gary and his mom may be gross but they love Leah and try to take good care of her within the parameters of their education and life experience and lifestyle and I don’t feel sorry for Amber at all. She put herself in the situation and she could get herself out of it but she refuses to change so that she can get her little girl back. That’s on Amber, not on Gary or his mom. If Amber really wanted Leah she’d do something about it. Instead she gets mad and whines and moans and plays the victim. Gary is awful, but Amber is her own person and she needs to put on her big girl panties and get her shit together so she can mother her own child and stop complaining about how other people aren’t doing it right.

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    Lola
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    I thought a high-ball might be a cock-tail. Bartender Farrah.

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    someguy
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Dan you have to get a ring on that sweet/thoughtful girl. She seems to be a pure delight just to be near. I heard she is now an author/song writer a pure treat and so many talents. What a truly wonderful women. I found two good things about Gary he has a huge head and I think he played High School football so there is that. These escapade are great and only way I can glance at show. Thanks for all tout hard work and wit. I just feel sad watching Amber such a troubled young women and has no real family support.

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    BedHeadJen
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:08 am

    SugarB- Farrah is a bossy dick with ears. Is she dating Daniel, or interviewing him to be Sophia’s manny?
    The Angry Orange shirt was perfect. Both Gary and his bathroom overshare are disgusting, and quite possibly the inspiration behind Fat Bastard in the Austin Powers movie.
    Between watching Leah’s excitement when she sees her mom, and his manipulation (he got it from his mama) in these past few episodes, it is obvious that Amber is surrounded by vile dream squashers, and I feel a little compelled to defend her.

    She may take her raging anger issues out on substances, but last night her valid concerns made her appear like the only grown up in the Amber/Fat Bastard/Fatty B’s passive-agressive mother/ turd trifecta that Leah calls family.
    Even while her eyes were under attack by spiders, she was remarkably calm while asking to be in the loop. When did it stop being a common courtesy to call (or answer your phone) when you are going to be late dropping off someone’s child,anyway?

    My daughter was born with mind control, which she used to transform my wants into her needs.
    I look forward to having plenty of time for highball tripping when she is grown, but for now it is all about her, so it was hard to understand why anyone with a small child would choose to go to jail instead of rehab.

    When I heard Amber’s reasons for choosing jail over rehab (stay clean, finish school, and attend beauty school to give Leah a better life), I had to give her the benefit of the doubt. Even I find it hard to snark when her home life is so fucked up, prison is the better option..and I am an asshole.

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 4:24 am

    I agree. If they were going to be late dropping Leah off or if they told her this is where they would be, then they need to do that or at least answer the phone and let her know. Common courtesy. Leah seems happy around her Mom. Which to me says Amber is probably being a fun and nice Mom to her when she has her. So that makes me like her more. She made mistakes, but it seems like she is trying. But of course Gary is not making it any easier on her.

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    LuckyLucy
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 5:05 am

    i’m thinking Amber desperately wanting Leah fluctuates depending on whether a camera is trained on her with a red light blinking.

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 5:29 am

    that could be true.

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    Boogie
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 5:43 am

    I think it’s cute the way April admits to having an alcohol problem. Skelator my dear, lets not forget the wicked Meth habit we all know you have.

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    Karen
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 6:31 am

    hahaha..AMBER??? trying to be a good mother?? by what being a pill popping, chola looking, trash-tastic criminal?? right..Gary is no jewel, but he is sober and “trying” in his stunted way…Amber is a whining pathetic mess and she needs to be barred from that kid for LIFE! Funny I said this awhile back..but for such a crazy, abusive mother Deborah seems to be the go to person for Farrah to dump her kid on..I for one would never let my kid stay with someone who abused me.. especially if they were hundreds of miles away. these girls are just completely ridiculous!

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    bumblebee
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 6:50 am

    Farrah has a website where she gives parenting advice, shares recipes, etc.- really. Remember how we all wondered why she was taking basic classes (and laughed when she couldn’t pronounce the word ‘archetypes’) after supposedly completing her degree? Look at her website and it becomes quickly clear why she needs basic college classes like english composition. She should also take a basic web design class, because her site looks like a Geocities page circa 1997.

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    JudgyWudgy
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Lola – you’re right. A highball is a glass that holds a highball cocktail. I realized it after I posted and didn’t want to do so again. Haha.

    Thanks for the love! I have to say in return that I have your “Uh…nice move, Grandma” picture of Leah as my cover photo on Facebook. Ha! It’s just too funny!

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    Sugarbush
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 9:23 am

    @Boogie – Bwahahaha!! Don’t be upset when I steal the Skeletor image in next week’s recap!

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    lindaw205
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 11:30 am

    Fat Bastard and his mama are both good at one thing – manipulation. They have “absolute power” and their being late and not answering the phone are just two examples of them giving the giant finger to Amber and showing her they she is at their mercy. I can’t stand either of them. Now, having said that, Amber brought all this on herself. I never saw any tears during her “breakdown”, as a matter of fact not even any runny mascara. And she’s definitely high on something, don’t know if it’s antidepressants or something illegal but it’s something.

    Farrah……I just can’t go there. That guy must desperately want to be on tv to put up with that.

    Ryans girlfriend needs to stay out of that mess and definitely leave Bentley out of it. Could Maci be any more stupid and does anyone know if she’s still with deadbeat Kyle?

    I agree with whoever said that Tyler’s mom needs to stop pushing him to support Butch. Enough already, the kids been through so much as it is. I don’t see Catelyn and Tyler staying together. He really seems to have outgrown her.

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    Okay I did some googling today and found out that Maci and that Kyle Regal guy are broke up and she is back with Kyle King?!

    I also found out that Amber signed away her rights to Leah. So that means Gary has all the power about if she will ever see Leah again. Why Amber did this, I have no clue?!

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    lopez06
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    @April….. did Amber have to sign away rights when she went to prison or was the before she went to prison…. I find it very weird how she says leah cant live with her because her house was vandalized…. So why wont you move so that you can keep her? Seems like there is more to this story.

    @ Judgy I say Garys mom rubs me the wrong way too… Ithink its because in previous seasons she didnt seem so involved with Leah…But now MTV money rolling in she wants a piece of it?? maybe?

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    I think the vandalism sounds weird to me too. It was her old house I thought that got vandalized and she moved to a different house for that reason. But they still won’t let her have her over night? Also you can be vandalized during the day just as easily than you can be at night? So the whole thing sounds weird to me. Also if she was vandalized that makes Amber the victim there. Since when does our government punish the victim? I doubt anyone else that gets vandalized gets told their kids can’t stay with them anymore. I think we are getting a bunch of little parts of a much bigger story.

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    BelowSeaLevel
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    I laugh every time I see the angry orange shirt! Love it and your recap, SugarB!

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    I also am not sure if I buy the Farrah was abused by her mom/dad scenario after this episode especially. If they were such bad parents why would she let Sophia live with them?

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    ‘Vandalism’ is Amber’s way of justifying CPS taking her daughter away without admitting it was for domestic violence and drug abuse and neglect. Period. They didn’t remove her daughter from her custody because some people sprayed graffiti on her house.

    I know we think Gary is a turd. And his mom seems kind of ineffectual and vague. But look at it this way: You are an older woman who has raised your own kids (such as they are) and now suddenly you are put in the position of having to take care of a toddler whose own mother is a raging violent addict and is no longer permitted to care for the child herself. Your son, as inadequate as he is, is trying to do what he can but he isn’t really that capable on his own so you agree to step up and help because you love your granddaughter. But perhaps you might feel a little well-placed HOSTILITY toward the child’s horrible mother for being unable to care for her and unwilling to change to get her back. Because Amber hasn’t changed at all, she is still obviously using and raging right along there. Amber sees Leah if Amber wants to see Leah. She is making no effort to get Leah back.

    Personally, my preferred method of expressing my displeasure is either by talking like adults about it or actually expressing anger directly. But we know that if Grandma does that she probably should expect to get involved in a physical brawl with Amber because that is Amber’s ‘go to’ reaction to anyone blinking at her funny. I don’t generally like passive-aggressive, but in this situation passive-aggressive is the safest option for expressing one’s anger toward the volatile and demonstrably violent Amber. So if Grandma maybe doesn’t pick up a phone call or is a little late for a hand off, well I can see why she might want to stick it to Amber a little bit without risking life and limb in expressing a more direct ‘fuck you’ to the woman whose child she is now caring for because she is too out of control and selfish to raise herself.

    Just sayin’.

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    April
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    I don’t know, my mother raised me that being late is never okay. I stand by that. If they agree to let Amber get Leah at 2, then be there at 2. End of story. Late people suck.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    I don’t know. Being late versus being a raging violent drug addict who makes no real effort to take responsibility and change and raise her own child in a safe and loving home… I’m gonna go with the older woman who is taking care of said child and is a little late. But that’s just me.

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    Sugarbush
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    I just think that if Amber had any support from people at home, she wouldn’t be in jail. Gary does everything he can to keep her down and his mom doesn’t intervene. She SHOULD intervene, because she’s Leah’s grandma. If she wants to be involved with Leah, she should have stepped in and tried to offer some sort of support to Amber. Regardless of her drug addiction and anger problems, she’s Leah’s mom and for Leah’s sake, she needs support from the people around her. I find it really unfortunate that Amber was stuck in a place surrounded by people who should have cared for her and all they would do was keep her down.

    And if you have someone’s child, no matter if they have anger/drug issues, you should let them know where their child is. I don’t think Amber is a danger to her daughter as far as physical abuse goes and because of that, she had every right to know where her daughter was. Amber was very calm with Big Bad Mama. She only seems to get riled up at Gary. Except for the drugs, arrests, and child (at the time) I’ve been where Amber is emotionally. There really are people out there who will do their damnedest to keep you in that dark place. People like Gary are fucked.

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    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    I’ve been in that bad place too. I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

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    CarmenSanDiego
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    I don’t think Amber cares about anything but whatever her current drug of choice is. If she really wanted full custody of her daughter back, she’d be attending outpatient therapy and doing all she could to be a better mom and person. I feel for her in a way because obviously no one turns out that effed up so young in life without some major issues, but still…she is an adult, she makes her own decisions. And her decisions right now include not getting any help for her addiction and mental issues and choosing jail over her daughter. Next to that, Gary is no doubt looking like the better parents IMO. I know Gary’s lazy and manipulative, but realistically, he’s Leah’s best shot at a good life. He may be a terrible boyfriend to AMber, but he’s a good father to that little girl. I feel bad for poor Leah, because he’s her best hope, but in any case, he way better than Amber.

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    JudgyWudgy
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Gary’s mother has been a fat slobby enabler this entire series. No contempt I have towards Amber will make me understand, sympathize with, or like his mother.

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    lindaw205
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Agreed, Judgy. I’m afraid Leah has her life mapped out for her already. No one in her life wants to be the mature rational adult and that poor little girl seems to be in a no win situation.

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    ImSexy&IknowsIt
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Gary looks 36 months pregnant with quads! Amber’s drug of choice may be actual drugs but Gary’s is food. So technically they both have addictions that have yet to be worked out. Did anyone else wonder who braided Butch’s mullet before court? Or who taught him how to make his mullet so fancy?!

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    lucky1920
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 10:55 am

    That picture of Gary with the Annoying Orange on his shirt might have been the funniest thing I ever saw on these recaps. And i’ve seen some funny pictures on these recaps. I also loved the comment about butch making his mullet fancy lol.

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    LisaVille
    Posted August 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I’ve never been a big Amber fan and I’ll admit I felt some sympathy for Gary over past seasons, but wow, has this season opened my eyes to what a smug, manipulative shit-stirrer he really is! He knows exactly how to push Amber’s buttons and he takes such delight and joy in pissing her off. He first fans the flames with his disgusting bathroom comment and then immediatly informs her that he’s going out of town yet again. She responds by flipping the hell out. OMG if she could only learn to ignore him and not respond to his ridiculous antics.

    As for his mom, I think she’s just an ignorant woman who was truly blinded by the soft glow of rummage or whatever she called it gleaming through the window. Me thinks once Teen Mom is over, she might make her debut on Hoarders. I mean, when there’s already a Pepsi vending machine on YOUR FRONT LAWN what the hell else is crammed behind your door?

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    nashuaf
    Posted August 12, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Can someone just please explain to me how ALL of these kids still have pacifiers? We took my son off his at 18 months and it took less than one WEEK for him to be done with it. These kids are all over 2 years old!

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    Hotsyhotcakes
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    Farrah released a single. Oh. my. god. Here’s the link–Enjoy:

    http://wbnq.com/teen-mom-farrah-abraham-releases-worst-song-ever-audio/

    I have no words…

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    April
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    WTF?!!!!! That single was the most nails on a chalkboard thing I have ever heard. Please tell me that is a joke?