‘Teen Mom OG’: Amber Portwood Tries To Repair Her Damaged Relationship With Daughter Leah

After skipping Leah’s birthday celebration, Amber Portwood finds herself in sizzling water along with her daughter in the course of the April 6 episode of ‘Teen Mom OG’.

Not solely did Amber Portwood resolve to not attend her daughter, Leah‘s, 12th birthday party, but she then took things to the next level during the April 6 episode of Teen Mom OG, when she told Leah that she though her celebration was “fake”. And then she wonders why Leah doesn’t need to spend time along with her.

This week’s new episode began with Amber telling her mother that she’s nonetheless giving Leah “space” and letting the 12-year-old come to her when she decides she needs to spend time along with her once more. Amber’s mother didn’t assume that was a good suggestion, as Leah is only a baby, and if Amber isn’t cautious, Leah could by no means contact her once more. But Amber mentioned she’s a agency imagine in the concept that “absence makes the heart grown fonder”, so she feels that Leah must miss her. And Amber claimed that the area she gave Leah was working as a result of she noticed that Leah was taking a look at her Snapchat footage. Yes, actually.

But later, when Leah was seen speaking to her dad, Gary Shirley, she instructed him that Amber despatched her a message on Snapchat and mentioned that the explanation she didn’t attend Leah’s birthday celebration final week was as a result of it was “fake”. Amber didn’t elaborate on what she meant by that, however instructed Leah she’d solely perceive when she’s older. Either approach, Leah was offended by the truth that her mother would name her celebration “fake”, so Leah made it very clear that even when she repaired her relationship along with her mother down the road, she’d by no means need to sleep at her home or do something with Amber one-on-one. Leah mentioned Amber simply gave start to her and stepmom Kristine is the one who’s been there for her since she was 4.

Meanwhile, Tyler Baltierra and Catelynn Lowell met up with their adoption counselor, Dawn, to complain about the truth that they haven’t seen their firstborn daughter, Carly, in two years. Clearly, COVID had been an element, and so they acknowledged that, however when Dawn requested them if that they had even reached out to Carly’s adoptive dad and mom about doing a video name or something, Tyler mentioned no. So why had been they performing as if Brandon and Teresa had been protecting Carly from them? Even Dawn was confused by that.

Fortunately, Catelynn appeared receptive to Dawn’s recommendation, so she reached out to Teresa and requested if she might ship Carly a digital body with footage from her and Tyler’s households, and Teresa mentioned sure. Tyler, in the meantime, nonetheless didn’t need to attain out, as he was afraid he’d say one thing that may smash their relationship. Then, he instructed Catelynn that if Brandon and Teresa ever determined to chop them off, he’d be advantageous with it — at the least extra okay with it than he mentioned Catelynn could be.

Later, Mackenzie McKee‘s youngest son pooped in a friend’s storage after Josh headed again to Oklahoma. She was so embarrassed — particularly after he additionally began biting his instructor and different classmates — so she referred to as some type of therapist to see what could also be incorrect with him. And the therapist couldn’t imagine what number of stresses Mackenzie’s son had been subjected to over the previous couple of months (his grandmother’s demise, shifting to Florida, and many others.), however she mentioned these stresses are the explanation why he’s performing the way in which he’s. So she agreed to fulfill with him and attempt to assist get him again on observe.

As for Maci Bookout — her son, Bentley, attended his grandfather Larry‘s 60th birthday party, where his dad, Ryan Edwards, tried telling him that his mom’s been mendacity to him about issues. He and his spouse, Mackenzie, nonetheless imagine that Maci’s been brainwashing Bentley into not liking him, in order that they’re nonetheless not taking possession or duty for Ryan’s habit points — cool. Fortunately, Ryan nonetheless referred to as Bentley’s therapist to schedule a gathering, simply as Maci and Bentley had hoped he’d do.

Finally, Cheyenne Floyd spent the complete episode nervous for the outcomes of Zach’s genetic check that may decide whether or not their unborn baby can have VLCAD like Ryder.

Want extra drama? New episodes of Teen Mom OG air Tuesdays at 8pm on MTV.