Teen Mom

[MrsPete]

As far as Gary goes - while I think he has matured a bit in the last few episodes and while I think he has a legitimate point about this boyfriend of Amber's changing Leah's diaper to put the stipulation that no other MAN will change his child's diaper is a bit much.

If they gave out an award for "most improved" or "gained the most maturity over the course of the season", it'd hands-down go to Gary.

I think he's perfectly reasonable when he says no other man is to change Leah's diaper. She's already a year old, so you're only talking about another year or so of diapers, and then the problem will disappear. I think he dropped the issue too easily.

My son watched that with me last year. He asked why they were giving up their baby and when I said it was because they wanted the baby to have a better life, he started to cry.

You can't deny though that Carley has a better life than any of the other kids on that show. Yeah, some of the girls are doing an okay job, but they're all focused on their own problems: money, boyfriends, school. Carley's adoptive parents are focused on Carley.

Farrah wants to be treated like an adult but wants the benefits of being a dependant child. Sorry, Farrah-baby, you can't have it both ways.

Exactly! For example, you can't move into a place early and not expect to pay. It's just immaturity on her part, but the baby's caught up in it.

 

[dairyou]

I think one could live on 65,000.00 a year. When DH and I were young he made 70,000.00 we had a 1200.00 a month mortgage and 2 DS babies. We lived tightly and I didn't work, but we thought we were rich at the time!

Deb

 

[jpaxton1118]

They should be able to live of $65000 but they are kids so I am sure they will blow it. Hopefully some of them are putting it away. I wonder though why Farrah is broke and struggle for cash. If she put it away and was living off it and still working she should be doing pretty good. I was a young single mom and only made $22000 a year and it was hard but I kept my head above water, this was 10 years ago though. Farrah acts like she struggling and i don't understand why. Maci must have used hers to furnish her apartment. LOL

 

[MosMom]

65,000/year in Indiana is quite a nice living. They should have plenty of money.

 

[powellrj]

I don't believe they make anywhere close to that kind of money. For that kind of money Amber and Gary wouldn't be living where they live now. They could buy a house in the neighborhoods they live in for $40,000.

http://www.homes.com/For-Sale/IN/ANDERSON/2/minprice=30000&maxprice=40000&listing_type=RESALE

I have read that they make under $10,000 a season which is a number I could come closer to believe.

The medium family income in Anderson is $48,000 so they would be above the medium income and wouldn't be able to use the free services they do.

 

[MosMom]

That makes more sense.

 

[brittsmum1998]

Maybe the 60 thousand is in "trust" or something to that effect. I can't imagine MTV would have a show about how hard it is to be a teen mom on 60,000.00 per year.

There have been rumors in the past that some of the housing and cars have been rented by MTV. Maybe some of that is true.

 

[Sgt Mickey]

I don't believe they make anywhere close to that kind of money. For that kind of money Amber and Gary wouldn't be living where they live now. They could buy a house in the neighborhoods they live in for $40,000.

http://www.homes.com/For-Sale/IN/ANDERSON/2/minprice=30000&maxprice=40000&listing_type=RESALE

I have read that they make under $10,000 a season which is a number I could come closer to believe.

The medium family income in Anderson is $48,000 so they would be above the medium income and wouldn't be able to use the free services they do.

Not to mention that they only slept on a mattress I know I would buy a bed and some clean sheets for my kid if they had been making more

 

[momrek06]

With that kind of money, Amber could find a lovely day care center for Leah, get herself a tutor, get her GED and get herself a job. That laying around, strung out on whatever meds she is on and ignoring Leah is just disturbing.

I did think they were getting something, because past seasons Amber struggled with cars either the lack of them OR breaking down and now both her and Gary drive decent cars.

 

[happygirl]

I'm glad that Gary has Leah, I hope Amber gets some help ASAP

If they get 60,000 dollars for the shows, I bet it's in trust until they are 21

 

[dairyou]

A trust seems to make more sense...but can imagine how they would blow all that money if it does come to them at 21? Especially Amber. She needs some help. Poor thing.

 

[MrsPete]

No shocker that Amber and Gary are broke. That's sad because you can make $65,000 stretch really far (and still live pretty well), definitely more than a year or even longer in certain areas of the country.

Well, it depends. If you were trying to stretch it, a family of three could probably live two years on that (in my area anyway). But, on the other hand, if you have a car payment, don't cook, and make other expensive choices, it'd be easy enough to blow through it pretty fast.

Maybe the 60 thousand is in "trust" or something to that effect. I can't imagine MTV would have a show about how hard it is to be a teen mom on 60,000.00 per year.

There have been rumors in the past that some of the housing and cars have been rented by MTV. Maybe some of that is true.

This makes perfect sense. If they're trying to show how hard it is, they have to allow things to take their natural course. That'd include struggling to provide food, daycare, and clothing. Adding $60,000 into the mix certainly wouldn't show the typical teen experience -- that'd be the Bristol Palin experience!

Some of the financial details don't make sense if they have $60,000 coming in:
- Why would Maci have taken Ryan to court for money, when she clearly wanted to avoid that?
- On the other hand, how could she afford to move to Nashville and take the summer off work?
- Why would Farrah be in trouble six ways to Sunday if she had that big financial cushion?

 

[MrsPete]

I did think they were getting something, because past seasons Amber struggled with cars either the lack of them OR breaking down and now both her and Gary drive decent cars.

But just to be argumentative: If they were given money for cars, would Gary -- a teenaged boy -- likely choose that mini-van?

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

Some of the financial details don't make sense if they have $60,000 coming in:
- Why would Maci have taken Ryan to court for money, when she clearly wanted to avoid that?
- On the other hand, how could she afford to move to Nashville and take the summer off work?
- Why would Farrah be in trouble six ways to Sunday if she had that big financial cushion?

I don't think Maci took Ryan to court because she was aching for cash, she took him to court because Bentley is also his responsibility. That man child cannot keep living life with everyone taking care of things for him (his parents, the mother of his child). I believe the $60,000 thing.. it breaks down to the $5000/episode rumor I heard months ago. As for their "financial hardships," a lot of story lines in reality television are made up. You can tell a lot of the conversations are staged.. for example, the talk Maci had with her friends after her and Kyle "broke up." Her friend that smiles non stop is a horrible actress.

 

[momrek06]

But just to be argumentative: If they were given money for cars, would Gary -- a teenaged boy -- likely choose that mini-van?

Well if he thought it would be a practical choice for him and Amber and Leah and strollers etc. Not sure?

Heck, my 70yo MIL just bought a mini-van and she loves it!

 

[dislaney]

But Portwood’s side of the story sounds very different. While the single mom admits her daughter now resides with her ex for the child’s well-being, Portwood claims it’s only temporary and has to do with the dangers from the state of her home, not herself.

“I’m in the process of moving, so my stuff is all packed up,” the 20-year-old told HollywoodLife.com. “Gary does have Leah right now because it’s not safe in my house.”

Like it is ever really safe for that poor child in her care?!? Glad the baby is with Gary now.

 

[happygirl]

I saw on the news the police are gettiing the unedited footage of the Gary and Amber fight

 

[disney_mommy]

Amber may finally have to face the music:

http://theclicker.todayshow.com/_news/2010/11/18/5489376-teen-mom-amber-charged-with-felonies

 

[happygirl]

Amber may finally have to face the music:

http://theclicker.todayshow.com/_news/2010/11/18/5489376-teen-mom-amber-charged-with-felonies

Good,I think they only way anything will come of it is if Gary will testify aganist her

 

[STLDisney_Freak]

Amber may finally have to face the music:

http://theclicker.todayshow.com/_news/2010/11/18/5489376-teen-mom-amber-charged-with-felonies

I was just coming to post this.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/18/teen-...violence-police-battery-punched-gary-shirley/